NUA Partnership with Marion P Thomas Charter School
Newark, NJ
National Urban Alliance and Marion P. Thomas Charter School (MPTCS) began their partnership with the 2022/23 school year. MPTCS is the largest independently-operated free public charter school in Newark, NJ. MPTCS was established in 1999 by a group of individuals who were born and raised in Newark and wanted to provide the best possible educational experience for the next generation of Newarkers. The school is one of a few Black-led charter schools in Newark, reflecting both its student population and the community it serves. Since 1999, MPTCS has grown from four classrooms to three campuses and now serves 1,300 students from Pre-K3 through the 12th grade. The current leadership, led by Superintendent Angela Mincy, are familiar with NUA through her leadership in Newark Public Schools including Science Park and Barringer High Schools.
The Partnership Begins
National Urban Alliance led several sessions as a beginning of our partnership:
Full day leadership training with the whole leadership team facilitated by NUA Executive Director Stefanie C. Baker and Project Director Linda Montes.
Full day training with 40+ new teachers to the MPTCS village learning about National Urban Alliance, The Pedagogy of Confidence and putting to practice High Operational Practices (HOPs) for use in Pre-K, elementary, middle school and high school classrooms. The session was facilitated by NUA Senior Scholar Stefanie C. Baker and Senior Scholar Robert Seth Price.
Full day with the whole village of the three MPTCS schools and the whole administrative team. The session was facilitated by facilitated by NUA Executive Director Stefanie C. Baker and Senior Scholar Robert Seth Price. The video on the right, produced by MPTCS Carla Wynter shares views of the day including the whole MPTCS village, the Kean University president and comedian GL Douglass.