Fellowship

Elevate Academies Work for the Students Who Need Options

 1024 576 BLUUM
0

by Alan Gottlieb  Elevate Academy, a public charter Career and Technical Education (CTE) school in Caldwell serving at-risk students in grades 6-12, has so successfully addressed an unmet need that the model is expanding across Idaho with two new schools opening this month, in Nampa and up north in Post Falls.  And that’s just the beginning, according to Elevate co-founders…

read more

SELF Announces Agreement with Idaho-based Nonprofit Bluum

 616 200 BLUUM
0

Through partnership, SELF will provide its customized leadership development approach to Idaho charter school leadership and teachers DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE NEW ORLEANS, BOISE, ID (July 20, 2022) – Today, New Orleans-based nonprofit SELF, which stands for Special Education Leader Fellowship, announced a multi-level partnership with Bluum, an Idaho-based nonprofit aimed at helping Idaho become a national model for how to…

read more

Bluum Announces Two Idaho New School Fellows

 1024 341 BLUUM
0

Bluum’s mission is to create, grow, and support high quality schools across Idaho. Research shows that quality school leadership is one of the primary drivers for improving student achievement. For the past five years, Bluum has offered the Idaho New School Fellowship (INSF) to help elevate top education talent into the ranks of Idaho’s public school leadership. The Idaho New School…

read more
Idaho New School Fellows Emily and Deb cut the ribbon at Cardinal Academy

School is a Family Affair for these Idaho New School Fellows

 1024 683 BLUUM
0

Cardinal Academy supports pregnant and parenting teens to finish high school by Lindsay Trombly Pregnant and parenting teens will arrive for their first day of high school at Cardinal Academy, Boise, Idaho, on Sept. 13. In tow will be their little ones, as Cardinal Academy offers childcare just downstairs from classrooms. This is just one of many of the benefits Cardinal…

read more
Front of RISE Charter School

Rising Up To Serve More Students

 1024 768 BLUUM
0

RISE Charter School partners with Kimberly School District to provide another option for students by Lindsay Trombly Students enrolled in the newly-created RISE Charter School in Kimberly, ID will ride the school bus with their siblings who attend nearby Kimberly Elementary and Middle Schools to experience going to school – together. RISE opens its doors to students this August. Superintendent…

read more
Adam Bruno

Gem Prep Educator Earns Idaho New School Fellowship to Launch School in Twin Falls

 1024 1014 BLUUM
0

by Lindsay Trombly  Educator Adam Bruno is not new to Gem Prep’s mission and their commitment to Idaho scholars. He is currently a Secondary Social Studies teacher at Gem Prep: Nampa, and as an Idaho New School Fellow, is working with the Gem Prep leadership team and Bluum to launch a Gem Prep school in Twin Falls in 2023. “Taking…

read more
Logan Waetje and Adam Bruno

TWO NEW FELLOWS JOIN THE 2021 IDAHO NEW SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP COHORT

 1024 341 BLUUM
0

by Kristen McCarver and Lindsay Trombly Bluum’s mission is to create, grow, and support high quality schools across Idaho. Research shows that quality school leadership is one of the primary drivers for improving student achievement. For the past five years, Bluum has offered the Idaho New School Fellowship (INSF) to help elevate top education talent into the ranks of Idaho’s public…

read more
Logan Waetje

Idaho New School Fellow Will “Elevate” Career-Tech Education in Southeast Idaho

 900 1024 BLUUM
0

by Lindsay Trombly Idaho Falls educator Logan Waetje will become the 20th Bluum Idaho New School Fellow when he starts his Fellowship in early July to work with the Elevate Academy team in launching a school in 2023. “I see a school in Idaho Falls that serves the underserved. I’ll bring the energy, and the enthusiasm, the support… I love…

read more
Kurt Kargou

Kurt Kargou Continues His Impact on Schools Through a Financial Leadership

 940 749 BLUUM
0

This content was originally included in Teach For America, Idaho’s newsletter Kurt Kargou was lured to Idaho by a fellow 2013 Teach for America (TFA) Corps member in Houston, Brad Petersen, who moved to the Gem State to open Future Public School, a Garden City-based charter school. After his corps service, Kurt had developed school finance expertise by working in…

read more
Students at Mosaic hold snacks

MOSAICS Public School Donates Over 1,200 Pounds of Food

 892 1024 BLUUM
0

Student Council Seeks to Support Their Community MOSAICS Public School, a new STEAM charter school in Caldwell, has a mission to create community stewards. The student council at MOSAICS takes this mission seriously. This past holiday season, the council organized a food drive and set a goal of donating 750 pounds of canned goods to the Salvation Army. After just…

read more
en English
en Englishes Spanish