

Helpful information
Phone number: 347-227-6070
Other resources
New York State Common Core aligned curriculum resources and information for parents and families.
Free, online educational resource, including over 100,000 practice problems, and over 6,000 micro lectures via video tutorials stored on YouTube teaching mathematics, history, physics, chemistry, biology, American civics, art history, economics, and computer science.

Brooklyn Public Library site for children with book recommendations, events, and more.
Tutoring programs
Listing of tutoring programs available in our community. (The list is provided for informational purposes only; Ascend does not endorse any organizations.)
Apply for an idNYC card! It can be used as a library card, to open a bank account, to enter all city buildings, such as schools, and to access city services. The ID card comes with additional benefits, including free membership to 40 cultural institutions and discounts on movie tickets, sporting events, health and fitness clubs and much more.
529 Plan
Consider starting a 529 plan. This tax-advantaged savings plan designed to encourage saving for future college costs. 529 plans, legally known as “qualified tuition plans,” are sponsored by states, state agencies, or educational institutions and are authorized by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Teacher contacts
Kindergarten teachers
Erin Bailey
erin.bailey@ascendlearning.org
Shawana Williams-Daniels
shawana.daniels@ascendlearning.org
Melissa Masters
melissa.masteres@ascendlearning.org
Jesse DeJesus
jesse.dejesus@ascendlearning.org
Nick Ferrebee
nick.ferrebee@ascendlearning.org
Ashley Smith
ashley.smith@ascendlearning.org
Grade 1 teachers
Arielle Gerstung
arielle.gerstung@ascendlearning.org
Jennifer Dunning
jennifer.dunning@ascendlearning.org
Melissa Chipley
melissa.chipley@ascendlearning.org
Ashon Ware
Christina McClellan
christina.mcclellan@ascendlearning.org
Kiernan Leeks
Grade 2 teachers
Madison Hilliard
madison.hilliard@ascendlearning.org
Rolando Vasquez
rolando.vasquez@ascendlearning.org
Molly LaTourette Gifford
molly.latourettegifford@ascendlearning.org
Taylor Batts
taylor.batts@ascendlearning.org
Specials teachers
Science
Catherine Fletcher
catherine.fletcher@ascendlearning.org
Art
Yasmeen Bullard
yasmeen.bullard@ascendlearning.org
ENL
Patricia Hickman
patricia.hickman@ascendlearning.org
PE
Dwane Maxwell
dwane.maxwell@ascendlearning.org