Posted on July 18, 2024

To help support critical Planning Grant activities that CQA must undertake during the upcoming year for the opening of their CQA II Elementary School in the fall of 2024. During the first year of operations in 2024, CQA II will serve a total of approximately 200 scholars in grades K and 1 who will be enrolled by lottery, thereafter adding one grade per year (100 scholars per grade). This mirrors the successful strategy that CQA had used to open CQA I Elementary School, which has yielded outstanding outcomes. Some of the key activities related to the upcoming planning year include: securing and preparing a new facility; recruiting and hiring staff; training the Elementary School Principal; and recruiting and enrolling new students. While they focus on opening CQA II, they will also complete the expansion of CQA I Elementary School with the addition of grade 4 during the grant period. CQA’s mission is to prepare students for eventual success in college, the workforce, and the community through a school that integrates literacy, high standards-based academics, and culturally-responsive supportive services.