Q3 Presentation @ PS 85

Site Overview

• Neighborhood/ Location:

2400 Marion Ave, Bronx NY 10458.

Site Overview

• Other Program/ Partners:

Fordham University

Montefiore Community School Clinic

Fordham Library

LINC (Reading Program)

The People's Circle

Demographic Data

• School Population: 952

• Mission Society Enrollment: 30%

- Summer 2019: 266

Demographic Data

- Fall 2019-2020: 294

Hispanic - 71%

African American - 27%

English Language Learners - 26%

From low income families - 96%

Highlights

These are some of our 2nd Grade Students.

Highlights

• Attendance:

Most of the students that attend day school every day (100% attendance) are participants of Mission Society.

Engagement

• Our monthly performance has over 60 parents in attendance.

Black History Month

Holiday Month

Engagement

March Flyer

Parents in school auditorium

Community

-During Summer 2019, while at TAPCO, staff, 5th Grade students and school safety officers had a basketball competition.

Community

-Great team-work between students,staff and school safety officers.

- Team building between staff and students

Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)

• Social Emotional Learning is a priority for us when working with the kids

Social and Emotional Learning

• Asking students how they feel and think about what they are learning in order to help them express their thought process while acknowledging their emotions, feeling and behavior.

• Showing understanding and having empathy for others.

Current Academic Outcomes

Based on state test scores @ PS 85,

• 12% of students proficient in Math
• 14% are proficient in English .

Academic Outcomes

Goal: students to improve by at least one level in reading and math by the end of this school year.

Finance Goal

- Train Program Aides to :

HR or Finance

• Create a spending plan for program activities.

• Actively participate in the budget modification process by making spending projections.

Challenges

Challenges

• Staff assigned to ELT (Extended Learning Time).

• Staff vacancies.

• Staff absences and lateness.

• Staff communication.

Staff Shout Outs

• Youth worker, Ashley Battle, continued teaching and managing the students in her group for 3 months in the absence of the group leader.

Staff Shout Outs

• Joseph and Marilia prepared breakfast and lunch for about 160 students during the Rosh Hashana holiday because no food was provided by School Foods.

Curriculum / Culture