ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
443 CLIFTON AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ 07104 www.roberttreatacademy.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS CHILDREN AGES FIVE AND OLDER AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GROW IN A SAFE AND STIMULATING ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE CORE SUBJECTS OF LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND WORLD LANGUAGE ARE BONDED TO THE VALUES OF SELF-WORTH, RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER, ONE'S COMMUNITY, STATE, AND NATION. STUDENTS, PARENTS, STAFF AND ADULT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL EACH PLAY CRITICAL ROLES IN THE ACADEMY, A TOTAL INVOLVEMENT INSTITUTION. PARENTAL PARTICIPATION, YEAR ROUND LEARNING AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES WILL DEMONSTRATE TO ALL THAT SUCCESS, HOPE AND PERSEVERANCE ARE HABITS JUST AS CARING, COMPASSION, AND FAIRNESS ARE HABITS. THE ACADEMY NURTURES A TOTAL COMMITMENT TO HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS, SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR AND THE RECOGNITION THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE CREATED EQUAL AND MUST BE GIVEN AN EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

CHARTER SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN OFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL COMPLETED ITS TWENTY-THIRD YEAR OF OPERATION IN JUNE 2020. ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL HAS TWO CAMPUSES. THE STEPHEN N. ADUBATO CAMPUS IS LOCATED AT 443 CLINTON AVE, NEWARK NJ AND HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 467 STUDENTS. THE JACKIE ROBINSON CAMPUS IS LOCATED AT 180 WILLIAM STREET, NEWARK NJ AND HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 224 STUDENTS. TOTAL ENROLLMENT IS 691 STUDENTS. BOTH ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL CAMPUSES OFFER AN ELEVEN-MONTH SCHOOL YEAR WITH A SEVEN HOUR INSTRUCTIONAL DAY AND AN EIGHT HOUR PROFESSIONAL DAY. EARLY CARE BEGINNING AT 7:30 AM AND AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY (UNTIL 5:30 PM) ACCOMMODATE WORKING PARENTS AND PROVIDE TIME FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. OUR REMEDIAL SERVICES IN ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH AS WELL AS REMEDIAL AND GUIDED READING, TUTORING AND HOMEWORK HELP, TAKE PLACE DURING THE EXTENDED DAY INSURING THAT STUDENTS DO NOT MISS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION. THE EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM OFFERS EXTRACURRICULAR ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING A ROBOTICS CLUB AND RECREATION (BOYS AND GIRLS' BASKETBALL, GOLF, SWIMMING, TENNIS), ARTS PROGRAMS (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC INSTRUCTION, CHORUS, STEP DANCING, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND CREATIVE WRITING) AS WELL AS ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS CHARACTER EDUCATION. PARENT PARTICIPATION CONTINUES TO BE A KEY ELEMENT OF OUR FOCUS AS WITNESSED BY THE HIGH LEVELS OF ATTENDANCE WE CONSISTENTLY RECORD AT MONTHLY PARENT MEETINGS. PARENTS SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION, AN AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION, SPONSORS A VARIETY OF EVENTS FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS. PARENT REPRESENTATIVES ALSO VOLUNTEER IN OTHER AREAS (COACHING, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND CHAPERONING STUDENTS ON TRIPS, ATTENDING AND ASSISTING AT SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS, PLAYS AND PERFORMANCES). IN THE NINE SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDING ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE (NJSLA FOR 4TH AND 8TH GRADES), SOCIAL STUDIES, TECHNOLOGY, WORLD LANGUAGE (SPANISH), VISUAL AND FINE ARTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH, AND 21ST CENTURY LIFE & CAREERS OUR CURRICULA IS ALIGNED TO THE NJ STUDENT LEARNING STANDARDS. IN KEY SUBJECT AREAS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT REMAINS CRUCIAL TO MEETING THE ACADEMY'S OVERALL MISSION. OUR TRAINING SCHEDULE INCLUDED WORKSHOPS IN MATH, ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS, READING, SCIENCE, AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT. IN THE AREA OF TECHNOLOGY, STAFF DEVELOPMENT WAS OFFERED TO HELP TEACHERS BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE USERS OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM. EFFORTS TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR THE NJSLA TEST WAS A MAIN AREA OF ATTENTION AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOREMOST ON OUR LIST OF GOALS AND A FOCUS OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND SATURDAY ACADEMY. HOWEVER, ON MARCH 16, 2020 WE WERE FACED WITH THE EMERGENCY CLOSURE DUE TO COVID-19. THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF ED WAIVED TESTING FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. OUR FOCUS THEN BECAME PUTTING IN PLACE OUR REMOTE LEARNING PROGRAM. THE ACADEMY HAD BEEN PREPARING FOR MANY WEEKS IN ADVANCE FOR THIS EVENT. THEREFORE, ONCE THE ACTUAL EMERGENCY CLOSURE OCCURRED DEVICES HAD ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED AND THE REMOTE PROGRAM WAS IMMEDIATELY PUT INTO PLACE.AS THE EMOTIONAL WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS WAS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE, ADMINISTRATORS, THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER, AND SCHOOL PHYSIOLOGIST WERE CONTINUALLY ON-CALL TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS. ALONG WITH INTERNAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS, THE ACADEMY PROVIDED PARENTS WITH ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE SUPPORT RESOURCES. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, PARENTS AND STAFF WERE SURVEYED REGARDING THEIR SATISFACTION LEVELS WITH THE REMOTE LEARNING PLAN. OVERWHELMINGLY, ALL ENTITIES WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION AND EXECUTION OF THE PLAN.IN JUNE 2020, OUR SIXTEENTH CLASS OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY. THOSE STUDENTS WERE PREPARED FOR THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BY OUR HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PLACE GRADUATES IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. THOSE GRADUATES EARNED IN EXCESS OF $7.4 MILLION DOLLARS IN FINANCIAL AID AND MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD TO ATTEND SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN THE NATION. UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE UNABLE TO HOLD OUR TRADITIONAL GRADUATION CEREMONY. HOWEVER, OUR ENTIRE STAFF UNITED TO PUT TOGETHER A VIRTUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY.OUR FIRST GROUP OF ALUMNI TO COMPLETE COLLEGE GRADUATED IN 2013. WE HAVE MAINTAINED RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY OF THESE STUDENTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THEM. SEVERAL GRADUATES HAVE JOINED THE STAFF OF THE ACADEMY AS EITHER INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS/TEACHERS OR CLERKS AND IT IS OUR HOPE THAT MANY OF OUR FORMER STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO NEWARK AS PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE ACADEMY ALSO CONTINUED ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE GROUPS INCLUDED THE ACADEMY'S FOUNDING ORGANIZATION, THE NORTH WARD CENTER AND JUST ONE SOCCER WHICH MADE SPORTS ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE AND THE JOHN HOPKINS CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH WHICH PROVIDED SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AS WELL AS ONLINE COURSES FOR MORE GIFTED STUDENTS. THE ACADEMY ALSO MAINTAINED ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW JERSEY CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.THE MAJOR EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE CONTINUES TO BE MAINTAINING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH OF OUR STUDENTS MEASURED BY THE NEW JERSEY STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENT (NJSLA) TEST. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED THE NJSLA WAS NOT ADMINISTERED IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR.

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