Whether they are learning remotely from home part of the week or every school day, all City students will receive remote instruction in two different forms: live interaction with a teacher (sometimes referred to as, “synchronous instruction”), and independent learning (also known as, “asynchronous instruction”), which includes assignments, projects, or recorded video lessons. Here is what that means:
Live interaction means that your student will interact with their teacher via video/telephone conferencing or another interactive medium in real time. During these sessions, teachers may interact with whole classes, small groups, and/or individual students. Live interaction sessions can take place on platforms like Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other DOE-approved digital platforms.
Examples of the kinds of activities that can take place during live interaction periods include:
To facilitate remote learning, students can access multiple educational applications—such as G Suite, Microsoft O365, and Zoom—using secure central accounts. Schools should ensure their students have NYCDOE student account DOE student accounts.
Your child will have a high-quality educator leading their education, no matter where they are learning. Instruction may look a little bit different in every school, reflecting the specific needs of the school community, but here is what you can generally expect:
Blended learning refers to a combination of on-site, in-person instruction at the school some days of the week, and remote instruction at home on remaining days. Your child may have different teachers for on-site and remote learning who work closely together in pairs or teams to create meaningful and connected learning experiences. For example, a student may begin a project in person and then continue to work on it while remote. During the remote portion of blended learning, your child will be with the same group of students with whom they attend school in person.
Blended learning adds technology, resources, and flexibility to personalize instruction. Students will maximize learning time as more digital content and innovative data resources become available.
The DOE will provide supports to schools on:
Schools will have the option to use iLearnNYC or Google Classroom to provide a cohesive and consistent student experience. These tools will be available in phases, based on funding availability and other factors.
Students engaging in full-time remote learning will be taught by teachers from their own school as frequently as possible. Teachers will regularly meet with the same group of students on specific days.
The current situation has created incredible strain in our communities. The health and economic implications of the crisis have deep impacts on students and their families. The loss and pain of loved ones all around us are a great source of grief for everyone, and especially for children, who are in key stages of their development.
While all of this has been happening, students have been physically isolated from their school communities, their teachers, their friends and have had very few supports to help them process these traumatic events. Social-emotional learning is critical to the overall health of students and their ability to learn.
In light of this, schools will need to continue to prioritize the following in the upcoming school year:
For more information, please see here for our Bridge To School plan.
As your child’s learning journey continues this year, it is critical that you have a clear picture of their progress. Grades provide a common language for understanding and communicating with your child’s teacher(s) about their strengths and areas for growth. The 2020-21 grading policy aims to provide you with a clear picture of your child’s progress while honoring each individual student’s experience adapting to new ways of learning.
Here are key elements of this year’s grading policy:
Families have flexibility in determining how passing final grades are reflected on student records. This is an option for families who prefer to have their child’s performance reflected more generally (such as “Pass” instead of a numerical grade) as they continue to adapt to blended and remote learning.
There are many benefits to in-person learning, and nothing can replace the instruction a student receives in the classroom. Knowing every student well and learning in-person is a critical way to provide a high-quality education. However, because we are in a global pandemic, we also understand that there are varying levels of comfort in returning to school buildings and families are making decisions that are specific to their circumstances and level of comfort.
While there will be some key differences between the learning in a classroom or learning remotely, the expectation for high-quality instruction that is culturally responsive and rigorous remain the same as they always have across the board, for all students.
Administration
Jean Woods-Powell- Principal
Natalie Bousigard-Hyde- Assistant Principal
Sean Kilian-Assistant Principal
Kenneth Ojeda- Assistant Principal
Elicia Rodriguez- Assistant Principal
Cherry Sambrano- Assistant Principal
Art & Music
Judy Cho
Matthew Elliot
Caroline Fortuna-Fernandez
Career and Technical Education
Andy Hadel
Richard Nelson
Gregory Rivera
Mike Vanderputten
Data Specialist/Testing Coordinator
Amer Ismael
Deans
Patrick Franck
Matthew Reid
English & ESL
Gloria Brown
Jaime Brown
Sofia D’Louis
Kelly Kaso
Andy Martinez
Jackeline Mendoça
Gary Morrison
Suzan Muzafar
Crystal Robinson
Olga Sakhno
Foreign Language
Johanna Guzman
School Psychologist
Priya Brijmohan
SBST
Daniel Duarte
Engy Hanna
Chris Tice
Science
Harry Chan
Summer Ha
Peter Liu
Rennie Ramnanan
William Turner
Social Studies
Joel Alfaro
Danni Estrada
Charlotte Martin
Kerri McHugh
Nicole Prusher
Brian Siu
Guidance
Jill Becker
Brenda Gargano
Kevin Hernandez
Joyce Soberal Lopez
Laura Soriano
Mathematics
Arthur Chen
Leslie Julien
Jennifer Lim
Jaimie Shin
Camille Smith
Physical Education
Adela Brudasca
Lucito Ladignon
Jorge Londono
John Petropoulos
Geoffe Serrano
Parent Coordinator
Judy Boror
Programmer
Danielle Kinzer
Special Education
Guerda Adrien
Daniel Alexis
Natalia Bear
Amy Chen
Ahmed Chowdhury
Demaire Dowdy
Kim James
Brendan McCormick
Jacqueline McConnell
Michael Miller
Wilmyr Mosqueda
Myrtho Noel
Kassandra Renza
Liberato Rollon
Special Education Paraprofessionals
Susan Berland
Amy Delpezo
Umar Ishmael
Selina Manick
Sharnjit Rai
Winsome Ravello
Ratna Saha
Support Staff
Nadine Douse
Dorian Duryea
Rola Ghafary
Melvin Lopez
Lisa Mack
Terry McMillan
Susan McSorley
Travis Milien
Falicia Williams
Technology Director
Dwayne Grant
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