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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative visits Gestalt
- Living Grace partners with Gestalt schools
- Chalkbeat covers the Power Center ribbon-cutting
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- Nexus White Coat Ceremony
- PCAHS Scholar finalist for entrepreneur award
- PCAHS alum wins national championship medal in rugby
- National School Counselor's Week
- Random Acts of Kindness Week
- Leaders of color operating high-quality charter schools meet in D.C.
- Eden Square families move into Habitat houses
- Gestalt Makes Getting Smart Top Charter Networks List
- PCAHS Alum in documentary at Tribeca Film Fest
- PCAHS Scholar wins Henry Clay Scholarship
- Gestalt Math Teacher Named Eureka Fellow
- PCA Elementary wins grant for Reading Camp
- PCAMS Scholar appears on Local 24 "Cool Kid" segment
- CBU recognizes Gestalt for Community Partnership
- Nexus STEM to be featured at Tennessee Innovation Summit
- From Personalized Math to Micro-Schools, This NewSchools Cohort Is Reimagining Learning
- Eden Square Debuts School, Arts Center
- High school senior accepted to 149 colleges, offered over $7M in scholarships
- Memphis high school surprises rugby team with plans for new field
- An Inner-City Team Is Putting U.S. Rugby On The Map
- Memphis rugby documentary to screen at Tribeca festival
- Students at Power Center Academy High School in Memphis learn to develop their own brand
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Yetta Lewis, Co-Founder and CEO
Yetta was the founding Principal of Power Center Academy Middle School, Gestalt’s first school. As a founding principal, she led a team of extraordinary educators, dedicated parents, and supportive community partners who in just three years moved the school to the top-performing middle school in Tennessee.
Prior to joining Gestalt Community Schools, Yetta was the Vice President of Curriculum and Professional Development for The JASON Project, a subsidiary of National Geographic. She worked as a Managing Director of Professional Development for the WorldCom MarcoPolo Internet Content for Classroom Program.
Yetta started her educational journey as a teacher in Baltimore City, where she taught middle school language arts for eight years and served on the board of Head Start. Yetta holds a B.A. from Salisbury University, a M.Ed. from Loyola University, and a Certificate of Technology in Education from Johns Hopkins University. She is also a Pahara-Aspen 2015 Cohort member.
Derwin Sisnett, Co-Founder and Senior Advisor
Derwin Sisnett is the founder and managing partner of Maslow Development Inc. (Maslow), a nonprofit organization that develops communities around high performing schools. Prior to founding Maslow, Derwin co-founded and served as the CEO of Gestalt Community Schools, a charter management organization that manages the growth of high-performing, community-based charter schools in Memphis, Tennessee. Maslow was established in order to extend the community development and real estate practices that are a core part of Gestalt Community Schools’ mission to other high performing schools across the country. To date, Gestalt serves 2,200 K-12 scholars across 6 campuses in Memphis.
In addition to his work at Maslow and Gestalt, Derwin serves on the Power Center CDC Board of Directors, the Crosstown Arts Board of Trustees, the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence Board of Trustees, and the Memphis Light, Gas & Water Board of Commissioners, where he serves as chairman.