MECA Parent & Caregiver Update

In the spirit of collaboration and to ensure that students building-wide are prepared to be successful, UASEM, UA MAKER, MECA, and the Ivy Tutors Network are working together to offer Regents Exam preparation during Saturday Academy. We are set to begin Saturday Academy this Saturday, March 16th and sessions will run through mid-June.

Sign up forms were shared with students today via their MECA email accounts! Please encourage your child to participate if you are concerned about their current academic performance. If you have questions about whether or not your child should participate, please discuss this matter directly with your child's Advisor and content teachers next week during Parent Teacher Conferences.

Looking forward to seeing our students' hard work pay off in June! As always, if you have questions or concerns regarding this program, please reach out.

Best,

Sarah Kaplan

Principal

skaplan@meca-nyc.org

Spring Parent Teacher Conferences will be held next week! Sign up information will be shared with you shortly. Advisors and WIN teachers will be meeting with Parents and Caregivers remotely on Thursday March 21st from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm to review student progress. Content teachers will be conducting office hours the following day, Friday March 22nd from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm to address concerns specific to their classes.

It is time for all of us to complete the NYC School Survey! Your child was sent home with a survey for you to complete and return to the school as soon as possible. Once completed, your child can return the MECA school survey to Ms. Vivian in her office (ROOM 342).

You can also complete the NYC School Survey online at nycschoolsurvey.org by April 5th.

The surveys are available online in ten languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu.

The survey is a critical tool for empowering families to be partners in their child’s education as part of the Chancellor’s vision for New York City schools. The feedback captured by the NYC School Survey helps school leaders understand what members of their community think about the learning environment at their school and informs improvements to schools and programs.

MECA encourages every parent to complete the survey because your voice matters! You make the difference!

The 2024 NYC School Survey launched February 12 and will close on April 5, 2024. Take the 2024 NYC School Survey(Open external link)

Friday March 15th - early release day for students

Friday March 22nd - early release day for student

Wednesday March 27th - SAT/PSAT school day (only 10th & 11th graders report to school for testing)

Friday March 29th - Monday April 1st - NO SCHOOL Easter Weekend

Wednesday April 10th - NO SCHOOL Eid al-Fitr

Priority #1 All students will learn to read well By June 2024 pass rates for ELL students on the NYS ELA Regents exam will increase 10 points from 80% to 90%

Priority #2 All students are physically & emotionally safe By June 2024 Hispanic female students will indicate they are invited to participate in collaborative conflict resolution by 15 points from 60% to 75% as measured by favorable responses on the NYC School Survey

Priority #3 All students have a high quality academic experience By June 2024 students with disabilities' pass rate on the Alg I Regents exam will increase from 58% to 65%

Priority #4 All students graduate college & career ready By June 2024 the number of students who are eligible for a CTE endorsed diploma will increase by 17, from to 8 to 25 students as measured by pass rates on the Adobe Photoshop Certification exam

Priority #5 All schools are inclusive & responsive to parents By June 2024 favorable responses regarding teacher initiated contact concerning student performance will increase by 16 points, from 69% to 85% as measured by NYC School Survey responses