Launched in August 2004 under the leadership of Founding Principal Jabali Sawicki, who was a star teacher at Roxbury Preparatory Charter School, Excellence Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant is committed to being particularly uncommon in providing a single-sex context. Excellence, which posted exceptional results on the 2008 New York State 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts and Math exams, has the unique opportunity to serve as a path-finder for single-sex education - particularly all-boys schools - at a time when the achievement gap between male and female students is both fast-growing and alarming.

Excellence cultivates in its young men the knowledge, skills, and character necessary to succeed academically, embrace responsibility, and become honorable citizens and courageous leaders. Authorized by the State University of New York (SUNY), Excellence is chartered to grow into an elementary and middle school. In addition, Excellence has already begun to develop early learning academies, which ultimately will include a pre-K program.

In the summer of 2009, Excellence Charter School for Girls will open as an all-girls charter school serving students in Kindergarten and 1st grade and growing to include grades K through 8. Excellence Girls will be based on the model of her brother school, Excellence Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant.

At full capacity, Excellence will serve more than 1,500 students. This network is managed by John King, the co-founder and former instructional leader of Roxbury Preparatory Charter School.

Excellence Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant
225 Patchen Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Phone: (718) 638-1830
Fax: (718) 638-2548
Email: office@excellencecharter.org
Website: www.excellencecharter.org