Phil Murphy announced this week that classrooms will remain off-limits for the rest of the school year, Newark charter schools are settling in for several more weeks of virtual learning. Functioning independently of the city’s traditional public school district, the charter schools have scrambled separately to keep students learning during the lockdown: They gave out thousands of laptops to their families, developed their own virtual learning routines, and offered online counseling. Nearly 20 different organizations run charter schools in Newark, including national networks such as KIPP and more than a dozen local operators. Newark’s charter schools, which educate more than a third of the city’s roughly 50,000 public-school students, have also been figuring things out on the fly in the weeks since the pandemic forced school buildings statewide to close. “It’s been a lesson for all of us we’ve been learning and figuring it out as we go.” Howard is feeling super blue today, can you help me?’ Then they’ll give me ideas that I can do, and in that they identify things that they can do,” said Howard, who teaches at Upper Roseville Academy in Newark’s North Ward, part of the KIPP charter school network. Then Howard’s own grandmother contracted the disease caused by the virus - a calamity that Howard has tried to turn into a learning opportunity for her students. Recently, one of her kindergarten students turned up for a Zoom lesson wearing a face mask both of his parents were infected with the coronavirus. Yet for this Newark educator, there are constant reminders that the new normal is anything but. The school door is ALWAYS open for parents.With her regular check-in calls and daily Zoom lessons, La’Krisha Howard has quickly adapted to teaching during the pandemic. Parents of middle and high school students receive weekly check-in phone calls from tutors, and all students receive check-in calls from teachers or the School Leadership Team from time to time. Parents are an integral part of the school’s work. Knowing Each Student Well as an Individual and Significant Parent Communicationįaculty and staff know every student, not just by name, but who the student is as an individual. Great Oaks Legacy is safe and structured. Great Oaks Legacy is a place where students are nice to each other - no bullying, no fighting nothing unsafe is tolerated. A Culture of Discipline and LearningĪ set of non-negotiable rules creates a consistent culture with a focus on academics. The vision of Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is for its graduates to lead Newark to become a transcendent city in our nation and world-a model city where all children have access to the highest quality education and constant interaction with exemplar adults, which, in turn, prepares each and every child to fulfill his or her greatest dreams-dreams that further strengthen the moral, cultural, and intellectual fabric of Newark. Consistently set and exceed high expectations for academic growth and character development of all students, in preparation for success in college and beyond.Be surgical in our approach to differentiation of instruction and support of ALL students and team members and.Create a community that is built upon genuine and meaningful relationships.We believe that to fulfill our mission, we must: We fulfill this mission by focusing on three guiding principles.
The mission of Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is to prepare students for success in college.
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