The Academy Charter School
Madonna Pognon is an experienced educator and instructional coach currently serving at The Academy Charter School since August 2017. In this role, Madonna models and co-teaches lessons while providing immediate feedback to teachers, significantly enhancing instruction and student achievement. Prior positions include serving as a Second Grade Teacher and After School Director at Young Achievers Learning Experience, as well as various teaching and support roles in both general and special education environments. Madonna holds a Master's degree in Elementary Education from Hunter College and a Bachelor's degree in Music from the University at Albany.
The Academy Charter School
The Academy Charter School (“The Academy”) offers an exceptional interdisciplinary curriculum in a technology rich environment that challenges students to explore connections across subjects and use experiential learning to bridge the gaps between theory and practice. In addition to core subjects, students benefit from high expectations in physical education, health, and the arts. The Academy’s focus on character development and community service cultivate a student body poised to be active, engaged and responsible members of the community. The Academy employs a committed staff whose teaching and high academic and behavioral expectations will improve student academic achievement by focusing on three important areas of our children’s growth that will enable them to be empowered adults: mastery of academic subjects, an intensive focus on character development, and fostering a lifelong behavior of giving back to their community. Our Mission: Create world class competitive scholars who will LEARN today, LEAD tomorrow, and SERVE in the future