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Isaac E. Young Middle School Principal Announces Administration and Staff Changes for September 2010

Submitted by New Rochelle Co... on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 18:34.

Mr. Anthony Bongo, Principal of Isaac E. Young Middle School, made several announcements of changes in administration and staff for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. Please read e-mail below for details.

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University of Virginia Revokes Doctorate of Former New Rochelle Assistant Superintendent Fred Smith

Submitted by New Rochelle Co... on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 18:40.

The Journal News' Noreen O'Donnell reports Ex-Pocantico superintendent accused of plagiarism gets doctorate revoked.

Call it karma, but when Fred Smith had the opportunity to do the right thing for the children of New Rochelle, he turned his back on them. Unfortunately, the study he conducted several years ago regarding the achievement disparity between Isaac E. Young Middle School and Albert Leonard Middle School, may not be worth the paper it is written on.

Full Day Kaleidoscope Racial/Ethnic Composition: It Just Doesn't Add Up...

Submitted by New Rochelle Co... on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 22:24.

As we continue to look at the City School District of New Rochelle Full Day Kaleidoscope, we were interested in learning its racial/ethnic composition. In “For Children Attending South End Schools, the Full Time Kaleidoscope “Windows” Still Remain Shut”, we previously reported that 50 of the 65 students invited to the District Full Day Kaleidoscope Program were from the North End Schools. Only 15 students who attend South End Schools were invited to apply. Since we reported this same disproportionate pattern of unequal representation of North End/South End in 2008, and since the City School District has done absolutely nothing to address it, we decided further examine the issue. If the numbers were not what they are, there would be no reason to shine a big bright light on the issue. We believe that the Kaleidoscope program exemplifies how students are typically tracked in the South End schools of New Rochelle.

For Children Attending South End Schools, the Full Time Kaleidoscope “Windows” Still Remain Shut

Submitted by New Rochelle Co... on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 20:23.

window child.jpg Almost two years ago we reported on the number of students invited to the Full Day Kaleidoscope (gifted and talented program) by building in “South End Schools Shortchanged Again-Kaleidoscope Program.” We decided to re-visit the topic to see if the opportunities to participate in this program had improved for children attending South End schools. This year, a total of 65 students from all elementary schools were invited to the Full Day Kaleidoscope program hosted at Webster Elementary School.

The number of third grade students from each school invited to participate in the 2010-2011 Full Day Kaleidoscope is as follow:

North End Schools
Ward=26
Davis=12
Webster=12
Total=50

South End Schools
Trinity=5
Columbus=10
Jefferson=0
Total=15

City School District of New Rochelle Superintendent Vows to do Less With More!

Submitted by New Rochelle Co... on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 17:59.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The NRED web site was updated this morning so that the line in question now reads "challenge us to try to do more with less".

Richard Organisciak shares with the world what is really lurking in his head via a Freudian slip. You can read all about it in City School District of New Rochelle website here:

http://www.nred.org/site_view_details.aspx?type=siteMessage

We predict that his "faux pas" will be corrected shortly after we publish this post. Therefore, we have conveniently made it available in pdf format for your reading enjoyment here: City School District of New Rochelle - From the Superintendent.pdf

Please note that in the final paragraph of his message, Mr. Organisciak states:

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