Family Resources
We invest in our community and believe in developing the whole child. Find helpful links and resources below, and watch for our annual community events.
Join our Parent Association! We need YOU to help make our school a success. For K-5 please contact, Cherry Wiggins for 6-12 contact, Danielle Colon. We host fun, informative monthly meetings.
Queens Community Event
Drop in to this MTA event hosted at Challenge Charter High School to learn about the transportation redesign and to voice your feedback.
News
Our newest location is in progress in Arverne by the Sea. Stay tuned for opening dates and our academic plans at this location.
Cheetah Health
Social Media
Families, keep yourself informed, and your children safe. Social media can be detrimental to your child’s well-being. Read the helpful articles below:
TikTok and Mental Health article from Amnesty International
8 Tips for Parents from the Surgeon General and PBS.org
Ultimate Guide to Instagram for Parents from Common Sense Media
health services
Smile NY
Free dental services for your child. Upcoming dates:
Grades 2-5 on 4/4, 4/8, 4/9, 4/11 and 4/15
Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center
6200 Beach Channel Drive | Arverne, New York 11692
917-862-4901
Episcopal Health Services, Inc.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
327 Beach 19th Street | Far Rockaway, NY 11691
718-869-7957
social emotional learning
NYSED SEL and Equity Resources
Mental Health Support
We partner with Catholic Charities.
Catholic Charities Rockaway Mental Health Services
1847 Mott Ave. | Far Rockaway, NY 11691
718-337-6800
School Mental Health - Family Webinar Series - Recorded Sessions
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
NYC Well – Talk. Text. Chat. 24/7 - multiple languages available
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Emergency Crisis - NYC Health - DIAL 988
Community support agencies
RISE (Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity)
58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard | Far Rockaway, NY 11692
(718) 327-5919
Rising Ground (Sheltering Arms)
1600 Central Ave | Far Rockaway NY, 11691
718-471-6818
Far Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center
57-17 Rockaway Beach Blvd | Arverne, NY 11692
(332)217-0280
DASA - Dignity for All Students Act
Read the CPCS Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Protocols and/or Click here for the DASA form.
For any DASA questions, please contact Mrs. Tameeka Richards, Director of Pupil Personnel Services.
Data Protection/Digital Citizenship
Read the recommendations for “Steps You Can Take to Help Protect Your Minor’s Information” from Illuminate Education.
Visit the DOE Digital Citizenship site here for your responsibilities as a parent, and for resources to help your child navigate the digital landscape.
American Rescue Plan / Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief
NY State is receiving over $8 Billion dollars “to support schools in safely reopening and sustaining safe operations while meeting the academic, social, emotional and mental health needs of students resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic” (NYSED).
Of that funding, Challenge Charter School is receiving money for our school’s specific needs. With the funding, we are addressing a number of recommended NY State Education Department issues with the extra funding.
To include our families in the plans for our spending, we hosted two Town Halls and sent out a family survey in June 2021 before our deadline to apply. We used the results from that survey to help us plan the 2021-22 school year and beyond.
Read more about the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief.
Have responses to our ESSER/ARP Plan? Please fill out the form below.