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Statewide commission approves 2 new charter schools, including one in West Seattle

Published  August 13, 2015 5:06pm PDT
Associated Press



SEATTLE (AP) — The statewide Charter Commission on Thursday approved two new charter schools to open in Walla Walla and West Seattle in fall 2016.

Willow Public School will be the first charter school in southeast Washington. It will be a middle school focused on project-based learning.

The West Seattle school will be the third location for the Summit charter management organization in Washington state. The company also operates schools in California.

The West Seattle campus will start with sixth- and ninth-grade classes and grow into a 6-12 grade school.

In 2012, Washington voters approved the idea of having 40 charter schools in the state.

With Thursday's decision, Washington is set to have 12 of the independent public schools in operation by fall 2016. One opened last year, eight more open this fall and three more next year.