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What Sets Us Apart

Passion-driven learning

Sparking each child’s enthusiasm for learning is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to fostering an exciting environment where kids can deepen their curiosity and grow into confident, self-directed adults.

What Sets Us Apart

We’re in this together

We prioritize frequent, transparent, responsive communication with families so we can work together to ensure that children are motivated, supported, and on track—no matter where they are in their learning journey!

What Sets Us Apart

We aim high

We set a high bar and provide all students with the personalized support they need to reach it. Using targeted, data-driven instruction and a strong classroom culture, students are always appropriately challenged and feel comfortable achieving their goals. When educators aim high, students reach their potential.

What Sets Us Apart

‘More than a school’

We work with families to help scholars achieve success!

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From kindergarten to 12th grade, we provide a transformative educational experience for our students. Our charter schools in NYC help children discover their interests, find their voice, and unlock the magic of collaborative learning to grow into happy, independent, and self-motivated people

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Work where your success matters, too

Apply your strengths and build your skills as you empower youth at Success Academy. Our exceptional community of teachers, school leaders, operations staff, and Network employees join together to build magical schools while being developed, supported, and valued.

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Ensuring all NYC kids receive an outstanding education takes a village. Donor support helps us provide a life-changing learning experience to our students as we continue our mission to redefine what’s possible in public education.

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Icahn 3 Lottery

Families must fill out and submit a brief application, providing basic information about the student, to each charter school they are interested in attending. Applications must be submitted by April 1, 2023*. Students are admitted according to the number of seats available.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY!

If a charter school receives more applications than it has seats available, then the school is required by law to run a randomized lottery to admit students. All students who submitted an application will automatically be entered in the admissions lottery. Applicants whose names are not drawn in the lottery are placed on a waiting list and may be contacted as seats become available. Click here to read the Icahn Lottery Guidelines. The lottery will be held on April 11th from 11:30-12:30. The lottery will be held in-person and virtually. If you are vaccinated, you may attend the in-person lottery in the gymnasium on April 11th. Here is the zoom link for the lottery session.

Icahn 3 Handbooks

Icahn 3’s Holiday Show! Thursday, 12/22/22 from 1:15-2:30 in the school gymatorium. Vaccination required.

Masks handed out at the door.

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Icahn 3 At a Glance

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Icahn Charter Schools

Superintendent: Edward Tom

Deputy Superintendent: Richard Santiago

Principal: Kaitlyn O’Connor

Assistant Principal: Eleni Petropoulos 

Staff Developer: Nicole Patrignelli

 

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Our Mission

The mission of Icahn Charter Schools is to cultivate a climate of collaborative excellence among students, staff, families, and the community.  Our Four Pillars of Transformative Education guide Icahn educators as they adopt a holistic approach to teaching and learning that addresses the academic, social, and emotional needs of our students.  The student-centered learning experience is defined through individualized learning environments that empower Icahn students to take ownership of their education. Our Core Knowledge Curriculum and instructional practices promote learning through innovation and creativity to meet the needs of our diverse learners.  Through strategic partnerships among all stakeholders, Icahn students graduate equipped with the skills, knowledge, and personal confidence to participate successfully in the most rigorous academic environments and demonstrate a sense of personal responsibility as global citizens.




Attention Parents and Guardians (Bus Route 2022-2023)

For students that will be taking a bus this school year, please call the office to choose your morning and afternoon bus routes. 

Phone: (718) 828-0034 ICS3 Arrival Dismissal Safety Procedures.pdf 




Principal Marcy Glattstein Retiring

Dear Icahn 3 Family: 

Principal Marcy Glattstein has announced her retirement effective July 31, 2022. Please join me in congratulating Mrs. Glattstein on an impressive career leading Icahn 3 from being one of the most challenging Icahn schools to its current position as a National Blue-Ribbon school. Her ability to turnaround Icahn 3 was inspiring and will remain a crucial part of her legacy here at Icahn. On behalf of the entire Icahn Charter School community and the Icahn Board of Trustees, we offer Mrs. Glattstein, a heartfelt THANK YOU! 

It is my privilege and honor to introduce the Icahn 3 community to your NEW Principal Kaitlyn O’Connor. Throughout Kaitlyn’s 13 years with Icahn, she has committed herself to actively supporting the success of our children by providing them with a meaningful, equitable, and rigorous learning experience to ensure all students graduate Icahn prepared for success in school and in life. After six valuable years as a founding teacher at Icahn Charter School 4, Kaitlyn transitioned to the Network Office as an Instructional Specialist, supporting and nurturing the development of teachers throughout our seven schools. After two years, Kaitlyn was promoted to the position of Director of Curriculum and Instruction where she ensured the highest levels of instruction were implemented in service to our students. She helped to develop and implement our robust curriculum and provided direct school support through teacher development and leader training. As a colleague, coach, and collaborative leader, Kaitlyn understands that family partnership is key to each Icahn students’ success. She is thrilled to continue her tenure at Icahn Charter Schools in this new position as Icahn 3’s educational leader and looks forward to the collaborative efforts you will all embark upon together. 

