HUNDREDS OF NYC FAMILIES EXPLORE THE CHARTER OPTION AT 2016 CHARTER SCHOOL FAIR
Reps from Over 100 Charter Campuses – from Brooklyn, Queens and Lower Manhattan – to Advise Families on Applying to the Charter of their Choice
(Brooklyn, NY) – This Saturday, March 5, the New York City Charter School Center in conjunction with Williamsburg Charter High School, will host its 4th annual Charter School Fair for New York City parents. The fair rounds out the charter school application season for the 2016-17 school year as the deadline approaches on April 1.
Council Member Rafael Espinal is expected to attend this year’s event with over 800 families. For the first time, educators from 50 charter school networks and independent schools, representing just over 100 school campuses throughout Brooklyn, Queens and Lower Manhattan, will be on hand to discuss their school offerings with prospective students and their parents.
Free and open to all NYC families, attendees will be able to apply in person with school representatives or online to multiple charters across the city using the Common Online Charter School Application available in 10 languages. The schools in attendance are accepting all grades from Kindergarten through high school.
| What
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2016 Charter School Fair |
| Who:
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50 charter networks/charter schools representing 100 charter school campuses in Brooklyn, Queens and Lower Manhattan
Hundreds of NYC public school students and their families Councilmember Rafael Espina |
| When:
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Saturday, March 5, 2016 – 10:00am – 3:00pm |
| Where:
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Williamsburg Charter High School 198 Varet Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206 |
| Who:
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, KIPP Co-Founder Dave Levin, district and charter school educators, community leaders and advocates |
For more information about the Charter School Fair, please visit charternyc.org
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About the New York City Charter School Center
The New York City Charter School Center is an independent non-profit committed to fostering an environment in which public charters can open and flourish, and, through their innovative approaches, provide models for improving all public schools. The Charter Center helps new charter schools get started, supports existing schools, and engages the charter school community around key issues. Learn more about the New York City Charter School Center at www.nyccharterschools.org.
About NYC’s Charter Schools
Charter schools are free, independently run public schools that are able to innovate in their classroom structures, curriculum, and teaching methods. In return, they’re held to higher standards of accountability. More than 90 percent of the City’s charter school students are African-American or Latino, and over 70 percent are from low-income families. There are 205 public charter schools serving over 95,000 students in all five boroughs for the 2015-2016 school year.
