Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE UNITY CHARTER SCHOOL (UCS) WAS CHARTERED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN JANUARY 1997 AS THE ONLY CHARTER SCHOOL THAT HAD INCLUDED A PLANNING YEAR PRIOR TO ITS OPENING. THE CHARTER SCHOOL OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE FIRST 60 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-7 IN SEPTEMBER, 1998, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS CHARTER. UCS MAINTAINED THAT ENROLLMENT LEVEL THROUGH THE FIRST SCHOOL YEAR. UCS NOW OPERATES A K-8 PROGRAM, IN WHICH STUDENTS THRIVE IN A MULTI-AGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. WHILE ENCOURAGING EACH CHILD TO GROW ACADEMICALLY, UCS INTEGRATES PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASSROOM SUPPORT AS WELL AS THE GOVERNANCE OF THE SCHOOL.
UNITY CHARTER SCHOOL COMPLETED ITS TWENTY-FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION AS A KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 8 PUBLIC SCHOOL OF CHOICE WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. THE CHARTER SCHOOL OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL, NUTRITIONAL AND SPECIAL NEEDS, TO ALL STUDENTS GRADES K THROUGH 8. UCS ENDED THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF 235 STUDENTS.UCS HOLDS WEEKLY SCHOOL MEETINGS, INCORPORATING PEER MEDIATION AND CLASS MEETINGS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION OF COLLABORATIVE TEACHING AND GOVERNANCE. IN FURTHER ACCORDANCE WITH ITS MISSION, SUSTAINABILITY IS TAUGHT THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN ENDEAVOR ON OUR ECOSYSTEM, USING LEARING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FIELD TRIPS, CLASS CURRICULUM AND INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANTED UCS ANOTHER RENEWAL IN THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR FOR FIVE (5)YEARS, AS THE CHARTER SCHOOL CONTINUES TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN IMPROVING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES AND PROVIDING A POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH FOR ITS SCHOLARS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Connie Sanchez | Executive Dir. | 40 | $129,533 |
| Rhonda Curry | BUSINESS ADMIN | 25 | $0 |
| Brian Stang | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Thomas Sheffield | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Kristin Sechler | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Gayle Moran | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Sherry Cicero | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Eslin Eckert | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Brianna Divak | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Suzanne Dell'Orto | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| John Coyle | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Owen Lipnick | Vice President | 3 | $0 |
| Robert Ghelli | President | 3 | $0 |
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