Achievement First East New York Middle School

158 Richmond Street
Brooklyn, NY 11208
Phone: 718-235-3491
Fax: 718-235-3728

Opened: September 2009
Grades: Five (growing to five to eight)
Number of Students in 2009-10: 89
Student Demographics in 2009-10:
51% Boys, 49% Girls
100% African American or Hispanic
75% Qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch

Overview

Achievement First East New York Middle School is a community of students who are kind, enthusiastic and young at heart, but firm in their belief that they can achieve anything. The school stives to develop students who reach for excellence by thinking critically, listening, learning and articulating opinions with respect and humility. Each month, students have the opportunity to attend exciting events as a result of demonstrating outstanding character and academic achievement. Students may also earn the honor of serving on the Principal Advisory Committee (PAC). Students elected to the PAC meet weekly with members of the school leadership team to discuss improving the school culturally and academically.

School Leader

David Hardy, Jr. is the founding principal of Achievement First East New York Middle School. Previously, Mr. Hardy was a principal-in-residence and dean of students at Achievement First Bushwick Middle School. Mr. Hardy began his search for educational equality in 2003 as a Teach For America corps member in Miami-Dade County. During his five years in Miami, he was honored as a Sue Lehmann Regional Finalist, a Rookie Teacher of the Year nominee and the 2007-08 Teacher of the Year at Madison Middle School, where he taught sixth to eighth grade English Language Arts and reading. While in Miami, Mr. Hardy served as a school director at the Teach For America Summer Institute and as a curriculum support specialist for the School Improvement Zone, where he provided instructional support to two of the lowest performing elementary schools in Miami-Dade County. Mr. Hardy earned his B.A. in economics from Colgate University and his M.A. from St. Thomas University.