Black Lives Matter – Virtual Community Circle
Dear Impact Community, including our families, faculty, funders & supporters: The horrific, senseless deaths of innocent Black men and women in America must stop. Our hearts break for the families …
Introducing Impact | Salish Sea Elementary’s Founding Principal and Faculty
As we approach summer, the Impact team is hard at work preparing for an excellent launch to the 2020-21 school year. While COVID presents uncertainty, we are committed to ensuring …
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Our “Why” Story – A Family’s Perspective
Our son Carlo is currently enrolled at Impact | Puget Sound Elementary in 2nd grade. Our experience at IPS has been one of quality education with a holistic approach to …
Impact Public Schools Honored With National “Above And Beyond” Award For Service To Students And Community During Pandemic
In celebration of National Charter Schools Week (NCSW), today, Impact Public Schools joins a select group of 10 schools being recognized by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools as Above and …
Impact | Puget Sound Elementary’s Response to COVID-19
When emergencies happen in your life, you hope that you are prepared to protect the people most important to you. When you bring children into the world, that hope increases …
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Three Rules for Schools
Note: All names in this story are pseudonyms to protect individual identities. It was my first day as a teacher. I didn’t know what to do as Edward stared back …
The Silver Lining of Virtual Learning
It’s true. There is nothing like walking down the long hallway at Impact | PSE to Room 9, hearing “Are you ready? Are you ready? We’re always ready!” booming from …
Brave Solidarity: My Experience as a Teacher of Color
The little girl on the left is me. Little did I know that two decades later, I would become Ms. Miyamoto. With my prior schooling, that was out of the …
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Elementary Distance Learning Webinar
Like so many of you, our team at Impact Public Schools is quickly evolving to support the needs of our students and families during COVID-19. As we work to adapt …
The Strength of a Unified School Culture System
On a blustery winter mid-morning in February, I tentatively took my first steps into Impact Public School. I had no idea what to expect or what this school was going …