Impact Public Schools

Impact Public Schools’ (IPS) mission is to prepare a diverse student population to succeed in college and impact communities as the next generation of equity-driven, innovative leaders. Our vision is that IPS graduates will be the problem-solvers, innovators, and change agents of tomorrow, living full, connected, and purposeful lives. Our diverse group of scholars will solve our future's greatest challenges and, together, we will eliminate the opportunity gap in a public education community of students, families and educators that is connected, just, and vibrant. We currently operate four schools across south Puget Sound serving grades K-5.

Our program is guided by six core values that are at the root of everything we do:

1. Brave Solidarity: Diversity strengthens and enlivens us. Dissatisfied yet optimistic, we bring a lens of equity and inclusion to each decision and each day.
2. Bold Ambitions: We envision self-driven students and adults who develop the skills, habits and mindsets to impact communities and invent the future; we support one another in achieving step-by-step excellence along the way.
3. Intention: In the tiny and the huge, we keep the end in mind and reflect on the potential effects of our choices.
4. Everyone Grows: We approach each day as an opportunity to learn and grow. We work hard towards our own just-right goals, cheering each other on as we redefine potential.
5. Play Big: We celebrate. We wonder. We ask. We make and invent and imagine. We play big!
6. Team WA: All of Washington is our team. We are powerful when we work together, so we build relationships based on empathy and strive together towards outstanding outcomes for all public school students.

These core values dictate our instructional model, which is rooted in an innovative and rigorous curriculum. Each essential design element has been selected to nurture 21st century skills and habits within a culturally inclusive and responsive learning environment. The program is driven by the belief that all students can excel when they are provided with high-quality teachers, programs and resources. Each design element is informed by evidence and will cultivate an educational experience that is rigorous, engaging, and effective for the anticipated student population.