 

Please join me in extending a warm welcome to Ms. O’Connor the NEW Principal of Icahn 3, effective August 1, 2022. 

#ONEICAHN 

#ICAHNSTRONG 

In unity, 

Edward Tom 

Superintendent, Icahn Charter Schools Network




School Supply List for 2022-2023

Click here to view the supplies your child needs for September!  Students should bring in supplies, labeled with their name, on the first day of school, September 13, 2021.  A reminder that students should also bring in their completed Summer Bridge packets on the first day of school.  

  




Lego Competition

Family Science Day

Awareness Days

Lunch Form

Parents! Fill out a lunch form at myschoolapps.com. MySchoolApps is the fast and secure way to apply for free and reduced meals online. Every family must sign up to ensure funding for our school. 

Breakfast and Lunch Menus

Click here for the breakfast menu.

Click here for the lunch menu. 

 




Links for Parents

ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOLS REOPENING PLAN FOR SEPTEMBER 2021-2022

We hope all of our families are safe and well. We know that times like this can bring about uncertainties and we want to ensure all of our families that the Icahn Network, along with administration and staff, are working to ensure a smooth and safe return in September for all. 

ICS 3 Summary of Re-Opening Plan

For a more concise summary of the schools re-opening plan please click the link below.

 Parent Summary of Icahn 3 Reopening Plan

Please click the link below for the FULL  September 2021-2022 re-opening plan. 

Click Here for Full Re-opening Plan

In Loving Memory Of Daniel Garcia Deputy Superintendent

 

With Profound Sorrow

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

It is with profound sorrow that I announce the passing of our beloved Deputy Superintendent, Daniel Garcia, on the afternoon of Thursday, June 4, 2020. “Danny” was very much loved by all those who were blessed to work with him. After a highly successful career as a teacher, AP and principal in district 8, I asked him to replace me as a principal of Icahn 1, as I began to design our new schools. After recognizing his great dedication and wisdom, I asked him to serve as Deputy Superintendent. Almost instantly, we became strong colleagues and friends We shared a vision of success for our students. We believed that for teachers to be successful, they must receive ongoing professional development, support and confidence.

 

Danny respected everyone and all those who came into contact with him, respected him. This is a tremendous loss for all of us. We must believe that his gentle smile, his encouragement and his wonderful nature will look down on all of us as we continue to serve and love. May G-d rest his soul.

 

Jeff Litt

Superintendent

Icahn Charter Schools

 




Free Internet Access

For any student families without internet access, it is now available through Comcast for free for the duration of the pandemic. Click here to learn more about it! 

Google Classrooms

 Click the link for a guide to using google classrooms with your child.

Meal Delivery

The City of New York is providing assistance to New Yorkers during the COVID-19 crisis by delivering meals to those who cannot access food themselves.  

 

This website and assistance is intended for individuals and families who meet the following criteria as a result of the COVID-19 emergency.

 

• No members of the household can go out and get food
• No neighbors or family members can go out and get food for the individual/family
• Do not receive meal assistance from other providers (incl. Meals on Wheels or God’s Love We Deliver)
• Are unable to afford meal delivery or grocery delivery

Free Meals

For information on the nearest location for your child to pick up breakfast, lunch and dinner please go to this link:

www.opt-osfns.org/schoolfoodny/meals/default.aspx

You will be asked your address and other questions to give you the nearest city school.





Studying the Success of Success Academy Charter Schools

Children & Families

On Sept. 9, the Brookings Center for Security and Intelligence for the 21st Century and the Brown Center for Educational Policy visited Eva Moskowitz, founder and CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools in New York, to discuss the need to recruit high-quality teachers to support the American school system, economy, and competitiveness.

Michael O’Hanlon, director of the Brookings Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, moderated the discussion and reminded the audience that the focus on schools in Brookings ranges from family to poverty to opportunity. But it also covers long-term American ideas of national power – the foundations of future power – including manufacturing, scientific research, and the people who will do it.

Prior to founding Success Academy, Moskowitz, Ph.D. professor of history at Johns Hopkins University, began a career in education reform as a member of the New York City Council. As chairman of the education committee, she explored the city’s schools from all angles, asking difficult questions in many subjects. This background helped develop the ideas that eventually became the Success Academy.

Success Academy opened its doors in August 2006 with 165 children in Harlem. According to Moskowitz, the goal was simple: to give poor children the same opportunities as the rich. In just eight years, Success Academy has grown to 34 K-12 schools and now serves over 11,000 children in Harlem, the South Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn. Last year, Success Academy ranked in the top 1 percent of New York State schools in math and the top 3 percent in reading.

