High School Staff

Leadership

Esosa Ogbahon

Principal

Nicki Lowell

Assistant Principal

Math

Oladipupo Mayungbo

Algebra I
9th Grade

Jehanna Cola

Geometry
10th Grade

Ricardo Alexander

Algebra II
Quantitative Reasoning
11th Grade

English Language Arts

Ijebusonma Mongoli

ELA 1, 9th Grade

Ethan Abelar

ELA 2, 10th Grade

Alyssa Thompson-Sackey

ELA 3, 11th Grade

Social Studies

Ashley Aikens

US History
9th Grade

Shaheed Abdul-Hakim

Government and Economics
10th Grade

Patrick Orane

Global History
Human Geography
11th Grade

Science

Sherma Savery-Duncan

Living Environment

Jarred Heer

Earth Science

Deborah McLaughlin

Environmental Science

College and Career Readiness

TBD

Director of College and Career

Christina Berthaud

Post Secondary College and Career Coach

Julissa Lopez

College and Career Readiness Coordinator

Mai'Eja Williams

College and Career Readiness Coordinator

Student Support Services

Elena Canaras-Raoul

Special Education Coordinator

Humberto Castello

ENL

Keisha Allsop

Integrated Co-Teaching
History

TBD

Integrated Co-Teaching
English Language Arts
History

Andre Kaalund Jr.

Integrated Co-Teaching
Economics & Government

Jazzmine Randolph

Integrated Co-Teaching
Algebra I

Bishon Williams

Integrated Co-Teaching
Science

Leana Glick

Social Worker

Ryan McAlonan

Social Worker

Oseia Seaforth

Guidance Counselor

Culture

Elisha Dixon

Dean of Culture

Victor Figueroa

School Aide

Jalen Franklin

School Aide

Fitness

Shak Shar

Head of Fitness

Teaching Artists

Leonardo Catricala

Teaching Artist, Music

TBD

Teaching Artist, Dance

Christine Mahoney Brooks

Teaching Artist
Culinary Arts

Constance Santaguida

Teaching Artist
Visual Arts

Operations & Data

Dominique Artamin

Director of Operations

Danelle Caba

School Aide

Leslie Lopez

School Aide

Natalie Peralta

School Aide

Ashley Suarez

Data & Assessment Analyst

Founders Joe and Carol Reich

The principles we were building our school on, presented something potentially huge in education reform. These principles-parental choice, freedom to operate in a manner consistent with the needs of specific children, parent involvement, longer school days and a longer school year, merit compensation for teachers-could be a game changer for children of poverty. It was the growing sense of this possibility that re-energized us and gave us the strength to push on, for as long as necessary.

We both shared a common and basic belief: families of means can afford to send their children to private schools or relocate to an affluent neighborhood where public schools have greater resources. The poor cannot. We recoiled against this injustice. We made it our own struggle.