About
Philip’s Academy Charter School
The mission of Philip’s Academy Charter School Newark (also referred to as PACS Newark) is to inspire diverse learners in a rigorous and innovative environment that cultivates resilient leadership, intellectual curiosity, and thoughtful stewardship. Our school’s core values are to provide students with the love and support that they need to build a strong foundation for life. At PACS, we believe that learning happens everywhere, both inside and outside of the classroom. In addition to the academic core, we instill in our students a hunger and determination to forge their own life paths, realize their dreams, and reach their full potential. Accordingly, we promote and recognize the importance of ethical decision-making and the personal values of honesty, integrity, responsibility, tolerance, and service. In sum, we prepare students for entrance into a global society by teaching respect for diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and, we recognize the unique worth of each member of the school community.
Our
Leadership
Yasmeen Sampson
Principal, ysampson@pacsnewark.org
Shea Richardson
Middle School Vice Principal, srichardson@pacsnewark.org
Natalie Guy
Chief Operating Officer, nguy@pacsnewark.org
Nadirah Airall
Middle School Operations Director, nairall@pacsnewark.org
Sakinah Springs
Director of Student Support & SPED Services, ssprings@pacsnewark.org
Christopher Garay
Lower School Operations Director, cgaray@pacsnewark.org
Migdalia Dale
School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, mdale@pacsnewark.org
Princess Barimah
Human Resources Director, pbarimah@pacsnewark.org
Fiorella Vazquez
Lower School Vice Principal, fvazquez@pacsnewark.org
Amy Jo Curran
Director of Advocacy/Chair of Friends of Philip’s Academy, ajcurran@pacsnewark.org