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Harlem Community School District 5 students are rising with gains made in both ELA and Math for the 2024-2025 school year!

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Welcome to the MECCA!

These five overarching principles outlined above relate to the areas of focus that are necessary for long-lasting success and change within the school communities that are housed in the district. The MECCA ideology relates to the time period during the 1920s and 1930s when Harlem flourished in areas including dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, and politics.
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Mindfulness - Priority #1

Relationships, Restoration, & Healing

-Professional development in transformative SEL rooted in equity and social justice
-Restorative circles
-Mindful practices
-Culturally responsive pedagogy rooted in liberation and anti-oppression
-Strength-based approaches

Excellence - Priority #2

Leadership & Instructional Best Practices

-District-wide best practice expectations
-Research-based instructional strategies
-Common assessments
-Culturally-responsive leadership and equitable systems & structures

Capacity-Building - Priority #3

Growing Skills & Abilities Across Stakeholders

-Cohesive and aligned district-wide systems and structures
-Cohort-based professional development
-Supporting and scaling what works

Collaboration - Priority #4

Co-creation, Co-liberation, Equity, & Inclusivity

-Elevating stakeholder voices through various mediums
-Actionable & collective engagement
-Collective decision-making
-Fostering relationships through transparency & belongingness

Action - Priority #5

Progress-Monitoring & Data-Driven Decision-Making

-District-wide progress monitoring
-Common assessments & measures
-Data-driven decision-making with support
-Setting crystal clear expectations & goals
-Action planning & implementation with feedback & support

What's Happening in Harlem?

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: 123 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027, USA

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: 123 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027, USA

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: 123 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027, USA
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Deputy Superintendent with Dr. Marc Brackett
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Showcase of children's books by Faith Ringgold
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Intergenerational Family Art & Storytelling + RULER Showcase

February 11. An evening of intergenerational art-making, storytelling, and community inspired by Faith Ringgold's "Letter From Birmingham City Jail" and hosted by Sugar Hill Children's Museum.
 
February 13. Student RULER leaders from across the district showcased the RULER projects they've designed to strengthen emotional intelligence, community, and student voice in their schools.
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