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Achievement First is a charter school management organization started in July 2003 by the leaders of Amistad Academy, a high performing charter school in New Haven, CT. A non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, Achievement First is creating a network of achievement-gap closing charter schools in Connecticut and New York to bring to scale the dramatic, life changing student achievement results produced at Amistad Academy. Achievement First currently operates 12 schools in both NY and CT. Over the next decade, Achievement First will grow to support 30 schools serving over 11,000 students. For more information about the Achievement First mission, model, our schools and team, please visit our website at www.achievementfirst.org.