Dr. Melissa Alcala Announced as Assistant Superintendent of 1882 Partnerships for San Antonio ISD

The San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees confirmed Dr. Melissa Alcala as Assistant Superintendent of 1882 Partnerships. In her new role, Dr. Alcala will support choice schools within the district,… Continue reading Dr. Melissa Alcala Announced as Assistant Superintendent of 1882 Partnerships for San Antonio ISD

The Power of Team and Collaboration

Recently, I had the pleasure of traveling to Dallas and Austin to do something that warmed my heart: Listening to others from within our CAST Network.   CAST Program Director… Continue reading The Power of Team and Collaboration

CAST Student Advisory Hosts ‘Day of Service’

On October 6th, CAST’s Student Advisory met at St. Stephen’s CARE Center for a Day of Service.   St. Stephen’s CARE Center is a client-choice food pantry. Clients can shop… Continue reading CAST Student Advisory Hosts ‘Day of Service’

CAST Student Spotlight: Dominic Ruiz

For Dominic Ruiz, graduation is not the finish line. Dominic, a senior at CAST Tech High School, is an avid skateboarder and wants to apply the courses he has taken… Continue reading CAST Student Spotlight: Dominic Ruiz

CAST Advocates for High-Quality Teacher Residency Programs

Jeanne Russell, CAST Schools’ Executive Director, Anastasia Perez, CAST Network’s Educator Engagement Coordinator, and Bryanna Zammaron, a high school teacher at CAST STEM, provided public testimonies to members of the… Continue reading CAST Advocates for High-Quality Teacher Residency Programs

CAST STEM High School Will Relocate to Palo Alto College

  SAN ANTONIO (September 20, 2023) – CAST STEM High School, the #1 engineering school on San Antonio’s Southside, will move to Palo Alto College to further its commitment to… Continue reading CAST STEM High School Will Relocate to Palo Alto College

CAST Med Students Imagine New Healthcare Solutions for South San Antonio

On September 14, CAST Med launched CAST Imagines, where students met with industry professionals to discuss how to best serve their communities. Using a mantra of “do well and do good,”… Continue reading CAST Med Students Imagine New Healthcare Solutions for South San Antonio

CAST Performs Three Years of Fear at Charline McCombs Empire Theatre

This past Friday, CAST Schools performed ‘Three Years of Fear’ adapted from the book ‘Tafolla Toro’ by Lorenzo Gomez III at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre. ‘Tafolla Toro: Three Years… Continue reading CAST Performs Three Years of Fear at Charline McCombs Empire Theatre

CAST Teach Teacher Takeover

A Student’s guide through the First-Ever CAST Teach Teacher Takeover Experience   What is CAST Teach High School?   Most would say a school built for future educators, or a… Continue reading CAST Teach Teacher Takeover

Welcome Back to School

CAST Familia, Welcome to a brand new year! At CAST, we see the new school year as a time of endless possibility, an opportunity to engage young people in a… Continue reading Welcome Back to School