AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL’S MISSION STATEMENT is to provide our students an academically rigorous and well-rounded education, along with strong character development, that will enable them to prosper in top middle schools and beyond.
Mission: The mission of Democracy Prep is to educate responsible citizen-scholars for success in the college of their choice and a life of active citizenship.
DREAM Charter School's mission is to prepare students for high-performing high schools, colleges and beyond through a rigorous academic program that develops critical thinkers who demonstrate a love of learning, strong character, and a commitment to wellness and active citizenship. DREAM Charter School inspires all students to recognize their potential and realize their dreams. DREAM Charter School develops life-long learners who make positive change in their communities and the world. DREAM graduates understand that a healthy and resilient body enhances an active and critical mind. Our graduates have the skills and habits of mind to tackle complex challenges, engage in spirited debate, innovate and inspire.
Public Prep Network is a nonprofit organization that develops single-sex elementary and middle public schools that pursue excellence through continuous learning and data-driven instruction. Our model is designed to empower each student to build strong character, demonstrate critical thinking, possess a core body of knowledge, and be on a predictive path to earn a degree from a four-year university. The Girls Prep community lives by four core values: scholarship, merit, sisterhood, and responsibility.
It is the mission of the Harbor Science and Arts Charter School to provide students with a high quality education through a rigorous academic program that infuses character building, physical wellness and the arts. Students will graduate with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in higher learning institutions and have the capability to make a positive contribution to society.
HCZ continues to offer innovative, efficiently run programs that are aimed at doing nothing less than breaking the cycle of generational poverty for the thousands of children and families it serves.
Harlem Link is a K-5 public charter school that has offered a high quality educational choice to families in Harlem since 2005. Our school attains high levels of academic achievement in a safe, nurturing environment through a well-rounded curriculum
Enables educators to be more creative and innovative in their instructional approach.Provides options for parents, particularly in communities that lack enough high-quality educational options.Allows parents to choose a school based on the kind of approach that would work best for their child.
Enables educators to be more creative and innovative in their instructional approach.Provides options for parents, particularly in communities that lack enough high-quality educational options.Allows parents to choose a school based on the kind of approach that would work best for their child.
Enables educators to be more creative and innovative in their instructional approach.Provides options for parents, particularly in communities that lack enough high-quality educational options.Allows parents to choose a school based on the kind of approach that would work best for their child.
Enables educators to be more creative and innovative in their instructional approach.Provides options for parents, particularly in communities that lack enough high-quality educational options.Allows parents to choose a school based on the kind of approach that would work best for their child.
We want students to become intellectually sophisticated, wholesome in character, avid readers, independent thinkers and compassionate individuals who make a meaningful contribution to society
To provide students aged 16 – 21 with the personalized educational experiences they need to build successful futures by overcoming the economic, social and personal challenges that caused them to fail in other high schools.
KIPP builds a partnership among parents, students, and teachers that puts learning first. By providing outstanding educators, more time in school learning, and a strong culture of achievement, KIPP is helping all students climb the mountain to and through college.
Manhattan Charter School is a small, independent, public charter elementary school (grades K-5), operating as a 501c3 nonprofit organization. We serve 270 children from Kindergarten – 5th grade. Founded in 2005, on the diverse, enterprising & historic Lower East Side, it is consistently high-achieving (NYS Charter reviewed & renewed through 2015). Admission is via lottery, with District 1 priority, as required by law. Manhattan Charter School delivers rigorous, standards-driven instruction and fosters a culture of high expectations. Manhattan Charter School is committed to providing every child with the tools and support necessary for success.To that end, MCS believes in educating the whole child with a well-rounded liberal arts program beginning in kindergarten. This contributes to the academic success of MCS students, and, more importantly, to their development in general. MCS maintains its commitment to offering music every day to every child. Other enrichment instruction includes French, Art and Physical Education, all beginning in kindergarten.
