ESI Update

Week of January 13

 

Principals and ESI Team Members,

Next week Monday schools will be closed to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Throughout this week’s update there are a number of his quotations, but as an ESI community we are reminded of his famous quote about education, “Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

The work that we are doing in ESI is historical and it is a continuation of the selfless and sacrificing work that Dr. King started over 50 years ago. The ESI Team salutes Dr. King and each of you who are working to improve outcomes for Black and Latino young men and their communities.

In this issue you will find the following features:

  • Opportunities: College Search Walk-Ins at SUNY and CSTEP Summer Academy with Touro College of Pharmacy!
  • School Spotlight: High School for Law and Public Service
  • Did You Know? True Grit: The Best Measure of Success and How to Teach It!
  • Resources: Financial Aid Resources!
  • Shout Outs: School for Human Rights! 

 

Opportunities

SUNY NYC Center for Student Recruitment Walk-in Appointments

The SUNY NYC Center for Student Recruitment will host walk-in appointments for high school juniors and seniors during Regents Week, January 27-31, 2014. Students should bring a copy of their transcript and SAT/ACT scores to receive help with the college search process.

Where: Center for Student Recruitment, Lower Mezzanine, 33 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036

When: January 27-31

For more information, click here.

CSTEP Summer Academy and Summer Research Program with Touro College of Pharmacy

The Collegiate Science Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at Touro College of Pharmacy is accepting applications for its Summer Academy and Summer Research Program.  CSTEP offers a two-week academy program for high school students and a two-week research program for college students interested in pursuing careers in pharmacy and other science based health careers.  For summer 2014, they are opening the Summer Academy to include and  graders.  That means the programs are for students currently in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades AND college freshmen and sophomores. Students will have the opportunity to explore the different methods and strategies engaged by pharmacists in caring for patients while expanding their knowledge of various fields of science.  The Summer Research Program provides a valuable learning experience that focuses on important academic research skills.  The program is held at their campus in Harlem, 230 W 125 St, located near the Apollo Theater.

For more information about the CSTEP Summer Academy and Summer Research programs, click here. For application and information, click here. The completed application and demographic form should be returned to Dr. Herrera via email jenny.herrera2@touro.edu or fax 212-531-2264 no later than Friday, February 21, 2014. For questions please contact Reeshemah Brightley.

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

– Martin Luther King, Jr. 

 
 

School Spotlight

*This feature is intended to give you insight into what is happening in other ESI schools. We hope you enjoy your “visit”!

Location: Washington Heights

Principal: Nicholas Politis

Total student enrollment: 688

Percent Latino/Latina: 84%

Percent Black: 13%

Contracted Providers 2012-2013: Morningside Center for Social Responsibility, Teaching Matters

Promising Practices: Recently, the ESI Team visited the High School for Law and Public Service (HSLPS). We had an opportunity to see their freshmen “Core Pathway” Curriculum in action. The course was designed to extend the Summer Bridge Program by continuing to support students in their transition to high school while teaching an array of academic skills that all students need in order to be successful in college and careers. The course is similar to an advisory whereby organizational and social-emotional skills are addressed; however, each marking period students rotate into a new module (with a new teacher) focused on a different core theme. The modules consist of:

  • Digital Literacy
  • Public Speaking and Presentations
  • Writing for Communication
  • Social-Emotional and Service Learning
  • Scientific Inquiry
  • Algebraic Thinking Skills

Thank you to Principal Nicholas Politis and Assistant Principals Alex Brown and Miriam Rosa for hosting the ESI staff to observe such amazing strategies at work.

For more information about the Core Pathways Curriculum, please contact Alex Brown, ESI Liaison at the High School for Law and Public Service.

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”

– Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

  

True Grit: The Best Measure of Success and How to Teach It

Can you predict academic success or whether a child will graduate? You can, but not how you think.

What It’s Like to Be the First Person in Your Family to Go to College

How mentoring programs help students stay in school.

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

– Martin Luther King, Jr. 

 

  

Financial Aid Resources

 

Federal Student Aid Info for Counselors

A site full of resources for counselors seeking to support students in applying for and receiving federal student aid, created by the same U.S. Department that administers the FAFSA.

FAFSA: The How-To Guide for High School Students (And the Adults Who Help Them)

This guide is designed to answer students’ most common questions, particularly for those who are first in their family to go to college. 

College Application Checklist

A checklist that helps students and advisors keep track of the tasks that have to be accomplished in order to complete the college application process.

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

– Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

  

Shout Outs

Shout Out to the staff at the School for Human Rights for kicking off the new year with Culturally Responsive Education Training (CRE) with Michelle Knight!

Staff are engaging in a dialogue around what it is to build a culturally responsive, college-going culture at their school.

Do you have a strategy, teacher, or program at your school that you wish to highlight? If so, send an email to rhaynes6@schools.nyc.gov for inclusion in our ESI Weekly Update.

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

– Martin Luther King, Jr. 

 

 
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