What Is a Charter Schools?

Please tell me about the Charter Schools? Provide me list of some Charter Schools?

[Kiran Chandar]

You are asking for the charter school. The charter school is a school which receives public funding but operates independently. List of some charter schools are as follows:


Ad Prima Charter School (W79)
Meghan Allshouse, CEO
1922-24 N. 63rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19151
Tel: 267-403-2672 – Fax: 267-292-40583

Meghan Allshouse, CEO
3556 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Tel: 215-288-7062 – Fax: 215-288-8673
Providing Grades K – 6

Alliance for Progress
Charter School (W15)
Joanna Hightower, CEO
1821-39 N. Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19121
Tel: 215-232-4892 - Fax: 215-232-4893

Alliance for Progress Charter
School (W15)
Joanna Hightower, CEO
1630 N. 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121
Tel: 215-232-4892 - Fax: 215-232-4894


Architecture & Design
Charter School (W17)
Peter Kountz, Ph.D., CEO
Phyllis Santiago, Principal
105 S. 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Belmont Academy Charter School (W08)
Jennifer Faustman, CEO
Claire Cohen, Principal
907 North 41st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215-386-5768 - Fax: 215-386-5769

Arise Academy High Charter
School (W98)
Roberta Trombetta, CEO
Taneisha Spall, CAO/Principal
2116 E. Haines Street
Philadelphia, PA 19138

Belmont Elementary
Charter School (W68)
Jennifer Faustman, Executive Director
Claire Cohen, Principal
4030 Brown Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215-823-8208 – Fax 215-823-8209

Boys Latin of Philadelphia
Charter School (W88)
David Hardy, CEO
Dr. Noah Tennant,

Christopher Columbus
Charter School (W06)
Rosemary Dougherty, CEO
916 Christian Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Christopher Columbus
Charter School (W06)
Rosemary Dougherty, CEO/Principal
Diane Myers, Student Services
1242-46 S. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Christopher Columbus
Charter School (W06)
Rosemary Dougherty, CEO/Principal
Diane Myers, Student Services
1242-46 S. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147