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Parent Center

Welcome to Link's Parent Center

Link believes that a student's success is enhanced by a strong partnership between school and home. This section is designed to provide parents and guardians with tools to monitor their child's academic progress and to help their child succeed in school.

School Hours

Grades 5 through 8
230 Halsey Street
School day - 7:45 am to 3 pm
Doors open at 7:15 am
Early Dismissal - 12:30 pm

Kindergarten
23 Pennsylvania Ave.
School day - 8 am to 3 pm
Doors open at 7:30 am
Early Dismissal - 12:45 pm

Grades 1-4
23 Pennsylvania Ave.
School day - 8 am to 3:15 pm
Doors open at 7:30 am
Early Dismissal - 12:45 pm

Announcements

WINTER BREAK ASSIGNMENT PACKETS - DUE BACK TO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026.
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade ELA
5th Grade Math
6th Grade ELA
6th Grade Math
6th Grade Science
7th Grade ELA, Ms. Dixon 's Class
7th Grade ELA, Ms. May's Class
7th Grade Math
7th & 8th Grade Science
7th & 8th Grade Social Studies 1
7th & 8th Grade Social Studies 2
8th Grade ELA
8th Grade Math

Click here for the LCCS Parent Forum on NJSLA Spring 2025 Scores, presented on December 16. 2025

 

CLICK HERE FOR IMPORTANT FOOD RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES

CLICK HERE FOR ESSEX COUNTY FOOD PANTRIES, FOOD BANKS, AND SOUP KITCHENS

CLICK HERE IF YOU REFER A STUDENT TO LINK. If the child enrolls at Link and remains for at least 30 days, you will receive a $50 gift card to Flynn O'Hara or a Visa gift card.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FORM FOR KINDERGARTEN - GRADE 4 LOST &FOUND FORM.

Important links

Here are links to the portals for PowerSchool,  Linq Connect, and DeansList. Log-in information was supplied to all parents at the start of the school year, but if you lost it, contact the school's Main Office.

POWERSCHOOL
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DEANS LIST

PowerSchool contains your child's records, including grades, absences, and other pertinent information.

 Parents can use this link to complete the online food program application, manage and pay their child's  breakfast and lunch program fees.

DeansList is utilized to track student behavior and to communicate with individual parents about their students' personal development.

building parent capacity to support their children

Click here for resources for parents.

school calendar

Click here for the Approved 25-26-School-Calendar.

Please note that this is the LCCS Board Approved Calendar. If the board changes the calendar, parents will be informed by email and through the parent newsletter, and a new calendar will be posted here.

Link to Home, parent newsletter

Click here for recent issues of our parent newsletter.

Important Forms

TitleFile SizeFile TypeLinkDownloads
Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement
Download
10
Technology Fees and Repair Costs, 2024 25 min65 KBpdf
Download
14
Transportation Reimbursement Form, NJ Department of Education155 KBpdf
Download
58

Aftercare program

Link has a fee-based Aftercare Program at both the Pennsylvania Avenue and Halsey Street Campus. Click here for information about the program and the links to apply.

Parent - Student handbook/ Discipline rubrics

TitleFile SizeFile TypeLinkDownloads
Elementary School Discipline Rubric59 KBpdf
Download
16
LCCS DeansList, Examples of Merits and Demerits46 KBpdf
Download
7
LCCS Merit/Demerit System, Gr 5-8 – Reasons for Receiving Points19 KBpdf
Download
15
LCCS Parent-Student Handbook445 KBpdf
Download
46
Middle School Discipline Rubric62 KBpdf
Download
15

School Uniforms

TitleFile SizeFile TypeLinkDownloads
Information for Purchasing Uniforms Through Flynn O’Hara872 KBpdf
Download
75
Uniform Dress Code for Students201 KBpdf
Download
80

Student Health and Wellness

Click here for acess to student health forms and information about health conditions that could affect your children.

School Meals Program

Link Community Charter School is participating in one or more of the School Nutrition Programs, such as the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, After School Snack Program or Special Milk Program for the 2025-26 School Year.

Click here for information about Link's meal program.

school nutrition policies

Click here to read our nutrition policies.

