College Achieve Public Schools (CAPS)
Vivian Murphy is a dedicated educator currently serving as a First Grade Teacher at College Achieve Public Schools since July 2023 and as a Corps Member with Teach For America New Jersey since May 2023. Vivian's diverse professional background includes roles such as Account Executive at Beacon Hill Staffing Group, Lead Preschool Teacher at Acorn Academy, and Food Server at P.F. Chang's. Additionally, Vivian gained experience as a Development and Fundraising Intern at Kids in Need of Defense and worked as a Sales Associate at Hollister Co. Vivian holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies from The College of New Jersey and is pursuing further education at Rutgers Graduate School of Education.
College Achieve Public Schools (CAPS)
College Achieve Public Schools (CAPS) is a K-12 network of public charter schools operating in three regions in New Jersey: CAPS Central (Plainfield and North Plainfield); CAPS Paterson (City of Paterson); and CAPS Asbury (Asbury Park and Neptune Township). CAPS operates nine charter schools in all in three regions serving nearly 3,500 students. CAPS is one of the highest performing charter networks in the state of New Jersey - and has closed the achievement gap in several grades, and outperformed the state of NJ's student average in several more grades in ELA on the NJSLA. CAPS Central High School also outperformed the state of New Jersey on the Advanced Placement tests. Students in our first two graduating classes have been admitted to Harvard, Princeton, NYU, Rutgers, Howard, Kean, Seton Hall, Montclair, Rowan, Stockton. and Centenary University.