Caliber Public Schools

Caliber Schools is a cutting-edge public charter school network working to reimagine urban education in the Bay Area. Supported by some of the top philanthropies in the country, our mission is to prepare all our children to get to, and through, a four year college without remediation. We are community-based. Our parents are active partners, and many staff live in our communities and send their children to our schools. Our program combines personalized learning plans, blended and project-based learning, an intensive focus on writing, daily computer coding instruction, and rich social and emotional programming that includes Restorative Justice and mindfulness. We utilize EngageNY, Lucy Calkins Writer’s Workshop and several online curriculum programs including ST Math, iReady, Zearn and Ten Marks. We provide a collaborative, co-teaching environment as well as a robust observation and feedback cycle for teachers to innovate and improve their craft. Friday afternoons are devoted to staff-wide professional development. Our first school, Caliber: Beta Academy, a K-8 in Richmond, CA, opened in 2014 and is now fully grown serving over approximately 800 students. We are opening our second school, Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy in Vallejo in the fall of 2016. We plan to add additional schools in 2017-19 as we grow to nearly 5,000 seats K-12 in the Bay Area.