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 in the 2015-2016 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
Virginia Peña
Algebra I & Geometry
Melissa Clarke
Geometry
Nancy Martinez
Algebra II
Sharifa Powell
Pre-Calculus
Samantha Abel
Writing I
Marina Palenyy
Writing II
Jude Hollins
Writing IV
Jogene Castillo
Literature I
Dexter White
Literature II
Rabi Hartley
Literature III
Brian Alessandro
Senior Literature
Eun Jung Kim
Korean
Ellen Choi
Korean II
Jimin Lin
Korean III
Donna Paolucci
Spanish
Luba Ostashevsky
Chemistry
Eileen Morano
Physiology
Kevin Aaron
Global History I
Matthew Bohack
Global History II
Marielle Colucci
Government & Economics
Adam Meyeroff
U.S. History
Joseph Alvarado
Arts Director
Dominic Aliffi
Band
Cecly Placenti
Dance
Dana Pegram
ACT
Kristan Justice
ACT
Rashaad Washington
ACT
Isolene Roberts
ACT
Samontha Joseph
School Counselor
Michelle Espinal
Social Worker
Priscilla Blas
DREAM Coach
Christopher Rones
DREAM Coach
Meredith Brown
Librarian
Tony Boler
Operations & Technology Associate
Christopher Crespo
Facilities Associate
Jocelyn Alvarez
Cafeteria Assistant
Amanda Greer
Ops & Data Associate
Aleshia Kellman
Registrar
Shela Kochar
HS Operations Manager
Michael Ortiz
Facilities Associate
Miguela Pineda
Receptionist
Francisco Mercedes
Security Guard
Nelson Rodriguez
Family Support Specialist
Samantha Schultz
Charter Systems Manager
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.