BelovED Community Charter School

508 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ  07302

www.belovedccs.org

CONTACT DETAILS:

Lynn Schundler

lschundler@belovedccs.org

201-630-4700

What age groups does the school cover?

K-5 in 2015-16.  The school will expand one grade level per year through grade 12.

What is the teaching methodology that the school follows?

 Our teachers follow a research-based, experience-tested set of carefully formulated and sequenced intermediate learning objectives that can be used to guide instruction towards mastery of New Jersey’s year-end learning objectives for each grade level. These carefully sequenced intermediate learning objectives, which are called “points,” are used by our teachers to guide classroom instruction and pacing. Our teachers are equipped with effective and easily administered formative assessments that enable us, on a week-by-week basis, to see how thoroughly our students have mastered the week’s critical learning objectives so we can immediately provide students with extra assistance or tutoring when it is needed, and prevent their falling behind and becoming frustrated.

Are there any extra-curricular activities that the students participate in on a daily basis within the school premises?

During the school day our students participate in Music, Art, Gym, Spanish, Character Ed and Technology classes.  We offer a broad array of afterschool extra-curricular activities each trimester including such activities as soccer, basketball, art, drama, Brick-4-Kidz, jewelry making and more.  These activities meet once a week.  We also offer a daily  AfterCare Program for a fee.

Any notable alumni/Noteworthy facts

-  Our First Grade Head Teacher Jomayra Torres was selected “Teacher of the Year” by the NJ Charter Association in SY 2013-14

-  BelovED is ranked No. 1 in NJ in the NFL Play 60 Program, a school-based physical activity and healthy nutrition initiative facilitated by the USDA, the NFL, and Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" initiative.

-  BelovED’s PTO received honorable mention by the national PTO in 2013-14 after being in existence for only one year

-  BelovED won a $50,000 playground in a recycling contest that is being installed in October 2014.

-  Our PE Teacher Ashley Archer received the 2014 “Quality Physical Educator” Award from the JOPERD, the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. This is the academic journal for PE teachers.

-  Named a 2014 "Let's Move! Active School" from the Let's Move! Program headed by Michelle Obama. The award goes to schools that meet all federal physical activity and nutrition guidelines

-  Won the 2014 SPARK dance National Championship from SPARK Programs, a producer of physical education curriculums endorsed by Let's Move! 

- Kindergarten Teacher Rebekah Barboza and Second Grade Teacher Ozzie Ramirez were bestowed the "Fitness Ally Award" from the Presidential Youth Fitness Program due to teaching classes with a 70% or higher passing rate on national fitness assessments for two consecutive years

- Awarded the 2013 Presidential Youth Fitness Grant to pay for our fitness testing materials, software, and curriculums through 2016

- Second Grade Lead Teacher Michele Link was named a finalist for the 2014 Teacher Award for Literacy from the Random House Foundation. Winner will be announced this month.

- PE Teacher John Taylor was named to the NJAHPERD executive committee as the elementary health teacher representative for 2014-2015

- Ashley Archer & John Taylor received the 2014 Administrator Award from the Presidential Youth Fitness Program. It goes to P.E. teachers that perform fitness testing on every student, and submits those results to the PYFP.

- Placed 2nd in the 2013 Community Food Bank of New Jersey food drive. We ended up donating over 1,500 pounds of food.

- Two of our scholars earned top medals at the 2014 USA Judo Junior Olympic Championships in Irving Texas.

Open house dates for 2014-2015 school year

October 17^th 8:30 AM