The mission of the NYCA Charter School is to provide individualized, scientifically-based educational services to children with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders. The school promotes the achievement of high educational standards and the full intellectual, social, physical, and emotional potential of each of its students. It extends its educational programming beyond the school’s walls through training, consultation, and support for students’ families. The school also offers ongoing professional development opportunities to its staff, as well as to other educators in New York City and the surrounding area.
Gregorio Luperon High School aims to nurture, challenge and prepare newly-arrived English Language Learner high school students to achieve high standards of scholarship and leadership in both Spanish-and English speaking society. While the school is dedicated to achieving this goal, we place special emphasis on fostering intellectual achievement in mathematics and the sciences. We strive to educate our young people to be successful in their new cultural and linguistic environment so they may transfer these skills to any new environment in which they may find themselves and become true citizens of the globe.
The Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, & Engineering is a new, public, sixth through twelfth grade school that opened in the fall of 2007. A partnership between the New York City Department of Education, the community, and Columbia University, CSS-MSE serves academically talented students who have an interest in a rigorous and demanding program focusing on math, science, and engineering.Beginning with a founding sixth grade class, the school will add one grade per year until it reaches its full enrollment of 650 students. Currently the school is composed of 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grades.
The New York City Department of Education is the largest system of public schools in the United States, serving about 1.1 million students in over 1,700 schools.
The mission of District 75 is to provide appropriate standards-based educational programs, with related service supports, to approximately 23,000 students with severe challenges, commensurate with their abilities. The district is committed to working with students and their families to afford them an opportunity to maximize their potential, become contributing members of society and develop the tools to ensure maximum personal independence and self-esteem.
At the Opportunity Charter School, we provide students and staff with a safe, supportive environment in which to pursue personal development through an individualized plan tailored to their unique needs. Students receive differentiated instruction in every curricular area from our highly trained staff, with the goal of expanding their higher cognitive thinking. Our school culture is performance-driven and results-oriented. We welcome students in grades 6 through 12, regardless of their previous academic success: students who are yearning to learn, students who have fallen behind, students who have been told their aspirations are beyond reach. Through a positive belief in every student's promise, we are committed to bringing their potential to life.
The mission of the school is to prepare K-5 students living in and around Central Harlem for matriculation to outstanding public, private and parochial middle and high schools by nurturing their intellectual, emotional, artistic and social development. The school is accomplishing this by offering a rigorous and challenging academic curricula taught by a highly-prepared and committed cadre of professional educators. Beginning in kindergarten, we prepare our students for college and a lifetime of achievement, honor and service. Sisulu-Walker is achieving this in a small and supportive learning environment that sets high expectations for all of our students and encourages strong parental and community involvement.
Mission Statement:To graduate self-motivated,industrious, and critically thinking,leaders who are prepared to attend a four-year college,committed to serving others,and passionate about lifelong learning.
The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, a 480-student middle school in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City that opened in September 2009, aims to put into practice the central conclusion of a large body of research related to student achievement: teacher quality is the most important school-based factor in the academic success of students, particularly those from low-income families. In singling out teacher quality as the essential lever in educational reform, TEP is uniquely focused on attracting and retaining master teachers. To do so, TEP uses a three-pronged strategy that it terms the 3 R’s: Rigorous Qualifications, Redefined Expectations, & Revolutionary Compensation. TEP recruits master teachers who meet rigorous qualifications in four major areas. These teachers then meet TEP’s redefined expectations. These expectations center on (a) a professional work-day that includes weekly peer observations and co-teaching (b) a work-year that includes an annual 6-week Summer Development Institute, and (c) a career arc that fosters professional growth through a mandatory sabbatical once every five or six years. These redefined expectations are unified by one principle: student achievement is maximized when teachers have the time and support to constantly improve their craft.TEP teachers are valued and sustained through revolutionary compensation: a $125,000 annual salary and the opportunity to earn a significant annual bonus based on school-wide performance. TEP has created a sustainable and conservative financial model that allows the school to compensate its teachers appropriately without relying on outside private funding. It accomplishes this primarily through cost savings that result directly from the tremendous quality and productivity of its teachers. In short, hiring and paying master teachers what they are worth is a cost-effective mechanism for boosting student achievement.