Case Study: Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy achieves higher enrollment and streamlined registration with SchoolMint

New School Uses Online Enrollment to Acquire Complete and Verified Application Information

Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy (BELA), a new all-girls charter high school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, faced the dual challenge of recruiting students and managing time-consuming registration with very limited administrative staff. To build enrollment and streamline onboarding, BELA partnered with SchoolMint and adopted its enrollment management solution, including registration via the NYC Online Charter School App powered by SchoolMint.

SchoolMint enabled BELA families to complete all required registration paperwork online and provided automated verification that reduced manual packet-sorting, freeing staff to support families who needed extra help. As a result, BELA successfully opened with 85 students in its inaugural freshman class, increased its visibility to applicants, and expects continued growth supported by SchoolMint’s lottery, engagement, and reporting tools.

Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy

Shannon Riley

Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy