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CAST Launches Program to Retain and Support New Teachers with $40000 Firstmark Foundation Grant

New Teacher Celebration Recognizes Future Teachers and their Mentors from CAST Schools SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 4, 2023) – The Firstmark Foundation has awarded CAST Schools a grant of $40,000 that will be used to further develop teacher attraction and retention programming and materials to promote an innovative teacher residency program with Texas A&M University-San… Continue reading CAST Launches Program to Retain and Support New Teachers with $40000 Firstmark Foundation Grant

Choice is for Students

The current debate on school choice misses the point – especially for high school students.   I am a huge proponent of school choice. Choice is important for parents. But it is especially important for students. The very first choice students – and parents – make is the one to come to our schools. At… Continue reading Choice is for Students

CAST Schools Launches Program to Retain and Support New Teachers with $40,000 Firstmark Foundation Grant

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New Teacher Celebration Recognizes Future Teachers and their mentors from CAST Schools WHAT:  CAST Schools New Teacher Celebration and announcement of the second grant awarded to CAST Schools by the Firstmark Foundation to support work in teacher retention. WHEN:          5:30 pm on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 WHERE:       TPR Building, 321 W.… Continue reading CAST Schools Launches Program to Retain and Support New Teachers with $40,000 Firstmark Foundation Grant

CAST Schools Senior Hiring Fair

CAST Schools Senior Hiring Fair will Match Seniors with Dozens of Local Employers WHAT: CAST Schools will hold its annual Senior Hiring Fair on Thursday morning, giving hundreds of high school seniors from Advanced Learning Academy, CAST Tech, CAST Med, and CAST STEM the opportunity to meet with local employers to explore and interview for… Continue reading CAST Schools Senior Hiring Fair

Advanced Learning Academy Showcase Their Learnings from Puebla, Mexico

WHAT: Experience what tenth-grade students from the Advanced Learning Academy (ALA), a San Antonio ISD and CAST Network partnership school, explored during their recent trip to Puebla, México, and students who stayed in San Antonio explored by visiting local landmarks.   Students who traveled to México explored the sites and student life at Universidad de… Continue reading Advanced Learning Academy Showcase Their Learnings from Puebla, Mexico

Becoming the Promise You Are Intended to Be

This Wednesday, January 18 at noon, Jesse D. Hernandez Jr. joins Advanced Learning Academy students live from the newly opened Bibliotech EDU to speak on, “Becoming the Promise You Are Intended to Be.” Jesse was born and raised on the Southside of San Antonio, Texas. The landscape of his career ranges from grading ditches to… Continue reading Becoming the Promise You Are Intended to Be

CAST Schools will host the fifth annual Speak Up Speak Out San Antonio Civics Fair

More than 300 students from across San Antonio compete in Speak Up Speak Out San Antonio Civics Fair on January 9 **Winning teams advance to statewide civics fair in March** SAN ANTONIO (January 6, 2023) – CAST Schools will host the fifth annual Speak Up Speak Out San Antonio Civics Fair, where more than 300… Continue reading CAST Schools will host the fifth annual Speak Up Speak Out San Antonio Civics Fair

The Path to Student-Centered Advising

We opened our first CAST School with a focus on college AND career in 2017 with an idea that we wanted to put students in the driver’s seat of their education. Our students had made a choice of CAST Tech based on a career interest or aptitude; many said they were drawn to the school… Continue reading The Path to Student-Centered Advising

Three Years of Fear to be Performed at Texas Thespian State Festival

CAST Schools are excited to announce that the cast and crew of Three Years of Fear have been invited to perform the play at this year’s Texas Thespian State Festival in San Antonio, TX. Sunday, November 13, 2022 Doors Open: 1 PM | Showtime: 1:15 PM Lila Cockrell Theatre | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center… Continue reading Three Years of Fear to be Performed at Texas Thespian State Festival

CAST Students Perform “Three Years of Fear”

STUDENTS FROM CAST SCHOOLS ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH IN LIVE PERFORMANCE OF “THREE YEARS OF FEAR” Based on the book Tafolla Toro by Lorenzo Gomez III   WHAT: Students from CAST Schools will take the stage at the historic Charline McCombs Empire Theatre for the premiere performance of Three Years of Fear, a play based on the book… Continue reading CAST Students Perform “Three Years of Fear”

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The Centers for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) Network is a tax-exempt organization as described in Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service code. CAST Schools are partnership schools with a focus on STEM careers, project based learning and work-based learning. Key partners include public school districts, higher education institutions, and local employers from target industries.