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New Rochelle's Mentors in Blue Program hosted a Field Day/BBQ event at D'Onofrio Park on July 11, 2018, drawing over 70 participants from the New Rochelle Police Department, Youth Bureau, North Ave Outreach program, Municipal Housing Authority along with New Rochelle middle and high school students. Four mixed teams competed in a unique series of field day activities, allowing the youth and staff to interact, engage and explore new ways to build positive relationships.
Middle school students from throughout the City School District of New Rochelle came together to showcase their poetry, art, music and filmmaking in the fourth annual Arts Out Loud festival on Wednesday. The students from Isaac E. Young and Albert Leonard Middle Schools recited poems of all manner of topics, including race, loneliness, outer space and home.
The City School District of New Rochelle honored 46 retirees in an annual ceremony on Tuesday. The employees filled a wide range of roles and included teachers, social workers, cooks, laborers and more, each contributing in their own way.
... for quote for district supplies and services. "I am excited and honored to join the City School District of New Rochelle's Business and Administration Team. I am looking forward to refining the District's procurement processes and to continue ...
Residents this week approved the City School District of New Rochelle's proposed $270,381,160 budget for the 2018-19 school year that stays within the state tax cap. The plan preserves programming and includes funds for several positions and safety measures.
A group of New Rochelle High School students who are members of My Brother's Keeper New Rochelle received valuable life and career advice from four ESPN representatives last Friday. The ESPN staffers spoke about hurdles they have faced and transcended, how valuable internships are in college and why you need to always bring your "A Game" to the workplace.
It has been a week of cheers, school colors and "Congrats, Grad!" balloons as all the City School District of New Rochelle schools held their graduations and moving-up ceremonies starting last Friday. While New Rochelle High School's McKenna Field draws the largest crowd for its commencement, the middle schools and elementary schools reveled in pride and pomp as well.
Voters in the City of New Rochelle will have the opportunity on Tuesday to decide on the School District's revised school budget for 2018-19. The $270,381,160 spending plan stays within the state tax cap, preserves programming and includes funds to add school counselors and several other positions as well as safety and security measures.
... us." Participating in the Science Festival were: the BioBus, which brings science exploration to students; IDEA New Rochelle, which promotes arts and technology; Mercy College's Center for STEM Education; It Takes a Village to Educate a Child, which ...
The New Rochelle Board of Education listened on Tuesday evening to residents during a public hearing on the proposed $270,381,160 budget for the 2018-2019 school year. The budget stays within the state tax cap, preserves programming and includes funds to add school counselors and several other positions as well as safety and security measures.
The City School District of New Rochelle named two key administrators on Tuesday, appointing a Trinity Elementary School principal and special education director. Michael Hilderbrand was named principal of Trinity, replacing Anthony DiCarlo.
The New Rochelle Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously adopted a $270,381,160 school budget for 2018-19 that stays within the state tax cap, preserves programming and includes funds to add school counselors and several other positions as well as safety and security measures. The tax levy increase - the amount of money to be raised by property taxes - is 2.231 percent, which is the same amount as the cap allows.
Dr. Jonathan Brice, Chair of the Task Force on Reducing Violence in the Lives of Children and Youth, presented the Task Force's recommendations Wednesday to the New Rochelle Board of Education, the New Rochelle City Council and the community. "These recommendations are focused on ways the entire community can come together to make sure that we are doing everything in our power to put youth and young people in the best position where they can meet with success," Brice told the audience in the City Council Chambers, where the session was held.
... in the June 5 science festival were: the BioBus, which brings science exploration to students; IDEA New Rochelle, which promotes arts and technology; Mercy College's Center for STEM Education; It Takes a Village to Educate a Child, which offers STEM ...
A junior at New Rochelle High School has died, according to an email from the City School District of New Rochelle. In a joint statement from Schools Superintendent Dr. Brian Osborne and New Rochelle High School Principal Reggie Richardson, the two school leaders announced that a New Rochelle High School junior took her own life.
