New York City Charter School Center

Charter schools are still offering options to families that best fit their children. Check out what our friends at Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School are doing! Want to enroll your child in a charter school this year? It's not too late! Visit charternyc.org for more info. https://ny.chalkbeat.org//hybrid-or-remote-our-nyc-charter

Families can still apply to enroll in a charter school offering live instruction! Find out which charter schools are in your neighborhood and apply now, for free! Learn more and apply via CharterNYC.org.

Congratulations to South Bronx Classical Charter School for being awarded the National Blue Ribbon Award for education excellence for the third time! #nyccharters #nyccharterschools #publiccharters #southbronxclassical #blueribbonschool

Join us on Tuesday 9/22 from 3:00-6:00pm as we team up with Uncommon Schools, KIPP NYC, Achievement First, NYC Coalition of Community Charter Schools and elected officials in Brooklyn to help register people to vote and complete the Census! You can volunteer at either of our stations in Brownsville, Canarsie or Bed-Stuy. Please RSVP here: http://ow.ly/ARnm50BtWP5

Join us today from 7-8:00 pm for Achievement First's Brooklyn Civic Evening of Action - a census and voter registration interactive rally! Speakers include Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Assembly Member Latrice Walker, in addition to presentations from the NYC Office of Census 2020, DemocracyNYC and the NYC Office of Civic Engagement & Camba,Inc. Open to all - please register via this link: bit.ly/2GP89qc

Join us at Achievement First's Brooklyn Civic Evening of Action on September 16 from 7-8:00 pm for a census and voter registration interactive rally! Speakers include Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Assembly Member Latrice Walker, in addition to presentations from the NYC Office of Census 2020, DemocracyNYC and the NYC Office of Civic Engagement & Camba,Inc. Attendees will be offered live technical assistance in completing the census and registering to vote. Open to all - please register via this link: bit.ly/2GP89qc

Thank you CBS New York for highlighting charter schools' efforts to deliver excellence, no matter what! As one of the first NYC schools to open their doors to students and families this school year, Great Oaks Charter School NYC centered their reopening plan around safety and dedication to student learning. http://ow.ly/Nocc50BirdM

Hear how Coney Island Prep started off the school year with a learning plan designed to keep students engaged while keeping families' and educators' safety as the top priority. https://www.ny1.com//charter-schools-begin-uncertain-schoo#

Thanks to everyone who participated in our virtual press conference today! As evident from our call, charters have put a tremendous amount of work into their reopening plans to ensure schools are opening safely for all of NYC's charter students. Achievement First The American Dream School Brilla College Prep Charter School Bronx Charter School for the Arts Coney Island Prep DREAM Charter School Great Oaks Charter Schools Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School MESA Charter High School Neighborhood Charter Schools Public Prep Network Hebrew Public Forte Preparatory Academy

Yesterday, we joined Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., NYC Coalition of Community Charter Schools, Uncommon Schools, KIPP NYC, Achievement First, and others, in distributing food and hand sanitizer to the Bedford Stuyvesant and Northern Crown Heights communities. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our Back 2 School Event table! #IamNYCCharterSchools

Join an NYC Census 2020 phone banking session and help ensure everyone gets counted! Bronx, Wed. August 26th @ 5:30pm Queens, Fri. August 28th @ 1:30pm Brooklyn, Thu. September 3rd @ 5:30pm To receive more information and RSVP for any of these sessions, please visit bit.ly/20CensusPB

This fall, NYC charter schools will continue to adapt in order to inspire and engage students. Charter schools are still accepting applications for the fall 2020 school year. Apply today! https://nyccharterschools.schoolmint.net/welcomeback

Thanks to everyone who joined our call this week with SKDKnickerbocker, ParentSquare and Remind on effective reopening communications during COVID-19. The Charter Center is committed to sharing best practices and tools to support schools in their reopening planning.

It’s not too late! Apply to NYC charter schools in your area for the Fall 2020 school year. The Common Online Charter School Application lets you apply to multiple schools online with just one easy-to-use application. Apply today! https://nyccharterschools.schoolmint.net/welcomeback