Community Day Charter Public School - High School Placement Night Photo Gallery

September 28, 2011 - Lawrence Students to keep connected with local soldier in Afghanistan- Eagle Tribune

October 5, 2011 - High School Placement Night - Save the Date

August 18, 2011 - Hope sprouts in Lawrence - Eagle Tribune

June 18, 2011 - 8th Grade Graduation - Photos

May 22, 2011 - Walkathon to benefit victims in Japan - Rumbo

April 10, 2011 - Community Strings Spring Concert - CDCPS students gallery.

April 7, 2011 - Third Grade Storm Project Voice Thread The Third Grade wrote reports and created watercolor paintings about a specific type of storm. Link to their VoiceThread for 3A and 3B.

March 28, 2011 - Affiliate program Community Day Care (The Community Group) is mentioned in a White House press release in relation to work with the Arlington Community of Excellence Promise Neighborhood

March 15, 2011 - CDCPS recognized with EPIC Award for driving breakthrough gains in student achievement - Rumbo

March 6, 2011 - Charter school expansion approved - Boston Globe

March 1, 2011 - Two new charter schools approved for Lawrence - Eagle Tribune

February 27, 2011 - Area may get 6 new Charter Schools: Low-performing districts to benefit - Boston Globe North

February 18, 2011 - MA Education Commissioner recommends 2 new CDCPS schools - Boston Globe; Eagle Tribune; MA DESE press release

February 18, 2011 - MA Education Commissioner recommends MATCH CDCPS, a school proposed for Boston

January 31, 2011 - If you are a local college student and interested in being a social change leader, become a Merrimack Campus Catalyst - Project Poster - Guidelines for Project - Student Project Forms.

January 31, 2011 - CDCPS alumni and The Community Group mentoring program coordinator Rich McNeil highlighted for coaching work at MIT - Eagle Tribune

January, 2011 - Four CDCPS students recognized with Scholastic Writing Awards

January 18, 2011 - Put charters' ingenuity to work - Boston Globe Editorial - MATCH partnership with CDCPS to educate English language learners at proposed Boston school highlighted

January 15, 2011 - Angelidi Monegro participates in Project 351

January 15, 2011 - Angelidi Monegro to participate in the Governor's Youth Volunteer Program - Rumbo

January 7, 2011 - Memorial Donation Continues Legacy of Chess Instruction - CDCPS receives chess materials for student group

January 6, 2011 - Angelidi Monegro's community service mentioned in Governor Patrick's inauguration speech - NECN (Approximately 20 minutes into the speech.)

December 20, 2010 - CDCPS/MATCH partnership mentioned in article regarding ELL component of school proposals – Boston Globe

December 7, 2010 - 150 turn out to support expanding Community Day - Eagle Tribune

December 6, 2010 - Public hearing regarding CDCPS's proposal to open 2 new schools in Lawrence to be held

December 5, 2010 - Community Day plans to open 2 new schools - Eagle Tribune

November 10, 2010 - Game Night Photo Gallery - PAB Fundraiser was widely popular.

November 8, 2010 - Grade 3b has created a Voice Thread for their Weather Unit. Click here to hear it.

November 3, 2010 - The Community Group students, including CDCPS students, join staff and community members to plant 750 flower bulbs in new park - Rumbo

October 23, 2010 - Essex Art 5K – Parents, faculty, and staff competed in this annual event to raise money for the Essex Art Center. - see photo gallery of event

October 10, 2010 - - Charter school finalists now at 6; All target districts of low performance – Boston Globe
CDCPS one of 6 area schools headed into final application round to open new charter schools

October 10, 2010 - Students travel to Mt. Cardigan on an over-night trip.

October 6, 2010 - CDCPS High School Placement Night

Photo Gallery and List of Schools Attended

October 1, 2010 - 25 charter school bids named finalists for expansion effort – Boston Globe
CDCPS bid one of 25 named finalists

October, 2010 - Grade 3b has created a Voice Thread for their Weather Unit. Click here to hear it.

September 26, 2010 – Reforms, not desegregation, will bring school advances – Boston Globe Editorial CDCPS cited as a Massachusetts charter school closing the achievement gap

September 23, 2010 - Fall Family Picnic Photo Gallery

September 22, 2010 - Our agency to receive federal grant to plan a Promise Neighborhood in Lawrence

September 11, 2010 - Spicket River Clean-Up A Huge Success

CDCPS fielded one of the largest volunteering groups in the city at the 9th Annual Spicket River Cleanup in Lawrence on Sat. Sept 11th.

August 22, 2010 - Charter Applications Up - Boston Globe

CDCPS Proposes New Schools

Summer 2010 - CDCPS Students bring History Alive

Upper School Summer Academy students participated in a STEM-based (Science Technology Engineering Math) community service-learning project researching water power in the local area. The school partnered with the Lawrence History Center and students created presentations highlighting their historical research.

Summer 2010 - CDCPS Students Create a School Area Field Guide

As part of Lower School Summer Academy, students learned about agricultural engineering and created a Lower School Field Guide detailing plants on the school grounds.

July 2010 - CDCPS Social Studies Teacher Travels to China

Read Mr. Neagle’s blog about his experiences to China

June 3, 2010 - 2^nd Annual Career Day Opens Students’ Eyes

Students in grades 5-8 met local professionals and explored careers

May 6, 2010 - State Renews Charter for CDCPS

May 6, 2010 - State Renews Charter for CDCPS – MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Read December 2009 letter from MA ESE

March 17, 2010 - CDCPS Awarded Siver-gain EPIC (Effective Practice Incentive Community) Award a third consecutive year – New Leaders for New Schools

2009 - 2010 Beating the Odds

* May 2, 2010 - CDCPS Start Something Group Volunteers at New England Pediatric Care’s Cool Kids’ Road Race/Fun Walk

March 7, 2010 - Alumni Stars for Bates Track and Field

March 8, 2010 - CDCPS Students Raise Over $1,600 for Haiti through Community Service Learning – Rumbo News

February 14, 2010 - CDCPS Students Place in Scholastic Writing Contest – Boston Globe

June 2009 - CDCPS is commended by Nelson Smith (President and CEO, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools) at the National Charter Conference

December 7, 2009 - Pennies from Lawrence to Help Build School in Pakistan – Eagle Tribune

* Winter 2010 - CDCPS Students Selected for Inclusion in NECC Peace Poetry Chapbook

Fall 2009 - CDCPS Students Embark on Outdoor Adventures

October 2009 - CDCPS’s 11^th High School Placement Night Has Record Turnout

October 2009 - Massachusetts Charter Public School Association on Facebook

March 10, 11, and 12 - 2009 Charter School Cup

February 13, 2009 - Dad's Breakfast a Success

July 15, 2009 - Learning Lawrence History – Rumbo News

June 2009 - Graduation Photos