SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS FROM THE SCHOOLS APRIL & MAY 2016

SYRACUSE CITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEWS FROM THE SCHOOLS
APRIL & MAY 2016
SCSD high school students took center stage this
year during the Spring Musical performances.
Pictured above (clockwise): PSLA at Fowler
production of Aida; Henninger production of The
Addams Family; Nottingham production of Pippin;
Corcoran production of Nice Work If You Can Get It
English as a New
Language Teachers
Collaborate to
Improve Student
Learning
p. 6
MISSION
To build, support and sustain
school communities that provide
all students with a high-quality
education that prepares them to
graduate as responsible, active
citizens ready for success in college
and careers and prepared to
compete in a global economy.
Seeds of Peace
Groups Help
Students Learn to
Ease Racism, Promote
Understanding
p. 8
VISION
To become the most improved
urban school district in America.
This Just In: SCSD
Students Become
Journalists, Share
School News
p. 10
ULTIMATE GOAL
McKinley-Brighton
Students Learn
Mindfulness
Through Yoga
p. 13
An educational community that
graduates every student as a
responsible, active citizen prepared
for success in college, careers and
the global economy.
AND MORE!
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APRIL & MAY 2016
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Derrick Dorsey
President
Patricia Body
Vice President
April & May 2016
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Sharon L. Contreras, Ph.D.
Superintendent
Jaime Alicea
Chief Operations Officer
Christopher Miller, Ed.D.
Chief Talent Officer
Timothy Moon
Chief Accountability Officer
Linda Mulvey
Chief Academic Officer
Suzanne Slack
Chief Financial Officer
Monique Wright-Williams
Chief of Staff
Mailing Address:
1025 Erie Boulevard West
Syracuse, NY 13204
News from the Schools
Schools have been giving back to the
community through food drives, coin
collections, hair donations and even
a partnership with UNICEF that is
providing therapeutic food packets
to children in developing nations.
And community organizations have
returned the favor, with SRC, Inc.
donating computers and other new
technology equipment and O’Brien &
Gere donating money to our science and
technology programs.
Our high school students are learning
ways they can eliminate racism and
come together to support their peers
through InterFaith Works Seeds of
Finally, the 19 projects funded by the
SCSD Educational Foundation are
continuing to bring great enjoyment—
and new educational experiences—to
our students. Through these grants,
students are taking part in art, music,
engineering, history activities—and
even yoga! Our grant focus pieces
will give you a closer look into these
activities.
Together, we can continue this
wonderful progress and ensure that our
students and staff are thriving all year
long. Enjoy the spring season, and as
always, thank you for doing your part to
help us keep #makinggreathappen!
Sincerely,
REGULAR FEATURES
p. 2
Letter from the Superintendent
p. 3-4
Student & Alumni Recognitions
p. 3
Important Dates: April & May
SCHOOL NEWS
p. 5
SCSD Recognized by U.S. Green
Building Council for Resource
Efficient Schools
p. 6
English as a New Language Teachers
Collaborate to Improve Student
Learning
SRC, Inc. Donates $11,000 in
Equipment to SCSD Schools
p. 7
SCSD Gives Back
p. 8
Seeds of Peace Groups Help
Students Learn to Ease Racism,
Promote Understanding
SCSD Ed Foundation Grant Focus—
GRANT
FOCUS
Congratulations to all of our students
who participated! A special thank you to
the Literacy Coaches who supported the
students’ work and helped them prepare—
Jamie Gartner (Corcoran) and Sarah
Snell (Nottingham).
PSLA at Fowler Students Achieve at
SkillsUSA Competition
TA B L E O F CO N T E N T S
p. 7
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As the weather warms and the flowers
bloom, we are reminded that spring is a
time for flourishing and growth. Across
the Syracuse City School District, we
are seeing this firsthand as our students
receive college and camp scholarships,
achieve in Vex, SkillsUSA and National
Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
competitions and more.
Peace groups, and our English as a New
Language (ENL) students are thriving,
thanks to new co-teaching initiatives
that bring additional language assistance
into their content classes.
Four SCSD students
took part in a Poetry Out
Loud National Recitation
Contest, held at Onondaga Community
College. Corcoran students Jenna Lacey
and Salsabeel Khazaleh, as well as
Nottingham students Tatiana Breland
and Aijianna Lanterman, each recited
three pieces of poetry from memory, with
Salsabeel placing second in the competition
and advancing to the State competition!
The event was sponsored by the National
Endowment
for the Arts,
the Poetry
Foundation,
New York
State Council
on the Arts,
Teachers
& Writers
Collaborative
and The State
University of
New York.
These stories feauture several of the 19 projects
funded by the SCSD Educational Foundation in
14 schools this year, totaling $50,000. The SCSD
Educational Foundation has funded more than
$750,000 in SCSD projects since 2003.
p. 13
WSA Students Learn About
Extreme Weather by Becoming
Meteorologists
p. 9
Webster Students Celebrate
Diversity at Multicultural Celebration
p. 10
This Just In: SCSD Students Become
Journalists, Share School News
p. 14
Interactive Timeline Project Brings
History to Life at MSAP
p. 12
PSLA at Fowler Students Take Part in
“Hard of Hearing” Day
p. 14
‘Real Fathers, Real Men’ Program
Helps Support Danforth Students
p. 12
Salem Hyde Students Leave Lasting
Impression with Ceramic Tile Art
p. 13
McKinley-Brighton Students Learn
Mindfulness Through Yoga
p. 15
Dr. King Students Use Technology to
Become Music Producers
p. 15
SCSD Is Increasing Academic
Achievement Through Healthy Food
and Physical Activity
Congratulations to PSLA at Fowler
student Austin Peglo, who took first
place in Electrical Trades at the SkillsUSA
CTE competition at SUNY Morrisville!
This is the first year that the school’s
Electrical Trades Program, led by teacher
James Wilson, has competed at this level.
During the annual conference, Career and
Technical Education high school students
from around the region compete in a wide
variety of CTE skills contests. PSLA at
Fowler students Mathew Owens, Tim
Kaiser, Tymyre Brooks, Jayda Rivera,
Sapphire Martin and Chantay Morales
also took part in the competition!
