Growth Public Schools (GPS) is a tuition-free public charter school that opened in the Rosemont community of Sacramento, CA in the fall of 2017.
Growth Public Schools is a tuition-free public charter school with a powerful community that brings a focus on innovation and preparing students to be successful in a changing and dynamic world.
Growth Public Schools is based on the Summit Public Schools’ model which has been nationally ranked as one of the highest performing and most innovative school networks in the country. Growth Public Schools’ Founder and CEO David Richards brings years of experience as one of the founding team of Summit Public Schools.
We believe there is an urgent need for more personalized and innovative schools. The success of our children depend on reimagining our schools to where one day all schools will ask them to creatively solve complex problems, embody an innovative mindset, and have ownership over their future. We believe that change starts with one small community-based school. Located in the Rosemont community of Sacramento, GPS is an innovative and diverse school that values each child as a unique individual. We will transform schools to build a new blueprint for the future. We bring the future of school – today. We will change the world one student at a time. All students will graduate with the ability to:
-Think creatively to analyze and solve complex problems
-Work effectively and collaboratively with diverse groups of people
-Think like innovative leaders who are adaptive and agile
-Communicate clearly when speaking and writing
At Growth Public Schools, we deeply believe that every child has a hero within them. We believe that our role is to truly get to know each child and encourage them to bring out their inner hero.
To be a diverse, connected community of curious problem solvers, caring innovators and creative change makers that challenges students to take ownership of their learning and find their calling.
