StreetScenes
2010
Newark Educators Community Charter School Opening 2009
October 26, 2009
NECCS First Graders sang "This Little Light of Mine."
The Newark Educators' Community Charter School Marks the Opening of the School with a Ribbon-Cutting
On October 26, 2009, The Newark Educators' Community Charter School in Newark, New Jersey held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the start of its first school year for 200 students, and the opening of the school's new school facility.
Cutting the ribbon: The four NECCS founders, left to right : Lynne Einbender, Margot Hammond, Joyce Kornegay and Xiania Foster, with Rochelle Hendricks, Assistant Commissioner, State of New Jersey, Department of Education, far right.
Bank Street President Elizabeth Dickey and New Jersey Assistant Education Commissioner Rochelle Hendricks joined the school's founders, trustees, parents, and staff to mark the commencement of the Newark Educators' Community Charter School (NECCS). NECCS received the only new charter in the City of Newark that was granted by the State Department of Education in 2009. NECCS opened its doors in September 2009 to serve 200 students in grades K through 3.
The school will add a grade each year until it reaches its full enrollment of 450 students in grades K through 8. The mission is to create a rigorous learning community that supports the academic, social and personal growth of children and the ongoing professional growth of educators.
Bank Street President, Elizabeth D. Dickey and a room filled with supporters of the school.
One of the school's central partners is the Newark Educators' Collaborative, which sprang from Bank Street College's 1996-2007 Project New Beginnings partnership with Newark educators that helped revitalize a number of the city's public schools. Central to the Charter School's mission is making families partners in their children's education. The school will also be a demonstration site for helping develop excellent teachers for schools throughout Newark.
The NEC's future plans include a Teacher Residency Program, Professional Development Opportunities for Newark Teachers and Principals, and School Development Partnerships.
Bank Street's Commitment to Newark Continues with the Newark Educators' Collaborative
NECCS Principal, Joyce Kornegay