SCSD VEX Robotics Teams Heading to
World Championships
Students from Danforth, Grant, H.W.
Smith, Corcoran and Nottingham took
part in the State
Vex Robotics
Competition at
SRC Arena in
March, where
they showed
off their
STEM
skills and
competed
against
robotics
teams
from across the state. Corcoran team
“Cougar Robotics” (students Kelsey LentMoore, Mark Rowlands, Ryan Brown,
Trey Anthony King, Grace Redmond
and Mara Nunez), Nottingham team
“F(net)” (students Fahim Rahman, Julian
Velandia, Nasheett Usman and Carlos
Echenique) and Grant team “Grant 1”
(students Aser Negash, Ryann Lapp
and Paige Sutton) even qualified for the
World Competition in Kentucky! “Cougar
Robotics” also won the Hometown Hero
Award, the Tournament Finalist Award
and the Excellence Award. “F(net)” won
the Robot Skills High Score Award and
the Amaze Award, and “Grant 1” won
the Middle School Excellence Award.
Corcoran’s “Attack on Bots” team was
the Highest Ranked All Girls Team,
Nottingham’s “Ghostbusters” team was
a Tournament Finalist, H.W. Smith team
“Sky Jax” won the Last, Not Least Award
and H.W. Smith team “SmallShooter” won
the Middle School Judges Award. Great
work to all of these students for their hard
work!
May 2016
SCSD Students Win Awards, Scholarships
at MOST Science Fair
Dates
June 2016 Graduation
Announced!
Corcoran junior Signe Golash
(pictured) won a $20,000
scholarship to Syracuse
University for her project
on Zipf ’s Law at the
MOST CNY Science
and Engineering Fair!
Nottingham senior
Francesca Giardine
was also recognized
by the Association for
Women Geoscientists
and Stockholm Junior
Water Prize for her project
“Phosphorus trends in
Honnedaga Lake following
liming application.” Finally, Ed Smith
School 4th grader Cooper Marko received
an Office of Naval Research Naval Science
Award and a Lockheed Martin Award
for his project “Impact on Solar Position
on Photovoltaic Panel Performance.”
Congratulations to these students!
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NYSESLAT Test
5
Special Education Community
Advisory Meeting
7
SAT & Subject Tests
7
All City Visual Art Festival
10
Board of Education Meeting
17
Superintendent’s Parent Council
Meeting
23
BOE Operations Work Session
25
BOE Education Work Session
25-27 Grade 4 & 8 NYS Science
& 31 Performance Test
26-27 Contingency Weather Days— No
& 31 School
30
1
1-3
Memorial Day— No School
Regents Exams
Grade 4 & 8 NYS Science
Performance Exam
2
Special Education Community
Advisory Meeting
4
SAT & Subject Tests
4
CNY Rocket Team Challenge
6
Grade 4 & 8 NYS Science
Written Exam
14
ELA Common Core
Assessment
14-22
Regents Exams
16
Adult GED Graduation
17
Geometry Common Core
Assessment
Nottingham Student Competes in Cross
Country Junior Nationals
20
Adult LPN Graduation
Nottingham senior Eric Houck finished
second in the New York State Cross
Country Skiing Championships held in
Lake Placid, qualifying him to compete
in Junior Nationals in Wisconsin.
Congratulations, Eric!
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Last Day of School/ Half Day
23
Fowler and ITC Graduation
25
Corcoran, Henninger and
Nottingham Graduation
Nottingham Mock Trial Team
Advances in Tournament
Nottingham’s Mock Trial team
performed well in the Onondaga
County Bar Association Mock
Trial tournament, advancing
all the way to the quarterfinals,
where they lost their final
match-up by just one point. Great
April & May 2016
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Syracuse, NY 13210
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Kidwind team, because of their win on that
platform, has been selected to compete at
the National/International Competition in
New Orleans, LA! Congratulations to all
who took part!
Frazer Student Receives Space
Camp Scholarship
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Several Nottingham DECA students
earned the opportunity to travel to
Nashville, TN in April to take part in the
DECA International Career Development
Conference! Ananda Packer and Ana
Le received 2nd place for a Learn &
Earn Project and Kinsey Davis-Corr
and Kiah Edwards received 4th place
SCSD High School Students Earn College
Scholarships
Corcoran student Shenyia McMillian,
Nottingham’s Ashanti Robinson and
ITC’s Alicia Stowe each received a $500
“Knowledge Scholarship” from the Alpha
Kappa Psi fraternity at Syracuse University.
Congratulations and best of luck to all of
you, and thank you to Alpha Kappa Psi for
their generosity!
ITC, Frazer, H.W. Smith Students Take
Part in Upstate Chess Championship
Students at ITC, Frazer and H.W. Smith,
along with students from 6 other area
schools, took part in the 2016 Upstate New
York Scholastic Chess Championship at
H.W. Smith, organized by teacher John
Conklin. Among the 68 players who
participated, ITC’s Tran Ngo finished as
a Co-Champion with a 4-0 score, and the
ITC team finished as Team Champions.
Congratulations to the 16 H.W. Smith, 6
Frazer and 5 ITC students who competed!
Adult Education Teacher
Recognized with Teacher of
the Year Award
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Frazer student Tyara Oliver was
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Rec
selected out of 450 applicants
to receive a scholarship to go to
Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama!
This was made possible through a
collaborative initiative between teachers
Scott Daley (Technology), Rachel
Schneider (Science) and Breanne Bobo
(ELA) at Frazer. Congratulations, Tyara!
Nottingham DECA Students Qualify for
International Conference
Fowler senior Adarra Collins has
been named a Freedom National First
Team All-League selection for this past
volleyball season! She was the only player
throughout the District to make a team.
Congratulations on this honor, Adarra!
