Commissioner Librera Approves Applications for Five New Charter Schools; Announces Five-Year Renewals for Three Additional Charter Schools

NJDOE News

New Charter School Approvals
January 14, 2005

1.	Camden	Environment Community Opportunity Charter School (ECO Charter School) District: Camden City 2005-06 Focus: Kindergarten to grade 2 with 185 students Four-Year Projection: Kindergarten to grade 4 with 345 students Contact: Ms. Antoinette C. Dendtler 111 North 6th Street Camden, NJ 08102 Tel: 856.426.1727 or 215.242.6490 Fax: 856.627.4026 Email: ecocharterschool@post.harvard.edu
2.	Cape May	Ecole de la Mer: French Immersion Charter School of New Jersey District: Upper Township 2005-06 Focus: Kindergarten to grade 4 with 105 students Four-Year Projection: Kindergarten to grade 7 with 195 students Contact: Ms. Elizabeth F. Casey 618 North Shore Road Beesleys Point, NJ 08223 Tel: 609.602.9716 Fax: 609.390.1147 Email: elcasey@hotmail.com
3.	Essex	University Heights Charter School District: Newark 2006-07 Focus: Kindergarten to grade 1 with 120 students Four-Year Projection: Kindergarten to grade 5 with 240 students Contact: Ms. Brenda E. Brown c/o Bethany Academy 275 West Market Street Newark, NJ 07103 Tel: 973.623.1099 Fax: 973.623.8511 Email: bebrown@ureach.com
4.	Union	Central Jersey Arts Charter School District: Plainfield 2006-07 Focus: Kindergarten to grade 5 with 248 students Four-Year Projection: Kindergarten to grade 8 with 383 students Contact: Ms. Shamida D. Coney 413 Pemberton Avenue Plainfield, NJ 07060 Tel: 908.753.8451 or 908.222.3322 Fax: 908.222.0101 Email: shamidac@msn.com
5.	Union	Union County TEAMS (Technology, Engineering, Architecture, Math & Science) Charter School District: Plainfield 2005-06 Focus: Kindergarten to grade 8 with 180 students Four-Year Projection: Kindergarten to grade 8 with 180 students Contact: Ms. Geraldine Agurs 515-517 West Fourth Street Plainfield, NJ 07060 Tel: 908.754.3353 x13 or 908.756.8734 Fax: 908.754.0622 Email: executiveassistant@shilohplainfield.org