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Closing the achievement gap is the civil rights issue of our time. From the moment students arrive at Achievement First schools, they are held to high expectations built around the belief that they can and will achieve academic success.

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All Achievement First students know they can and will go to college.

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The culture at our schools is one of rigor and joy—you can sense the urgency and energy when you enter an Achievement First school. Our lessons are geared to engage students and foster a lifelong love of learning.

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Achievement First schools emphasize the REACH values—Respect, Enthusiasm, Achievement, Citizenship and Hard Work.

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At Achievement First, we believe all children can succeed when presented with the right educational opportunities. Across the Achievement First network, our students—low-income, African-American and Latino students—are outpacing their state and district peers.

For the third consecutive year in as many graduating classes, 100 percent of seniors have gained acceptance to four-year colleges and universities.

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We work hard every day to close the achievement gap and deliver on the promise of equal educational opportunity for all children, regardless of race, economic status or zip code. Our first priority is to provide a truly outstanding, gap-closing education to our thousands of students.

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We believe a great education can level the playing field, break the cycle of poverty and create a brighter future for all of us.

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Achievement First is proud to serve special education students, English Language Learners, talented and gifted students, and all other students accepted through our blind lotteries. We don’t have admission requirements or interviews, and there are no admission or tuition fees.

Students, teachers and parents work as a team to achieve success.

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At Achievement First, we help individual students, entire schools and partner districts close the achievement gap. We are committed to engaging volunteer tutors, increasing public awareness, and advocating for public policies that would support education reform and the expansion of high-quality school choices.

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People matter mightily at Achievement First. We spare no effort to recruit the best teachers, school leaders, subject-area and functional experts, and operations specialists from around the country, provide them with outstanding professional development, and create opportunities that will inspire and support them in their careers.

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About Achievement First East New York Elementary School

557 Pennsylvania Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Phone: 718-485-4924
Fax: 718-342-5194

Opened: September 2005
Grades: K to four
Number of Students in 2012-13: 438
Student Demographics in 2011-12:
47% Boys, 53% Girls
100% African American or Hispanic
78% Qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch

Overview

At Achievement First East New York Elementary School, the cornerstone of the school culture is the value of team and family as embodied by the “wolf pack” (the school’s mascot is the wolf). Students earn their way into the pack by demonstrating citizenship, hard work and achievement. Teachers work hard to make sure parents are part of the pack, too. The school distributes a weekly parent newsletter and holds regular workshops on reinforcing aspects of the school program at home. Like other Achievement First schools, Achievement First East New York offers unique enrichment activities. Students can participate in kung-fu, basketball, yoga, track, step team, dance team, chorus, guitar club and African drumming. Last year, one classroom worked with an animation studio to develop the storyline, characters and dialogue for a short animated film.

School Leader

Injy Carpenter is the principal of Achievement First East New York Elementary School. She is a native New Yorker with proud Brooklyn roots. Ms. Carpenter joined Achievement First East New York Elementary School in 2007 as a third-grade teacher and Saturday Academy director. Since 2007, she has served in several leadership roles including third-grade chairwoman, leadership fellow, dean of school culture and academic dean. Prior to her work with Achievement First, Ms. Carpenter was a Teach For America corps member and taught middle school math in Harlem. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in history and Chinese language, and went on to earn her M.S.T. from Pace University. Ms. Carpenter is deeply committed to supporting all students as they climb the mountain to college, and to their families, teachers and leaders who are working tirelessly to help them reach the summit.