SCSD Adult
Education Teacher
Kelli Cooney has
been selected
as a New York
State Association
for Continuing/
Community
Education
(NYACCE)
Teacher of the Year! Kelli has worked in the
Adult and Continuing Education program
for nearly 10 years and was nominated
for the award by Adult and Continuing
Education Coordinator Kathryn Lent for
her commitment as well as her genuine
interest in the program’s adult learners. Kelli
received the ‘Outstanding Teacher of 2016’
award at the NYACCE conference in Albany
in April. Congratulations on this honor!
Corcoran teacher Troy Killian has been
honored with the Susan Wasserman Young
Professional Memorial Award, presented
by the New York State Council for the
Social Studies! The award recognizes the
contributions that
Mr. Killian has
made to social
studies education
in his school
community. He
was recognized as
the local winner
for the CNY
Council for the
Social Studies in
May 2015 and was then nominated for the
State award by his former Student Teaching
Supervisor, Jim Miller. Congratulations,
Mr. Killian!
Ed Smith Parent Receives TACNY Award
Ed Smith parent Kay Alane Scott has
received the Technology Alliance of
Central New York (TACNY) Individual
Outreach Award, recognizing her
leadership in organizing the school’s
science, technology, engineering, art and
math (STEAM) events for the past four
years. Aside from the STEAM events,
she also holds after-school workshops for
students interested in working on projects
for the science fair and the CNY Science &
Engineering Fair. Thank you, Ms. Scott, for
your dedication to our Ed Smith students!
SCSD STEM Efforts Receive Donation
from O’Brien & Gere
O’Brien & Gere contributed $1,000 to the
Syracuse City School District to be used
in support of Science,
Technology, Engineering,
Math (STEM) programs.
This gift is a component
of the Company’s SPARK
Innovation competition
in conjunction with
Syracuse University.
SCSD Science and
Technology Supervisor Dana Corcoran
accepted a check on behalf of the District.
Thank you to O’Brien & Gere for their
support!
Name
Name
School
SCSD Schools Attended
Maryam Almafrachi
Syeisha Byrd
H.W. Smith
Seymour Magnet School, Lincoln
Middle School and Fowler High
School (’98)
Grade
7th
College
Extracurricular
Activities
I attended Onondaga
Community College
and graduated with my
Associates in Human
Services. I received my
BA in Social Work from
Keuka College and
my Masters in Social
Work from Syracuse
University.
Student Council, yearbook
club, band and orchestra
(Maryam plays cello),
chorus, Student Advisory
Council
Favorite Class
Math or science! It runs
in the family—my mom
used to be a math teacher!
Career Path
Favorite Teacher
I don’t really make favorites of my teachers. I like each
of them for different reasons!
Favorite Thing About H.W. Smith
I love how the staff incorporates learning into fun
things. They have created programs that help all
students—even those who sometimes get in trouble—
get involved.
Proudest Achievement
Staying a high honor roll student! Some students let
their grades slide once they achieve high honor roll.
I’ve stayed on it. And also, I’m proud of being part of
some really important programs at school.
Hobbies Outside of School
Chasing my older brothers around, cooking, dancing,
acting and music.
Coolest Thing She’s Learned
Mrs. [Lisa] Kent, our math teacher, taught us that the
length from your elbows to your wrist is the same as
the length of your foot!
Advice for Other Students
Just be yourself. I try to do things that I love and stay
true to me. And try not to be mean to people—bullying
doesn’t help anything.
Maryam was nominated by Principal Teri Haley, who
explained, “She arrived in the U.S. only four years
ago, speaking no English at all. Now, she is amazingly
fluent in English and has demonstrated outstanding
performance in her classes as well.”
I am the Director of Community Engagement at
Syracuse University for Hendricks Chapel and the
Division of Student Affairs. I started my first job at
the age of 13 with a program lead by Dr. Coplin called
Syracuse University Reach, where I worked with 3
other middle/high school students to teach elementary
school children how to use computers. We also worked
collaboratively with the other 7 groups to design a
new school named after Wallie Howard Jr., a police
officer who lost his life in Syracuse while on the job.
At 14, I began working the front desk at the Shonnard
Street Boys & Girls Club and that is where my career
started. I eventually worked my way up to the Director
of the Central Village Boys & Girls Club running that
building for 4 years. I knew I was making an impact
but I wanted to be greater, so I applied for the Director
of Engagement position at Syracuse University and to
my surprise, I was hired.
The Most Valuable Thing I Learned in
School Was…
surround yourself with people who are different
from you and the whole world will open up for you.
I had a very diverse group of friends and we were all
supportive of one another. So I learned to choose my
friends wisely.
I’m Proud to Be a SCSD Graduate
Because…
I had the best teachers that cared about me and my
well-being. Teachers like Mrs. Herring that worked
hard to help me learn how to read or Mr. Williams who
kept me on the straight and narrow.
One piece of advice I’d give to SCSD students is…
Knowledge is the one thing that no one can ever take
away from you so learn and absorb as much as you can!
April & May 2016
News from the Schools
SCSD National Society of Black Engineers
(NSBE) students attended the NSBE
National Convention in Boston, MA to
compete in 7 different competitions: First
Lego League, High and Middle School
Math, Kidwind Wind Tunnel, TEN80
Race Car Challenge, Science Fair and Vex
Robotics. There were more than 11,000
attendees at the conference and more than
2,000 PCI students (Grades 3-12). The
winning competitions were Kidwind Wind
Tunnel: 1st place (Jaleel Berry and Jevon
Jones- Nottingham and Tyriek Mayo
and Nazir Muhammed- ITC) and High
School Math Lower Division: 3rd place
(Myles Cherebin- Nottingham, Chantay
Morales- PSLA, Alex Phan- ITC, Andru
Skinkle and Imari Gary- P-Tech). The
Fowler Student Receives Volleyball
Honor
Corcoran Teacher Honored with Social
Studies Award
News from the Schools
April & May 2016
SCSD Students Attend NSBE National
Convention
for their Learn & Earn Project, earning
them the opportunity to take part in the
international conference. Classmates
LeVonn Owens, Nyasa Williams and
Emily Houck’s Public Relations project
earned them a spot as well. Great work!
work by the senior leadership: Katrina
Tillapaugh, Patrick McCarthy, Tim
Willard and Julian Velandia, who were
instrumental in the team’s success. Team
members Joshua Lacey Baldwin, Najib
Doaud, Janet Nguyen, Orla Kelly, Lauren
Shatraw, Kodie Hayes, Sarah Bennett,
James Erdman, Molly Bankert and
Curran Shannon also made a great effort.
