Our Story
Bronx Prep is Democracy Prep’s first New York campus outside of Harlem. Over its nearly 14 years of operation, Bronx Prep Charter School has developed a reputation as a widely respected institution serving a high-needs pocket of New York City. Concerned that it was not doing all it could to prepare underserved middle and high school students for higher education, community involvement, and lifelong success through a structured environment of high expectations, the Bronx Prep Board of Trustees chose Democracy Prep to manage the school for the 2014-15 school year and has continued managing through the 2018-2019 year.
PRINCIPAL
Lourdes Flores
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Cassius Gil
GRADES SERVED
9 – 12
CURRENT ENROLLMENT
348 Scholars
The DREAM Team
Lourdes Flores
Principal
Cassius Gil
Assistant Principal
Andre Cook
Culture Manager
Starr Levy
Algebra I
Melissa Clarke
Geometry
Nancy Martinez
Algebra II
Sharifa Powell
PreCalc/AP Calc
Samantha Abel
Writing I
Marina Palenyy
Writing II
Jude Hollins
Writing IV
Jogene Castillo
Literature I
Dexter White
Literature II
Joshua Elguera
Literature III
Rabi Hartley
Senior Literature
Eun Jung Kim
Korean
Ellen Choi
Korean II
Jimin Lim
Korean III
Donna Paolucci
Spanish/ELL Teacher
James Oehler
Biology
Luba Ostashevsky
Chemistry
Michael May
Physics
Eileen Morano
Physiology/AP Biology
Kevin Aaron
Global History I
Matthew Bohack
Global History II
Cristal Reyes
US History
Marielle Colucci
Government & Economics
Liseidy Bueno
Visual Arts
Dominic Aliffi
Band
David Zhan
Physical Education
Cecly Placenti
Dance
Isolene Roberts
ACT Coordinator
Kristan Justice
ACT
Joaquin Colon
ACT
Samontha Joseph
Guidance Counselor
Michelle Espinal
Social Worker
Priscilla Blas
DREAM Coach
Christopher Rones
DREAM Coach
Shela Kochar
HS Operations Manager
Aleshia Kellman
Registrar
Meredith Brown
Librarian
Anthony Diaz
Operations & Technology Associate
Christopher Crespo
Facilities Associate
Michael Ortiz
Facilities Associate
Francisco Mercedes
Security Guard
Nelson Rodriguez
Family Support Specialist
Dennis Pooler
College Counselor
Gary Henderson
College Counselor
Brittany McCrae
College Counselor
DPNY Board of Directors
Click to download BPCS Board Meeting Minutes – 2016-17
Download Annual Report 16-17
To contact the DPNY Board, please email Boardoftrustees@DemocracyPrep.org
For information about the DPNY Board of Trustees, including upcoming meeting dates, click here.