During the event, Moskowitz was quick to point out that she was not creating a success academy for poor, black or Hispanic children. Rather, she wanted to create the most magical school environment possible. To achieve this, she decided to act differently.

One way is to make school fun and interesting so that children want to attend.

Another was to ensure that science would not be a secondary subject. As Moskowitz noted, we have been doing science every day of the week since kindergarten. She claimed that it ignited the child’s innate curiosity and involvement. Despite this, science is often only taught in the fourth grade at other schools, resulting in the loss of several years of natural inquisitive spirit.

Non-academic subjects are also an integral part of the Success Academy. Moskowitz shared stories of mind-boggling games that build intuition and endurance. She argued that when a purely verbal skill is removed from the table, strategic thinking appears. So everyone in the Academy of Success plays chess, and the competition starts in the third grade.

Isabelle Sawhill, Senior Research Fellow, Economic Research, joined the conversation, first saying she loves games herself! In addition, she said that the education system in the United States does not help improve opportunities. She agreed that reform was needed and that charter schools were an innovative part of the solution.

Sawhill continued: Success Academy shows what can be achieved when you break free from the rules and mentalities that have taken the place of study and do things differently. In addition, she noted that the statistics of the Academy of Success are simply amazing.

When it comes to education, schools can’t do everything, argues Moskowitz. Parental investment is critical. At Success Academy, parents can join the class at any time. A high level of investment is encouraged throughout the process.

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Another area where Success Academy excels, she noted, is the requirement that teachers fully understand what they teach, especially in the areas of math and science, and perhaps most importantly, how this will evolve in the coming years. as the student continues to learn. For the most part, this rigor is lacking in the training of public school teachers.

Part of being prepared comes through training. The Academy of Success conducts 13 weeks of training per year for all teachers. Moskowitz stated that this is important because you need children… you need to make mistakes… you need to learn the art and science of teaching. One of the key factors in learning is clarity. In other professions this may not be as necessary, but in teaching it is very obvious when there are mistakes.

Children at Success Academy do much better in math and reading than comparable public schools. This is despite the fact that 76 percent of students are in a less favorable position, and about 94 percent are from minorities. All this happens in charter schools, which have fewer resources, $3,000-$4,000 less per child per year than their public school counterparts.

While there are some criticisms of Success Academy, such as that it is a very selective program and that the learning style can be too harsh or frustrating for children, Sawhill concluded that the success rate is incredibly off the charts.

De Blasio’s Choice: NYC Charter Schools | Russian Bazaar

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans to limit the activity of charter schools in the city unexpectedly ran into serious obstacles this week.

Recall that the liberal mayor is demanding that these schools, which use city buildings, pay rent. This, according to experts, can deal a serious blow to the expansion of such educational institutions. And if now there are 183 such schools in the city, the new mayor and his team will try to make sure that there are much fewer of them.

But this will not be so easy to achieve now. The State Education Reform Commission, created by Governor Andrew Cuomo, has recommended that early childhood education in public schools be expanded to include charter schools.

Commission chairman and former Citigroup president Richard Parsons said the move would improve childcare across the state.

“We underestimated the latent potential of bringing these schools into the kindergarten programme,” the commission concluded, “but these schools may well provide relief for kindergartens in areas where there is a particular need for such programs. Our goal is to provide access to the educational system for all students, especially from low-income families, and expand it through charters, will allow this to be achieved as quickly as possible.

These recommendations have already delighted charter school operators. “A wonderful idea that can be developed for the benefit of students. It also enables education from toddlers, which greatly improves outcomes,” commented Ian Rowe, head of the Bronx Girls’ Preparatory School.

Legislators met with interest the commission’s proposals. “It’s a very rational approach,” said New York Legislature Education Committee member Cathy Nolan, “one to work with.

Governor Cuomo and his officials have yet to comment on the recommendations, but next week, when the governor presents the state budget, he will be sure to include them in his program to expand daycare centers across the state.

State law currently does not allow charter schools to receive public funding for kindergarten programs, and the Commission has recommended that funds be raised for this where possible.

De Blasio’s problem is that he has repeatedly promised to open a universal kindergarten program throughout the city. He intends to finance this program by raising the income tax on city residents who receive more than $500,000. Against what, as we already wrote, the governor acts. At the same time, as already mentioned, de Blasio intends to limit the activities of charter schools by imposing rent fees on them. And now the mayor is faced with a difficult choice – whether to agree with the conclusions of the commission, and thus fulfill the pre-election promises on kindergartens, but at the same time refuse to put pressure on charter schools, or to reject the conclusions of the commission and prove to voters that his promises are ordinary electoral propaganda. It seems that de Blasio has not decided what to do. In any case, neither he nor his assistants comment on the conclusions of the commission.

However, Mike Mulgrew, head of the city’s teacher union, has already been rather dismissive of these recommendations. “Before coming up with new laws and regulations,” he told the NYPost, “the state education department would do better to ensure that charter schools comply with all the laws that have been passed before.