Congratulations, Mock Trial team, on a
strong season!
Nottingham Alumna Recognized as SU
‘Syracuse Scholar’
Nottingham alumna Cora Cool-Mihalyi
has been named one of 12 Syracuse
University Scholars for 2016— the
university’s highest academic honor
to undergraduate students. Cora and
her fellow Scholars will represent the
undergrad valedictorian. She is only the
third School of Education student to
receive this honor in the past decade. “I’m
proud to be a SCSD graduate,” Cora said.
“There is so much negativity surrounding
SCSD and that encouraged me to push
back at it.” Congratulations, Cora!
SCSD Recognized by
U.S. Green Building
Council for Resource
Efficient
Schools
Four SCSD schools
have been recognized
as Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) certified buildings, due to their
planning, construction, maintenance
and operation. LEED-certified
buildings use less water and energy
than standard buildings and also reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
The U.S. Green Building Council
assigns buildings one of four LEED
rating levels, ranging from Certified to
Platinum. All four SCSD buildings—
PSLA at Fowler, H.W. Smith, ITC and
Dr. Weeks, have been recognized as
LEED Silver, based on points acquired
for things like water efficiency, energy
performance, building materials, the
design process and more. These ratings
make the SCSD one of the few public
school districts in New York State to
be recognized for four LEED Silver
buildings!
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English
as a New
Language
April & May 2016
News from the Schools
At Nottingham, ENL teacher Lauren
Cirulli now teaches in two science
classrooms. In Rebekah Farrell’s
Living Environment class, she has used
bilingual dictionaries and a vocabulary
wall to help the class of ENL students
learn. In Jaime Hoey’s Environmental
Science class, she works with both ENL
and general education students to help
them grasp difficult concepts. She said
her presence in the classroom seems
to be beneficial, even to the non-ENL
students, because she is able to help
break down difficult concepts so they
are easier to understand.
Ms. Hoey added that Ms. Cirulli’s
background knowledge of ENL
strategies has also helped her plan
lessons that are engaging and levelappropriate for all of the students in her
class. “When necessary, I modify my
readings or questions to help meet the
students where they are,” she explained.
At LeMoyne Elementary, ENL teacher
Kristina Crehan meets once a week
after school with Math teacher Sarah
Scott, to plan their lessons for the
following week. Together, they teach
math to a first grade class of ENL, nonENL and special education students.
“It’s working really well,” Ms. Crehan
said. “I had never thought about how
language intensive math was. But there
are tons of words we think of that the
kids need to know—whether they’re
ENL students or not. Now, we’re adding
a language objective to every lesson and
the students are responding well—they
get more individualized attention.”
Environmental Science teacher Jaime
Hoey Rodriguez agreed that the
experience working with Ms. Cirulli has
been beneficial for all students involved,
noting that because there are now two
teachers in the classroom, students
are able to get more individualized
attention.
“The class we co-teach is a mixed class
of both ENL students and non-ENL
students,” she said. “We have focused
on reading skills as well as text-based
writing skills, and we have noticed huge
gains in several ENL students. We have
seen students who were reluctant to use
a textbook or read passages now be able
to look up information on their own
and interpret that information to answer
questions and support their answers with
information from the text they read.”
Through the Engineering Ambassadors
Program, engineering students at SU
visit the four SCSD sites once a week to
work with students on science concepts
and experiments.
#SCSD
GIVES
BACK
For students, the individualized
attention and language-specific
strategies that co-teaching can provide
is one of the biggest advantages.
“Vocabulary is the hardest for us
to learn,” Nottingham sophomore
Alanood Balwi explained. “Having our
ENL teacher in class with us makes it
easier, because she knows how we learn
best. I wish there was an ENL teacher in
every class!”
Thank you to all of our ENL teachers—
and the content teachers they are
collaborating with—for their efforts in
making content more accessible to our
English as a New Language students!
Use the #SCSDGivesBack hashtag to share
your volunteer or charity work stories!
LeMoyne, McKinley-Brighton
Students Give Back with UNICEF
Third, fourth and fifth graders at
LeMoyne Elementary, as well as fourth
graders at McKinley-Brighton, are
taking part in a unique program to
help them learn about the importance
of getting active while unlocking
therapeutic food packets for children in
developing nations.
UNICEF Kid Power is a program of
the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, and is
underway in 13 cities this spring to
allow students to get active and save
lives. Through Kid Power, students
received a Kid Power activity band and
earn points for their physical activity.
For approximately every each 24,000
steps they take, a packet of therapeutic
food is unlocked for a malnourished
child around the world.
In the first month of the program, our
students at LeMoyne and McKinleyBrighton took enough steps to send
more than 700 packets of therapeutic
food to developing nations. They will
be able to continue earning points
throughout the remainder of the school
year. Great work to all of our active and
engaged students!
SCSD Schools Collect ‘Pennies for
Patients’
SCSD elementary students at Webster
and Salem Hyde collected donations to
benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society in “Pennies for Patients”
fundraisers. Webster students raised
more than $1,500, topping their original
$1,000 goal, while Salem Hyde students
collected $1,200. “I had my whole
football team contribute,” Salem Hyde
sixth grader D’Angelo Withers said.
Classmate Tayanna Waterfield added,
“We feel like heroes! I feel like we’re
helping the world.” Great work to all of
“It’s amazing to watch my kids working
with the SU students—using their
inquiry skills and making connections,”
H.W. Smith Science teacher Beth Walsh
said. “The wheels are turning for them!”
Thank you to SRC, Inc. for their
generous donation, and thank you to
Syracuse University for continuing such
a valuable partnership for SCSD and SU
students!
the students who collected money for
this worthy cause.
