Hebrew Public School Closure Resources FOR FAMILIES

Welcome! This site contains supplemental resources for elementary school and middle school academics, fun activities (like virtual field trips), social services (like financial and food assistance), and more. Click the page links to the left or the three lines in the upper left to access the resources. Below, we've included the latest newsletter from Hebrew Public and contact information. Enjoy, and please reach out with any questions.

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Contact Information

Hebrew Language Academy

We’ve created a one-stop document to help with the FAQ about login, technology, and the platforms we are using. We hope you will find it helpful

Academics or Class Questions/Concerns:

- The homeroom teacher is the first point of contact.

- If the teacher is unable to meet your needs, please contact the Main Office so that they can put you in contact with the right staff member.

Social and Emotional Learning:

- The teacher is the first point of contact.

- If the teacher is unable to meet your needs, please contact our Deans of Culture, Ms. Jovan Brown jbrown@hlacharterschool.org or Mr. John Richardson jrichardson@hlacharterschool.org.

Special Education Services: Contact the Special Education Coordinator Daniella Steinberg at dsteinberg@hlacharterschool.org.

All other questions/concerns: Please contact the main office at (718) 377-7200 or info@hlacharterschool.org so that they can connect you with the right staff member to address your concern.

For a complete HLA Contact information sheet click here.

Harlem Hebrew Language Academy

We want to ensure that families are able to get the support they need from the right staff member in a timely fashion.

If you need support with...

Academics or Class Questions/Concerns:The homeroom teacher is the first point of contact.

If the teacher is unable to meet your needs, please contact the Main Office so that they can put you in contact with the right staff member. (Our Main Office Lines are being run by our Ops Team, even while our school building is closed.

Hebrew Support: Contact the Academic Dean of Hebrew Morah Alona Mor at amor@harlemhebrewcharter.org.

Social and Emotional Learning: The teacher is the first point of contact.

If the teacher is unable to meet your needs, please contact our Deans of Culture, Ms. Taharah Smalls at tsmalls@harlemhebrewcharter.org or Mr. Jose Silva at jsilva@harlemhebrewcharter.org

Special Education Services: Contact the Special Education Coordinator Ms. Rikki Cohen at rcohen@harlemhebrecharter.org.

Hebrew Language Academy 2

  • Grades K-1: Katie Passley, Assistant Head of School & Academic Dean of instruction for K-1, at kpassley@hla2.org

  • Grade 2: Valencia Chapman, Academic Dean of instruction, at vchapman@hla2.org

  • Grade 3: Ashley Furan, Head of School, at afuran@hla2.org

  • Hebrew: Sarit DeLouya, Academic Dean of Hebrew, at sdelouya@hla2.org

  • If you have questions about which online Hebrew group your child should join, please contact Morah Sarit. These groups have been created based on your child's in- school regular Hebrew group (based on proficiency level), however, they may be working with a different teacher during this period of Remote Learning. Hebrew classes are scheduled simultaneously, so we’ve assigned a teacher to each group.

  • Special Education Services: Danielle Bocchino, Dean of Student Support Services, at dbocchino@hla2.org

  • Social & Emotional Learning/Culture: Kevin Mara, Dean of Culture, at kmara@hla2.org

  • Social Worker: Leah Bernstein, School Social Worker, at lbernstein@hla2.org

  • All other Questions/Concerns: Please contact the main office at 718.682.5610 (calls are being forwarded to members of our Operations team) or ops@hla2.org so that they can connect you with the right staff member to support you.

Philadelphia Hebrew Public

  • If you have any questions or need assistance please see below on who to contact. We are always here to help!

  • Academics or Class Questions/Concerns:

  • The homeroom teacher is the first point of contact.

  • If the teacher is unable to meet your needs, please contact the Main Office so that they can put you in contact with the right staff member.

  • Social and Emotional Learning:

  • Please contact our School Counselor, Ms. Updegrove at nupdegrove@philadelphiahebrewpublic.org. You can also contact our Dean of Culture, Ms. Pullin at npullin@philadelphiahebrewpublic.org.

  • Special Education Services:

  • Contact your student’s Special Education teacher. Ms. McKinley can be reached at rmckinley@philadelphiahebrewpublic.org. Ms. SJ can be reached at sjordan@philadelphiahebrewpublic.org .

  • All other questions/concerns: Please contact the main office at (267)-225-1511 or info@philadelphiahebrewpublic.org so that they can connect you with the right staff member to address your concern.