PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOL Building Bridges of Excellence for Every student, Everyday! INSERT STUDENT PICTURES Peekskill Board of Education Presentation Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Rodney Arthur, Principa l
Peekskill City School District Building Bridges of Excellence for Every Student, Every Day Mission Statement The Mission of the Peekskill City School District is to educate students in a caring, inspiring environment characterized by a spirit of excellence and high expectations; prepare graduates to meet or exceed standards; graduate students who respect and appreciate cultural diversity; and prepare students to pursue adult lives as contributing citizens of our local and global community. Aspirational Goals 1. By the year 2020, graduation rates will increase to 100%. 2. By the year 2020, all students will achieve grade level literacy by the end of grade 3. 3. Actively engage parents/guardians and the community in the education of all students. 4. Create safe, discipline, state of the art environment where everyone works to help students achieve.
ROBOTICS COMPETITION MAYOR OF PEEKSKILL DONATES NEW CHEF JACKETS TO STUDENTS
Peekskill High School Our Vision, Commitment & Overarching Goal . . . To create a safe and orderly environment that will permit teachers to implement effective learning strategies that will allow students to maximize their full potential.
PHS School Leadership Team (SLT) “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams Rodney Arthur Margie Daniels Naima Smith Moore Kent Picou Sharon Courtney April Kellam Amy Honey Michael Telesco Gordon Hubbard Elizabeth Tabone Todd Newby Noel Cabassa Mark Andujar Stacey Bean Zorielle Rodriguez-Alcazar Ellen Jones
PHS Teacher Leaders TRICA LEADERS FRAMEWORK COACHES Merritt Brown - Math Jodi Fernandez - English Angela Byrne - English Michael Telesco - Science Richard Flacinski - Science Lisa Mannion - Social Studies Carolyne Hall - LOTE Jaime Baumann - Math Ellen Jones - English DEPARTMENT LEADERS Sharon Courtney - Social Studies Amy Honey - SPED Gordon Hubbard - Science Todd Newby - English April Kellam - Math Elizabeth Tabone - Art Noel Cabassa - Guidance Crystal Hernandez - Music
PHS Data Team Math Doris Pichardo English Stephanie Potts Science Arben Cukaj Social Studies Christen McDonnell SPED Jessica Van Galen & Karen Flynn Counseling Noel Cabassa Social Worker Stacey Bean Summit Greg Erickson Principal Rodney Arthur Assistant Principals Kent Picou Margie Daniels Naima Smith Moore
PHS RtI Team School Counselors Noel Cabassa Michelle Rios Patricia Bishop Amy Torres (LOA for Selma Dias) Social Worker Stacey Bean Elizabeth O’Donnell Psychologist Psychologist Simone LeBlanc Principal Rodney Arthur Assistant Principals Kent Picou Margie Daniels Naima Smith Moore
School Demographics Total Student Enrollment December 2016: 1026 Breakdown by Grade 9 th -311 11 th -243 10 th -281 12 th — 175 US - 16 Race/Ethnicity Breakdown Hispanic/Latino-54% Black/African American-33% White-10% Asian-1% Pacific Islander-1% Mixed/Unidentified-1%
School Demographics Special Education Department
2016 1st Quarter Grades by Subject Area
School Comprehensive Educational Plan (SCEP) o Tenet 2 : School Leader Practice and Decisions o Tenet 3 : Curriculum Development and Support o Tenet 4 : Teacher Practice and Decisions o Tenet 5 : Student Social and Emotional Development and Health o Tenet 6 : Family and Community Engagement
TENET 2 School Leader Practice and Decisions content and language objectives ▶ The entire faculty has received more than 15 hours of professional development, with leadership from the members of administration, SLT team, TRICA coaches & Instructional Department Chairs ▶ Implementation of departmental peer review and visitation ▶ Collection of feedback from staff ▶ Sharing of feedback at department and faculty meetings