Fowler/PSLA Community Hosts 4th
Annual Head Shaving Event
In the 4th annual fundraiser to benefit
St. Baldrick’s Foundation, PSLA and
Fowler students and staff raised more
than $7,000! There were 21 shavees (1
Nottingham student, 1 ITC student and
17 PSLA/Fowler staff members) and
21 student volunteers participating.
8 individuals even donated their
hair to the Children With Hair Loss
Foundation! Thank you to all who
supported this wonderful cause.
April & May 2016
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The SCSD started ENL co-teaching on a
small scale over the past couple of years,
but this year, nearly all ENL teachers
are doing some kind of integrated coteaching. In fact, in their core classes
(English Language Arts, Social Studies,
Math and Science), all ENL students
now take part in a combination of
standalone ENL instruction and
integrated instruction or just integrated
instruction, based on their proficiency
level. This means that no ENL student is
left with entirely separated instruction.
“This setup is ideal because it provides
students with a content specialist and
a language specialist,” Ms. Cirulli
explained. “I’m able to reinforce
concepts, like how to comprehend a
text and promote understanding. It also
helps me better understand where my
students are coming from and what
their difficulties might be. If I see them
later in the ESL classroom, it helps me
understand what they’re learning and
better help them work through any
difficulties.”
“The kids just love working with the SU
students,” Ed Smith technology teacher
Will Oscarlece explained. “Rather than
going home and watching TV or playing
video games, they’re here building
towers, making chairs out of newspapers
and learning! They’re making magic
happen and are really making a
difference in the kids’ lives.”
News from the Schools
In support of the Engineering
Ambassadors Program at Syracuse
University, the research and
development company donated Mac
computers, cameras, Bill Nye DVDs and
more, all in an effort to help students
learn in a hands-on way how fun math,
science and engineering can be.
Teachers Collaborate to
Improve Student Learning
English as a New Language (ENL)
students across the SCSD have had a
great new asset in their classrooms this
year: a team of both content and ENL
certified teachers working together to
help them achieve more.
Students at H.W. Smith, Ed Smith,
Westside Academy at Blodgett and
the Hillside Work-Scholarship
Connection now have many new
science projects to execute, thanks
to more than $11,000 in equipment
donations from SRC, Inc.
SRC, Inc. Donates
$11,000 in Equipment
to SCSD Schools
Lincoln Students Host Collection for
Food Bank of CNY
Scholars at Lincoln Middle School
hosted a food drive and collected 566
pounds of food to donate to the Food
Bank of Central New York! Great work,
Lincoln!
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At ITC, even in the program’s first
year, students are discussing issues like
systemic racism and things they can do
to chip away at it within their school
and community.
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Nottingham Seeds of Peace
Seeds of Peace Groups
Help Students Learn to Ease Racism, Promote Understanding
News from the Schools
Originally formed as a larger,
international organization, Seeds of
Peace aims to create a new generation
of global leaders who could serve as
examples of peace in communities
divided by conflict. Each year, students
from across the country and around the
world are invited to attend a summer
camp in Maine, where they learn skills
and relationships needed to bring about
greater social change.
Through the school Seeds of Peace
clubs, students regularly meet in an
effort to spread these skills among
their peers. Attend a Seeds meeting in
the SCSD, and you will find students
discussing attainable ways they can
create positive change in their school
buildings.
Nottingham Special Education teacher
and Seeds adviser Kaitlyn Mullahey
said her students are really working to
break down social barriers and create
a more collaborative, compassionate,
culturally responsive community.
“We try to apply these concepts to be
as relative to our school as possible,”
she said. “Every other Thursday, we
hold school-wide dialogues on an issue
we see as important to improving the
culture of Nottingham—anything from
gender roles to dating preferences as it
relates to race to how cultural divides
plays out in the lunch room or on sports
teams. We close our every dialogue with
an action plan—what we can do to help
within our community.”
At Henninger, students said they value
these dialogues in part because it helps
them get to know each other better.
“I like Seeds of Peace and the
discussions we have, because you get
At PSLA at Fowler, the focus is
encouraging students to be open
minded to each other, both culturally
and between Fowler students and PSLA
students.
Webster Students
Celebrate Diversity at
Multicultural
Celebration
Students at
Webster enjoyed
a schoolwide
Multicultural
Celebration to honor
the diversity within their
school community. With students’ birth countries spanning
three continents, the school kicked off their celebration with
a parade through the hallways, with students dressed in
clothing representative of their home country or a country
they had studied in class.
Parents also donated food from the various countries
represented for students to sample. During a presentation
“I like that we talk about controversial
things and have deep conversations,”
senior Abshiro Abubeker said. “We
all have different perspectives and we
should listen to each other and not
judge.”
Regardless of which school students
attend, their ultimate goal is the
same: to gain a deeper understanding
of social justice issues and to find
ways to work together to encourage
understanding and peace among their
school communities and beyond. Thank
you to InterFaith Works for leading
these important discussions, and to all
students and staff who take part!
about the school’s diversity, students learned that they
represented nations in Africa, the Caribbean and Central
America and Asia, with 33 students from Somalia, 32 from
Burma, 20 from Nepal, 15 from the Congo and more.
They also enjoyed watching a traditional Nepali dance,
performed by three of their classmates.
Leading up to the celebration, each classroom in the
school chose a country to study—from Laos to Puerto Rico
to Kenya, Ethopia, Russia, Iraq and beyond.
First grade teacher Kerry Sealey organized the event, and
said that the insight into other cultures was key. “I recently
finished the District’s TESOL program, so I’ve been very
actively involved with the children from other countries,” she
explained. “The celebration helped the students learn how
important it is for them to accept one another, and it helped
them understand what it’s like to live in another country and
the hardships that each country faces.”
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In partnership with InterFaith Works,
students at SCSD high schools have
been coming up with strategies to
combat racism, sexism, bullying,
poverty and other issues facing their
school communities and the city as a
whole.
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Corcoran sophomore Trang Nguyen
joined Seeds after a friend at ITC told
her about it. She attended the summer
camp for two weeks last summer and
says that now, her goal is to spread some
of the peace around her school.