VIRTUAL OR REMOTE INSTRUCTION PLAN

2025-26 LCCS Plan for Virtual or Remote Instruction
2025-26 LCCS Checklist Virtual or Emergency Instructional Plan

Information on Lead and Link's Lead Report

Click here for articles and information for parents about lead, particularly as it relates to the high levels of lead in the Newark water system, how to deal with high concentrations, and the effects of too much lead in the water. Also see Link's lead report.

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Calendar

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6:30 PM - LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting, 6:30 pm
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12:30 PM - Early Dismissal, Halsey
12:45 PM - Early Dismissal, Penn
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12:00 AM - No School: MLK, Jr. Birthday
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8:00 AM - K-Gr. 4 Open House for Prospective Families, Penn Campus, 8:00 am
4:30 PM - K- Gr.4 Open House for Prospective Families, Penn Campus, 4:30pm
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5:00 PM - Gr 5-8 Open House for Prospective Families, 230 Halsey St. Campus, 5 pm
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12:30 PM - Early Dismissal, Halsey
12:45 PM - Early Dismissal, Penn
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12:00 AM - Q2 Ends
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No School: Staff PD Day
05 Jan
01/05/2026    
All Day
More Info
LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting, 6:30 pm
12 Jan
01/12/2026    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
All meetings of the LCCS Board of Trustees are open to the public. All are held at the Penn Campus, 23 Pennsylvania Ave., Newark, NJ.
More Info
Early Dismissal, Halsey
14 Jan
01/14/2026    
12:30 pm
More Info
Early Dismissal, Penn
14 Jan
01/14/2026    
12:45 pm
More Info
No School: MLK, Jr. Birthday
19 Jan
01/19/2026    
All Day
More Info
K-Gr. 4 Open House for Prospective Families, Penn Campus, 8:00 am
21 Jan
01/21/2026    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Location: 23 Pennsylvania Avenue, Newark Time: 8:00 - 9:00 am  
More Info
K- Gr.4 Open House for Prospective Families, Penn Campus, 4:30pm
21 Jan
01/21/2026    
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: 23 Pennsylvania Avenue Tome: 4:30 - 5:30 pm
More Info
Gr 5-8 Open House for Prospective Families, 230 Halsey St. Campus, 5 pm
27 Jan
01/27/2026    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Link Community Charter School
Location: 230 Halsey Street, Newark. Time: 5:00 - 6:00 pm  
More Info
Early Dismissal, Halsey
28 Jan
01/28/2026    
12:30 pm
More Info
Early Dismissal, Penn
28 Jan
01/28/2026    
12:45 pm
More Info
Q2 Ends
30 Jan
01/30/2026    
All Day
More Info
Events on 01/05/2026
05 Jan
No School: Staff PD Day
5 Jan 26
Events on 01/12/2026
12 Jan
LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting, 6:30 pm
12 Jan 26
Events on 01/14/2026
14 Jan
Early Dismissal, Halsey
14 Jan 26
14 Jan
Early Dismissal, Penn
14 Jan 26
Events on 01/19/2026
19 Jan
No School: MLK, Jr. Birthday
19 Jan 26
Events on 01/21/2026
21 Jan
K-Gr. 4 Open House for Prospective Families, Penn Campus, 8:00 am
21 Jan 26
21 Jan
K- Gr.4 Open House for Prospective Families, Penn Campus, 4:30pm
21 Jan 26
Events on 01/27/2026
27 Jan
Gr 5-8 Open House for Prospective Families, 230 Halsey St. Campus, 5 pm
27 Jan 26
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Events on 01/28/2026
28 Jan
Early Dismissal, Halsey
28 Jan 26
28 Jan
Early Dismissal, Penn
28 Jan 26
Events on 01/30/2026
30 Jan
Q2 Ends
30 Jan 26
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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.

HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION & BULLYING

Antibullying Coordinator 
Suzanne Dandie-Lashley, M.S.W.
973.642.0529       sdandie@linkschool.org

Antibullying Specialist 
Yris Acevedo, M.S.W.
973.642.0529       yacevedo@linkschool.org

NJ State School Climate Coordinator
HIB@doe.nj.gov

LCCS Policy and HIB Grade

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