BY BRILLA CHARTER SCHOOL
March 12 was the oneyear
anniversary of the day
the Brilla Charter school
buildings closed due to
COVID-19.
Yet, throughout the darkness
and devastation of the
pandemic, the staff and parents
have worked hard to
make sure the kids still received
a proper education.
The students responded to
learning from home and far
exceeded expectations.
In the spring of 2020
there was a 91 % daily attendance
rate, 750 Chromebooks
were distributed and
$300,000 was raised to support
families.
Throughout the past
school year 60 % of the families
opted for in-person
learning, $500,00 was invested
in COVID-19 safety
equipment and nearly 100
hours was dedicated to crisis
counseling for staff, students
and parents.
The kids also excelled in
the classroom. Some of those
achievements include:
•70% of Miss Chavez’s
kindergarten class is reading
at or above grade level
• Twenty four Brilla College
Prep Middle school students
got accepted to Catholic
high schools
• 60 % Brilla kindergarten
through second grade
students grew one or more
STEP levels this trimester
Lastly, the school’s in
person and remote attendance
out shined NYC public
school’s as 93 % of Brilla
students attended in person,
compared to 86 % for public
schools and it had 90 % for
remote learning, while public
schools had 83 %.
Members of the Brilla
Schools Network’s Enrollment
and Outreach Team,
Alexa Bonilla and Stephanie
Frias, published a letter
explaining why Brilla has
such a positive impact on
the community.
“One important feature
that sets us apart is that we
view families as the primary
educators of their children,”
they said in the letter. “Families
Right in the Heart of the Bronx
Brilla Public Charter Schools
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come to school as pillars
of the community. We
seek to partner with families
and to support them in
their task of educating their
children. We recognize that,
when a family enrolls their
child in a Brilla school, they
enter into a sacred trust with
us. We take this responsibility
very seriously.”
The ladies also stress
how important it is for the
staff to help the kids mature
intellectually, socially, and
physically into young men
and women.
The school also partners
with El Camino, an optional
Catholic after school program.
To help kids develop
physically, the program
includes martial arts and
dance.
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Brilla Charter succeeds
during COVID-19
• Students at Brilla outperform students in NYC
• Brilla partners with families and caregivers
• Brilla believes in character development
Brilla College Prep, 413 E 144th St
Brilla Veritas, 600 E 156th St
Brilla Caritas & Brilla Pax 2336 Andrews Ave
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