PCSD/WCSD: July 2022 Newsletter
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Creating Long-Term Homes for High-Quality Charter Schools
July 2022
In this Issue
FEATURED:
Impact Report 2022
SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT:
Equitas Academy
UPDATES:
New Websites
BOARD AND STAFF:
News
Greetings friends and colleagues,
It's an exciting time for PCSD/WCSD. We are thrilled to have launched our very first impact report along with two new websites. Our impact report highlights three of our school partners.
We have featured another one of our long-time partners, Equitas Academy, who focused on meeting the needs of their community during the pandemic and continue to support them today.
We recently welcomed our newest PCSD/WCSD team member, Annegret Nautsch, who joins us as Project Manager in the Seattle office. And congratulations to Eric Johnson who was appointed chair of the PCSD board.
We have been enjoying reconnecting with colleagues and partners, first at the California Charter Schools Conference (CCSA) in Long Beach, California in March and then at the National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC22) in Washington, DC in June.
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Warmly,
John Sun
FEATURED: Impact Report 2022
PCSD has released our very first impact report highlighting our work over the last 18 years with a special focus on the past two years during the covid-19 pandemic. We are grateful to our PCSD/WCSD team, and our charter school, philanthropic, financial, and business partners who have worked with us to create 100+ school facilities serving 43,000 students in high quality charter schools in under-resourced communities. We feature three of our charter school partners in Los Angeles, Oakland, and Seattle.
- Animo Pat Brown (Los Angeles)
- Education for Change Lazear Charter Academy (Oakland)
- Impact | Salish Sea Elementary (Seattle)
UPDATES: New Websites
We are excited to announce the recent launch of our new PCSD and WCSD websites. We are grateful for our partners and funders who have supported our work in creating long-term homes for students in under-resourced communities. As you peruse the new sites, check out a couple of new features:
- New visual elements
- Better user experience
- Brand new school facility project page with a new search function
- Blog page
SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT: Equitas Academy Charter Schools
Equitas Academy Charter Schools, a Los Angeles-based charter management organization and long-time partner of PCSD, has been an integral part of the Pico Union community from day one. This became even more apparent over the last two years.
“During the pandemic, we felt it was important to meet the basic needs of our families. As soon as we closed down, we were able to serve 200,000 meals by the end of the 2019-2020 school year. In addition, we delivered technology, computers, and internet access. Education is the heart of our mission, but students can’t learn if their most basic needs aren’t met,” said Cecilia Melgares, Managing Director of Operations.
Read more about Equitas Academy Charter Schools and their outreach to the neighborhood.
BOARD AND STAFF: News
Congratulations to Eric Johnson on being appointed Chair of PCSD's Board of Directors! Eric has been a member of PCSD's board since 2013. Read more about Eric on our board page.
Thank you to Reggie Gilyard for serving as Board Chair for the past 9 years. Reggie will be continuing on as a member of the Board of Directors. We appreciate your service to PCSD!
We are excited to welcome a new member of the PCSD/WCSD team, Annegret Nautsch, who joins us as Project Manager in the Seattle office. Read more about Annegret on our team page.
Shout out to our very own Mary Grace Houlihan, Project Director, Northern California, for testifying against AB 2214 in Sacramento and getting recognition in CCSA’s Capitol Update!
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