We welcome visits from college admissions representatives to Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts throughout the year. Please visit MaiaLearning to create a user profile and access Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts’ school visit calendar. Should you have any difficulties, please utilize this instructional video. If you have further questions or cannot find a timeslot that works for you, please email Jerry.Jean@saschools.org. Our scholars and school community look forward to meeting you!
Michael LaFrancis joined Success Academy in 2014 as a founding Business Operations Manager at SA Hell’s Kitchen. He was promoted to Assistant Principal of SA Williamsburg, and then to Principal of SA Hell’s Kitchen, where he spent four years before joining HSLA as Principal in March 2019. Mr. LaFrancis holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Clark University, and a Master’s Degree from Southern Connecticut State University in English and Secondary Education. In his free time, he enjoys international travel — last year, he traveled to India, the Netherlands, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar.
Rachel Keane
Ms. Keane joined Success Academy in 2014 as a teacher at SA Bed-Stuy 1. After two years as a kindergarten and then a second grade teacher, she moved to SA Crown Heights in 2016 where she served as the third Grade Team Lead. A year later, Ms. Keane joined SA Harlem North Central Middle School as an Assistant Principal, and has spent the past two years developing teachers across grades fifth through eighth. Ms. Keane will succeed Rita Deng as the Principal of SA Harlem North Central for the 2019-20 school year. She holds her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Philosophy with a minor in Mathematics from James Madison University and her Master’s degree in Childhood Education from Touro College. She enjoys a good cup of coffee while reading a great book!
