Our Story
To satisfy insistent demand for an excellent middle school in East Harlem, Democracy Prep sought permission to expand the Harlem Prep turnaround charter to include Grades 6 through 8. With the SUNY Charter Schools Institute having approved this request, Harlem Prep Charter Middle School opened its doors in Fall 2012 to ensure that Harlem Prep’s scholars were able to continue progressing on the path to success in college and citizenship upon completion of Grade 5. Harlem Prep 2013-2014 school year will have Grades 6 and 7 eventually expanding to Grade 8 for the 2014-2015 school year. Drawing on deep reserves of grit, scholars will grapple daily with Harlem Prep’s rigorous college-prep curriculum and will continue to work hard so that they will go to college and change the world!
PRINCIPAL
Jason Rios
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Christine Doonan
GRADES SERVED
6 – 8
CURRENT ENROLLMENT
309 Scholars
The DREAM Team
Jason Rios
Principal
Christine Doonan
Assistant Principal
Andrew Clay
Leader U Fellow
Joann Checo
6th Grade Reading & Grade Level Leader
Toy Giles
6th Grade ACT
Hillary Fink
6th Grade Reading
Thalene Bryan
6th Grade Writing
Alexandra Jimenez
6th Grade Math
Chris Brimacombe
6th Grade Math
Miriam Lopez- Perez
6th Grade History Teacher
Hilary Brown
6th Grade Science
Anthony Cannonier
STEP
Emmalee Rainey
7th Grade & Grade Level Leader
Audrey Monday
7th Grade ACT
Andrea Koleck
7th Grade Reading
Kara Singleton
7th Grade Reading
Anthony Sanford
7th Grade Writing
Michael McKenna
7th Grade Math
Harbir Mahal
7th Grade Math
Brittany Angelini
7th Grade History
Brendan O'Sullivan
Physical Education
Haila Vanhentenryck
Theatre & Grade Level Leader
Jonathan Young
8th Grade ACT
John Alvaro
8th Grade Reading & Leader U Resident
Ellie Sands
8th Grade Reading Associate
LaShekia Chatman
8th Grade Reading
Ashley Charleston
8th Grade Writing
Toni Barbour
8th Grade Math A
Kyle Greely
8th Grade Math B
Sheron Brown
8th Grade History
Nicholas Ippolito
8th Grade Science
Eric Smiley
Scholar Support Specialist
Katey Ray
DREAM Coach
Vanessa Larracuente
Scholar Support Associate
Erica Wolfe
Social Worker
Shayika Sutton
Social Worker
Michelle Herrera
Operations Manager
Karina Tavarez
Receptionist
Sandra Gaona
Registrar
Cristal Batista
Family Impact Coordinator
David Gardner
Operations and Technology Associate
DPNY Board of Directors
Dr. Robert North
Chair, Harlem Hospital
Josh Pristaw
Vice Chair, GTIS Partners
Brian Berger
Vice Chair, Glocap Search
Doug Snyder
Vice Chair, Starboard Value, L.P.
Roger Berg
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Katie Duffy
Democracy Prep Public Schools
Linda Bell
Barnard College
Trevor Gibbons
Joele Franke, Wilkinson, Brimmer, Katcher
Sean Windsor
BDO
Jamal Epps
J.P. Morgan Chase
Ken Weiller
EVA Capital Management, LP
Alastair Wood
Citigroup
Brittany Mullings
Compass
Steven Gordon
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Gregory Weston
Winston & Strawn LLP
The Democracy Prep New York Board of Trustees will hold its regular meetings and executive committee during the 2017-18 school year on the following dates:
Tuesday, July 11, 2017, 8 a.m. (125 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017)
September 13, 2017, 8:00 a.m., 1767 Park Ave., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10035
October 10, 2017, 8:00 a.m., location TBD
November 15, 2017, 6:30 p.m., 207 West 133 St., New York, NY 10030
January 17, 2018, 6:30 p.m., 240 East 123rd St., New York, NY 10035
Click to download HPCS Board Meeting Minutes – 2016-17
Download Annual Report 15-16
To contact the DPNY Board, please email Boardoftrustees@DemocracyPrep.org