"These are hard-working families and their kids work hard as well. All they need is a teacher like Karina to help them.” – Todd Gentilcore, SA Bronx 2 Middle School Principal
It’s official: kids triumphed over politics! All SA middle school scholars in Queens WILL have a classroom next year. Thank you to our families, staff, and supporters who raised your voices for
#KidsOverPolitics
and helped make this possible.
For the third year in a row, Success Academy is the top-performing school district in New York! Congratulations to our scholars, staff, and families
#InsideSuccess
for continuing to redefine possible in public education.
Such a beautiful moment: SA Upper West scholar Kaeleb is surprised by his mother, Sergeant First Class Clara Torres, who had been serving in Kuwait on a twelve-month tour.
We are beyond proud of our SA Bronx 2 Middle School graduates who ALL passed the 2019 algebra regents exam! Read more about their incredible accomplishment and their inspiring teacher, Karina Mateo, who helped make it all possible.
#InsideSuccess
“Despite being thrilled with the education their children receive, hundreds of public-school parents are being told they may have to send their kids far away for middle school..only one reason for the cruelty: These kids happen to attend charter schools.”
"Five years ago, I was part of the 194. I felt unimportant, disrespected, and invisible to the educational system… I didn’t back down before, and I won’t back down now.” – Tiayna Harris, senior at SA HSLA
#KidsOverPolitics
Congratulations to our Success Academy Hudson Yards Middle School scholar Aditeya D. who became a
#chessmaster
🎖️ Currently
#7
in the country among all players 12 and under. Let’s show him 🧡 with a RT
#insidesuccess
"I'm a scholar, I work real hard, I make A-moves!" Our SA elementary school scholars rewrote the lyrics to
#CardiB
's popular track to create their own pump up song.
After significant consideration, we have decided to suspend on-campus learning until further notice. Scholars will need to stay home beginning on Monday, 3/16 and will begin remote learning on Thursday, 3/19. For the most up to date information, visit:
YES, scholars! On Day One of remote learning, over 91% of MS & HS scholars attended their virtual classes. The majority of schools reported attendance at 97% or higher. Extra shout-out to SA Hudson Yards MS, SA Harlem East MS, & SA Myrtle MS scholars — over 99% in attendance!
Are you an elementary school parent looking for strategies for remote learning? Follow the
@RobertsonCtrSA
and join them this Thursday, March 26, at noon for a live
#TwitterChat
on this topic!
"I'm not going away. I'm an advocate for our kids and families and they deserve space." Thanks
@errollouis
for having
@MoskowitzEva
on to explain why our Queens families are rallying to demand the middle school that
@NYCMayor
promised them 2 years ago!
We're so grateful for our school safety agents who literally save lives, as Agent Thompson did at Bergen Beach. Thank you for looking out for our scholars!
Thank you School Safety Agent Thompson for a job Well Done! Agent Thompson from Success Academy jumped into immediate action to save a 1st. grader who was choking. She noticed the child was in distress and instantaneously began the Heimlich maneuver saving the student’s life.
Big shoutout to all the families who supported their scholars for back to school. Our community thrives because of the support of our parents and families and we couldn't do it without this commitment! Drop a “🧡” in the comments to show our parents some love!
"We have voices and we need to be heard!" Our youngest scholar advocates stood up for their right to a quality education, despite
@NYCMayor
’s rebuff. "Mr. Mayor, you walked past us. It felt like he was just ignoring us." Stand with our scholars.
#KidsOverPolitics
The entire SA community -- parents, scholars, teachers, staff -- have been gearing up for this moment. Our new school year starts Monday and we’re ready to meet it head on. Leave an emoji in the comments and join us in welcoming our scholars back to school!
#InsideSuccess
Thank you for celebrating the
#SAClassOf2022
with us! We're in awe of these scholars’ accomplishments and can't wait to see what they will accomplish in
#college
and beyond.
#InsideSuccess
"We just want to be recognized and seen as parents who want the best for our children." We're so inspired by our parent advocates who raised their voices in Albany this week. Retweet if you believe that ALL children deserve
#SchoolEqualityNOW
.
Our first Success Academy
#CollegeSigningDay
celebrations included a trip to Philadelphia to hear
@MichelleObama
speak! Congratulations to the Class of 2022 on your acceptances and final decisions:
#BetterMakeRoom
We’re joining
@BPEricAdams
and charter parents from across the city to speak out against
@NYCMayor
’s proposed new policy that would violate parents’ right to know their educational choices.
#ParentsNeedToKnow
Nearly 4,000 rally attendees turned out last week to remind elected officials that public charter schools are part of the fabric of this city, and an education option that parents are willing to fight for.
#KidsOverPolitics
100% of SA high school seniors have been accepted to college! We're SO proud of our scholars' hard work, along with the dedicated support of their teachers and families.
See all the schools the
#SAClassof2024
was accepted to:
#InsideSuccess
These are the parents who are fighting for a middle school in Queens. If City Hall doesn’t act soon, their children won’t have a school next year.
#KidsOverPolitics
.
