JOINING THE
RANKS
NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOLS OPENING IN
2008
BRONX
1.
Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School
School Leader/Founder: Wendy Calderon-Payne
Address: Third Avenue and 161st Street (Bronx Borough
Courthouse)
Grades Served: K-2; Planned Total Grades: K-8
Authorizer: Chancellor
Shared
Space: N/A
Institutional Partner: Imagine Schools
School Description: The Bronx Academy of
Promise Charter School will serve students in the Morrisania section of the Bronx with an emphasis on educating all students to high learning
standards using a curriculum that emphasizes information about the various career choices available to prepare them to succeed in high school and
beyond. The mission of the school is to educate each student to high learning standards by providing them a comprehensive academic curriculum with
character and career education integrated into all academic areas. The school's institutional partner, Imagine Schools, is a non-profit organization
committed to providing students with challenging and effective programs of study featuring strong moral development and safe, nurturing learning
environments. Imagine operates 51 charter schools and independent schools in 11 states and the District of Columbia.
2. Bronx Community Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Sasha Wilson/ Martha Andrews
Address: CSD 10, exact location TBD
Grades Served: K, 1 Planned Total Grades:
K-8
Authorizer: Chancellor
Shared Space: No
Institutional Partner: N/A
School Description: Bronx Community Charter School (BxC) was
founded by local educators who joined with community members and local parents to create an educational alternative in the north central
Bronx. The school vision is grounded in the belief that children learn best when they are active participants in their own learning. Our
students will raise questions about the world around them, engage with a wide range of materials, and learn through their interactions with each
other and all of the adults in the school community. An important feature of the school will be engagement in the community around us.
Curriculum will be enhanced through work with local organizations, such as the Bronx River Alliance and the Department of Environmental
Protection. Instruction will center around the workshop model that allows for both direct instruction and large blocks of time for individual
and collaborative student work. The school will also feature visual and performing arts.
3. Bronx
Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Celia Domenech / Shirley Rodriguez-Remenski
Address: P.S. 156| 750 Concourse Village West, Bronx NY 10451
Grades Served: N/A Planned Total
Grades: K-5
Authorizer: Chancellor
Shared Space: Yes
Institutional Partner:
Victory Schools
School Description: Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls ("BGLIG", pronounced BIG League)
Charter School will provide an exceptional education to young girls through dual language instruction in a technology rich environment. The school
will instill in its students strong leadership characteristics, values and self-confidence as part of building successful women leaders. Students
will receive rigorous instruction on core subjects in a school setting that is intellectually challenging, culturally sensitive and promotes
excellence in all areas: cognitive, social, emotional and moral. A single-sex environment coupled with a rigorous instructional program and many
enriching opportunities ensures that each student is able to disengage from traditional social pressures and focus on personal development and
academic achievement. Academic Excellence+ Multi -Language+ Cultural Heritage= Global Competitive
Edge
4. Green Dot New York Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Steve Barr
Address: I.S. 174 | 465 White Plains Rd, Bronx NY 10473
Grades Served: 9 Planned Total Grades:
9-12
Authorizer: SUNY
Shared Space: YES
Institutional Partner: Green Dot Public Schools, UFT Education Foundation.
School Description: Green Dot New York Charter
School will open with 100 students in 9th grade and will eventually expand to
all high school grades. Green Dot operates 12 charter high schools in Los Angeles’ highest-need communities and has had a stellar record of
achievement – 98 percent graduation rate with nearly 80 percent of seniors going to four-year universities.
5. Mott Haven Academy Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Jessica Nauiokas
Address: TBD
Grades Served: K-1 Planned Total Grades:
K-8
Authorizer: Chancellor
Shared Space: Yes
Institutional Partner: NY Foundling
School Description: Mott Haven Academy Charter
School will open in a temporary DoE public school space for the 2008-09 school year with
plans to move to its permanent home at 170 Brown Place (CSD 7) for the 2009-10 academic year. It’s partnership with the NY Foundling will
allow the school to blend a rigorous academic program with an extensive series of social support services to meet the needs of the community. The
school will open with 90 students in grades K-1, and eventually grow to serve 314 students in grades K-8. Although open to all students, the
school is specifically designed to serve at risk students who are currently in the foster care and child welfare system.
6. New York City Charter High School for
Architecture, Engineering & Construction Industries (AECI)
Founder: Richard Izquierdo Arroyo
Address:
TBD
Grades Served: 9 Planned Total Grades: 9-12
Authorizer:
Chancellor
Shared Space: No
Institutional Partner: Victory Schools
School
Description: The New York City Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering, & Construction Industry (AECI) was founded by Richard
Izquierdo Arroyo, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the South Bronx Charter School for International Culture and the Arts in Community
School District (CSD) 7. AECI’s mission of is to create an integrated, rigorous academic and career preparatory
learning environment that provides students with a foundation of the necessary skills, knowledge and practical experience to pursue a path leading to
college and/or a career in the construction industry. Our philosophy is that a college preparatory school
that has high expectations for all students and an academically rigorous small learning environment will produce
students who attain high levels of achievement regardless of ethnicity, gender, race, creed, national origin, religion or ancestry.
