Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls: Embracing a Sisterhood of Leadership
Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls is a single-gender school that serves girls 6-12 who reside throughout the Capital Region.
Through our core pillars of leadership, our girls are given the necessary tools that prepares, empower and encourages them to successfully transition to post secondary education.
At ALCS, we believe in sisterhood.
We are a 6-12 Academy of Excellence.
The Middle School (6-8)
The High School (9-12)
At Albany Leadership, our scholars strive for excellence through our core pillars of leadership:
Leadership in SISTERHOOD
With building and empowering sisterhood through our 6-12th grade community, our ladies are empowered to learn to embrace themselves and encourage others to value the characters of sisterhood.
Leadership in SERVICE
Our girls and community are dedicated to improving their fellow community for a better future through volunteerism and involvement.
Leadership in SCHOLARSHIP
With commitment and dedication; our girls are able to achieve the academic, social, and emotional skills to achieve the scholarship outcomes for their future advancement within their life experiences.
Albany Leadership by the Numbers:
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College Acceptance Rate
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Graduation Rate
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Parent Satisfaction
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Students earn a college credit before graduation
Guiding Young Women to College Success:
Albany Leadership graduates young women that are prepared to enter the college of their choice. Accordingly, the ALCS college admissions process is in depth and individualized. ALCS counselors begin their work with students immediately upon entry into the school and continue through the college application process and on to graduation.
Upcoming Events
- Regents Exams- No HS Classes on 9th Jun 2026
- Regents Exams- No HS Classes on 17th Jun 2026
- Regents Exams- No HS Classes on 18th Jun 2026
- Juneteenth- School Closed on 19th Jun 2026
- Regents Exams- No HS Classes on 19th Jun 2026
- Regents Exams- No HS Classes on 22nd Jun 2026
- Regents Exams- No HS Classes on 23rd Jun 2026
- Middle School Graduation on 24th Jun 2026
- Regents Exams- No HS Classes on 24th Jun 2026
- Regents Exams- No HS Classes on 25th Jun 2026
Keep Up With Us on Social Media
✨ Last night, we proudly celebrated our newest National Honor Society inductees! ✨![]()
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These scholars have demonstrated excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and character both inside and outside of the classroom. Their hard work, dedication, and commitment to success continue to make our ALCS community proud.![]()
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Congratulations to each and every inductee on this incredible achievement — your future is bright! 💜🐾![]()
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🚀💡 Our ALCS middle school scholars took innovation to the next level at Project Invent Demo Day at Cornell Tech in NYC!![]()
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Our 6th–8th grade teams developed real-world inventions designed to solve problems in their communities—from smart glasses for the visually impaired, to anxiety-reducing smartwatches, wildfire detection drones, and tools supporting communication for the deaf and hard of hearing. 👏🏽![]()
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A huge congratulations to our award-winning teams:![]()
🏆 “Text 2 Sign” — Team That Prioritized Learning![]()
🏆 “Smartie Art Chicks” — Most Innovative Project![]()
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Both teams have advanced to the next level of competition! We are beyond proud of our scholars for representing ALCS with creativity, empathy, and excellence. 💜🐾![]()
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To learn more, go to our website and click news! ![]()
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🎓✨ Congratulations to our senior, Davyne Harris, on committing to University at Albany to pursue a degree in Forensic Psychology! 🧠⚖️![]()
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Davyne’s hard work and dedication opened doors to multiple incredible opportunities, including acceptances to John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Clark Atlanta University, and Temple University!![]()
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We are so proud of all she has accomplished and can’t wait to see the amazing impact she makes in the future. Once a Panther, always a Panther! 🐾💜![]()
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