TENET 3 Curriculum Development and Support ELA/Math and Science: https://ensemble.lhric.org/Watch/Tq6i9Y7S
TENET 4 Teacher Practice and Decisions Social Studies/Special Ed and Art: https://ensemble.lhric.org/Watch/f7DZm23T
Tenet 5 (cont.) Student Social and Emotional Development and Health ▶ School Culture: ◦ PHS Motto - Building Bridges of Excellence, for Every Student, Every Day ◦ Students orientation - McFarland USA (culminating writing activity in English classes) ◦ Core Beliefs statement developed by PHS staff ◦ Introduction letter to parents and students ◦ Breakfast for Faculty & Staff ◦ Laptop and Kindle Giveaway ◦ Guidance Department adopting a mindset of customer service ◦ Administration meeting and greeting students ◦ School Beautification - Displaying students’ art work
Tenet 5 (cont.) Student Social and Emotional Development and Health ▶ Safety: ◦ PHS Building Safety & Emergency Response Team (BERT) ◦ Outlining Expectations via Special Assembly/Town Hall Meetings/Public Announcement System ▶ Enforcing Code of Conduct: ◦ Cell phone use ◦ Appropriate school attire ◦ Appropriate decorum ▶ Collaboration with RSE-TASC to relaunch a school-wide PBIS Initiative ▶ Partnership with NYU TAC-D
TENET 6 Family and Community Engagement ▶ August - Back to School Drive at Mt. Olivet ▶ August - Real Talk ▶ September - Dads’ Bring Your Child to School Day ▶ November - Dad’s Bring Your Child to Bowl ▶ December - Financial Choices that Matter ▶ September - December: Ongoing Parent Teacher Conferences with layered support ▶ September - December: Guidance Presentations ( By Grade Level) Naviance Financial Aid Transcript reviews PSAT Day & College Board - SAT Parent Portal, College Fairs & Visits, Scholarships SUNY PURCHASE - Great Potential Program
PHS @ Washington D.C. October 2016
Agenda ▶ Thank you... ▶ Kennedy Morgan & Matthew Hernandez (Holocaust Experience) ▶ Brianna Moran & Brianna Brown (Vietnam War Memorial) ▶ Kathryn Czerwinski (Overall D.C. Learning Experience) ▶ End Remarks
Holocaust Museum Learning Experience Presented by Kennedy Morgan & Matthew Hernandez
Vietnam War Memorial Learning Experience Presented by Briana Moran & Brianna Brown
Washington D.C. Learning Experience Presented by Kathryn Czerwinski
Freshman Academy Highlights Administrator: Naima Smith Moore, Assistant Principal ▶ 75 % Cohort 2015 advanced to 10 th grade by acquiring 5.5 course credits last year 182 students out of 242 advanced to 10th grade 2 students attend Summit 11 students are 1 credit short of advancing to 10th grade (4.5 credits) 1 student attend Summit 32 students need more than 1 credit to advance to 10th grade (3.5 or less credits) 17 transfer students
Freshman Academy Highlights Administrator: Naima Smith Moore, Assistant Principal ▶ Welcoming 3 new staff members: Potts, Garulli, Daniels School Counselor: Amy Torres (LOA) ▶ As a Professional Learning Community: Participate in a bi-monthly staff meetings where our focus is student engagement Teaching Channel - Professional Development Spirit of Gratitude - Thank You Card challenge! Data Review - in depth analysis to drive instruction
Freshman Academy Students
UN TRIP
Summit Academy Faculty & Staff Administrator: Dr. Margie M. Daniels, Assistant Principal ▶ English – Bridget Connor ▶ Social Studies – Anita Prentice and Wilton Mason ▶ Math – Greg Erickson ▶ Science – Sue Imhof ▶ Special Ed – Jenna Ferris and Nicole Cugliandro ▶ Edgenuity Classes – Anita Prentice and Jenna Ferris ▶ Art – Taylor Coleman ▶ PE – Paul Piliero ▶ Security – William Moran
Summit Academy 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total Enrollment 73 68 66 Students with 0 18 25 Disabilities Graduates 18 20 28 projected (84% of seniors) (88% of seniors) Transitioned 14 4 TBD back to PHS
Summit Academy Growth & Celebrations
T hank You to all STAKEHOLDERS as we continue to Build Bridges of Excellence!
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