Brilla Public Charter Schools

B R I L L A C O L L EG E P R E P Elementary School

B R I L L A C O L L EG E P R E P Middle School

B R I L L A V E R I TAS Elementary School

B R I L L A CA R I TAS Elementary School

B R I L L A PAX Elementary School

2019 New York State Assessment Results

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NYS ELA & Math Ranking

Brilla is the THIRD-highest performing school in all NY State serving a similar demographic.

English Language Arts

Math

Brilla Public Charter Schools Community School District # 7 New York State New York City

Brilla Public Charter Schools New York State Community School District # 7 New York City

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29 48 50 62

Multilingual Learners Math Scores

Students with Disabilities Math Scores

Brilla Public Charter Schools New York State New York City Community School District # 7

Brilla Public Charter Schools New York State New York City Community School District # 7

14 19 20 34

38 21 19 16

Brilla Targets

*2020 NYS Assessment cancelled due to COVID-19.

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Academic

Students are proficient in Math and ELA State Tests.

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Classical

Graduating 8th grade students meet Truth-Beauty-Goodness portfolio requirements.

75% Character

Parents report their students meet or exceed (>4.0 average) in at least 5 of 7 character benchmarks

75% Culture

Top quartile ranking in Gallup Q12 staff survey.

Portrait of a Graduate

Dignified Graduates celebrate the inherent dignity of self and others, constantly working to develop as persons of strong, moral character.

Balanced Graduates appreciate the arts, physical health, and other non-academic opportunities as critical to developing the whole person: mind, body, and soul.

Expert Graduates develop expertise in areas aligned to their gifts and talents through exposure to a broad range of knowledge.

Classical Graduates love and appreciate great works, examine diverse and complex perspectives, and extol Truth, Beauty, and Goodness.

“Before I came to Brilla I was very shy and I didn’t talk to many people. Now I perform a lot and I don’t get nervous very easily. I get excited to come to school.”

Brilla Scholar

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Relational Graduates are strong communicators and collaborators; they positively influence their family, school, and community.

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Foundational Principles The core of our mission is to help students flourish -- now and throughout their lives. Because we are social creatures, to flourish means to be able to love, both ourselves and others. Love enables us to see people and events for what they really are—independent of how useful or pleasant they are to us. Education is, then, at its core, an introduction to love.

Human Dignity What an introduction to love looks like can only be understood in light of who we are. We understand the human person to be a unique and unrepeatable creature who has worth independent of what he or she does. We refer to this special worth as human dignity. Recognizing human dignity entails accepting all people with their limitations while also challenging them to be better.

Each part of Brilla’s mission is important

Our Mission Brilla Public Charter Schools, K-8 Schools in the classical tradition, help students to grow intellectually, socially, and physically into young men and women of good character and spirit, and to be prepared for excellence in high school, college and beyond.

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Intellectual • Blended learning • Co-teacher model • Staff instructional development

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Social • Love and Logic • Extensive opportunities for community building • Zero expulsions to date

Enduring Truths The classical tradition offers many opportunities to enkindle within students the desire to live a virtuous life. For that reason, we at Brilla rely on a classical curriculum which exposes our students to cultures and time periods very different from their own. We use these materials for instruction because we are convinced that there are enduring truths, and that there is a value in studying matters which have been reflected on for millennia. We want our students to appreciate Truth, Beauty and Goodness, in themselves and in others.

Classical • Rich content • Truth, Beauty, Goodness • Discourse-driven pedagogy

Free Choice Just as we reject the common belief that people’s worth is determined by what they produce, we also reject the view that human beings are determined entirely by their environment. People have free choice. While circumstances certainly do impact and shape a person, they are not the sole determining factor of one’s life.

Each person is the protagonist of his own life.

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Physical • Martial arts • Dance • Recess

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Character • Courage, Justice, Wisdom, and Self-Control • Virtues are embedded throughout the day • Adult character formation

Spirit • Joyful culture • Partnership with El Camino (optional Catholic after school program)

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Our Staff

Our Scholars

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Latino

African American

Student Retention

91

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Free/Reduced Lunch

Multilingual Learners

Students with Disabilities

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“I owe a lot to Brilla. The community is uplifting and inspiring. My coworkers are fantastic people that I am incredibly grateful for.�

Teacher at Brilla College Prep Middle School

Staff Retention

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The Bronx Brilla School =

Ethnicity White Hispanic Black Unspecified Asian Two or More

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Scholar Households =

35% 35% 20% 5% 3% 2%

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Timeline

2011

60 NYC Catholic schools close, leaving few academically-strong and character-rich educational options for Bronx families.

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2028

Brilla Schools are fully enrolled with 3,200 students

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2013

Seton launches first Brilla school (Brilla College Prep Elementary) in the South Bronx

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First middle (Brilla College Prep Middle) and second elementary (Brilla Veritas) open in the South Bronx

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Second middle (Brilla Veritas Middle) opens

SUNY grants Brilla two more charters

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Brilla is third highest-performing New York school serving a similar demographic

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2019

Third (Brilla Caritas middle) and fourth Middle (Brilla Pax middle) open.

Third (Brilla Caritas) and fourth (Brilla Pax) elementary open further north in the Bronx.

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Financial Sustainability

Brilla has a history of strong financial oversight

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Thanks to Our Donors* The Achelis and Bodman Foundation The Barnett Family The Louis Calder Foundation The Carbone Family The Carson Family Charitable Trust Brother Brian Carty Charter School Growth Fund Benedicte & Jean-Christophe Chevalier Frederic Clark Charitable Fund Communities Foundation of Texas Credit Suisse Foundation

Carlos de Quesada Christie and Anthony De Nicola Designer Collections Foundation Melody and Samuel Di Piazza Mary Dykmann Eric Eckholdt Lili and Wilson Ervin Jane Street Capital Joe Facchini Peter Flanigan Memorial Fund Carl Forstman Memorial Foundation Salma Gallard-Jones and James Jones

Gerstner Family Foundation Gabriella Giammalva Sherif Girgis Nicholas Hardiman Healey Family Foundation Mary Healy Judy and John Houlihan The Hyde and Watson Foundation Wilson Irving Kayla Keller The Kern Family Foundation The Lane Family Mara and Thomas Lehrman Fund

2018 Expenditure LeveragED Foundation Partner Fund Tienfu Liu The New York City Charter School Center Peggy Noonan Thomas McInerney Mike Messner Mary O'Grady Paul Palmieri Nicholas Palmieri Porticus North America Queen SofĂ­a Spanish Institute

2019 2020 # of Students Enrolled Revenue Raza Development Fund Elizabeth and Danny Reckart Robin Hood Foundation Darla Romfo Mary Rovegno and Charles Bozian Faiza and Karim Saroki Karen Saroki Stephanie Saroki de GarcĂ­a Orly Sharma Paul Shiverick Tortora Sillcox Family Foundation William E. Simon Foundation

SUNY Charter Schools Stimulus Fund The Tirosh Family Fund Nicholas Valentino Adam Winkel The Zurlo Family

*These supporters donated $500 or more to our schools, our network, or our voluntary after-school program.

Board of Directors

Brilla Public Charter Schools Eric Eckholdt, Chair Charles Bozian Brother Brian Carty David Ingles James Jones Mary O’Grady Richard Ramirez Darla Romfo Elena Sada Stephanie Saroki de García

Seton Education Partners Brilla’s Charter Management Organization

Leo Linbeck III, Chair Carlos de Quesada Samuel Di Piazza, Jr. Scott Hamilton

Jim Perry Daniel Peters Maria Beatriz (Mabe) Rodriguez Stephanie Saroki de García

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