This week, we celebrate National Charter Schools Week! Charter schools began as schools of choice, designed to provide alternatives to the local public school district. Charter schools provide innovation, creative approaches, and personal attention to students in order to improve student achievement. In New Jersey, there are 88 public charter schools that serve over 54,000 students. Charter schools are located in 18 of the 21 counties in the state. This year’s theme is Above and Beyond. Above and Beyond speaks to the extraordinary work charter schools do for their students, families and communities.

Let’s have some fun this week celebrating #Charterlove:

Monday, May 11-Wear your school colors or school uniform

Tuesday, May 12-Show off your teaching or learning space

Wednesday, May 13-Let us know how you are staying happy and healthy

Thursday, May 14-Take a look back with your charter school beginnings

Friday, May 15-Share why you love your school with #Charter School love

Saturday, May 16-For fun, dress as a charter school superhero!

In addition to National Charter Schools Week, we also celebrate Special Education Week. Thank you to all of our teachers, paraprofessionals, social workers, guidance counselors, and case manager for supporting our inclusive classroom environments for our students with disabilities. This year’s Special Education Week theme is, “Creating, Learning, Growing.”

So many ways to celebrate, recognize, and acknowledge the work we do this week!

My students have been working on writing poetry. I thought this would be a good way to end April (National Poetry Month) as it would give students a chance to write more creatively and reflectively. They have been reading a certain poem with a focus on analyzing a certain element, then the next day using it as a model/template for their own poems. I think this has helped to build student confidence and engagement to start MP4. The virtual format has allowed me to share videos of poets actually reading their work, which the students have enjoyed. I even hosted a Google Meeting "Poetry Reading" where some of my honors students read their poems out loud to each other! I have attach some student poems here for you to read.

Please feel free to reach our office staff during school hours, 7:50 am - 4 pm, Monday - Friday by dialing 848.203.3742 and the staff extension.

Extensions
101 - Chief School Administrator
102 - High School VP
103 - Business Administrator
105 - Adm. Asst to the BA
106 - High School Nurse
107 - Information Technology
109 - Middle School VP
110 - High School Social Worker
111 - Attendance Officer
112 - Discipline
113 - Special Services (SPED, Etc.)

115 - Reporting Specialist
116 - High School Counselor
117 - High School Counselor - ELL
118 - Human Resource
120 - Exec. Asst. to Chief Lead Administrator

122 - Human Resource Asst
123 - Supervisor of Curriculum & Instruction
128 - High School Counselor

140 - Middle School Counselor
149 - Information Technology

150 - Middle School Main office
153 - Middle School Social Worker
175 - Middle School Nurse
176 - Parent Engagement (New Student Enrollment, Etc.)

We are pleased to announce we will be providing hot dinner meals to students and families starting Monday, May 4. We will provide grab and go Breakfast, Lunch, and hot Dinner meals daily from 10 am to 12 pm at the High School.

Our 21st Century Community Learning Center Afterschool Program has gone Virtual! We are, once again, implementing enrichment programs Monday-Thursday, from 4-6 PM, starting Monday, April 6. Program offerings include:

• SAT Prep English Language Arts
• SAT Prep Mathematics
• STEM
• Computer Science
• Drones
• Multicultural Cooking with the ‘Berbs
• Book and Movie Club
• Strength Training
• Yoga and Stress Relief
• Dance Club
• Girl Talk
• The Brotherhood

We are continuing to accept students at the middle school for 2019-2020 school year.

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INFORMATION ON TESTING SITES

There are three types of testing sites:

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County testing sites - These sites may be restricted to residents or first responders of a specific county. Some also require an appointment and/or prescription from a healthcare provider.

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Founded in 2010 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School is one of Middlesex County's comprehensive Public Charter Schools that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades. The school operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education.

When the school first opened in 2010, it did not have the books, tables, or classrooms necessary for students to be in an adequate learning environment. Even the principal, at the time, had to serve as a lunch aide. Since then, AUL has developed to help students receive the education they deserve. AUL has expanded by opening two new campuses, expecting to provide the opportunity for students to continue to succeed, with graduation and college admission, as two of its goals.

AUL offers an advanced academic track and AP courses.

AUL Mission: To employ an educational design and experience that merges the highest standards of academic excellence while fostering convictions and commitment to social and economic justice.

Email: admin@aulcs.org
Website: www.aulcs.org
Location: 612 Amboy Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ, USA
Phone: (848)203-3742
Facebook: facebook.com/aulcs
Twitter: @aulcharter