Philip’s Academy Charter School

(PK-8)
342 Central Ave, Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 624-0644
https://www.pacsnewark.org/

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