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NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI)

NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI)

Grades: 9-12
Staff Pick for Special Ed Noteworthy

Our Insights

What’s Special

Students learn about the construction industry

The Downside

Lots of friction between principal and teachers

August 2015 update: In January 2015 Charles Gallo replaced founding principal Eugene Foley. Gallo was previously principal of Bronx Theatre High School.

September 2012 review: Opened in 2008, the NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industries (AECI) is designed to offer students skills that will lead to careers in the construction industry.

The school had a rocky start: its founder was charged with embezzlement and the principal and virtually all its teachers left the first year, along with one-third of its students, according to news reports.

Since then, the teachers voted to join the United Federation of Teachers, making the school one of the few charters in the city that is unionizing. There appears to be considerable friction between the principal, Eugene Foley, and his staff: more than half the teachers responding to the Learning Environment Survey said they mistrust the principal and half said academic standards are low. More than half the teachers said order and discipline are poor.

On the positive side, students mostly say they feel safe. The school has above average attendance. Of 86 seniors in 2012, 67 applied to college, according to the minutes of the board of trustees. Students have been accepted at Mercy College, Adelphi, and CW Post, among others.

The school shares space with a Roman Catholic school, Sts. Peter and Paul, in the South Bronx. Sports include boys and girls basketball.

Admissions: lottery. (Clara Hemphill, news reports, September,2012)

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Academics

School
Citywide
How many students graduate in 4 years?
 
96%
How many students with disabilities graduate in 4 years?
 
82%
Average daily attendance
 
87%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
46%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school offers enough activities and services for their children's needs?
 
100%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school works to achieve the goals of their students' IEPs?
 
100%
From the 2022-23 School Quality Guide and 2022-23 NYC School Survey

Students

450
Number of students
Citywide Average is 615

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
100%
Students with disabilities
 
23%
Multilingual learners
 
6%
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students were suspended?
 
0%
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
85%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
31%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
24%
How many teachers say they would recommend this school to other families?
 
97%
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey and 2019-20 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
97%
8.0
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 7
How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
80%
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey, 2022-23 School Quality Guide, 2021-22 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2023 Guidance Counselor Report, and this school's most recent Quality Review Report

Advanced Courses

Which students have access to advanced courses at this school? Learn more

Calculus

Not offered in 2021-21

Computer Science

 
34%

Physics

 
5%

Advanced Foreign Language

 
8%

AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science

Not offered in 2021-21

AP/IB Math or Science

Not offered in 2021-21

Music

Not offered in 2021-21
From unpublished, anonymized data from the 2021-22 school year provided by the New York State Education Department, brought to you by

College Readiness

School
Citywide
How many students graduate with test scores high enough to enroll at CUNY without remedial help?
 
61%
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
51%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
53%
From the 2020-21 and 2022-23 School Quality Guide
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Contact & Location

Location

838 Brook Avenue
Bronx NY 10451

Trains: 2 Line, 5 Line to Prospect Ave

Buses: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx6, Bx13, Bx15, Bx17, Bx21, Bx46


Contact

Principal: Colin Healy

Phone: 646-400-5566

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares a building with pre-k program

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? No

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