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Pivot Charter School students will soon have access to expanded Career Technical Education (CTE) course offerings, thanks to $106,000 in grant funding awarded to the four Pivot charter schools through the State’s K12 Strong Workforce Program. In December 2020, Pivot received notification that all four of its grant applications had been approved for CTE funding […]

Dear Pivot Families and Staff, With Winter Break just around the corner, I hope you all enjoy spending time with loved ones, unplug and unwind, and reflect on the year that 2020 has been. If there is one thing that 2020 has taught us, it is the importance of connectedness – whether in-person, physically distanced […]

Hello Pivot Families,  As we approach the end of the first semester, it is common for our students to start to feel an increase in their anxiety and feelings of uncertainty. This time of year can be a stressful time for all, and your school counseling department is acutely aware of how this stress can […]

Dear Pivot Staff and Families: As a lot of you have heard, most of the counties in the state of CA have moved to the most restrictive level of COVID 19 guidelines due to the significant increase in cases. It had been predicted that this would occur. And that is why Pivot made the decision […]

Dear Pivot Charter School Families: While some of our local districts have set dates in October or November to re-open their schools with different variations of “cohorts” and blended programs a few days a week, I have sought input from staff, local officials, our Governing Board and used the recent parent survey results to decide […]

Dear Pivot Charter School Families: As much as we are all eager to spend time with our students face to face at the site, due to the COVID status of the county in which our resource center is located, the Pivot Charter School resource center will remain closed through at least October 30th. We will […]

Pivot operates on the belief that all students can reach their goals and succeed in their education. This is why Pivot provides students with online access to their courses 100% of the time, providing a flexible schedule. Since Pivot will begin the school year completely online, we have compiled some tips to help students and […]

Pivot Charter School is excited to announce that 10 new staff members will be joining our team of educational coordinators and support staff for the 2020-2021 school year — a record number of new staff to start the school year. “We are thrilled to have a record number of talented, passionate individuals join our Pivot […]

Pivot Charter School’s Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Coordinator Kristen Poitras always wanted to work with children – even when she was a child herself. While in college, Poitras became particularly interested in helping teenagers and at-risk youth through education. Poitras earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from San Francisco State University and a […]