Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools

Chavez Schools is a network of four charter schools (2 middle and 2 high schools) in Washington D.C. Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy opened with a dream to provide DC youth with a quality high school education focused on public policy. In 1998, Irasema Salcido founded the first school in a grocery store basement with 60 eager students. From the beginning, the goal was the prepare students to pursue a college education and take an active role in addressing important social issues in their communities. Now, 18 years later, Chavez Schools provides a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, a unique public policy program, and a safe and supportive learning environment with comprehensive support services. With campus locations in Capitol Hill, Columbia Heights, and Parkside communities, Chavez Schools currently serves more than 1,400 students in grades 6-12. Mission:?Chavez Schools? mission is to prepare students to succeed in competitive colleges and to empower them to use public policy to create a more just, free, and equal world.