Mission and Impact

Our Mission: PAVE Academy Charter School prepares Kindergarten to 8th grade students to thrive in competitive high schools and four-year colleges. PAVE provides its students with a rigorous academic program and a community built on the school’s core values of Perseverance, Achievement, Vibrance and Excellent Character (PAVE).

Our Core Values

• Perseverance: We never lose sight of our aspirations or give up, especially in the face of adversity. Everyday is a new day.
• Achievement: We set high aspirations for both today and tomorrow. We understand that achievement is a product of every choice we make at each moment in the day. We build on our successes and failures—brick by brick.
• Vibrance: We engage in our passions and celebrate our achievements. We live life with purpose and vigor. Our enthusiasm is evident and we encourage both others and ourselves.
• Excellent character: We hold ourselves to the highest moral standards and are honest and respectful citizens and scholars. Our actions represent our families, our school, our community, and ourselves.

Impact

Located in Red Hook, an isolated area of Brooklyn where elementary and middle schools have struggled for decades to adequately prepare the neighborhood students to graduate from high school, PAVE was founded on the belief that a strong school can transform a community. PAVE opened in August 2008 with 88 Kindergarten – 1st grade students; now in our 5th year of operation, PAVE serves nearly 300 Kindergarten – 5th grade students and will eventually grow to serve 470 Kindergarten – 8th grade students. PAVE has the ability to have a tremendous impact on the children of Red Hook as we serve an extremely high-needs population: 100 % of our students are minority and nearly 90% qualify for federal free or reduced-price meals.

PAVE’s New School Building

Organizational Information

2012 PAVE Audited Financial Statements

2011 – 2012 NYSED Annual Report

NYS Procedural Safeguards Notice