Newark Charter Schools Announce Merger

NEWARK, NJ — A pair of Newark charter schools have announced their plans to form a new entity that will serve more than 1,200 students from the Greater Newark area.

Great Oaks Charter School and Newark Legacy Charter School announced the merger plan earlier this month, stating that the new entity will cater to pre-K through 12th grade students.

“The merger will benefit families from both organizations, with former Newark Legacy families having automatic access to a high performing charter high school and former Great Oaks families having an in-network option for younger siblings of its currents students,” school administrators stated in a joint news release. “The merged school will also realize economies of scale by sharing combined resources, including its administrative team, curriculum support and expanded enrichment activities.”

Planned developments for the 2016-17 school year include:

• “The rollout of tutorial support for middle school students at the Legacy campus”
• “Renovated athletic facilities and Science lab at the High School campus”
• “The first-ever high school graduating class in the spring”

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