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Student Achievement

Link Community Charter School Co-Curriculum

Academic Growth and Personal Development

Building on a 45 year legacy of independent school success in demonstrating academic growth and acceptance into competitive high schools, Link Community Charter School’s expanded program aims to develop the mind, body and spirit of its middle school students through a strong curriculum, experiential learning, immersion in the arts and an enduring commitment to Core Values. Link will use a variety of metrics to measure student and school success, including internal assessments in all curricular areas, student personal development, and school climate, as well as state assessments in English language arts , math and science. Results will will shared with all stakeholders.

High Schools Accepting Link Graduates

[three_column first] American History HS, Newark
Arts HS, Newark
Bard HS Early College, Newark
Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth
Berkshire School, MA
Blair Academy, Blairstown
Bloomfield Tech, Bloomfield
Cambridge School of Weston, MA
The Canterbury School, CT
The Cate School, CA
Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall, MA
Cheshire School, MA
Cristo Rey, Newark
Church Farm School, PA
Cicely Tyson School of Performing & Fine Arts, East Orange
Cushing Academy, MA
Dana Hall School, MA
Delbarton School, Morristown
Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey
Emma Williard School, NY
Episcopal School, VA
Essex Vocational School, Newark
The Ethel Walker School, CT
The George School, PA
Gill-St. Bernard’s School, Gillette
Girard College, PA
The Governor’s Academy, MA
Grier School, PA
Groton School, MA
The Hill School, PA
The Hudson School, Jersey City
Hudson Catholic HS, Jersey City
The Hun School, Princeton
Immaculate Conception HS, Montclair
Kent Place School, Summit
Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair
Lawrence Academy, MA
Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville
The Loomis Chafee School, CT
Marist HS, Bayonne [/three_column]

