Hoboken Charter School Appoints New Director

The Hoboken Charter School appointed Deirdra Grode as its new director for the K through 12th Grade program. 

The charter school's board of directors appointed Grode on April 18. Grode's new position will start on July 1. Grode will remain the principal of grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. 

Ria Grosvenor has been the high school Principal since 2007 and will continue to serve in that capacity.

 "This is a pro-active Board that recognizes the importance of operating a single and robust K-12 institution as is clearly articulated in the school’s charter,” said Dan Weisz, president of the charter school's board. “The move to create an Executive Director position will have a profound impact on our ability to devise and execute an overarching strategy to unify the two divisions and better serve our entire student population, staff, parents and larger public community."

The school's charter was recently renewed for the 15th year. The school is approved for an enrollment of 298 students: 22 at each grade level from Kindergarten through 8th grade and 25 at each grade level from 9th through 12th. 

The current waiting list for admission to the Hoboken Charter School is approximately 476 students.