Profiles+of+Successful+Middle+Schools

SCHOOL PROFILE #1: MS 319 MARIA TERESA MIRABEL SCHOOL OF MATH, SCIENCE,  AND TECHNOLOGY   Principal: Ysidro Abreu    ** MS 319 is a moderately sized school in District 6, with 486 students in grades six through eight. It has  four monolingual classes, one bilingual class, and one special education class at each grade level. Sixtysix  percent of its students are English Language Learners (ELLs) or former ELLs, and the school has a   small number of Students with Formal Interrupted Education (SIFE). More than 90% of the student  population is eligible for Title I. The school practices rigorous monitoring of student progress for all  levels of  students – those struggling to achieve proficiency, as well as those who are performing at high levels. Click [|here] to learn more about MS 319. || PS/IS 189, a K-8 school in District 17, has over 1100 students, many of them English Language   Learners and Students with Interrupted Formal Education. This school provides a  comprehensive program of both enrichment and academic and behavioral supports, with a   strong emphasis on parental engagement. Expectations for achievement and behavior are verbalized and transparent, and the school is perceived as a ‘safe haven’ in the community. Click [|here] to learn more about PS/IS 189. || This charter middle school of 220 students in grades five through eight stresses a rigorous curriculum grounded in the highest expectations for all students, and a caring and nurturing environment with an emphasis on universal human values. Integral to the school’s mission is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s notion of “strong mind and tender heart,” that a complete education includes the development of intellectual competence as well as the nurturing of fine character. The school’s emphasis on universal human values and timeless wisdom prepares students to become informed, concerned citizens who are successful in work and in life. An emphasis on kindness, integrity and scholarship is integrated into the academic courses and throughout the school culture. The educational program incorporates proven best practices and research-based curricula, along with innovative, teacher-designed lessons. This school believes it is essential that students attain proficiency in basic knowledge and skills // and // learn to think deeply, independently and critically. Click [|here] to learn more about IS 709 ||
 * **   SCHOOL PROFILE #2: PS/IS 189 Lincoln Terrace School   Principal: Berthe G. Faustin    **
 * **   SCHOOL PROFILE #3: IS 709 Harlem Village Academy   Founding Principal: Dr. Deborah Kenny    **