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Marion P. Thomas Charter School of Culinary & Performing Arts, Newark
Marylawn of the Oranges Academy,
South Orange
The Master’s School, NY
Mercersberg Academy, PA
M.E.T.S. Charter School, Newark and Jersey City
Milton Hershey School, PA
Miss Porter’s School, CT
Montclair Kimberley Academy, Montclair
Morristown-Beard School, Morristown
Mother Seton Regional HS, Clark
Mount St. Dominic Academy, Caldwell
Mount St. Mary Academy, Watchung
Newark Academy, Livingston
Newark Collegiate Academy
Newark Technical HS
Newark Vocational HS
Northfield Mount Hermon School, MA
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Summit
Oldfields School, MD
Oratory Prep, Summit
Paramus CAtholic HS, Paramus
Paulo Freire Charter School, Newark
Payne Tech, Newark
Peddie School, Hightstown
Pennington School, Pennington
People’s Prep Charter School, Newark
Perkiomen School, PA
Phillips Exeter Academy, NH
The Pingry School, Martinsville
Portsmouth Abbey School, RI
Purnell School, Pottersville
Putney School, VT
Queen of Peace High School, Rutherford
The Raban Gap School, GA
Roselle Catholic HS, Roselle
Rutgers Preparatory School, New Brunswick
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Salem Academy, NC
Science Park HS, Newark
Seton Hall Prep, West Orange
Solebury School, PA
South Kent School, CT
St. Andrew’s School, DE
St. Andrew’s School, RI
St. Anthony HS, Jersey City
St. Benedict’s Prep, Newark
St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City
St. George’s School, RI
St. Joseph’s HS, Metuchen
St. Mary HS, Jersey City
St. Mary of the Assumption HS, Elizabeth
St. Patrick HS, Elizabeth
St. Paul’s School, NH
St. Peter’s Prep, Jersey City
St. Timothy’s School, MD
St. Vincent Academy, Newark
St. Vincent Academy, Newark
S.T.E.M. Academy, East Orange
Stuart Hall School, VA
The Taft School, CT
Trinity-Pawling School, NY
Union Catholic Regional HS
Union County, School for Allied Health, Scotch Plains
Union County School of the Performing Arts, Scotch Plains
Scotch Plains
University HS, Newark
Valley Forge Military Academy, PA
Visions Academy Charter HS, Newark
Wardlaw-Hartridge, Edison
West Nottingham Academy, MD
Westminster School, CT
Westover School, CT
The Winchenden School, MA
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9:00 AM - Newark Breast Cancer Walk, meet at Penn Campus
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12:00 AM - No School for Students: Staff PD Day
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12:00 AM - Early Dismissal for Students, Halsey 12:30 pm, Penn 12:45 pm
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Open House, Kindergarten - Grade 1
30 Sep
09/30/2026    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
23 Pennsylvania Avenue, Newark
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Open House, Kindergarten - Grade 4
30 Sep
09/30/2026    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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LCCS Board Retreat & Meeting, Penn Campus
03 Oct
10/03/2026    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Early Dismissal for Students, Halsey 12:30 pm, Penn 12:45 pm
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10/07/2026    
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Student Picture Day, Penn Campus
07 Oct
10/07/2026    
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Grades 1-5 Parent Orientation, Penn Campus
07 Oct
10/07/2026    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Student Picture Day, Halsey Campus
08 Oct
10/08/2026    
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Social Justice Day. Penn & Halsey Campuses
12 Oct
10/12/2026    
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Attendance Workshop of Parents #2, Penn
12 Oct
10/12/2026    
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
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14 Oct
10/14/2026    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
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Open House for Prospective Families, K - Grade 4, Penn Campus
14 Oct
10/14/2026    
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Attendance Workshop for Parents #3, Halsey Campus
15 Oct
10/15/2026    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Newark Breast Cancer Walk, meet at Penn Campus
18 Oct
10/18/2026    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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No School for Students: Staff PD Day
19 Oct
10/19/2026    
All Day
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LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting, Penn Campus, Room 101
19 Oct
10/19/2026    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Early Dismissal for Students, Halsey 12:30 pm, Penn 12:45 pm
21 Oct
10/21/2026    
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Link Parent Association Meeting, Penn Campus
22 Oct
10/22/2026    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Grades 7 & 8 Dance, Halsey Campus
23 Oct
10/23/2026    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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K-4 Vocabulary Parade, Penn Campus
30 Oct
10/30/2026    
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Open House, Kindergarten - Grade 1
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30 Sep
Open House, Kindergarten - Grade 4
30 Sep 26
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03 Oct
LCCS Board Retreat & Meeting, Penn Campus
3 Oct 26
Events on 10/07/2026
07 Oct
Early Dismissal for Students, Halsey 12:30 pm, Penn 12:45 pm
7 Oct 26
07 Oct
Student Picture Day, Penn Campus
7 Oct 26
07 Oct
Grades 1-5 Parent Orientation, Penn Campus
7 Oct 26
Events on 10/08/2026
08 Oct
Student Picture Day, Halsey Campus
8 Oct 26
Events on 10/12/2026
12 Oct
Social Justice Day. Penn & Halsey Campuses
12 Oct 26
12 Oct
Attendance Workshop of Parents #2, Penn
12 Oct 26
Events on 10/14/2026
14 Oct
Open House for Prospective Families, Kindergarten, Penn Campus
14 Oct 26
14 Oct
Open House for Prospective Families, K - Grade 4, Penn Campus
14 Oct 26
Events on 10/15/2026
15 Oct
Attendance Workshop for Parents #3, Halsey Campus
15 Oct 26
Events on 10/18/2026
18 Oct
Newark Breast Cancer Walk, meet at Penn Campus
18 Oct 26
Events on 10/19/2026
19 Oct
No School for Students: Staff PD Day
19 Oct 26
19 Oct
LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting, Penn Campus, Room 101
19 Oct 26
Events on 10/21/2026
21 Oct
Early Dismissal for Students, Halsey 12:30 pm, Penn 12:45 pm
21 Oct 26
Events on 10/22/2026
22 Oct
Link Parent Association Meeting, Penn Campus
22 Oct 26
Events on 10/23/2026
23 Oct
Grades 7 & 8 Dance, Halsey Campus
23 Oct 26
Events on 10/30/2026
30 Oct
K-4 Vocabulary Parade, Penn Campus
30 Oct 26
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  • Link Community Charter School

  • Kindergarten - Grade 4

  • Location

    23 Pennsylvania Ave.
    Newark, NJ 07114

  • (973) 642-0529

  • link@linkschool.org

  • Link Community Charter School

  • Grades 5-8

  • Location

    230 Halsey Street
    Newark, NJ 07102

  • (973) 642-0529

  • link@linkschool.org

Important Pages
  • HIB
  • TITLE I
  • NEW JERSEY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORT
  • LCCS ADMISSIONS POLICY
  • SCHOOL FINANCES
  • LEAD TESTING REPORT
NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS

Link Community Charter School admits students of any race, color, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.


Title IX/Affirmative Action Coordinator
Leslie Baynes
Phone: 973.642.0529
Email: lbaynes@linkschool.org

HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION & BULLYING
  • Anti-Bullying Coordinator

    Suzanne Dandie-Lashley, M.S.W.
    Phone: 973.642.0529
    Email: sdandie@linkschool.org

  • Anti-Bullying Specialist

    Yris Acevedo, M.S.W.
    Phone: 973.642.0529
    Email: yacevedo@linkschool.org

  • NJ State Climate Coordinator

    HIB@doe.nj.gov

  • LCCS Policy and HIB Grade

    https://linkschool.org/about-us/harassment-intimidation-and-bullying/

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