The Renaissance Charter School

The Renaissance Charter School
Location
35–57 81st Street
Queens, New York 11374

United States
Coordinates 40°45′00″N 73°53′07″W / 40.7499°N 73.8852°W / 40.7499; -73.8852Coordinates: 40°45′00″N 73°53′07″W / 40.7499°N 73.8852°W / 40.7499; -73.8852
Information
Type Charter
Established 1993
NCES School ID 360005904803[1]
Principal Stacey Gauthier
Faculty 39.39 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades K–12
Enrollment ~550[1] (2011–12)
Student to teacher ratio 13.91:1[1]
Website www.renaissancecharter.org

The Renaissance Charter School [2] in New York City opened in 1993 and is authorized by the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. It houses 550 students in grades kindergarten through high school. It started as a first-generation "New Visions School" sponsored by New Visions for Public Schools.[3] It is located in the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights. In 2000 it converted to charter status, one of the first charter schools in New York City. The current principal is Stacey Gauthier.

History

In 1991 New Visions for Public Schools (originally named "The Fund for New York City Public Education"), in conjunction with then-Chancellor Joseph Fernandez,[4] issued an RFP asking community groups to submit proposals for innovative schools.[5] The proposal for The Renaissance School was submitted by "The Committee of Concerned Educators" and Community School District 30; it was one of 16 accepted proposals from nearly 300 submissions. The proposal for the school was written in fictional narrative form chronicling a tour of the school by prospective parents.[6]

The school opened with 130 students, grades 4–7, in September 1993, in one wing of JHS 204 in Long Island City. In 1995, it expanded to grades K and 6–9, and moved to the site of the St. Patrick's parish school which had closed the prior year.[7] In 1996, it expanded to grades K–10 and moved into a permanent leased space on 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, then became the Renaissance Charter School, one of the first five charter schools in New York, in 2000.[7]

Model

The Renaissance Charter School was chosen as the site for a 2003 press conference held by then-mayor Michael Bloomberg announcing and expansion of charter schools, in which he labeled Renaissance as "a charter school that works."[8] The Renaissance model has several components.

Recognition

Geography Education:

School Leadership in the New York City School Reform Movement:

Education for Global Citizenship:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Renaissance Charter School (the)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  2. "TRCS - The Renaissance Charter School". Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  3. "New Visions for Public Schools". New Visions for Public Schools. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  4. Berger, Joseph (August 7, 1992). "Cutting the Big High School Down to Size; Fernandez Joins the Movement to More Emphasis on Individual Teen-Agers". The New York Times.
  5. Haven Henderson and Mary Anne Raywid (Winter 1994). ""Small" Revolution in New York Cityu". Journal of Negro Education.
  6. "The Value Creation School". Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 "Jackson Heights". macaulay.cuny.edu. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  8. "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg And Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein Announce Plans To Create 50 New Charter Schools Throughout All Five Boroughs". City of New York.
  9. Joffee, Monte (2006). The Value Creation School: A Case Study of Collaborative Leadership in a K-12 Focus School. Teachers College: New York.
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