Wish Community School

Why Wish Community School was nominated

WISH has a strong commitment to social justice through inclusion and diversity. Their leadership commits to taking a whole-scholar approach to educating their students, with equal emphasis placed on both academics and social-emotional growth, while providing a community-based learning approach and striving for academic excellence among all students. , WISH Charter School was founded and designed based on input from families of students with disabilities. At WISH Charter School, teachers have a culture in which they would regularly observe one another’s classrooms to learn from their colleagues who were more advanced in the co-teaching strategies they were trying to learn. The school also partners with a higher education institution and is a “research to practice” site for training teaching candidates.