Archives of GNCS News

 

2011

 
 

Certificate of Affiliation


National Junior Honor Society

The National Honor Society (NHS) and the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) are the nation's premier organizations recognizing outstanding middle level and high school students who demonstrate excellence in….  --more--

 

2010

 
 


NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION INSURANCE GROUP

GRANT AWARD---PRESS RELEASE
 

Greater Newark Charter School Board of Trustees Receives $5,000 Grant Award to Fund Safety and Security Related Improvements in District.

At its December 15, 2010 regional sub fund meeting, the New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group (NJSBAIG) awarded Greater Newark Charter School a Safety Grant in the amount of $5,000…. --more--

 

2009

 
Award Letter

March 2009

Greater Newark Charter School
c/o Greater Newark Charter School
72 Central Avenue Newark, NJ 07102

Dear GNCS Director:

We are very pleased to announce that Greater Newark Charter School has been chosen to receive the 2009 NJ Charter Public Schools Association Cultivating Quality Education Charter School Award.

The NJCPSA Cultivating Quality Education awards recognize the people who work to make charter schools and students successful. Your nomination letter presented strong evidence of your school’s qualifications in this area, and our reviewers responded by selecting Greater Newark Charter School for this distinction. ….--more--


Picturing America……. On T.V. ……. NJN Network……..

State of the Arts producer Susan Wallner visits a middle school social studies class and elementary art and library classes in New Jersey.  At the Greater Newark Charter School, ….. --more--

 

2008

 
 
Students, School Making the Grade

STAR LEDGER, NJ

by Kasi Addison/The Star-Ledger
Tuesday June 24, 2008, 11:50 AM         

The rhymes of rapper Lil Wayne no longer serenade Jahzhanee Sutton as she rides to Greater Newark Charter School each day. The seventh-grader ditched the morning music after she worked with classmates on a science project that concluded music has a negative effect on concentration…. --more--


Data in the Driver's Seat

December 2007/January 2008 | Volume 65 | Number 4
Informative Assessment   Pages 43-46                                   

Paul Bambrick-Santoyo

Two New Jersey schools discover the benefits of interim assessments, clearly defined standards, and data-driven instruction. 

Our story starts with two public middle schools in Newark, New Jersey. Both had student populations representative of Newark's Central Ward, where 90 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and 85 percent are black. Students in both schools were generally well behaved and academically on task....--more--

 
 
 

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