Our Story
In March 2011, the SUNY Charter Schools Institute approved Democracy Prep to turn around Harlem Day Charter School, a failing elementary school in East Harlem. The immediate effects were staggering. In their first year, Harlem Prep’s scholars achieved the highest proficiency growth scores in English Language Arts (ELA) in New York State and the highest combined proficiency growth scores in ELA and Math in New York City.
To attain these dramatic results, Harlem Prep’s DREAM Team worked tirelessly to deliver Democracy Prep’s rigorous and structured model to the same students in the same building, turning the school into a high-performing elementary school where students are prepared for success in both college and citizenship. Although much ground remains to be covered, the turnaround has unequivocally proven that it was not the children, but rather the adults in the building, that led to persistently low academic achievement.
PRINCIPAL
Bryan Stroud
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Briana Jones
GRADES SERVED
K – 5
CURRENT ENROLLMENT
418 Scholars
The DREAM Team
Bryan Stroud
Principal
Briana Jones
Assistant Principal
Justin Richmond
Leader U Fellow
Carolyn Narvaez
Instructional Coach
Lesley Santos
Operations Manager
Krystyna Gloss
Administrative Manager
Alyzé Rodriguez
Operations Coordinator
Marleny Roche-Jimenez
Receptionist
Diana Pena
Kindergarten Teacher
Emily Kick
Kindergarten Teacher
Pashen Hutton
Kindergarten Teacher
Essence Wilson
Kindergarten Teacher
Samantha Kienemund
Kindergarten Teacher
Madeline Nawa
Kindergarten Teacher
Sofia Roman
First Grade Teacher
Kadine Cousins
First Grade Teacher
Tamara Celestine
First Grade Teacher
Micheal Thomas
First Grade Teacher
Aminata Waggeh
Second Grade Teacher
Harry Little
Second Grade Teacher
Heather Gorton
Second Grade Teacher
Alex Haas
Second Grade Teacher
Ashley Silver
Third Grade Teacher
Sara Kim
Third Grade Teacher
Madeline Hess
Third Grade Teacher
Zakiyah Floyd
Third Grade Teacher
Noemi Cardenales
Fourth Grade Teacher
Courtney Cox
Fourth Grade Teacher
Kim Alvarado
Fourth Grade Teacher
Dimple Bailey
Fifth Grade Teacher
Jonathan Gallegos
Fifth Grade Teacher
Conscious Coore
Fifth Grade Teacher
Yauntilaa Lancaster
Fifth Grade Teacher
Jennifer Baez
Fifth Grade Teacher Resident
Carmen Cruel
K-2 Science/ Social Studies Teacher
Kevin Lassiter
3-5 Science Teacher
Stephen Kovalcik
Physical Education Teacher
Kristina Bounviri
Movement Teacher
Marion Lopez
Performing Arts Teacher
Shakema Philbert
SETSS K-3
Stephanie Pepen
SETSS 4-5
Elena Heitke
ELL K-5
Colleen Smith
Intervention Specialist
Danielle Rivera
Social Worker
Amy Spina
Social Worker
Bernado Melinette
Scholar Support Specialist
Cheyenne Bhutan
Dream Coach
Kelvin Negron
Facilities Manager
Kevin Burns
Custodian
Juan Rodriguez
Handyman
Julio Duran
Security Guard
DPNY Board of Directors
Dr. Robert North
Chair, Harlem Hospital
Josh Pristaw
Vice Chair, GTIS Partners
Brian Berger
Treasurer, Glocap Search
Doug Snyder
Vice Chair, Starboard Value, L.P.
Roger Berg
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Trevor Gibbons
Prosek Partners
Sean Windsor
BDO USA, LLP
Ken Weiller
Westfield Investment LLC
Alastair Wood
Kindur
Brittany Mullings
Human Resources Business Partner, National Basketball Association
Gregory Weston
Winston & Strawn LLP
Jake Foley III
Khary Barnes
Vice Chair, American Express
Ross Frommer
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Stephanie King
Columbia University
Farida Ilboudo
Columbia University
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