“We’ve had dialogues and talked about
controversial topics,” she said. “You
learn more about peoples’ backgrounds
and how to accept different ideas. My
goal is to help spread this kind of peace
at our school. We’re creating cultural
events, which are slowly starting to
make a difference. There is a lot of
culture here in Syracuse, and people are
afraid to intermingle. Things like this
help people open their minds.”
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“We have had some good discussions
here,” sophomore Manney Williams
recalled. “One was about the Baltimore
riots. It opened our eyes about how
often in the media, the violence is
shown, but the peaceful parts aren’t.
I hope that Seeds lets us change the
world, one day at a time.”
Henninger Seeds of Peace
to speak your mind and hear about
how other people feel about things,”
Henninger junior Zahabu Kamanda
said.
Thank you to the students, parents and staff who contributed
to making this event a success!
ITC Seeds of Peace
“There is a lot of culture here in Syracuse, and people are afraid
to intermingle. Things like this help people open their minds.”
—Corcoran sophomore Trang Nguyen
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ITC News
This Just In:
SCSD Students Become
Jorunalists, Share School News
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Monday through Thursday, LeMoyne Elementary students
have the opportunity to take part in the school’s news
program, where they help lead the school in the Pledge of
Allegiance and the school pledge, share announcements and
more. Each week, students from a new class are sent to take
turns helping with G-TV.
“If we do the news here, maybe we can grow up to be a
weather girl,” LeMoyne second grader Ahnyah Pryce hoped.
“Taking part in the news helps them with their public
speaking skills, active listening skills and more,” LeMoyne
Library/Media Specialist Michele Romeo explained. “The kids
love seeing the G-TV set and watching the announcements
each day. It helps them take more pride in their school and
has really helped create a sense of community.”
School news has also created a stronger sense of community
at Roberts, where students read the lunch menu, birthdays,
the weather, trivia, school events and more.
At Porter Elementary, Library/Media Specialist Sue Limpert
said the school news serves multiple purposes. “It’s helped
with our school communication, letting everyone know what’s
PSLA at Fowler News
Nottingham students in Bryan
English’s Introduction to Media
Communications class spend an
entire semester producing the
school’s daily announcements. Every
five weeks, they
rotate through
“Some schools have
different positions:
journalism classes
graphic designer,
photographer,
where they learn from
writer,
reporter, editor,
books. My experience
teleprompter
is hands-on learning. I
operator, anchor,
sound/lighting,
can edit an iMovie, I can
camera operator
edit a script, I know how
and director.
At PSLA at Fowler,
the morning
announcements are
just starting back
up, after students
worked on a
complete overhaul
of the studio set.
While some of
the Introduction
to Media
Communications
students say their
to
handle
recording.
I’m
Senior John
primary interest
Dacosta said he
ahead of the game!”
isn’t in the news
signed up for the
industry, they
— ITC Junior Malik Clarke
course because
say they are still
he has an interest
gaining valuable
in broadcasting.
skills from the experience.
“I know it’s a challenging job and the
market to find a job is pretty small,” he “I’m really interested in working with
explained. “I figured this class would
photography,” junior Rousie Vazquez
expose me to things I would need if I
explained. “Doing the news has taught
were to pursue this as a career.”
me about camera angles and things I
would need to know working in the
For ITC students in the Digital
field.”
Multimedia program, their experience
in broadcast journalism is even more
Keep up the great work, SCSD news
in-depth. Last year, the students
teams! We look forward to watching
studied an introduction to media
as you continue #makinggreathappen!
communications. This year, they are
learning about newscasts, and next
year they will study advanced media
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“I want to be a sound engineer one
day,” junior Malik Clarke explained.
“This program is great because if
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The grant allowed for the creation
of a recording studio in the school
library, as well as an HD camcorder
and accessories, a laptop to edit work,
a StreamEez Pro to stream live over the
Internet and more. Students said they
enjoyed the experience, but that they
were surprised at the effort that goes
into producing a news show.
“It has been great to work on the news,”
seventh grader Bashal Abdi said.
“But writing and producing the news
was really hard! My favorite part was
writing a script and recording a video.”
Keep up the great work, Live @
Lincoln!
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News from the Schools
“I love to be on TV! I’m like a rock star,” one LeMoyne
student exclaimed after taking part in a Gator-TV
production.
sound engineering doesn’t work out, I
can always fall back into broadcasting.
Some schools have journalism classes
where they learn from books. My
experience is hands-on learning. I
can edit an iMovie, I can edit a script,
I know how to handle recording. I’m
ahead of the game!”
Thanks to a grant request by Library/
Media Specialist Kate Taddeo and
funding from the SCSD Educational
Foundation, the students worked
together in teams to write and film
segments on everything from sports
to people in the news to interviews
with school staff to crime reporting
and more. Then, using Windows Live
Movie Maker, they edited their work to
form a complete story.
News from the Schools
With student-run
news programs at
ITC, Nottingham
and PSLA at
Fowler, students
Porter News
work within a
full news studio
setup to produce
daily newscasts that are broadcast
throughout the entire school.
This year at Lincoln Middle
School, a group of seventh
graders were the first students
to take part in the new Live @
Lincoln news program.
Live @ Lincoln Lets
Students Be the
Reporters
going on,” she said.
“Plus, it’s a great
experience for the
students because
they get to see what
kinds of things they
can do as they get
older.”
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Mindfulness Through Yoga
“I felt isolated,” one student noted in
a class debrief following a “Hard of
Hearing” day at PSLA at Fowler.
April & May 2016
“In class, students have been asking
questions that relate to myths about deaf
people,” Ms. Buckley explained. “I felt
that there was no better way for them
to learn than to experience, explore,
discover and teach others on their
own. They really enjoyed experiencing
this and were able to make more
connections and dig deeper into the
topic—the results of their projects were
outstanding!”
Students detailed how, with ear plugs
in, they could hear themselves breathe,
yawn, chew... yet they felt they missed
a great deal of what was happening
around them.
“It was like you were living in another
world,” sophomore Tashema Wesley
explained. “It was hard. You had to
read peoples’ lips. I missed half of the
conversations, so it was difficult in class.
No one understood ASL so I had to
write notes to communicate.”
