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testament to the success of Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant’s academic program, and its reputation in the
community.
Total Number of
Students on Waiting
Grade List (2008-2009)
K 82
1 150
2 105
3 84
Result
Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant boasted a 97% re-enrollment rate from the 2006-07 school year to the 2007-08
school year
Eight students who were enrolled in Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant during the 2007-08 school year did not return
for the 2008-09 school year (four students moved out of state, one left for a more restrictive special education setting,
and three found placements at schools closer to their homes). Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant boasted a 95% reenrollment
rate from the 2007-08 school to the 2008-09 school year. For student attrition data, please refer to Exhibit
3B.
Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant aspires to 100% satisfaction in every aspect of school life. Leadership Prep Bedford
Stuyvesant will continue to improve upon the Families for Achievement (FFA) model introduced in the 2006-07 school
year. The FFA meets regularly to discuss important topics critical to the success of the Leadership Prep Bedford
Stuyvesant community, such as school-wide events and summer activities planning. The FFA also serves as a vehicle for
parents to sponsor family potlucks and become active and involved stakeholders in the Leadership Prep Bedford
Stuyvesant community. Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant utilizes special events such as Friday Creed Circle Meetings,
the annual Winter Potluck celebration, and the end-of-year Stepping Up Ceremony to foster strong ties between families
and the school. Students and families value and understand the purpose of Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant’s
rigorous educational program.
Beginning in Kindergarten, Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant scholars are surrounded by verbal and visual reminders
of their ultimate goal: to enter and graduate from college. When asked why they are attending Leadership Prep Bedford
Stuyvesant Charter School, scholars will answer that they want to go to college. In addition, scholars can also articulate
what it means to be a “Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant scholar” – to work hard, help each other, and do good
deeds.
Background
Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School’s Community School District, CSD 13, had an attendance rate of
97.1% for the 2007-2008 school year. 1 Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant views its attendance rates as demonstrative
of the value its students and families place on the school’s rigorous educational program and college preparatory
mission, and therefore strives for a daily attendance rate of at least 95%. Other elementary schools in the surrounding
neighborhood of Leadership Prep, such as P.S. 25 has an average attendance rate of 89.8% 2 and P.S. 5 has an attendance
rate of 91.9% 3
1 http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B7CC89D2-F7B0-4DFA-92A0-
3AA5BBFB597D/35778/AttenandRegreportbyDistforInternet.pdf
2 http://schools.nyc.gov/OA/SchoolReports/2007-08/ProgressReport_EMS_K025.pdf
Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School
Attachment E-2