Gateway Community Charters
BUILDING A PIPELINE TO SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS AND BUSINESSES
Gateway Community Charters, a system of K-12 public charter schools, is lifting youth from lower
socioeconomic circumstances to success, and creating the educated, skilled and prepared workforce of
tomorrow. The first Gateway school opened in 2003 with 300 students, and today, nine schools serve a total
student body of 4,700.
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ateway Community Charters supports stu- students greatly benefit from even a single day of learn-
dents, parents and the community through ing at a business. Each fall and spring, SAVA’s CTE Job
innovative, high-quality educational options Shadowing Days enable students to spend a day receiv-
across the Sacramento region. “We serve all students ing industry-level experience in a field that interests
regardless of background, and give them high academ- them. These experiences are critical in creating a con-
ic and behavior expectations to help them fulfill their nection between school and the real world. “We want to
academic and social potential,” says Jason Sample, expose students to as many career paths as we can, but
Chief Communications and Strategy Officer. also want business leaders to understand that we are
According to Superintendent/CEO Dr. Cindy Petersen,
the connection to their future workforce,” Sample says.
“Each of our schools has a different and unique focus. Another option for students looking to the future is Fu-
Community Collaborative Charter School (K-12) is an tures High School, with a pre-engineering curriculum
independent study program serving primarily credit focused on preparing students for STEM careers. Lo-
deficient and students ‘at-promise.’ Community Out- cated at a beautiful state-of-the-art campus completed
reach Academy (K-8) and Futures High School (9-12) in August 2018, Futures benefits from this highly inno-
have a college preparatory and English language learn- vative educational space. “The new campus reflects the
er emphasis. Sacramento Academic and Vocational latest in tech-industry workspace design, collaborative
Academy (7-12) is an independent study program with spaces and colorful, flex furniture, and a two-story cohe-
an emphasis on careers and workforce development. sive layout rather than the sprawl of traditional regional
Finally, Gateway International School, Empowering schools.” Also housed at the new campus is Higher
Possibilities International Charter and Higher Learning Learning Academy (K-8), an IB school with an emphasis
Academy are International Baccalaureate (IB) schools on strong family involvement and lifelong learning.
serving grades TK-8th. We are pleased to offer these
quality public school options in such different ways to
best meet the unique and diverse needs of students in
our communities.”
“We welcome students from any background, and with
the partnership of local businesses, will give them the
opportunity of a strong, successful future,” Sample
says. “Please contact us to take part in Job Shadowing
One of those options is the Sacramento Academic and Day on April 30 — you may be hosting a future out-
Vocational Academy, one of Gateway’s nine schools, standing employee for the day.”
with a mission of teaching students a vocational trade
as they also earn college credits while working toward
their high school diplomas. Already partnered with an
array of regional community colleges and businesses,
SAVA is looking to connect with more businesses to of-
fer job shadowing and internships to more students.
Though internships may be the pinnacle of opportuni-
ty for vocational students, Sample points out that those
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