Tapestry Charter School

Tapestry Charter School is a charter school in Buffalo, New York. It houses two schools, an elementary/middle school and a high school. The current director is Joy Pepper.ElementaryThe lower school for Tapestry School is located at 65 Great Arrow Avenue and serves Grades PreK through 8. The current principal is Mr. Jack Turner, and the current assistant principal is Mr. Phil Johnson.HistoryTapestry Charter School is an arts-integrated, K-12 Expeditionary Learning, tuition-free, public school located in the city of Buffalo, NY with 100 K-4 students, supporting administration, faculty and staff. Tapestry received approval from the State University of New York Board of Trustees to open in September 2001. The school grew one grade per year, becoming a full K-12 school in the 2009-10 school year with 515 students. 98 percent of Tapestry’s first senior class graduated in June 2010. All seniors in all three of Tapestry's graduating classes have been accepted to college.Former principalsPrevious assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses Mrs. Joy Pepper - 2001-2009Ms. Christina Lesh - 2009-2014 (Assistant Elementary Principal - Tapestry Charter School, resigned)Former assistant principalsMs. Christina Lesh - 2008-2009 (Director of Student Services - Stanley G. Falk School, named Elementary Principal of Tapestry Charter School)Mr. Jack Turner - 2012-2014 (Spanish teacher - Tapestry Charter High School, named Elementary Principal of Tapestry Charter School)High schoolTapestry Charter High School is located at 65 Great Arrow Avenue and serves Grades 9-12. The current principal is Ms. Lynn Bass, and the current assistant principal is Mr. Benjamin Willis.