24-25 Impact Report
We are excited to share our 2024–2025 Impact Report, which highlights the meaningful work happening at our schools and the growth of our students, programs, and community. This report reflects the commitment and collaboration of everyone who plays a role in our mission – students, families, staff, partners, and supporters. Inside, you’ll find stories of student progress, snapshots of learning in action, and the milestones we’ve reached as we continue empowering students with dyslexia to thrive in school and beyond. We hope these pages remind you just how powerful our shared efforts are and how much promise lies ahead.
– Mrs. Maria Paluselli, CEO
Annual Fund Campaign
Dear Supporters,
Imagine a child who is bright, curious, and full of potential, but struggles every day in a traditional classroom simply because they process words differently. That’s the reality for thousands of students with dyslexia. At Provident Charter Schools, we are changing that story.
Across our two campuses serving Pittsburgh and Beaver County, we specialize in helping students with language-based learning differences discover how they learn best. Through small class sizes, trained educators, and a supportive environment, our students don’t just catch up…they thrive. Even if you have not given to Provident before, we’re inviting you to make a powerful difference today.
Teenpreneur Tailoring Success
What began as a way to practice sight words to overcome dyslexia has grown into a thriving business for Pittsburgh’s own Jazmiere Bates. Now a senior at Winchester-Thurston School, she is thriving academically and socially—thanks in large part to the foundation she built at Provident Charter School. Her mom discovered Provident when Jazmiere was in the 3rd grade, and she quickly found herself spending hours in the school’s MakerSpace. Using a Cricut Machine Cutter, she first created sight words to help her reading, then began sewing clothing for her dog. Those early projects evolved into coats, pajamas, and bandanas, inspiring the launch of Kin of Duncan, her pet apparel brand. Through Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Catapult program, Jazmiere gained nine months of training in customer service, inventory management, and branding skills she uses today to run her storefront at Gallery on Penn.
As she enters her last year of high school, she’s looking toward the future aiming to study forensic pathology, while continuing to grow Kin of Duncan. Jazmiere’s journey from shy elementary school student to confident entrepreneur is a testament to how education, community, and determination can unlock a child’s remarkable potential.
Jazmiere Bates, From PCS Student to Entrepreneur!
“Provident helped me understand my reading disability and how to handle it. Before I was shy, not a social person, but with Provident and overcoming my reading challenges, I created so many new friends as soon as I came here. It was a good thing!”
– Jazmiere Bates, PCS Alumni