A junior at New Rochelle High School has died, according to an email from the City School District of New Rochelle. In a joint statement from Schools Superintendent Dr. Brian Osborne and New Rochelle High School Principal Reggie Richardson, the two school leaders announced that a New Rochelle High School junior took her own life.
Congressman Eliot Engel, a top Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced the U.S. Department of Education has allocated $2,375,700 in federal funds to schools in New Rochelle as part of the Fiscal Year 2018 Title I allocations. Part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Title I program provides financial assistance to school districts with high concentrations of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet state academic standards.
While thousands of students joined their Mom and Dad at work last Thursday, 46 New Rochelle High School students traveled to 16 different workplaces as part of the Second Annual "Take a Student Ambassador to Work Day," an initiative pioneered by My Brother's Keeper New Rochelle and designed to piggyback on the national Take your Son or Daughter to Work Day. "Our high school students had the opportunity to interact with engineers, doctors, lawyers, judges, investment bankers and professionals in the tech, music, marketing and insurance fields," says Camille Edwards Thomas, a House Principal at NRHS and co-chair of MBKNewRo's Ambassador Committee.
The City School District of New Rochelle calendar for 2018-2019 includes a newly added holiday: the Islamic celebration of Eid al-Fitr, which will be observed on June 5, 2019. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, and falls on the first day of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar.
Guidepost Solutions LLC, a global security consulting firm based in Manhattan, has been chosen to conduct a security assessment of the City School District of New Rochelle schools. "Guidepost Solutions is a leading firm in the area of safety and security and performs these kinds of assessments for school districts, universities, governments, faith-based organizations and all types of public venues," Superintendent Dr. Brian Osborne said during the Board of Education meeting at Jefferson Elementary School.
Students, parents and others can now report bullying and other troubles that may impact students in City School District of New Rochelle from their cell phones and tablets with the app that is available from Anonymous Alerts. The app is an extension of the agreement the School District reached recently with Anonymous AlertsA , a patented, anonymous two-way communicationsA system that empowers students to anonymously report bullying and harassment, weapons, drug/alcohol usage and other safety concerns directly to school officials.
The Task Force on Reducing Violence in the Lives of Children and Youth completed its work on May 30th when Dr. Jonathon Brice presented their final report to the New Rochelle Board of Education and the New Rochelle City Council. When the Task Force membership was announced, Talk of the Sound made a Freedom of Information request for the list of applicants.
New Rochelle High School students investigated simulated crime scenes in the woods near their school at the culmination of a yearlong class in forensic science. Six classes collected evidence from six homicides in Nature Study Woods on Wednesday.
For 18 years, students lending their voices to NRHS choral groups under James' direction have taken trips to perform in locales as far-flung as China, London, South Africa and the Vatican - as well as the famed Manhattan concert hall. It has also taken them to their own school's Whitney M. Young Jr. Auditorium, the largest venue in New Rochelle, to sing and to receive cheers and standing ovations from their friends, family members and community.
The Task Force on Reducing Violence in the Lives of Children and Youth in New Rochelle has completed its work and released a report detailing its 22 recommendations for creating a stronger sense of well-being among children and youth in the New Rochelle community. The recommendations cover four areas: the City School District of New Rochelle; New Rochelle High School; the City of New Rochelle; and Community Resources.
The New Rochelle Board of Education tonight unanimously adopted a $270,381,160 school budget for 2018-19 that stays within the state tax cap, preserves programming and includes funds to add school counselors and several other positions as well as safety and security measures. The cap on the tax levy increase - the amount of money to be raised by property taxes - is 2.231 percent.
After being the only Westchester County school district to have its budget rejected earlier this month, the New Rochelle Board of Education has drafted a new budget that stays within the state-mandated tax cap. This week, the Board unanimously adopted a new $270,381,160 spending plan that "stays within the state tax cap, preserves programming and includes funds to add school counselors and several other positions as well as safety and security measures."
