" Reaching our community one child at a time"
29/06/2015
Our desire is to create an environment in which real learning can occur.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yt6raj-S1M
How school makes kids less intelligent | Eddy Zhong | TEDxYouth@BeaconStreet Eddy Zhong, successful technology entrepreneur, dives into the truth behind our K-12 education system. Eddy strongly believes that the education system dimin...
16/06/2015
Ted Talks about how to make a successful school.
http://www.ted.com/talks/linda_cliatt_wayman_how_to_fix_a_broken_school_lead_fearlessly_love_hard?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button__2015-06-05
How to fix a broken school? Lead fearlessly, love hard On Linda Cliatt-Wayman’s first day as principal at a failing high school in North Philadelphia, she was determined to lay down the law. But she soon realized the job was more complex than she thought. With palpable passion, she shares the three principles that helped her turn around three schools la…
Tomorrow we will be looking at a possible school site at Colgate Divinity. The site is within the Rochester City School District. It is already set up as an educational setting with office space. We will keep you updated.
08/06/2015
https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/3802991-6010994020577202178
This Week’s Blog Post: School Improvement? The Questions your Department of Education Needs to... A New Federal Report Confirms that State Departments of Education are Trying, but Not Succeeding. . . Twelve Essential School Improvement Questions...
Good morning on this so so morning. A couple of our founding members will be at the Rochester Public Market this morning with FREE strawberry lemonade. We would love to see you. Drop by and show your support to ROC Charter School.
We are planning a meet the founding members event. We are in the process of acquiring a venue, so check back to our page for details.
31/05/2015
http://www.wnyc.org/story/city-watchdog-finds-lower-attrition-charters-students-special-needs/
Report: Special Needs Students Stay Longer at New York City Charter Schools In a reversal, the Independent Budget Office said students with special needs are less likely to leave charters than their peers at city district schools.
28/05/2015
Restorative Justice is an element of our plan. It is good to see that it is supported in practice.
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/03/zeroing-out-zero-tolerance/388003/?utm_source=btn-linkedin-ctrl1
Why Large, Urban Schools Are Getting Rid of Zero-Tolerance Policies Urban districts are increasingly doing away with harsh, no-excuses discipline—a tactic that was once seen as the only way to address misconduct at big, high-poverty schools.
22/05/2015
Please join us for our family event on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. We look forward to seeing you there!
http://www.newyorkcharters.org/wp-content/uploads/SUNY-Charter-Schools-Institute-Press-Release-March-6-2015.pdf
A very productive founders meeting tonight. We met Kathy Fromel. We discussed the Unity Neighborhood Association meeting, school opening year, ROC events, and upcoming community events. We have created an Instagram account and Facebook account. We are in the process of creating a Twitter account. We will post the information as it becomes available.