Mission
John W. Lavelle Preparatory Charter School provides a rigorous college preparatory education that equips and empowers students to graduate with a foundation to attend and succeed in college and life. Lavelle Prep welcomes all students, including those living with emotional challenges, students with disabilities and English language learners. As of July 1, 2017, Lavelle Prep is a school within the newly merged Integration Charter School (ICS) network. ICS is dedicated to providing innovative pathways to college that fully integrate students living with emotional challenges and others with special needs. In building a network of associated schools which share this common mission, ICS strives to fill gaps in public education. When fully realized, ICS, in conjunction with the local public schools, will provide Staten Island parents of special needs children with an array of options which is richer than that enjoyed by any other community in the United States.