Yesterday’s career day was so successful! The amount of flexibility we showed as a school was admirable! The students were very well-behaved, and each of our 57 guests was so impressed with our
“I am proudly sharing the news article featuring our alumna Jeidy Reyes (Class of 2019) being honored by the mayor as the first Latina Patersonian to successfully graduate from West Point Military Academy.
Students at our 4-7 campus completed NJSLA state testing throughout the month of May. The NJSLA is a statewide assessment that evaluates students’ progress toward the NJ learning standards in
On Friday, May 19, 2023, PCSST held its annual Poetry Slam organized by the ELA department. The Poetry Slam was a host to 18 finalists from grades 5-7 who wrote
"Thank you & Thank you all for all you do and continue doing during this pandemic!!! You are all AMAZING and we as parents are Very Grateful for you."
Educational Program
PCSST is a public school open to all students on a space-available basis.
Charter school students are required to meet the same academic performance standards as district school students.
The charter school curriculum must address the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards.
A charter school must make available the educational program as prescribed by an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for a student with educational disabilities.
The mission of the Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology is to provide a responsive educational model that will empower all students, through a standards – equity based academic program founded on expectations for high achievement that will graduate literate, responsible, self-directed persons who have the core knowledge and skills needed to be successful, contributing members of society.
The mission of the PCSST articulates a public school model that promotes education reform in that it is responsive to the needs and hopes of the stated goals and objectives adopted by the State Board of Education in a strategic plan that, during its first four years of implementation, launched major initiatives and reforms of the education system in New Jersey.