Middle School Staff

Leadership

Edwin Santiago II

Co-Principal

Eloise Cummings

Co-Principal

Ms. Scott

Assistant Principal

Sixth Grade

Arisleyda Acosta

Humanities

TBD

Science

Fiona Costello

Mathematics

Brianna Johnson

Humanities

Edona Luka

History, Humanities, Science

Presly Valcin

History

Seventh Grade

TBD

Humanities

TBD

Science

Rahsaan Hawkins

Mathematics

Sabina Rodriguez

History

Sydney Teller

Mathematics & Science

Eighth Grade

TBD

ICT/SETSS

Raven Dantzler

Humanities

TBD

Algebra I, Humanities, Mathematics

Helaina Govia

Mathematics

Matthew Hackney

U.S. History

Milo Rechler

Biology

Joshua Cooper

Algebra I, Biology

Specials

TBD

Art

Essence John

Dance

Anna Brathwaite MacGregor

Music

Tanyka Massiah

Physical Education

Keon Seabrook

Afterschool

Rodney Smith

Drumming

Student Supports

Henry Celis

ENL Teacher

Karla Espinoza

Social Worker

Jessica Ramos

Social Worker

Brea George

SPED & Assessment Coordinator

TBD

12:1:1

Crismary Cisnero

ICT/SETSS

Kirsten Philips

ICT/SETSS

TBD

ICT

Operations

TBD

Director of Operations

Taisha Cuffee

Operations Associate

Daisy Peralta

Operations Associate

Amber Rivera

Operations Assistant

Megan Valentin

Operations Associate

Anthony Bhimsain

Senior Data Associate, All Schools

Domingo Suero

Security

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.