Genesee Community Charter School

Genesee Community Charter School is located on the campus of the Rochester Museum & Science Center. Genesee Community Charter School enrolls approximately 212 students in kindergarten through sixth grades. As a charter school, Genesee Community Charter School is publicly funded and there is no tuition. Enrollment is open to all students who meet our age guidelines and a lottery is held in April of each year for incoming kindergarten students and for vacancies as they are available in first through sixth grades. Continued on Schedule OGenesee Community Charter School's curriculum focuses on local history and the natural world and-as an Expeditionary Learning school-students are immersed in three interdisciplinary learning expeditions each year. Classes frequently venture into the community for purposeful and rigorous field studies integral to their ongoing learning experiences. Music, visual arts, dance, and creative movement are integrated into the academic and social life at Genesee Community Charter School. The school is nationally recognized for its implementation of the Expeditionary Learning model and its approach to arts integration. Since it was founded in 2001, Genesee Community Charter School has been one of the most successful K-6 schools in New York as measured by the New York State Education Department's School Performance Index.

GCCS has fully included our students with special needs. Speech/ language, occupational therapy, and counseling services are delivered both in and out of the classroom by professionals or staff from the child's district of residence. A special education teacher has been provided by the Rochester City School District for our students requiring resource room or consultant teacher services. GCCS has a special education coordinator who helps to maintain compliance with special education regulations. This person also works with teachers on academic intervention, and assists parents and staff through the CSE referral process. This person is also highly trained in the Wilson Language/Literacy Program, and works with small groups of students to enhance their reading levels.

GCCS offers breakfast and lunch daily to all students. Meals are delivered fresh every day by Julia K Caters, and are served "family style" in the classrooms. GCCS participates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's school meal program. At the start of each new school year, all students are sent an application for free and reduced meals and are encouraged to apply. Those students who qualify are offered meals at a reduced or no cost. Students that do not qualify for free or reduced meals have the option to pay full price, or may bring meals from home. GCCS will continue to encourage all families to participate in its meal program.