We’re live at City Hall with parents, students, and educators urging
@NYCMayor
to break his silence and tell our Queens families when they will receive the middle school they were promised.
#KidsOverPolitics
Congratulations to our SA Bed-Stuy Middle School school scholars who competed in this weekend's
@chessinschools
Columbus Day
#Chess
Tournament!
Our K-12 U1100 & U1500 teams took home 1st place, with our K-12 1500+ team tying for 1st, finishing 2nd after the tie break.
Congratulations to our school community on accomplishing a decade of academic greatness! This year’s test results are proof that eliminating achievement gaps across racial and economic demographics IS possible.
#InsideSuccess
We’re in Queens with SA families at the District 28 Town Hall to ask
@NYCMayor
for a permanent middle school to serve our growing body of SA Queens scholars. Today marks the 999th day since a formal request was submitted to the City for permanent space.
#KidsOverPolitics
We are so inspired by all the love for our Queens community! From the 4,000 people who attended today’s rally, to everyone who continues sharing messages of support on social media -- our Queens families, scholars, and teachers thank you!
#KidsOverPolitics
Too many U.S. students don’t learn the full history of slavery in the U.S. . For a history curriculum to fill in the gaps highlighted by the
#1619project
, check out our Ed Institute's FREE middle school U.S. history curriculum.
@nhannahjones
THREAD 1/
City Hall is attempting — illegally — to charge Success Academy half a million dollars to use its own athletic fields. Today, we’re protesting that action. Mr. Mayor, let our kids play and put
#KidsOverPolitics
.
Start the week by meeting Samuel, a scholar at Success Academy Harlem 2 with big goals and a big personality. We agree, science IS cool and we're excited to see those dinosaurs. 🦖🔬🧡
"SA is best known, and also mostly admired for throughout the world of education, is its rigor. Unlike other high school seniors, you don't need to be counseled on the importance of time management or the value of discipline and persistence." — Larry Bacow, President of
@Harvard
"What we are trying to develop is kids who have a sense of personal agency. That they have the individual decision-making power to overcome whatever identity may be ascribed to them." — Ian Rowe, CEO of
@PublicPREP
Congrats again to SA Flatbush who made Success history with 100% of testing scholars passing both math and ELA state exams last spring!
Thank you to all who attended our celebration last week, including
@RepYvetteClarke
,
@CMMathieuEugene
, and
@SenatorParker
.
#InsideSuccess
Our competitive soccer team is heading to Spain for the Mediterranean International Cup!
These 5th and 6th grade scholars have been playing soccer together since 1st grade and their hard work and commitment is paying off.
@micfootballcup
#MICFootball
#InsideSuccess
Best of luck to our scholars competing in this weekend’s All-Girls National Chess Championships in Chicago! Follow their journey live at .
#InsideSuccess
Can you believe we are already more than 100 days into the school year? Our schools celebrated with a TIME-honored spirit day tradition!
#100thDay
#InsideSuccess
Photos from Success Academy Charter Schools's post
New book by Thomas Sowell, "Charter Schools and their Enemies," reveals the forces that are "sacrificing the education of children to the vested interests of adults who run the schools."
@WSJ
(subscription required)
Thank you to
@footlocker
and
@adidas
for hosting this back to school celebration for some of our basketball scholars.
This is just one of the many exciting things in the works for the SA Basketball program, so stay tuned!
#InsideSuccess
It has been 3 years since Success Academy requested middle school space for our Queens scholars, but City Hall still has not provided a viable space. Queens parents like Osa Igbinaduwa need their voices to be heard. It’s time for
@NYCMayor
to put
#KidsOverPolitics
.
@NASAKennedy
@ulalaunch
Behind-the-scenes where the magic happens! Rocket scientists make the decisions, which are then executed by the experts on the floor.
We’re kicking off the Slam the Exam pep rally at
@barclayscenter
! We are here to celebrate 4,100+ scholars from 24 SA schools before they take the state exams next week.
#InsideSuccess
Thrilled to celebrate our 2019 Excellence Award winners tonight! These outstanding educators are making a profound impact on children’s lives and truly exemplify excellence in education.
#InsideSuccess
This family left a citywide Gifted & Talented school for Success Academy Far Rockaway, but to stay at Success, they're having to fight for their daughter to have a middle school.
@NYDailyNews
#KidsOverPolitics
This weekend 30
@SuccessCharters
scholars from across our network competed in the 2021
@USChess
National K-12 Chess Tournament in Orlando Florida. We are extremely proud of all our scholars who participated and those who ranked nationally!
#insidesuccess
It was a "first day of school" unlike any other — and yet some things never change. Thank you to the teachers, families, and scholars who helped us kick off remote learning in true SA style!
#InsideSuccess
"In a matter of weeks, Success has converted itself into a functional digital school," complete with "full days of instruction, professional development, and planning meetings for staff."
@CityJournal
@rpondiscio
#InsideSuccess
This beautiful bottle cap mural at SA Hudson Yards has left us speechless. Ms. Relyea and her art scholars have outdone themselves!
#Art
#InsideSuccess