Students, staff and community members gathered at our new high school campus to support our College for Certain mission. Four of our students spoke about the impact our school community has had on their lives, their families, and our community.

This compilation of videos helps capture the impact our school is having on our students, families, and the broader community. In the archive below, make sure to check out:

Micro-documentaries: A variety of our stakeholders and supporters discuss the importance of our school community (produced by Micro-documentaries.com with the support of the Peery Foundation). Teaching Channel: Watch some of our teachers in action in videos produced by The Teaching Channel ("Tch"), which employs some of our former all-star educators. Student Voices: Videos featuring the voices and experiences of our students (most produced by our students). Aspire: Voices from our Aspire teammates.

A small school, making a big difference, is right here in the community.   --Don Shalvey, Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Aspire Founder and Former CEO

Aspire EPACS and EPAPA, East Palo Alto Charter School & East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy - Mike Berman EPA Phoenix Academy - Don Shalvey EPACS Supporters Marissa and Zack Maricela Montoy-Wilson, 1st Grade Teacher at EPACS James Willcox, CEO of Aspire East Palo Alto Charter School (EPACS) Principal Laura Ramirez Javier Cabra, Dedicated Teacher at East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy (EPAPA) EPAPA - Lupe Diaz Thomas Madson and Nick Romagnolo from East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy Classroom Close-Up: Part 1. Inside Third Grade Classroom Close-Up: Part 2. Planning a Third Grade Day Classroom Close-Up: Part 3. Third Grade Mental Math Classroom Close-Up: Part 4. Third Grade Math Solutions Hook Stations Attention Getting Signals: Practice Welcome to EPAPA East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy Scholarships - scholarships.epapa.org East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy - College Bound Aspire Teacher Stories Aspire Public Schools - College For Certain 2011 Tipping Point Awards Breakfast: James Willcox, Aspire Public SchoolsLightbox With Flash by VideoLightBox.com v1.11

Community Voices Mike Berman, Director of Development & Former Teacher Don Shalvey, Aspire Co-Founder & Deputy Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Zack Bogue and Marissa Mayer, Advisory Board Members Maricela Montoy-Wilson, EPACS Teacher James Willcox, Aspire Public Schools CEO Laura Ramirez, (Former) EPACS Principal Back to the top Javier Cabra, EPAPA Instructor Lupe and Eden Diaz, EPAPA Parent and Student Tom Madson and Nick Romagnolo, EPAPA Co-Founders Teachers In Action from Teaching Channel Jen Saul, 3rd Grade, Inside Third Grade Jen Saul, 3rd Grade, Planning a Day of Instruction Jen Saul, 3rd Grade, Mental Math Jen Saul, 3rd Grade, Student Solutions Hillary Mills, 7th/8th Science, Hook Stations Nick Romagnolo, Former Teacher/Coach, Attention-getting Signals Back to the top Student Voices Welcome to EPAPA, Produced by Francisco Ramirez ('11) EPAPA Scholarships, Produced by Francisco Ramirez ('11) College Bound, Spring 2010 Our Aspire Team Aspire Team Stories Aspire Public Schools - College for Certain, 2006-07 Tipping Point Awards Breakfast: James Willcox, Aspire CEO, 2011 Back to the top

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