THE FOUNDERS
|
|
Former Jersey City Mayor, Bret Schundler, has provided critical support to BelovED since its inception. |
|
Founding Board
The school’s founding board, several of whom are pictured here, desired to provide improved educational opportunities for Jersey City children.
|
 |
 |
Salvatore Risalvalto, Founding Board Treasurer
|
|
| Rev. Ronnie Calvin Clark, Founding Board Vice-President |
 |
OUR HOME
Our founders were able to acquire the site of the former Schomberg Charter School at 508 Grand Street located a quarter mile west of the Jersey City Medical Center.
BelovED kicked-off by offering grades K-2 in September 2012, with 120 children in each grade level. Its founders envisioned adding one grade level per year until the school became a K-12 school. Currently BelovED operates as a full K-12 continuum with three academies operating on Grand Street.
BelovED soon outgrew its initial space and began adding buildings.
In 2014 a 25,000 SF annex was added.
In 2018 a 16,296 SF classroom building was added.
In 2019 a 53,564 SF high school building was added.