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CAST Insights highlights reflections from CAST TECH. Learn from our educators, students and partners as they work to reinvent schooling in order to maximize options for students.

Josh Collins

CAST Alumni Spotlight: Diego Villegas

“The leadership skills I gained during my time at the Advanced Learning Academy prepared me for a successful college experience,” Diego Villegas shared as he reflected on his achievements since

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Josh Collins

Happy Holidays from CAST!

I live near the San Antonio River, and I start most days either running, walking or bicycling along the Mission Reach. I love starting my day in nature, and a

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Josh Collins

Musing in Monterrey, Mexico

11/17/24   I am sitting in the hotel lobby in Monterrey, Mexico, and my brain is buzzing after a quick two-day scouting visit to this Northern Mexican city, just 300

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Josh Collins

A Letter to ALA Euclid Families

November 13, 2024   Dear Families:   This letter is to inform you of an element in SAISD’s negotiations around the proposed downtown baseball stadium that involves ALA-Euclid. All elements

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Josh Collins

Leadership Is Built, Not Born

When the Advanced Learning Academy (ALA) was founded in 2018, teachers were given an opportunity to design elective courses based on their passions, and Stephanie Cash, a founding English teacher,

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Memories of My Dad

My Dad died this week of cancer, and these days, when I wake up, my world feels like it has dimmed a little from the loss of his light.  

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Josh Collins

Alumni Coordinator

About CAST: The Centers for Applied Science and Technology is a 501(c)3 network of public-partnership schools working with San Antonio area independent school districts. The CAST mission is to reinvent schooling

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