Case Study “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” at East Side Charter School There are a few things inherently unique to East Side Charter School in Wilmington, DE. For one, the poverty level in this urban setting means over 90% of the K-8 student population is eligible for free and reduced lunches. In fact, a nutritious breakfast is served every morning to the entire school. Despite being in one of the poorest, most dangerous parts of the city, East Side has a low student to teacher ratio and runs on an 11-month schedule. They also have an operations staff working hard to improve the school building and grounds. Since charter schools don’t receive capital funding from the state, they need to tie into local philanthropy to pay for large projects. According to Operations Specialist, Ja

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