“At Explore, our teachers genuinely care about us, but there are no passes either. We are expected to achieve.”
“At Explore, our teachers genuinely care about us, but there are no passes either. We are expected to achieve.”
443 St. Marks Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Tel. (718) 989-6702
Fax (718) 701-8328
exceedadmissions
@explorenetwork.org
Year founded: 2012
Grades: K-3
Principal: Mr. Curtis Palmore
Exceed Charter School is an open enrollment, public school—there is no test for admissions. Our acceptance for enrollment is based upon the number of available seats in each grade. To be considered for admissions, you must submit an application. Our school welcomes all students, including those with special needs and students for whom English is not their first language.
Exceed's Kindergarten admissions lottery will be held on April 10, 2013. All applications received or postmarked by April 1, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. will be considered for admission. Applications received after the deadline will be placed on the waitlist for Exceed Charter School. If you have any questions please contact us via email at exceedadmissions@explorenetwork.org or give us a call at (718) 989-6702.
How to apply:
There are several ways to receive and submit your application.
Call us. We will gladly mail, e-mail, or fax you an application. You can reach us by calling (718) 989-6702.
E-mail us. Send an e-mail to exceedadmissions@explorenetwork.org to request an application.
Stop by the office. We are located on the 4th floor of 443 St. Mark's Avenue (between Classon and Grand Avenues), Brooklyn, NY 11238.
If the number of applications received exceeds the number of spots available, we will run a lottery at the school on April 10. If you do not receive an invitation to our lottery by April 9, please contact the school to confirm that we have received your application.
Exceed Charter School gives the following lottery admissions preferences:
1. Siblings of currently enrolled students receive first preference in our lottery. In order to qualify for the sibling preference, families must meet one of the following: 1) Siblings that reside in the same home under the supervision of the same parent(s) or legal guardian(s). 2) Children that reside in the same household that have the same legal caregiver. Legal proof of guardianship and residence is required by the application deadline for both instances.
2. English Language Learners (“ELLs”) receive a set aside preference in our lottery (prioritizing ELLs residing within the Community School District 17 (“CSD 17”) before ELLs residing outside of CSD 17). We set aside a percentage of seats for ELLs relatable to the average ELL percentage at traditional public schools in CSD 17. This percentage is determined by the SUNY Charter Schools Institute.
3. Students who reside in Community School District 17 receive third preference in our lottery. If you do not know what Community School District you live in you can call 311 or visit http://gis.nyc.gov/dcp/at/f1.jsp. If your child is accepted to Exceed Charter School, adequate proof of residence will be required upon enrollment. Failure to provide adequate proof of residence may result in your child's seat being revoked.
4. All other students who live in New York State will receive final preference in our lottery.
If your child is accepted to Exceed Charter School, adequate proof of residence will be required upon enrollment. Failure to provide adequate proof of residence may result in your child's seat being revoked.
Waitlist applications are considered if space becomes available at the beginning of each new school year or when space becomes available at Exceed. If your child is next on the waitlist we will call the phone numbers you provided on the application and keep a record. You must call us back within 24 hours of the phone call or the space will be forfeited to the next applicant on the waitlist. Click here to download a waitlist application.
A charter school shall not discriminate against or limit the admission of any student on any unlawful basis, including on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, athletic ability, race, creed, national origin, religion or ancestry. A school may not require any action by a student or family (such as an admissions test, interview, essay, attendance at an information session, etc.) in order for an applicant to either receive or submit an application for admission to that school.
