Middle School Staff

Leadership & School Support

Leadership

Janna Tsimprea

Principal

Ruth Alexandre

Director of Operations

Serge Andre

Dean of Humanities + 6th Grade

Michelle Barrera

Dean of STEM + 8th Grade

Candace Fuller

Director of Supporting Services + 7th Dean

Student Support

Lauren Lauterbach

Counselor

Joel Celestin

Operations Manager

Ezron Quammie

School Aide

Jamilah Nixon

School Aide

Malik Bailey

Teacher Assistant

Ashley Peters

Director of After School & Community Partnerships

Anthony Bhimsain

Senior Data Associate, All Schools

6th Grade

Bamby Camara

ELA

Roseanne Roberts

Math

David Stutt

Math Intervention

Ryan Chappell

Science

Ciara Chappell

ICT

7th Grade

Zyare Brown

ELA

Clifton Louison

Math

Kara Swallow

Science

Heaven Jeffries

ICT

8th Grade

Janice Bligen

ELA

Tiffany Biggs

Math

Marcus McLean

Science

Raphael McGregor

Supporting Services Teacher

Specials Teachers

Chris Lackwood

Power to the People

Uniquea Bowers

Life Skills

Donte Williams

PE & Health

Tizjana Fejzullaj

Art

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.