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Mission
To give parents the opportunity to provide their children with a safe, culturally relevant, and academically rigorous learning experience—led by a highly qualified educator and tailored through individualized support and real-world learning.
Vision
To empower parents to make informed academic decisions for their children, equip youth to chart their own paths to success, and support educators in redefining their roles through entrepreneurship.
Core Values
C – Culturally Relevant
A – Academic Excellence
R – Reflection (Cognitive Awareness)
E – Empowerment
E – Entrepreneurship
Founder
April M. Jackson, MAED-SE, MAED-CI
I’m an educator at heart with over a decade of experience helping students and teachers thrive. I’ve worn many hats—English teacher, project-based learning facilitator, academic coach, and literacy specialist—but the thread connecting them all has been my passion for culturally responsive teaching and meaningful, real-world learning.
I earned my BA in English from Miles College and went on to complete two master’s degrees—one in Secondary Education and another in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix. Education has always been more than a career for me—it’s a calling.
In 2020, I launched PASS Network as a way to strengthen the bridge between parents, students, and educators. A year later, I founded PASS Network Foundation, a nonprofit focused on meeting the academic, emotional, and enrichment needs of students in underserved communities. That same year, I opened the first PASS Pod—a microschool built to nurture Black excellence through personalized, rigorous, and culturally grounded learning.
I’m also proud to be the co-founder of Black Microschools ATL, a growing collective of non-traditional, independently owned learning spaces across metro Atlanta that are reimagining what education can look like for our children.
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