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Announcements

• Citywide Participatory Budgeting

  Recently, the NYC Civic Engagement Commission announced the launch of The People’s Money voting phase. The People’s Money is New York City’s first-ever citywide participatory budgeting process using mayoral expense funding.

  Between now and June 25th, all New York City residents ages 11 and older, regardless of immigration or incarceration status or council district, will be able to vote on how to spend $5 million of mayoral expense funding to address community needs.

  The guiding principles for citywide participatory budgeting are expansion and equity. New York City is home to one of the largest participatory budgeting programs on the globe and under the Adams Administration, we made it even bigger, giving more New Yorkers real dollars to invest in projects that impact their lives. Don’t miss your opportunity to make a difference and make your voice heard.

  How to Vote by June 25th:

  1. Online Ballot: Voting online is easy. Visit on.nyc.gov/pb and follow the steps below.
     1. Select the language you want to vote in. 
     2. Enter your zip code of residence. 
     3. Enter your cell phone number to receive a code to validate you are only voting once. Please note: your phone number will not be stored or accessed by the CEC.
     4. Read through the projects on your ballot and select the projects you want to vote for. At the bottom of the page, click submit when you are done.
     5. After voting, you will be asked to complete an optional survey. 
  2. Paper Ballots: Voting in-person is also easy. Starting between now and June 25, visit a vote site in your neighborhood: on.nyc.gov/pbvotesites 

  • To learn more about this historic process, visit participate.nyc.gov. 

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• New Cell Phone Procedures

  Starting on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 AMT will be making our school a phone and electronic-free space to improve teaching and learning using a system called Yondr.  Yondr has been implemented in over 1,000 schools across 21 countries to facilitate an engaged learning environment. 

  We believe that phones have great utility. We have also found that learning and social behavior improve drastically when students are fully engaged with their teachers and classmates.

  The Yondr Program utilizes a simple, secure pouch that stores a phone. Every student will secure their phone in a personally assigned Yondr pouch when they arrive at school. Students will maintain possession of their phones and will not use them until their pouches are opened at the end of the school day. Students are required to bring their Yondr pouch to and from school each day and are responsible for their pouch at all times.

  Yondr recently surveyed over 900 school partners to measure the effects of creating phone-free educational environments. These schools achieved notable progress in multiple areas:

  • 65% of schools saw an improvement in academic performance
  • 74% of schools saw an improvement in student behavior
  • 83% of schools saw an improvement in student engagement in the classroom

  If there is an emergency and you would like to get in contact with your child, please reach out to our main office at 718-471-3571.

  In an effort to best serve your child, we appreciate your full support in adoption of the Yondr Program at our school.

  Detailed information can be found on the document below which reviews the procedures, student responsibilities, and measures taken by the school if the cell phone procedures are not followed. 

   

  • Student Yondr Policy final.pdf
  • Student Yondr Policy final_ Spanish.pdf

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• DOE Student Accounts

  Students will need to use their DOE Student Accounts to access the NYCDOE educational resources as well as the Google Classroom. 

  Information about setting up DOE Student Accounts and password resets can be found on the DOE Students Accounts Page.  

  Student resources can be found in Teachub, which will require the use of the DOE student account.  

   

  If you need assistance with your DOE student Account you may email Mr. Edmond (Medmond5@schools.nyc.gov) 

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• New York City Schools Account (NYCSA)

  The NYC Schools Account (NYCSA) is an app that lets you see your student’s grades, attendance, fitness results, schedule, and more from anywhere and in all DOE languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu. 

  During this period of remote learning, The NYC Schools Account will be the primary source for your child’s report cards and school schedules.  If you haven’t already registered, please follow the link to register your account.

  NYC Schools Account (NYCSA)

  You will need a specific code to register your NYC Schools Account.  Codes were sent out via mail during the last school year.  If you do not have the code you may contact our parent coordinator, Kim Perez (kperez11@schools.nyc.gov) to get your code to register your account.

  If you have already registered, even at another NYCDOE school, you do not have to register again.

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