Your Moment of Joy: A look inside Rocketship

by Rocketship Public Schools | March 21, 2025

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RTP: Transforming Lives, Transforming Communities

Kourtney Bauswell Vang, Founding Principal, Rocketship Transformation Prep | September 10, 2018

At a Parent Leader meeting back in May, the Founding Families of Rocketship’s new Milwaukee campus came together to brainstorm ideas for their new school’s name and fifth core value. The room was buzzing with excitement as parents and students discussed why and how they all came about to take a chance on a this…

Marching Together Beyond the Classroom

Emma Volpe, English Learner Specialist, Rocketship United Academy | March 15, 2018

Over the last year I’ve been fortunate enough to engage with my good friend Sara Amick, a fellow teacher at Rocketship United, in numerous thought provoking conversations about our role as teachers beyond the traditional classroom setting. What I admire about Sara though is how she doesn’t just talk, but aspires to live these words…

From Possibility to Reality in Antioch

by Omar Currie, Founding Principal, Rocketship Antioch | March 8, 2018

On February 23, 2018 Rocketship broke ground on the country’s first ever net-zero energy use charter school in Antioch, California. Rocketship Antioch will open to grades Transitional Kindergarten through Fourth in August 2018. Two years ago I came to Rocketship as the Founding Assistant Principal at Rocketship Rising Stars Academy in San Jose and…

Unopened Books: Multiplying the 2%

by Jermaine Gassaway, Principal, Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary | February 27, 2018

Our children deserve to have teachers and mentors who embody Black excellence and serve as role models. Rocketship Nashville Northeast Academy’s Principal Jermaine Gassaway writes about the importance of having Black male educators in our classrooms in his book Unopened Books: Multiplying the 2%. The following is an excerpt from that book: One cold winter day…

Joint Statement on President Trump’s FY19 Budget Proposal

Rocketship Public Schools | February 16, 2018

In the President’s FY19 Budget Request, we see both reasons for hope and areas of concern. We are pleased to see that Title I and IDEA are, at a minimum, maintained at their current level of funding, as these programs provide critical support for students from low-income families and students with disabilities. We are also…

Your Moment of Joy: A look inside Rocketship

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