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The LEAP (Leadership, Education, and Partnership) Academy University Charter
School is a kindergarten through 12th-grade (K-12) public charter school that serves Camden City with one core principle: all children and families deserve access to a quality public education.

Taniyah King-Pulliam, 8th grade science student winner of the American Chemical Society’s Contest As part of Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCED) activities, the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors an illustrated poem contest every year for students in Kindergarten - 12th grade. Winners are chosen in each grade level category: elementary, middle, and high school. Taniyah’s entry won the Philadelphia local section contest in the middle school category.
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Mother’s Day Celebration at LEAP Academy On May 8, one hundred parents attended and were welcomed by the school community to celebrate Mother’s Day with a special luncheon at the STEM campus of the LEAP Academy. click photo for full story
Parents go shopping with the chef As part of the Nutritional Program Series at LEAP Academy, chef Michele Pastorello shows parents how to make healthy food choices.
STEM Students Win Coriell Institute Science Fair Twenty-two students from LEAP Academy’s STEM campus took part in the competition, which featured a wide range of categories: from biochemistry and computer science to mathematics and physics. Six of the LEAP students earned awards and two received honorable mentions for their exceptional projects. Click the photo for more information
9th Annual National Honor Society Induction Ceremony LEAP Academy University Charter School inducted more than 120 students into the National Honor Society. Parents and family members of the honorees attended the event, which was held at the Upper High School. Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago, founder of the LEAP Academy, Distinguished Service Professor at Rutgers University, and Director of the Community Leadership Center acknowledged the students accomplishments and hard work. Click the photo for more information.
CLC Annual Report 2012-2013 Discover the latest achievements of the Community Leadership Center in the 2012-2013 Annual Report. This comprehensive document also includes: highlights of the LEAP Academy, profiles of teachers and staff, and a demographic overview of LEAP Families. Click the photo to read the full Report.

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May 15 | As part of Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCED) activities, the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors an illustrated poem contest every year for students in Kindergarten - 12th grade. Winners are chosen in each grade level category: elementary, middle, and high school. Taniyah’s entry won the Philadelphia local section contest in the middle school category.

The contest is always related to Earth Day, but the specific theme changes from year to year. This year’s theme was “Our Earth: Handle with Care!”, so the poem had to be centered on ways that people can be environmentally responsible, such as wildlife conservation, recycling, or conserving freshwater resources, just to name a few. Taniyah chose to make her free-verse poem about recycling – her statement is short and sweet, reminding all of us that we are stewards of the earth, and that we must do our part to work together to make sure that we conserve the finite resources that we have by recycling whenever possible!

May 10 | Mother’s Day Celebration at LEAP Academy On May 8, one hundred parents attended and were welcomed by the school community to celebrate Mother’s Day with a special luncheon at the STEM campus of the LEAP Academy. Chef Michele Pastorello prepared a delicious, healthy meal of whole wheat pasta with fresh zucchini, chicken and red bell peppers, as well as a choice of apple pie or custard for dessert.
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April 10 | Case Summary of the LEAP Academy University Charter School’s Performance-Based Compensation Program completed by the Center for Educator Compensation Reform (CECR)
The CECR released the results of a case summary of the LEAP Academy’s Performance-Based Compensation program. The summary discusses the program’s successes and impact on student achievement and teacher quality at LEAP Academy, which is the first unionized public school in New Jersey to have such a compensation system. The CECR’s work on this paper was supported by the U.S. Department of Education. The document includes an overview of the history of the school, an overview of how teachers are evaluated and compensated, and the lessons learned. Click here for more information