To all Parents and Guardians, During the month of February 2021, your young person will take a MAP® Growth™ test from NWEA®, virtually, on their Chromebook.

LEAD Charter School, an initiative of Newark Opportunity Youth Network (NOYN), was renewed by the New Jersey Department of Education for an additional five years. By renewing the state’s first alternative charter school, LEAD will continue to offer quality seats and serve a population of young people who have fallen through the cracks of most public systems.

In a recent independent study reported “positive impacts” and “strong outcomes” within LEAD Charter School, an initiative of Newark Opportunity Youth Network (NOYN). Through a year-long evaluation, Metis Associates explored how LEAD - a key element of the NOYN approach - is successfully impacting students and families through its unique model. 

Laila is one of nine young people from LEAD Charter, Weequahic High School and Eastside High School who gather each morning at Weequahic, the inaugural host-site for Mediation Mentors, an 8-week intensive where students pursue 100-hours of training to be certified meditation instructors.

LEAD Charter School was recently selected as one of five host sites for the Spring 2020’s Parents Empowered: Building Your Family’s Social and Emotional Learning Skills series.

LEAD student Shanelle Gordon earned the top prize Wednesday, at the second annual PGIM Public Speaking event, the culmination of a week-long exercise in public speaking.

My Brother’s Keeper Newark, an initiative of Newark Opportunity Youth Network (NOYN), partnered with the Chad School Foundation and Newark Trust for Education to host the second annual Happy Hour for Men of Color who Teach in Newark at TRYP Hotel in downtown Newark.