College And Career Readiness

Overview of Bedford Academy High School

 

Bedford Academy is a school located in Central Brooklyn that seeks to continue to promote the social-emotional, academic, and moral development of the students that we service regardless of the modality of instruction, this may include but is not limited to in-person, hybrid, or remote. Bedford Academy consistently produced a graduation rate between 97% and 100%. In addition, 95% of our scholars have gone on to college. Our scholars have earned the opportunity to attend a multitude of CUNY (City University of New York), SUNY (State University of New York), HBCU’s and private schools that range from Harvard University, Brown University, M.I.T, Dartmouth, Brandies, Northwestern University, Syracuse University to Howard University, Hampton University, Spellman College, and Morehouse College. Through hard work and dedication, Bedford Academy continues to strive for academic and social and emotional competency within our school community.

 

Bedford Academy services an African American population which is even between young lady’s and young men. Our poverty rate is 65%.

 

THERE ARE THREE UNDERLINING ASPECTS TO THE FRAMEWORK FOR GREAT SCHOOLS BEDFORD WILL BE FOCUSING ON

• Accelerate Learning and Instruction

Expansion of College classes, AP classes, SAT/ACT preparation classes, CTE classes and Computer Science classes. Increase student centered instruction.

• Partnerships

Expand partnerships with Long Island University, Medgar Evers College, Syracuse University, Delaware State University (HBCU), S.M.E.L.L., Follow us to Success, Gifted Scholars Program and Siren Protectors of the Rain Forest.

• Developed People

Mentoring, PLC’s (Professional Learning Communities), MBK (My Brother’s Keeper/MSK (My Sister’s Keeper), SLT (School Leadership Team), Common Planning, Instructional Cabinet, Inquiry Teams, Teacher Team Leaders, SAC (Student Advisory Council) & BSAC (Brooklyn Superintendents Advisory Council).

 

BEDFORD ACADEMY PRIORITIES

• Promote, develop, implement, and reflect on the utilization of CRSE (Culturally Responsive-Social-Emotional) programs to promote academic achievement.
• Expand and create additional college/university partnerships to accelerate learning and instruction to expand academic rigor.
• Implement a Professional Learning Community that helps to craft six principles: (1) Common mission, vision, values, and goals: (2) Systems for prevention and intervention; (3) Collaborative teaming for teaching and learning; (4) Data driven decision making and continuous improvement; (5) Active engagement from family and community; and (6) Building sustainable leadership capacity

 

 

 

MISSION VS. VISION

A mission is what you do daily to promote student development. A vision is what you seek to accomplish on a long-term basis. The mission of Bedford Academy is predicated on one simple slogan, “education is the birthright of every child”. Our collective vision must be articulated through our examination of social network theory. The theory is based on examining networks among teachers and school leaders, contrasting formal and informal organizational structures, and exploring the mechanisms by which ideas, information, and influence flow from person to person and group to group. One of the key factors of network theory believes that the success or failure of education reform is not solely the result of technical plans and blueprints, but of the relational ties that support or constrain the pace, depth, and direction of change. During the next three to five years, one of the goals is to examine how Bedford Academy formalizes our social network to act in concert with each other to formally craft a collective vision.

 

Bedford Academy Charter

 

We aim to foster an environment in which everyone is supported and valued by teachers, parents, guardians and staff. To achieve this, we commit to the following core values:

 

• Communication between all members of the Bedford Family.
• Trust in the staff’s professional responsibility to guide the students’ academic, social and emotional development.
• A supportive environment that both challenges and nurtures all members of the community.
• A high standard of integrity and character on which every member of the community holds each other accountable.
• Investment in community spirit to be instilled in the heart and minds of all in the community.

 

COURSES AND PROGRAMS

Bedford Academy majors

• Pre-Law
• Pre-Med
• Pre-Education
• Pre-Engineering
• Liberal Arts
• Civics For All

 

 

Bedford offers many courses to its scholars, including.

• Freshman Seminar
• Junior Seminar
• Senior Seminar
• Perspectives in Leadership (MBK) My Brother’s Keeper
• Perspectives in Leadership (MSK) My Sisters Keeper
• College and Career Development
• Video Game Development
• African Drumming- (The Afrikan Drum Institute)
• Robotics
• Cyber journalism
• Advanced Placement English Language and Composition
• Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition
• Advanced Placement U.S. History
• Advanced Placement World History
• Advanced Placement Calculus AB
• Advanced Placement Statistics
• Advanced Placement Environmental Science
• Advanced Placement Biology
• Advanced Placement Computer Science
• Advanced Placement Capstone
• Advanced Placement Participation in Government
• Advanced Placement African American History

 

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Principal’s Advisory Board
• Volleyball
• Girls and Boys Basketball
• National Honor Society
• Track and Field
• Badminton

 

SEL/Social and Emotional Learning Workshops

• Workshops include Stress Reduction and Mindfulness, dealing with Suicidal Ideations

 

COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS

• Long Island University
• Syracuse University
• St. John’s University
• Old Westbury University
• Joseph’s University
• Medgar Evers College
• Monroe College
• Delaware State University
• University of Delaware
• Virginia State University
• Touro University
• Columbia University
• Cornell University

 

 

We have a duty and responsibility to cultivate the minds of scholars we are charged with teaching daily. Our intensions must be true; our hearts must be pure. The intention of making sure the future leaders of this nation embrace the modalities of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics must be at the forefront of both our short-term and long-term goals. If we fail to prepare for the future today, we will be consumed by it tomorrow.”

 

• Adofo Abdullah Muhammad

June 2025