ACCS' Governor Educator of the Year and Educational Service Professional Named
It is with great pleasure that I announce Atlantic Community Charter School Governor’s Educator of the Year, Ms. Lauren Dotsey and Our Education Service Professional of the Year, Ms. Noel Hartman, School Social Worker!
Please help me in congratulating these two amazing educators on this prestigious award!
Congratulations, Ms. Dotsey and Ms. Hartman! ACCS! Yes! Yes! Yes!
ACCS Family Virtual Family Forum
Please join us on December 13, 2022 at 6pm for a virtual family forum to learn more about ACCS! We will be focusing on the following three topics;
Diversity within the school
Curriculum
Busing
We hope to see you online!
Meeting Link: www.meet.google.com/qaw-wqdc-ogp
Seeking Parents for our Charter Renewal Interview
Please see the letter on behalf of Dr. Shelly Ward Richards.
Happy first day of school, ACCS!
Happy first day of school, ACCS family! We're so happy to have you back once again! Are you ready to be superheroes this year?
ACCS, yes yes yes!
Kindergarten Orientation Info!
Only students that have received their acceptance letters. If you have not received your acceptance letter or transfer card please contact our registration office.
ACCS's 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony (Photos and Video)
On Thursday, June 23rd, ACCS celebrated their Class of 2022 as they graduated 8th grade! After welcome statements from Principal Steve DiMatteo and Lead Person Shelly Ward Richards, students recited the Pledge of Allegiance and sang the Star Spangled Banner. Valedictorian Harpreet Singh gave a speech, as well as Board of Trustees Vice President Kenneth King. Students were presented with awards based on academics, extracurricular activities, and character. Once diplomas were given out by Dr. King and Lead Person Richards, 8th grade teacher Rachel Riendeau presented the graduating class as they moved their tassels and received a round of applause.
Congratulations to all our graduates! We’re so proud of you and your accomplishments!
ACCS's Field Day was a blast!
Our scholars had such a fun afternoon playing outside with their classmates and teachers! Check out some photos of the festivities below!
Congrats to our Shark Tank presentation winners!
Congrats to the winners of our Shark Tank presentation, Tiana Terrance-Russell, Fleur Greenfield, and Genesis Escoto-Gomez, for their project "Eddie: The Laundry Bot"!
ACCS students present projects "Shark Tank" style!
ACCS students recently presented inventive projects in a "Shark Tank"-style to their peers! The process of creating inventions and pitching them to their classmates helped them learn life skills, such as what it's like to have a small business and how to work collaboratively.
ACCS Teacher receives honor at Atlantic County Educator of the Year Brunch!
Mrs. Connie Biesecker was honored at the Atlantic County Educator of the Year Brunch. She was selected by her peers to represent ACCS as the Educator Support Professional of the Year! Congrats, Mrs. Biesecker!
Two ACCS 8th graders receive awards at Atlantic County Academic Excellence Brunch!
Today, two of our 8th graders -- Harpreet Singh and Munirah Davis -- were honored at the Atlantic County Academic Excellence Brunch. Also in attendance were Principal DiMatteo, Lead Person Dr. Richards, and Ms. Riendeau.
Thank you for your excellence, Harpreet and Munirah!
K and 1st graders take a trip to Story Book Land!
Kindergarten and 1st graders head to Story Book Land!
ACCS, Yes! Yes! Yes!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, ACCS family! This week, we’re celebrating our teachers and staff — including Principal DiMatteo! Our scholars presented Mr. DiMatteo with this wonderful sign to show their appreciation! Thanks for all you do!
ACCS holds "Back in the Building: Restorative Justice Families Forum"
On Wednesday, February 23rd, ACCS held a virtual workshop for families called Back in the Building: Restorative Justice Families Forum. This workshop was designed to help families and community supporters recognize key concepts of restorative justice and anti-oppression work.
The facilitator, Tahirah Walker, introduced 3-5 main concepts and practices and why they are being adopted by school communities across the country. These included compassion capacity indexing, dialectic stories, and the art of the healing circle. Mindfulness and peer mediation was discussed as well.
Tahirah Walker is an equity and inclusion consultant who specializes in curriculum and instruction. Dr. Walker is an award-winning teacher and writer. She has written for several outlets including Black Girl Culture, Pitt’s University Times, and Salem Press’ Critical Insights series. Dr. Walker earned a PhD in Rhetoric from Duquesne University and holds a Master of Science degree in Educational Technology Management from Carnegie Mellon University. She began her work in higher education as an undergraduate student at Sarah Lawrence College. Her research interests include intersectionality, educational policy, and Black cultural media studies.
