Bard High School Early College Newark

Bard High School Early College Newark is a magnet public high school in Newark, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating since its establishment in 2011 as part of the Newark Public Schools. Working together with Bard College, students earn 60 college credits as part of a liberal arts and sciences curriculum toward an associate degree in addition to a high school diploma. The college program is operated as a branch of Bard College at Simon's Rock and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 300 students and 26.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1. There were 198 students (66.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 24 (8.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.AdministrationCore members of the school's administration are: Dr. John Weinstein, PrincipalCurtis R. Adair Sr. Vice-Principal of Student Services and Dean of StudentsDr. Lori Ween, Vice-Principal of Instruction and Dean of Studies