Mission Statement

Brighter Choice Community School (BCCS) is an elementary school, located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, serving children grades K-5. The mission of Brighter Choice Community School is to create a safe and healthy learning environment that nurtures, motivates, and challenges students to meet and exceed state standards. Our goal is to prepare students to meet and exceed academic standards in middle and high school and ultimately, college.

Academically rigorous, our standards-driven curriculum is informed by research-based methods that are differentiated according to the individual needs of each student in our school.

BCCS Leadership

Principal Fabayo McIntosh grew up in the Bedford Stuyvesant community of Brooklyn. Ms. McIntosh earned her undergraduate degree from Lincoln University and her Masters degree in educational leadership from Bank Street College. She worked for the Department of Education in various positions for eight years before founding Brighter Choice Community School. Ms. McIntosh is also a member of New Leaders for New Schools.