Comstock's magazine 1119 - November 2019 | Page 95

CAPITAL REGION CARES
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
S t. H ope
New campus benefits students and Oak Park.
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t. HOPE proudly announces that it is renovating its PS7 90 percent, more than twice that of the average Sacramento
Elementary, a project that will create a campus that benefits its City Unified School District score of 40 percent, and for English
students as well as its entire Oak Park neighborhood. “We’re language arts, PS7 third graders outperformed the district by nearly
hoping to break ground in 2020 on this state-of-the-art campus
that will double the school’s student capacity,” says Jake Mossawir,
president and CEO.
15 percent.
In addition to running high-quality charter schools, St. HOPE
works to revitalize the Oak Park area by bringing in businesses and
In 2018, St. HOPE was awarded a $25 million grant for this creating jobs. St. HOPE also owns the empty lots surrounding the
new facility. In the past year, they’ve hired key team members, campus and will engage the community through the development
including a construction manager, architect, and civil engineer, and process. “We will be working to engage residents as well as
developed the preliminary design with a goal of creating one of the business and community leaders to provide input and ideas that
finest school facilities in the Sacramento region. will help us design concepts that benefit all of Oak Park into the
The new facility will serve transitional kindergarten through
future,” Mossawir says.
fifth grade students and include 31 classrooms, a library, tech
center, amphitheater, gym, and includes a beautiful new entrance.
“This campus will enhance the entire Oak Park community and
reflect the level of academics happening inside the classrooms,”
says Mossawir.
PS7 is one of the region’s premier public elementary schools.
Last year, PS7 proficiency rates in math for third grade were nearly
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