News and Events
Recent News
Girls Prep Announces Exclusive Scholarship with Stephens College
March 2012
Stephens College, the second-oldest women’s college in the country, announced today that for the first time in its 179-year history it will offer a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to a student from Girls Prep Lower East Side Middle School, the first all-girls charter school in New York City.
Girls Prep LES Middle School Shout Out!
by Steve Evangelista, February 16, 2012
Meena Boppana shares her love for math, and her experience working with Girls Prep Middle Schoolers!
A New Principal for Girls Prep Middle School
By DAYNA CLARK, May 10, 2011
Girl Prep Middle School has new principal. Kaitlin Seaver, a veteran educator who's helped nearly two dozen city schools develop academic curricula, was introduced last week as the school's new principal.
Kennedy and Klein, Charter Champions
By Jeremy B. White, March 9, 2011
Caroline Kennedy made a rare public appearance this afternoon to join former schools chief Joel Klein at a reception [for Public Prep] at the midtown hotspot Monkey Bar and to preach the virtues of charter schools.
Innovation Agents: Ian Rowe, CEO of Public Prep
By: Noah Robischon, October 21, 2010
Have you located your north star? Do you even have a compass? Ian Rowe's story will inspire you to find it if you haven't already -- at least that's his goal. Rowe's journey took him from the Gates Foundation to MTV and The White House USA Freedom Corps before he became the CEO of Public Prep, a network of non-profit single-sex charter schools. He's taken everything he learned in the private sector and applied it to public education. Are you using your skills to make a difference?
Upcoming Events
Girls Prep Lower East Side Board Meetings
2011-12 School Year
Girls Prep Lower East Side is governed by a Board of Trustees dedicated to providing equal education opportunities for all children. Our members ensure our school is an academic success and true to the terms of our charter. Board meetings are open to the public. For more information on dates, times and location, please visit the Board of Trustees page of our website.