By Bruce Pollock | Executive Director
Hello Friends of Educational Excellence!
FREE Partnerships has been busy this year - even over the summer.
In April, at the FREE Partnerships Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors recognized the outstanding personal commitment, dedication, and support of the following individuals who are managing their school partnership:
Community - School Partnership Appreciation Awards
School 7 – Principal: David Lincoln
Teacher: Beth Cross
First Universalist Church: Sarah Singal
School 12 – Principal: Michele Liguori-Alampi
PTA: Vicki Robertson, Ruth Inzinna
Highland Park Neighborhood Association: Ruth Danis
School 20 – Principal: D’Onnarae (Dee) Johnson
Assistant Principal: Carla Roberts
Mt Olivet Baptist Church: Paula Hansen, Val Medley
School 22 – Principal: Clinton Bell
Teacher: Kim Mendelson
First Unitarian Church: Ann Bayley, Stuart Burke
School 34 – Principal: Tracy DelGrego
Teacher: Cindi Shear
St. Catherine of Siena Church: Terry Riordan
Grace Urban Ministries: Jim Ryan
School 50 – Principal: Tim Mains
Teacher: Janet Bird
St. Joseph’s Church: Patty Vermilion, Robin Valoris
School 52 – Principal: Denise Rainey
Teachers: Tanya Homer, Rose Vercolen
Temple B’rith Kodesh: Don Ginsberg, Bruce Pollock, Michael Slade
In May, the Rochester Police Department (RPD) agreed to participate in the FREE Partnerships program with 15 police officers signing up to help students read.
In July, the Rochester City School District renewed its agreement with FREE Partnerships to support the following eight community – school partnerships in the 2011 – 2012 school year:
In August, the 2011 New York State English Language Arts (ELA) and Math test results were released. The FREE Partnerships schools held approximately the same ranking and student performance levels as in the previous year.
Five of the seven FREE schools are above the RCSD ELA average performance (27% of Rochester elementary students in Grades 3 to 6 are proficient in English Language Arts (ELA Level 3&4)):
FREE Schools with % of students that are proficient in ELA
School 52: 43.4%
School 50: 38.9%
School 12: 35.7%
School 7: 31.4%
School 20: 28.3%
School 34: 17.2%
School 22: 14.8%
Four of the seven FREE schools are above the RCSD math average performance (32% of Rochester elementary students in Grades 3 to 6 are proficient in math (Level 3&4)):
FREE Schools with % of students that are proficient in math
School 52: 50.8%
School 7: 42.8%
School 20: 41.8%
School 50: 41.4%
School 12: 31.0%
School 34: 15.8%
School 22: 11.1%
Obviously, there's a long way to go to reach acceptable academic proficiency, so we’re working hard to get ready for the 2011 fall semester that’s right around the corner. Recruitment has already begun in area colleges to place college students who need fieldwork hours in the FREE schools. For example, there will be 37 SUNY Brockport college students who will do their Education degree fieldwork assignments (5 hours per week) in FREE Partnerships schools. College students from SUNY Geneseo, MCC, Nazareth College, and St. John Fisher College will also be in FREE Partnerships schools.
Each of the FREE Partnerships schools is gearing up for an even more eventful, productive, and effective academic year helping Rochester city students succeed in school. Every student will WAVE for Success (see our article in the D&C online)! http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110718/LOCAL17/107110329/WAVE-Success
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
And thanks again for your support,
Bruce Pollock
Executive Director
FREE Partnerships
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