Achievement First

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Achievement First
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HeadquartersNew Haven, Connecticut
ServicesCharter school management
Website www.achievementfirst.org
34 schools (2017)

Achievement First is a charter school network in the United States. Achievement First operates schools in Connecticut (beginning with Amistad Academy in New Haven in 1999 along with other schools in New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford), New York City (beginning in 2005 with schools in Brownsville, Bushwick, Crown Heights and East New York) and Rhode Island.

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Achievement First was one of the charter school organizations helping to establish Relay School for Education (formerly CUNY's Teacher U). [2] [3]

Achievement First runs 41 schools that serve approximately 12,500 students. [4]

List of Schools

Achievement First has 11 schools in Connecticut, 24 schools in New York, and 7 in Rhode Island.

AF Schools in Connecticut
StateCityGrade LevelName
CTBridgeportElementaryAchievement First Bridgeport Academy Elementary School
CTBridgeportMiddleAchievement First Bridgeport Academy Middle School
CTHartfordElementaryAchievement First Hartford Academy Elementary School
CTHartfordMiddleAchievement First Hartford Academy Middle School
CTHartfordMiddleAchievement First Summit Middle School
CTHartfordHighAchievement First Hartford High School
CTNew HavenElementaryAmistad Academy Elementary School
CTNew HavenElementaryElm City College Preparatory Elementary School
CTNew HavenMiddleAmistad Academy Middle School
CTNew HavenMiddleElm City College Preparatory Middle School
CTNew HavenHighAchievement First Amistad High School
AF Schools in New York
StateCityTypeName
NYBrooklynElementaryAchievement First Apollo Elementary School
NYBrooklynElementaryAchievement First Aspire Elementary School
NYBrooklynElementaryAchievement First Brownsville Elementary School
NYBrooklynElementaryAchievement First Bushwick Elementary School
NYBrooklynElementaryAchievement First Crown Heights Elementary School
NYBrooklynElementaryAchievement First East New York Elementary School
NYBrooklynElementaryAchievement First Endeavor Elementary School
NYBrooklynElementaryAchievement First Linden Elementary School
NYBrooklynElementaryAchievement First North Brooklyn Prep Elementary School
NYBrooklynMiddleAchievement First Apollo Middle School
NYBrooklynMiddleAchievement First Aspire Middle School
NYBrooklynMiddleAchievement First Brownsville Middle School
NYBrooklynMiddleAchievement First Bushwick Middle School
NYBrooklynMiddleAchievement First Crown Heights Middle School
NYBrooklynMiddleAchievement First East New York Middle School
NYBrooklynMiddleAchievement First Endeavor Middle School
NYBrooklynMiddleAchievement First Linden Middle School
NYBrooklynMiddleAchievement First North Brooklyn Prep Middle School
NYBrooklynMiddleAchievement First Voyager Middle School
NYBrooklynHighAchievement First Brooklyn High School
NYBrooklynHighAchievement First East Brooklyn High School
NYBrooklynHighAchievement First Ujima High School
NYBrooklynHighAchievement First University Prep High School
NYQueensElementaryAchievement First Legacy Elementary School
AF Schools in Rhode Island
StateCityTypeName
RICranstonElementaryAchievement First Iluminar Mayoral Academy Elementary School
RIProvidenceElementaryAchievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Elementary School
RIProvidenceMiddleAchievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Middle School
RICranstonMiddleAchievement First Iluminar Mayoral Academy Middle School
RIProvidenceElementaryAchievement First Promesa Mayoral Academy Elementary School
RIProvidenceElementaryAchievement First Envision Elementary
RIProvidenceHighAchievement First Providence High School

Special Education Lawsuit

In 2015, five special education students at Achievement First Crown Heights (in Brooklyn) sued the school because (as a New York Times article paraphrased the lawsuits) they "did not get mandated services and were punished for behavior that arose from their disabilities." [5] According to the New York Times, Achievement First responded that “We serve a substantial number of students with both modest and significant special education needs, and our school leaders, teachers and other professionals work tirelessly each day to serve all our students well [....] Most of our students who receive special education services are experiencing real growth, and we have high levels of overall parent satisfaction." The lawsuit was settled in early 2018.

New Model

In 2016, Achievement First introduced "a new school model that they hope can maintain their high expectations and strict rules, while letting students develop independence and a sense of identity." [6] The model was called Greenfield. The founding principal of a Greenfield school said that, "“Part of the model is addressing the idea that our students need to be prepared for college, and not just prepared academically."

Other adjustments over time include shortening the school day by an hour.

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  2. Charters get own education graduate school By YOAV GONEN, Education Reporter February 15, 2011 NY Post
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