New Rochelle High School students will investigate simulated crime scenes in the woods near their school as the culmination of a yearlong class in forensic science. The Mock Crime Scene Final Exam offers them the opportunity for an authentic assessment by having students investigate scenes staged with the help of the New Rochelle Police Department.
A four month investigation by Talk of the Sound has revealed a cascading series of security failures in the immediate aftermath of a violent assault-stabbing incident on January 18th at New Rochelle High School. There appears to have been a deliberate effort by school officials to cover up those failures in the hours after the incident, an effort which continues to this day at the highest level of the City School District of New Rochelle.
Every Westchester school district, except one, passed proposed school budgets on Tuesday: New Rochelle's $272.8 million budget, which would have raised spending by 5 percent next year, was defeated by a vote of 3,119 to 1,689.The results remain unofficial pending the counting of all affidavit ballots. The only other district to propose spending above the state-imposed tax cap -- Mamaroneck Union Free School District -- easily passed its proposed $138.9 million budget by a vote of 1,346 to 383.
For only the second time in New Rochelle history, voters have rejected a proposed school budget. The City School District of New Rochelle has a little over a month to convince voters to support a budget or New York State will step in to administer a Contingency Budget which will entail a form of financial austerity never before experienced in the Queen City.
... how would you advise Dr. Osborne on the matter of whether or not to retain Reggie Richardson as Principal of New Rochelle High School? a 4. There has been some consideration given to outsourcing school security to a private firm which would result ...
... to all Task Force members and solicited feedback from them. Brice also distributed the draft report to the New Rochelle Board of Education, the City Manager and the Mayor in the belief that the report will likely be made public through social media. ...
Despite repeated assurances to the contrary, the New Rochelle Board of Education has once again hired an employee who could not pass a basic background check - suggesting that no employment background check was done or that school officials knew of her sordid past and hired her anyway. Records obtained by Talk of the Sound are raising serious questions about New Rochelle High School's decision to hire a former New York City school principal, once dubbed the "Prom Killer" by the New York Post, for a key administrative post.
In the wake of reporting by Talk of the Sound and Journal News which brought to light serious fraud allegations including the use Apex Credit Recovery service to fix grades and boost graduation rates, an email is now circulating among the highest reaches of the City School District of New Rochelle alleging more grade-fixing and fraud in the New Rochelle High School Art Department. In an email sent to senior school officials, three members of the New Rochelle High School Art Department Faculty are alleging gross misconduct and unethical practices involving the Guidance Department, the Night School Division and the Chair of the Art Department.
Seventeen residents addressed the New Rochelle Task Force on Reducing Violence in the Lives of Children and Youth on Saturday, April 14, to offer suggestions and other input aimed at keeping the community and City School District of New Rochelle schools safe. They spoke at a public meeting of the Task Force in New Rochelle City Hall.
The New Rochelle Board of Education tonight adopted a proposed $272,804,093 budget for the 2018-2019 school year that maintains existing programs, invests in social and emotional supports, and adds needed teaching positions. It also allows for a deeper investment in safety and security measures.
Three New Rochelle High School students are charged with the stabbing death of another student, 16-year-old Valeree Schwab, outside a Dunkin' Donuts restaurant at 646 North Avenue on January 10. The three year fight over the stately late 19th Century home seems to be coming to head as owner Bobby Ben-Simon formally applies for a demolition permit in preparation for the construction of four multi-million dollars homes on the 1.6 acre lot.
Following a rash of violent incidents earlier this year involving New Rochelle High School students - including the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old - the city's continuing recovery efforts were highlighted in a New York Times report published on Friday. In January, there were two stabbings involving students - including the fatal incident involving Valaree Schwab outside of Dunkin' Donuts on North Avenue - and a third attack by a group of students within the span of several days, leading to criminal charges for multiple teenagers in New Rochelle.
Just before 3 p.m. on a recent Tuesday, a line of cars pulled up in front of New Rochelle High School and waited for its students to pour out into the afternoon sun. There was an old Honda Odyssey and a black Lincoln Escalade.