AECI’s educational program is designed to fully integrate core academic subjects, project-based classroom learning, and career-related
field experiences. Architecture, engineering, and construction industry themes will be imbedded across the core curriculum in math, science, history,
and English language arts/communication.
BROOKLYN
7. Achievement First Brownsville Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Gina Musumeci
Address: 2021 Bergen St. at P.S. 55 in Brooklyn NY
Grades Served: K,1 Planned Total Grades: K-4, 5-8
Authorizer: SUNY
Shared Space: Yes
Institutional Partner: Achievement First
School Description: Achievement First Brownsville Charter
School’s instructional program, which emphasizes academic excellence and character education, will be molded on the Achievement First program
developed at Amistad Academy and Elm City College Preparatory in New Haven, CT. AF Brownsville will be the fifth charter created by Achievement
First, a nonprofit charter management organization which also serves as the managing partner for all the AF charter schools.
8.
Achievement First North Crown Heights Charter School (2009 School)
School Leader/
Founder: TBD
Address: TBD
Grades Served: K,1 Planned Total Grades: K-4, 5-8
Authorizer: SUNY
Shared Space: Yes
Institutional Partner: Achievement First
School
Description: Achievement First North Crown Heights Charter School’s instructional program, which emphasizes academic
excellence and character education, will be molded on the Achievement First program developed at Amistad Academy and Elm City College Preparatory in
New Haven, CT. AF North Crown Heights will be the six charter created by Achievement First, a nonprofit charter management organization which
also serves as the managing partner for all the AF charter schools
9. Brooklyn
Ascend Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Steve Wilson/Jana L. Reed
Address: TBD
Grades Served: K-2 Planned Total Grades:
K-12
Authorizer: Chancellor
Shared Space: N/A
Institutional Partner: Ascend Learning
School Description:
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School's mission is to equip students from
underserved communities with the knowledge, confidence, and character to succeed in college and beyond. The school will span Kindergarten through the
12 grade at maturity. From the earliest grades, students will steadily build a strong foundation of learning habits, critical thinking skills, and
knowledge; excel academically in the middle and high school, mastering high-level math and science; and graduate as confident young adults, prepared
to succeed as college students, as citizens, and as leaders in their chosen fields.
10. Collegiate Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Brett Peiser
Proposed Address: I.S. 324 |800 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11221
Grades Served: 5 Planned Total Grades:
5-12
Authorizer: SUNY
Shared Space: Yes
Institutional Partner: Uncommon Schools
School Description: Collegiate Charter School B is the third Collegiate charter school to open in New York City as part of
the Uncommon Schools network. It joins Kings Collegiate Charter School, which opened in fall 2007, and Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School (2005),
one of only two NYC charter schools to have every one of its 6th graders score Advanced or Proficient on the 2006-07 state math exam. The Collegiate
Schools offer a structured, college preparatory academic environment, a longer school day and longer school year, and extremely high expectations for
both academics and behavior.
11. La Cima
Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Andrea Zayas
Address: TBD
Grades Served: K, 1 Planned Total Grades:
TBD
Authorizer: SED
Shared Space: Yes
Institutional Partner: N/A
School Description: La Cima Charter School (Cima) is a new public elementary school opening to
Kindergarten and first grade students in August 2008 in Brooklyn. The school is committed to serving English Language Learners (ELLs) and developing
bilingualism. The school’s mission is to prepare students for academic and life-long success through a rigorous and relevant academic program.
The school vision is to develop students who have the intellectual capacity, social capital, and emotional strength of character to be personally
successful, and to act as effective change-makers in their communities. The school will ensure that students master the standards, while also
developing their love of learning and exploration through music, visual art, physical education, and other forms of creative play.
12. PAVE Academy Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Spencer Robertson
Proposed Address: TBD
Grades Served: K,1 Planned Total Grades:
K-8
Authorizer: Chancellor
Shared Space: Yes
Institutional Partner: Building Excellent Schools
School Description: PAVE Academy Charter School prepares Kindergarten to 8th Grade students to thrive in competitive high schools and 4- year
colleges. PAVE Academy provides the children of Brooklyn with a rigorous academic program and a school community built on the school’s core
values of Perseverance, Achievement, Vibrancy and Excellent character.
MANHATTAN
13. DREAM Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Josh Klaris
Address: P.S. 38 | 232 East 103 Street, NY NY, 10029
Grades Served: K,1 Planned Total Grades: K-8
Authorizer: Chancellor
Shared Space: Yes
Institutional Partner: Harlem RBI
School Description: DREAM Charter School will serve children and families from East Harlem, the community where its
institutional partner Harlem RBI, a comprehensive year-round community based organization that provides educational and enrichment programs, has
worked for 17 years. The school is founded on the belief that student success is based on the instructional effectiveness of the classroom
teachers. To meet the various needs of its students DREAM will partner each general education teacher with a teacher certified in either Special
Education or English as a Second Language. This will provide two co-teaching teams on each grade level with a maximum of 25 students per
class.
