Join us for a webinar on Success Academy’s approach to remote learning during this extraordinarily difficult time for students and families. We’ll talk about how we are proceeding with online learning, what our teachers and school staff are doing to prepare, and resources and tips for parents and educators alike.

Jessica Sie leads the Literacy and History program at Success Academies as Director of Literacy and History. Jessica graduated from the University of Colorado Denver with a Master of Arts in Literacy, Language, and Culturally Responsive teaching. Prior to joining Success Academies she taught second and third grade for six years at a district school in Denver, Colorado. Jessica joined Success Academies in 2011 as a second grade Lead Teacher at SA Bronx 1. In 2012, Jessica was a third grade Lead Teacher on the SA Bronx 1 third grade team. Jessica moved to the Success Academies network team in 2013 as a Literacy Leadership Resident. Over the past four years, Jessica has developed Common Core Standards-aligned curriculum units and developed and presented professional development sessions for teachers and leaders.

Something happens in a room full of educators. Ideas get bigger, barriers shrink, defy-the-odds notions feel downright within reach. We believe in these rooms — in the power of bringing together our country’s fiercest believers in the capacity of kids to help them set it free. At the Robertson Center, makers of magical classrooms find the content, conversation and community they need to accelerate their inspiring work. 

Success Academy’s 47 free public schools serve over 17,000 K-12 students across New York City. These scholars - 76% of whom come from low-income households and all of whom are admitted by random lottery - are the highest performing in New York State.