Background

The Chester Community Charter School (“CCCS”) is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, Chester, a formerly vibrant manufacturing center in a Philadelphia suburb with 37,000 residents, a black population of 75.7 percent, a median household income of $25,703 (about $14,000 below the statewide median household income) and a poverty rate of 27.2 percent, nearly two-and-a-half times the Pennsylvania state poverty level.

CCCS opened its doors on September 9, 1998. Back then, the entire school was situated in four meeting rooms in the lobby of the Howard Johnson Hotel on the corner of Edgemont and Providence Avenues, in Chester, Pennsylvania. CCCS started with 97 students in a hotel, grew to few small trailers, and ultimately steadily increased to approximately 2,500 in numerous state-of-the-art buildings. Drawing from the same pool of students as other schools in the Chester-Upland School District, CCCS has been able to produce consistently superior student test results on statewide-standardized tests.

What makes us special?

There are so many reasons why CCCS is such a special place. Below are a just a few of the reasons why so many parents choose to send their student to our school:

1.      Safe, warm, caring environment for students;

2.      XO Laptop computers for every student in the 3^rd through 8^th grade;

3.      State of the art computer labs;

4.      Newly constructed, clean and well maintained school buildings;

5.      Dedicated staff of experienced teachers;

6.      Recipients of numerous state and federal competitive grants which have enabled us to perform at higher levels;

7.      Track record of success as evidenced by the students’ academic growth in the PSSA state standardized test scores;

8.      Gifted and talented programs;

9.      Scholarship opportunities for graduating 8^th graders who have excelled academically; and

10. High school placement coordinators who assist in making sure that students are aware of all the high school choices that are available to them.

Dedication to the Chester Community

Our continued commitment to the Chester community is apparent through the following activities:

1.      Our support of the Headstart program.  Head Start is an educational opportunity sponsored by the Delaware County Intermediate Unit where it serves the community, families and children of Delaware County. CCCS supports this amazing educational opportunity by offering two on-site Headstart program is administered every day;

2.      Sponsorship at the Chester City Job Fair where CCCS accepts resumes and applications for available positions;

3.      CCCS’ participation in the Chester Mother’s Day Parade where Honor Students, the basketball team and TNT students march in the parade;

4.      Each year CCCS is a participant in the Riverfront Ramble where it provides refreshments and giveaways for city residents;

5.      CCCS assists in the Chester Recreation Night where we provided the Recreation Department with marketing materials for its event so that parents and students have an overview of the programs that are offered at CCCS;

6.      Chester Weed and Seed Harvest Night is an opportunity to fight back against drugs, crimes, and poverty, and to restore neighborhood quality of life. Weed & Seed is a community based program that strives to prevent, control and reduce violence, crime, and drug activity in designated, high-crime neighborhoods. Weed & Seed relies on the collaboration of partnering organizations, law faith groups, and citizens. CCCS was a proud participant in this program;

7.      Thanksgiving Food Drive is an annual event where CCCS strives to provide food for the needy. CCCS staff raised over $1,100.00 for the needy for the Thanksgiving holiday;

8.      CCCS is an annual participant in the Fourth of July Chester festivities

9.      Participants in the Tree Lighting Ceremony sponsored by the City of Chester;

10. Participants in the Mayor’s Annual Scholar’s Awards Dinner where 60 city students were honored - 34 of the city students were CCCS children. CCCS had the most students represented at the Mayor’s Annual Scholar Awards Dinner;

11. CCCS students have been awarded the opportunity to participate in Dream Camp, which is a place where children learn that the power to achieve their dreams lies within. Children are taught skills and provided with the self-control necessary to achieve their dreams. Each year, over 500 urban youth in Hartford, Connecticut and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania participate in these programs; and

12. Annual Parent Dinner is offered to honor parents that make a difference in the lives of their children by partnering with CCCS in order to support their child’s education.

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