NETWORK STAFF
Created and Organized to serve our community
At Classical we believe in collaborative decisions made by stakeholders at all levels. This allows us to stay close to the work and always make decisions that are in the best interest of our Scholars and families. It also makes it possible for us to operate and innovate at a network level with only a small team of network leaders. This leadership structure at Classical Charter Schools contributed to our ability to transition to remote learning in less than three days while maintaining attendance rates above 90% in live-taught, consistently excellent classrooms.
Meet the network team at Classical, the #1 non-CMO network in New York City.
Meet Our Network Staff
Mr. Long
Lester Long graduated from Dartmouth College in 1993, where he majored in Economics, while also concentrating in Government. Immediately thereafter, he started his career in investment banking, rising from an entry level analyst to Vice President within six years, and working for firms such as Societe Generale and Lehman Brothers.
With a desire to share his success, Long began a second career teaching elementary school in the South Bronx through the New York City Teaching Fellows Program, which places accomplished professionals from other fields in the City’s most under-performing schools. Mr. Long taught literacy, mathematics, music, and physical education to general and special education students of all grades. While teaching during the day, he earned a Master’s in Elementary Education from Hunter College at night.
Administrators
Dr. Cassaberry-Furby
Adelphi University
Ms. Davis
Loyola University
Ms. Epstein
Indiana University
Mr. Lucey
NYU Stern School of Business
Ms. Nyantakyi
Cornell University
Mx. Gradess
St. Lawrence University
Ms. Canela
City College of New York
Ms. Diaz
Vassar College
Ms. Maguire
Tufts University
Ms. Boak
University of St. Andrews
Dr. Emmerson-Pace
University of Connecticut
Mr. Ayres
Rutgers University
Mr. Gonzalez
Rutgers University
Ms. Ramirez
DeVry University
Ms. Feliz
Monroe College
Ms. Thomas
Hunter College
Ms. Taylor
State University of New York at Oneonta
Mr. Ramadhan
State University of New York at Geneseo
Ms. Graham
State University of New York at New Paltz
Ms. Jackson
Spelman College
Mr. Urda
University of Notre Dame
Mr. Davis
Rutgers University
Board of Trustees
Classical Charter School succeeds under the guidance and support of its Board of Trustees: a diverse group of industry leaders that operates with a commitment to advancing our work and maximizing our impact in the South Bronx.