Administration

Mr. Curtis Palmore started his career as an educator in New York City through Teach for America in 1995.  Mr. Palmore was a classroom teacher for many years within the New York City Public School system. He later transitioned into school leadership and led as Assistant Principal and Principal in traditional public and public charter schools in New York City. He later was the Founding Principal at Exceed Charter School, a turnaround school in the Crown Heights area of Brooklyn, N.Y.  In his first two years as principal there, his team increased academic student performance by 27% (ELA) and 56% (Math) on state exams.

Mr. Palmore is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Community Charter School of Paterson (CCSP), in New Jersey.  He is leading strategic initiatives including content, assessment, and staffing improvements. Under his leadership CCSP has received a successful full 5 year charter renewal, expanded and opened a new middle school and gymnasium, and developed a number of academic and school-based programs in its new strategic plan. 

Mr. Palmore holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Morgan State University.  He has graduate studies from Fordham University and an Educational Leadership Master’s Degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. Mr. Palmore is currently a candidate for his doctorate in Education Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Mr. Craig Smith

Business Administrator

Giselle Vannoy formerly known as Ms. Gonzalez has been with this amazing school for over 10 years. She is currently the school’s Chief of Staff. She works closely with the CEO and school leaders to effectively support leadership in developing, supporting communicating, aligning and maintaining the highest quality of educational programs and services. 

Ms. Renaysa Schratz

Executive Assistant

With over 15 years of experience in professional office executive assistant positions and a track record of strong performance in high-volume, high-pressure environments, Renaysa skillfully manages administrative duties for CCSP.

Renaysa is active in the community and a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. She holds a BA in English from Fort Valley State University, a historically black university in GA.

Luis Castillo

Technology Coordinator

I attained a Master’s Degree in Technology Management from Marist College.

My mission is to use my 30+ years of Technology Knowledge and Management from my private sector professional experience to help and support our CCSP’s administration to provide and implement all the technological opportunities available to our scholars.

My vision is to always keep abreast of all the new technology to make sure our scholars use technology to be ready for the future.