College Achieve Public Schools (CAPS)
Jessica Saunders has a diverse range of work experience in the education field. Jessica started their career as a Pre Kindergarten Teacher at Here We Grow Child Development Center in 2011 and continued in that role until 2014 when they moved to Taylor's Learning Center. At Taylor's Learning Center, they worked as a Pre Kindergarten Teacher until 2016. In 2016, they joined Cresthaven Academy Charter School as an Elementary School Teacher and later took on various roles including Kindergarten Grade Team Lead, Founding Instructional Coach, and Director of Curriculum And Instruction. Jessica'smost recent position at Cresthaven Academy Charter School was as an Elementary Instructional Lead from July 2023 to November 2023. In 2023, they will be joining College Achieve Public Schools (CAPS) as the Director of Teaching and Learning.
Jessica Saunders obtained a Supervisor Certificate in Educational Leadership and Administration from Kean University in 2021. Jessica also holds a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Special Education and Teaching, as well as a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Early Childhood Education and Teaching from Kean University. In addition, they have obtained the Supervisor Certification Program (SCP) from Kean University.
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.