Classmate Paige Dawson had a similar,
challenging experience, “I could hardly
hear my teachers,” she explained.
She noted that her muted hearing
heightened her other senses, and said
it helped her gain a new perspective on
those who really are hard of hearing.
“My neighbors are deaf,” she said.
“We don’t really interact a lot, but
now I understand more of why they
do the things they do—like when the
TV volume is really loud—and the
challenges they face.”
Great work by all of these insightful ASL
students for taking the time to learn
more about the challenges other people
face, and thank you to Ms. Buckley for
leading the students in this activity!
Salem Hyde Students Leave Lasting Impression with Ceramic Tile Art
News from the Schools
Thanks to a grant from the SCSD Educational Foundation,
Salem Hyde art teacher Joe Foster allowed a new group
of fifth grade students to make their mark on their school.
Partnering with Library/Media Specialist Sharon Oliver,
students spent two weeks in the library researching buildings
throughout the city. At the same time, Mr. Foster taught them
about styles of architecture—Victorian, gothic, Romanesque,
modern versus older styles and more.
“I wanted the students to gain an appreciation for architecture
and the history of Syracuse,” Mr. Foster explained. “This
project also allowed them to make connections with their
own lives.”
Students selected a building that left an impression on them
and drew their own sketch of the structures. Selections ranged
from the Carrier Dome to City Hall to Salem Hyde School,
the Everson Museum of Art and more.
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Julian Tosado and Jayvon Meyer both chose the Niagara
Mohawk building, drawn to the sculpture near the building’s
peak. “It symbolizes light and the new era of light at the time,”
Julian shared. “It was neat to learn about. I saw the old tile
murals in school and I wondered where they came from. I
learned it was the old fifth graders, and now we’re doing the
same thing, so I want to make sure mine is really good!”
Thank you to all of the Salem Hyde fifth graders who
participated in this exciting project, and to Mr. Foster and the
SCSD Educational Foundation for making it possible.
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Thanks to a grant from the SCSD
Educational Foundation, these students
are taking part in a six-week program
focused on yoga and mindfulness,
at the request of Speech-Language
Pathologist Megan Luton.
“There is a growing body of evidence
that demonstrates that students who
are engaged in yoga and mindfulness
training have greater attentiveness and
focus, better self-esteem, lower levels
of stress and improved emotional
regulation and impulse control,” Ms.
Luton explained.
After just the first few classes, she
said she observed students becoming
more confident and willing to try new
things. They were actively participating,
working independently and were
even implementing the breathing and
techniques from the course during their
academic classes!
“Yoga looks easy but is kind of hard,”
fifth grader Armond Sampson
explained. “But the moves are easy
once you know them,” he said. “They’ve
helped me get rid of my stress and not
get mad at people.”
purchase of a set of 24 yoga mats for
students and a set of DVDs, games,
posters and yoga pose cards so that after
the yoga program has been completed,
classroom teachers are able to continue
to provide yoga-based and mindfulness
activities to enhance students’ wellbeing.
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In addition to the yoga courses, the
Ed Foundation grant also funded the
WSA Students Learn
About Extreme
Weather by Becoming
Meteorologists
blizzard, avalanche and more—and then
wrote a script. They described the effects
of the weather, safety tips for surviving the
weather, where the weather might happen
and more. With a script completed, they
recorded their alert as meteorologists do,
standing in front of a green screen.
Sixth grade students in Heather
Bermingham’s science classes became
meteorologists in a fun experiment
designed to help them learn about
extreme weather.
“I really liked working on it,” Chris Smith
said. “I like being on camera! I never knew
that in a tornado, there can be up to 100
mile per hour winds!”
Ms. Bermingham, also a SyraFuse
Fellow, said she was prompted to try
the project after she learned about a
green screen app in the first SyraFuse
professional development session.
“Students have been super into this
project,” she explained. “A lot of them
found this much more engaging than
the typical research paper or test, and
the opportunity to create something
tangible and lasting and use technology really grabbed their
interest. One of the kids was talking to me about hurricanes
and suddenly said ‘Hey, I’m not even looking at my notes! I
actually know this!’”
In small groups, students researched an extreme weather
event—anything from a tornado to a hurricane to a tsunami,
“I learned that hurricanes can go at least
75 miles per hour,” Ashanty Bayton said.
“After we record our videos, we’ll learn how
to use the green screen to add weather in
the background. It’s been fun!”
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The walls of Salem Hyde already have two beautiful art
features: a tile mural depicting American history, and another
depicting ancient history. Soon, a new mural will be added to
the mix, featuring some familiar landmarks from around the
City of Syracuse!
Fourth and fifth graders at McKinleyBrighton remove their shoes and
quietly scramble up the steps to the
school stage, each taking their place on
a brightly colored yoga mat. The lights
are dim, soft music is playing, and the
kids are visibly excited.
News from the Schools
On this day, students in Brenda
Buckley’s American Sign Language
(ASL) course chose to wear earplugs at
school (some even wore them into the
evening at home!) to simulate what it
would be like if they were deaf or hard
of hearing.
PSLA at Fowler
Students Take Part in
“Hard of Hearing” Day
Students selected a video clip to show in
the background of their report, and Ms.
Bermingham edited the final piece together
using iMovie and the Do Ink Green Screen
app.
“Next time around, I’d really like the kids to be hands on with
the editing of the video itself. A lot of them would enjoy the
editing process!” she added.
Thank you to Mrs. Bermingham for creating such an
innovative project to help her students learn!
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To accomplish this, he was awarded
seven laptops to use with his seventh
grade American History students at
Middle School Alternative Program at
Shea. As students studied the American
Revolution, each was given an event
from the time period to research.
Students were tasked with completing
the research on their laptop and typing
up a summary, including the date, a
description, important people who were
involved, why the event was important
and more. Students submitted this
information to their teacher for review,
and the content was then compiled in
Microsoft Sway, a platform to create
interactive reports.