14. Ethical Community Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Peter Sommer
Address: TBD
Grades Served: K, 1 Planned Total Grades:
K-5
Authorizer: Chancellor
Shared Space: TBD
Institutional Partner: CEI & CSRC Ethical Culture Fieldston
School
School Description: The Ethical Community Charter School will promote the core values of ethical behavior and the
development of basic literacy skills. The school will open with approximately 160 students in grades K-1 and offer an extended day and year, a
full-time English Language Coordinator and classes limited to 18-20 students.
15. Harlem Success Academy Charter School II
School Leader/ Founder: Eva Moskowitz
Address: TBD
Grades Served: TBD Planned Total Grades: K-5
Authorizer: SUNY
Shared Space: Yes
Institutional Partner: Success Charter Network, Inc.
School Description: Harlem Success Charter School II is a replication school modeled after the first Harlem Success Charter
School which opened in 2006. The school promises to provide a rigorous academic foundation, a safe learning environment, a robust arts and sports
program, and the teaching of core values. The school offers a math and literacy curriculum called “Success for All,” which has a
national track record of achievement.
16. Harlem Success Academy Charter School III
School Leader/ Founder: Eva Moskowitz
Address: TBD
Grades Served: TBD Planned Total Grades: K-5
Authorizer: SUNY
Shared Space: Yes
Institutional Partner: Success Charter Network, Inc.
School Description: Harlem Success Charter School III is a replication school modeled after the first Harlem Success
Charter School which opened in 2006. The school promises to provide a rigorous academic foundation, a safe learning environment, a robust arts and
sports program, and the teaching of core values. The school offers a math and literacy curriculum called “Success for All,” which has a
national track record of achievement.
17. Harlem Success Academy Charter School IV
School Leader/ Founder: Eva Moskowitz
Address: TBD
Grades Served: TBD Planned Total Grades: K-5
Authorizer: SUNY
Shared Space: Yes
Institutional Partner: Success Charter Network, Inc.
School Description: Harlem Success Charter School IV is a replication school modeled after the first Harlem Success Charter
School which opened in 2006. The school promises to provide a rigorous academic foundation, a safe learning environment, a robust arts and sports
program, and the teaching of core values. The school offers a math and literacy curriculum called “Success for All,” which has a
national track record of achievement.
18. St. HOPE
Leadership Academy Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Ventura Rodriguez
Address: P.S. 39 | 222 West 134th St., NY NY 10030
Grades Served: 5-7 Planned Total
Grades: K-12
Authorizer: Chancellor
Institutional Partner: St. Hope
Shared Space: Yes
School Description: St. HOPE Leadership Academy (SHLA)
will be a K-12 public charter school. The primary goal of SHLA is to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and habits needed to succeed in a
four-year university. Equally important is to instill within students a commitment to serving others. SHLA will be organized into three
small schools: elementary school (K – 4), middle school (5 – 8) and high school (9 – 12). SHLA will open in August 2008
with 150 students in grades 5, 6 and 7.
19. The Equity Project Charter School (2009
School)
School Leader/ Founder: Zeke Vanderhoek
Address: Washington Heights, Community School District
6
Grades Served: 5
Planned Total Grades: 5-8
Authorizer: Chancellor
Shared
Space: N/A
Institutional Partner: N/A
School Description: The Equity Project
(TEP) Charter School believes that teacher quality is the most important factor in achieving
educational equity for low income students. Spurred by this belief, TEP reallocates its public funds by making an unprecedented investment in
attracting and retaining great teachers. How? First, all TEP teachers earn a $125,000 salary, plus
an annual bonus of up to $25,000. But that's only the beginning. Learn more at www.tepcharter.org.
QUEENS
20. Carl C.
Icahn Charter School Far Rockaway
School Leader/ Founder: Julie Goodyear
Address: TBD
Grades Served: K-2 Planned Total Grades:
K-5
Authorizer: SUNY
Shared Space:
Institutional Partner:
Foundation for Greater Opportunity
School Description: Carl C. Icahn Charter School Far Rockaway
will be the second replication school modeled after the first Carl C. Icahn Charter School in the Bronx. The school’s main curriculum is based
on the Core Knowledge Program. As with Carl C. Icahn Charter School and Carl C. Icahn Charter School Bronx North, which opened last year, the Far
Rockaway school will offer a school day that runs from 8:30 am to 4 pm, Saturday classes for students who need more help, and a longer school year to
ensure that students have more instructional time than their peers in traditional public schools.
21. VOICE Charter School
School Leader/ Founder: Franklin Headley
Address: TBD
Grades Served: K,1 Planned Total Grades:
K-8
Authorizer: Chancellor
Institutional Partner:
School Description: Voice Charter School offers a rigorous arts-infused education. The school’s
curriculum includes reading and writing workshop, constructivist mathematics, and core knowledge. Children will learn to play two musical
instruments, read and write music, and develop the vocal skills required to sing in a choir. Their music education will enhance their performance in
core academic subjects.
