Yes We Can, Reaching for the Stars ROCHDALE EARLY ADVANTAGE CHARTER SCHOOL (REACS) IS PROVIDING AN EARLY COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 8. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A BALANCED MULTI-LITERACY APPROACH, EDUCATING EACH STUDENT TO "STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD" INTELLECTUALLY, HISTORICAL-CULTURALLY, DIGITALLY, ECONOMICALLY, PHYSICALLY, ARTISTICALLY AND CIVICALLY, IN AN INCREASINGLY DIVERSE AND FAST-CHANGING GLOBAL SOCIETY. DRIVEN BY THE PRINCIPLES OF PURPOSE, PASSION AND PROFICIENCY, REACS OFFERS EACH STUDENT A CHALLENGING, COLLEGE-BOUND EDUCATION THAT DEVELOPS CHARACTER AND CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY INFUSED WITH FAMILY AND SOCIAL VALUES TO SUPPORT LIFELONG LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP. THIS WILL CREATE AN EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL PROMOTE AN EARLY ADVANTAGE FOR THE ENTIRE STUDENT POPULATION TO ENTER AND COMPLETE A COLLEGE PROGRAM. STUDENTS WILL BE EMPOWERED TO STAND OUT ABOVE AVERAGE STUDENTS. THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS WILL B