Principal Duffy's Weekly Update

Happy Paraprofessional's Day!

On Tuesday, April 2nd, we will celebrate National Paraprofessional Day—a day to recognize and honor the backbone of our school community. Our paraprofessionals play a vital role in ensuring the safety, health, and success of our students. They are an integral part of our educational teams, working tirelessly each day to support instruction, manage behaviors, and create safe, welcoming environments where our students can thrive.

To show our appreciation, we will be hosting a celebratory breakfast across all sites to honor their dedication and hard work. We also encourage all staff to wear BLUE in support of our Paras! It is a small token of our gratitude for all that they do to enrich the lives of our students and strengthen our school community.

Finally, we stand fully behind our paraprofessionals and the UFT’s advocacy for fair pay. Their work is invaluable, and we hope that the rally at City Hall this week brings the much-needed awareness and support from our elected officials to ensure that our paraprofessionals receive the fair compensation they deserve.

Following Postings can be found here: Postings 24-25

• #67 - After School 295 & 209 -Teacher

• #68 - After School 295 & 209 - Para

• #69 - After School 295 & 209 - School Aide

We are looking as a school to increase specific data points so we can better support our students and families. Please see below our current percentages and where you can help support this increase.

• Student Attendance:
• Overall 87% - Elementary - 83%.
• Goal: 90% Overall

• NYCSA (Parent/Student Portal)
• Currently 91%
• Goal 100%

• School Survey
• Teachers - 31.5% - 46/146
• Families - 16.8% - 108/642
• Students - 8.7% - 43/496
• Goal is 75% on all categories

• IEP Progress Monitoring
• Currently 38% for all goals
• District Avg 63%
• Goal 90% of all goals progress monitored

• This Friday, we will have our Annual Autism Acceptance Walk across all sites.

• Please see the flyer here for what to wear and how to participate in this important event!

• I want to take a moment to thank those majority of staff members and sites who consistently arrive on time and go above and beyond for our students and school community. Your dedication does not go unnoticed, and we appreciate your ongoing commitment to creating a safe and supportive environment for our students!

• As a reminder, (for most classroom titles) arrival time is 8:00 AM across all sites. This means that by 8:00 AM, you should be in your classroom or actively greeting students, ready to start the day.

• Dismissal is at 2:20 PM from Tuesday to Friday. To ensure the safety of our students, support for your colleagues, and uphold the highest level of professionalism, it is essential that staff remain on-site and do not leave before 2:20 PM - unless there is a directive from an Admin/Coordinator.

• By adhering to these expectations, we can continue to have a safe, structured, and professional learning environment for all.

Enjoy our March edition of the Monthly Staff Newsletter

• March Staff Newsletter

• End of Year Party will be on Thursday, June 19th at K-Pacho from 5-8pm.

• The cost is $85.00 per person.

• Please see the flyer for more details on the event and how to join. Hope to see everyone there to celebrate a great year and our retirees.

Kathy Posa's Family Fun Day

Sunday, June 1, 2025

Main Site Yard

11:00am to 3:00pm

This is one of P177's largest and most highly attended & anticipated annual events. We need your help to make it a success! Please volunteer at the below link.

Last year, we had over 70 volunteers and over 450 participants.

We hope to make this year's event even bigger & greater!

Kathy Posa's Family Fun Day (Sunday, June 1st): Volunteer Sign Up

• P177Q Panthers will celebrate Climate Action Day this April 9th.

• Classes should complete a lesson in any of the outdoor areas, attached are some ideas or content to support your lessons:

• Schedule a visit to the Main Site Site Chicken Coop. Learn about chicken anatomy or complete a lesson.
• Visit our Main Site garden and get in touch with the outdoors by reading a book.
• Spread more mindfulness outside in any of our outdoor areas.

• Make creative hats on and design your Green Space

• Make SeedBalls and go outdoors to spread your green thumb. (video or PDF)
• Join to clean up your community with Ms. Jurado's and volunteer classes pick up trash around our school community. (Meet 4th period in the gazebo)

• Please share any Health, Wellness, and Space pictures and videos of students' projects/practices with Ms Jurado; Jjurado3@schools.nyc.gov

📚 Weekly Library Update!

• Mobile Library Cart 📖 Check the schedule here.

• Spring Virtual Libraries are now available! 🌷

• Spring

• Spring Holidays

• New Sora Collections are live! Explore books for:

• Growth & Spring 💐

• Gardening & Planting 🪴

• Read Along Books 🎧

Today we are highlighting our Inclusion Classes & Staff.

• At 209 we have Ms. Cubiero’s 1st-3rd graders and Ms. McAleer’s 4th-5th graders.
• At 139 we have Ms. Samad’s K-5 class
• 190 we have Dr. Matatyaho’s 6th-8th graders.

The SETSS providers must collaborate and navigate between both the P177 site and their class sites. They must also work closely with the general education teachers offering support, supplemental instruction, and adaptations to help our students succeed. They modify how the material is taught (or delivered), ensuring that the student can access the general curriculum just like their peers. They adapt the content, methodology, and delivery of instruction to meet the needs of the individual students. The support students receive from the staff helps them adapt, grow and achieve great success.

The students spend the majority of their day in classes with their peers following the general education curriculum, socializing, and taking standardized tests. Our 8th graders even take the Regents! It is an amazing achievement when we can promote our 5th grade self-contained students to our inclusion class. The dedication, collaboration and hard work of all of our SETSS providers is apparent in their students' levels of success at each of the sites.

Thank you to our Inclusion Heroes!

Audrey Peduzzi, School Based Coach

Here are some useful links that will help support your practice and HR functions:

• 177Q Handbook

HR

• Absence Form

• SubCentral

• Vacation Day Request Form

• OT/PT - Professional Development Request Form

• Remote Timekeeping Protocols

• Personal Business Days - Email Principal Duffy and Payroll Secretary 48 Hours Prior

• UC - Main Site Daily Updates

Curriculum/Educational

• 177Q Curriculum 24/25

• Professional Learning Calendar

• AP "Go To" List

• "Who to See" List

• Coach Support List

Miscellaneous

• 177Q Events Calendar

• 177Q Forms (Custodial, Hygiene, Health, Supplies)

• Attendance App

• PBIS Clubs Link

• TASKPanthers Link

• Principal Duffy

• P177Q

• P177@295

• P177@209

• P177@MVB

• Flock o' Chicks

• Panther Athletics

• P177 Librarian