Students say they enjoy the class
format because it allows for a more
personalized way to learn. “It’s better
than a normal class format,” seventh
grader Aydan Cunningham said as he
researched the Guilford Courthouse
National Military Park. “I like the
computers because we can all do our
own work instead of just all listening
In this manner, students have been
contributing to a timeline—comprised
of their own work—that will serve as
a study guide as the content expands,
as well as prior to Regent’s exams. In
short, Mr. Pasternak’s goal has been
accomplished. But he says the scope of
the project has now expanded.
“It’s become less about history now and
more about seeing them participate in
the educational process,” Mr. Pasternak
explained. “The students are gaining
more content knowledge and they’re
participating more in history. But
they’re also learning basic computer
skills and they’re learning to focus
and get work done. It’s fascinating to
see how this project has changed their
learning.”
To encourage this, in addition to the
News from the Schools
Thanks to a grant
that his music
teacher, Robert
Brown, received
from the SCSD
Educational
Foundation,
Dy’Jierre and his
classmates have the
unique experience
of using the Apple
app Garage Band
to create their own
music on iPads.
Mr. Brown noted
that students have
to demonstrate a
core knowledge of
the fundamentals of
“My goal is to bring the outside in for
them,” Mr. Brown explained. “I’m trying
to get them to understand that they can
play music and make music without
an in depth knowledge. The kids like
beats and drums… I’ve learned that if I
keep things relevant, the kids are more
engaged.”
As students continue their mastery of
Garage Band, they will eventually learn
to write their own lyrics and melodies
or beats to be added. Mr. Brown hopes
to burn students’ final compositions to a
CD and play it over the school’s speakers
during the morning announcements!
Thank you, Mr. Brown, for getting
students excited about the power of
music!
Healthy Food and Physical Activity
weekly lunch meetings with their
mentors, students are offered rewards if
they do well with attendance, behavior
and academics. Recent rewards include
attending hockey games, movies and
the MOST, going boxing, getting
haircuts and more. Students say through
these activities and the support of
the mentors, they are learning the
importance of working hard and
following the rules.
to go to college. We want all these nice
things like cars and stuff, but we can’t do
stupid stuff in school and still get what
we want. We need to be a leader, not a
follower.”
“He’s like a second father, and he’s on
my side,” eighth grader Jermaine said
of Mr. Davis. “He teaches me to be
respectful, pay attention in class and
Thank you to The Determination Center
and the Real Fathers, Real Men program
mentors who are helping to build a
strong foundation for these students.
“He makes me think before I do
something,” classmate Dametrius
added. “My grades have improved, and
he gives us fatherly advice. This group
has really turned my life around.”
Creating Healthy Schools and Communities (CHSC) is a
collaboration between the SCSD and the Onondaga County
Health Department to reduce major risk factors of obesity,
diabetes and other chronic diseases in the Syracuse City
Schools District and in the city of Syracuse. The goal of this
project is to foster the improvement of academic achievement
through healthy eating and physical activity in the school
environment. Through this partnership, strategies related to
nutrition and physical activity will be implemented over a five
year period to help achieve academic success by improving
the health of students. All SCSD schools will be phased in
over the next few years.
Here are a few highlights that have been accomplished so far:
Action for Healthy Kids Training
Training was held in January 2016 for Physical Education,
and Family and Consumer Science faculty and staff. This
training was conducted by a nationally renowned expert
in this field, Michael Gullino, from Action for Healthy
Kids. Michael shared his expertise on the relationship
between physical activity, nutrition, and academic
performance.
Emerging Health Issues
Onondaga County Health Commissioner Indu Gupta,
MD MPH, MA, FACP delivered a presentation to SCSD
nurses about emerging health issues in Onondaga
County. This program was well received by all attendees
and an open invitation was offered to Dr. Gupta to return
for future presentations. This is truly a collaboration that
will improve the health of students, parents, faculty, and
staff!
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music before they are able to graduate to
the iPads. Dy’Jierre, for instance, takes
drum lessons twice a week and is part
of the school band. In fact, he was the
first student in Dr. King’s history to be
selected for All-County for his drum
skills! Fittingly, he was one of the first
students to experiment with the new
technology.
SCSD is Increasing Academic Achievement Through
“They’re honest with us,” General
Davis said of the 7th and 8th grade
boys he regularly works with at
Danforth Middle School, noting that
the students openly discuss gangs,
drugs, violence and other heavy topics
with him. “When you bond with them,
they open up.”
“Statistics show that without a father
figure, boys are 20-30 percent more
likely to join a gang, drop out of
school… the list goes on and on,” Mr.
Davis explained. “Our goal is to help
these boys be successful.”
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“I’ll have that play for a little bit and
then I’ll bring the drums and guitar
back in at the end,” Dr. King fifth
grader Dy’Jierre Jackson explained
as he moved his finger across the iPad
screen, working
on his musical
composition.
Great job in finding a creative way to
help students make educational gains!
‘Real Fathers, Real
Men’ Program Helps
Support Danforth
Students
Through The Determination Center,
Mr. Davis and his collaborator Greg
Odum lead weekly lunches and after
school enrichment as part of the Real
Fathers, Real Men program. Their goal?
To serve as positive and strong father
figures to at-risk youth, most of whom
live in homes with a single mother.
Dr. King Students Use
Technology to Become
Music Producers
News from the Schools
April & May 2016
Social Studies Martin Pasternak had a
clear goal when he applied for a SCSD
Educational Foundation grant for his
‘Interactive Timeline’ project: he wanted
students to learn to creatively embrace
history through technology, within
the scope of New York State and SCSD
standards.
to the same thing. Now, we can do our
own research.”
Interactive Timeline
Project Brings History
to Life at MSAP
Wellness Committee
Chris Hodge, Administrator for Health, Physical
Education and Athletics, hosted the first SCSD Wellness
Committee in March. The committee will be responsible
for reviewing the current SCSD Wellness Policy and
will make modifications to further enhance the policy.
The goal is healthy students with improved academic
achievement!
School Nurses Expand Knowledge
Cheryl Vitaletti, Supervisor of Health Services, invited
staff from the Syracuse University’s Lerner Center and
CHSC to share information with district nurses about
simple ways to enhance the health of students, with
the goal of healthy students with improved academic
achievement!
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