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At BKG all staff members have leveraged grant opportunities to enhance the educational experiences of our students.  To date, we have obtained  about 800K in grants

MSQI
Magnet School
Green Team Grant
Internal Creations Guitar Program
Verizon Technology Grant
Trailblazers Camping
Isadora Duncan
Bent on Learning
Future Giants
We leverage Donors Choose to provide healthy snacks for students, supplies, books and health and wellness supports. We have been awarded a number of Donors Choose Grants. Listed here:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FZNBz147hsWDPUSg460rRfNFevwc_KoVCnpkVL06vIg/edit?usp=sharing

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In House Newsletter
To ensure transparency and to keep all BKG Team members in the loop I write a weekly In house newsletter with updates, information, celebrations, etc.

Shared Drive
Our BKG Shared Drive houses all newsletters, flyers and resources.

Wednesday  Team Meet Up
Every Wednesday I host a Wednesday Virtual Meeting with all staff, to discuss upcoming events, school wide needs, etc.  SEL and Professional Learning are embedded in these meetings.

PTA, SLT, Workshops are attended by staff members.

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By June 2021 Every Teacher at BKG will have participated in the Citywide Implicit Bias training series. 

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By June 2021 Every Teacher at BKG will have participated in the Citywide Implicit Bias training series. 

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By June 2021 Every Teacher at BKG will have had at least Level 1 Restorative Justice Training. (Some level 2)

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By June 2021 Every Teacher at BKG will have had at least Level 1 Restorative Justice Training. (Some level 2)

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All ILT Members are participating in the Liberatory Pedagogy Course to ensure that we are specific actions to dismantle and transform systems in education and to develop solutions for equitable practices in our classrooms. The Goal is to embed this work in our teacher development, onboarding and Professional learning. We will complete this course in June and plan all summer.

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At BKG we are committed to ensuring that students have outlets and supports that  meet their SEL needs, ensures that they have a voice and provides them with wrap-around services.
At BKG we have an "open door policy." Students feel safe expressing concerns, proposing ideas and critiquing current programming.  While this happens often, informally, the formalized opportunities for this are Town Halls and Morning Advisories.

BKG Scholars participate in the following Extra Curricular and SEL:
Restorative Circles
Guitar
Debate
Dance
Yoga
Cooking
Weight Training
Sports Fitness
Advisory/Crew
Basketball Team
Girls on The Run
Zumba
Technology
American Sign Language
Art
Hair braiding
Camping
District Ambassadors
Citywide RJ
My Sisters Keeper
My Brothers Keeper

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I noticed that the levels of students differed so much that teachers needed additional support meeting the need of the students they teach. Therefore, I  use a number of data sources to program students for individualized Instruction WIN periods (What I Need).  We believe that multiple assessment measures are needed to ensure accuracy.  

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I noticed that the levels of students differed so much that teachers needed additional support meeting the need of the students they teach. Therefore, I  use a number of data sources to program students for individualized Instruction WIN periods (What I Need).  We believe that multiple assessment measures are needed to ensure accuracy.  

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We utilize MSQI  to frame our practices. To identify learning gaps we use iReady Data, secondary screeners, DRP scores, state exam scores and classroom data to make programming decisions, classroom grouping decisions and to adjust teacher practice across content areas.
During this year as a result of virtual learning I had to rethink interventions to ensure that they are virtual learning friendly. In math we targeted grade 8 students and programmed them for 4 additional periods of math each week "Math Gym". These are our intervention groups in literacy: (All of the below links can be emailed if they are not active) We would typically have a Wilsons and Just Words group but those groups can only be done in person so we added Phonics for Reading which we will keep when we are all in person.  Which intervention group a student goees into is based on DRP (Degrees of Reading Power) and secondary screeners (running records, TOSFR)

STARI Roster

Phonics Roster

Word Generation Language Acquisition Strategies Doc (created for BKG)

Word Generation Revised Schedule

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At BKG we believe that communication should be layered and often.  We use the following Communication tools every day to message  families sharing school, district and DOE information:
Remind (text messaging app)
Phone Messenger
Email
Social Media
Mailings

Coffee with the Principal
Weekly informal meetings with parents and caregivers to hear concerns and engage parents in the inner-workings of the school.
Guidance Counselors Newsletter
Monthly newsletter with SEL supports and calendar reminders for students
Social Media
The way we leverage Instagram, FB and Twitter as a communication tool is a strength at BKG.  We have been asked to present our work at MSQI Citywide share fairs(presentation linked below). I have developed a Social Media marketing and branding campaign. I identified team members that are tech savvy to serve on our social media team.  We have leveraged Social Media as a communication tool and space for celebration.  We utilize Instagram, Twitter, Facebook in addition to REMIND (text reminders), Phone Messenger and calling trees (team members call homes) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vdZkRv0PGQ2neF6VAdDfAGPfqqR3BPp9ld5RrbWItzc/edit?usp=sharing
MSQI Newsletter
To keep parents informed about our literacy work
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V9Kzti03_Mzlz16Y3_A3_cwUjyXtH4zJmM31tbfyYPo/edit?usp=sharing
Guidance Newsletter/Workshops/HS Readiness Class
Keep Families informed about upcoming Guidance related events, social emotional supports, etc.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1q_JW4rlmNgkwpRn3-x1-vNiQJHxhnAdv?usp=sharing
PTA Partnership
I meet with the PTA President monthly to share BKG updates, fundraiser needs and plan the PTA agenda.
SLT

School Leadership team is viable and engaged in the work as a result of participation in SLT PL
District-wide/ Citywide parent learning opportunities
We leverage district and central parent engagement opportunities.

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Classroom Inc (CI)
We work with our CI partners to implement Read To Lead-  Interactive learning games where students become the boss of a virtual workplace. Students play independently or in group settings.  to build literacy, writing, critical thinking and leadership.
Impact:
Based on the data tracker that comes with the program, students who regularly engage with the game have shown an increase in overall performance. Data is aligned with the common core standards. There has also been growth with  SEL competencies based on the imbedded formative assessments.

Bent on Learning (BOL)
BOL provides a visiting teacher in person (we pivoted to online this year) to teach Yoga and Mindfulness.
BOL Impact: We attribute this to our overall school culture.  We have been identified as a "Respect for All School" based on our OORS data and our School Survey results.
MSQI
MSQI provides us a with a frame work for addressing the literacy needs of students to ensure that all graduate grade 8 at or above level in reading.
MSQI Impact: As a result of our MSQI status we have implemented data driven practices across content areas, including research-based literacy interventions, assessments and teacher development.
Future Giants
Focuses SEL supports and leadership development while partnering schools with companies that will conduct workshops. Additionally, FG has various initiatives.  We will be working with their Green Recycling Initiative in which our students will repurpose furniture under the tutelage of a furniture maker.
Impact:
In our first year FG supported us with alternative ways to address student behavior.  The success of the partnership is evidenced by our  0% suspension rate and our very low incident report (approx 3 total) in 3 years.
Sheltering Arms
SA is the CBO that provides afterschool programming for BKG.
Impact
Families have been afforded a robust afterschool program that provides social-emotional and extra-curricular supports to students.
Impact
Students have experienced great hands-on learning inside and outside of the building, including the arts, winter sports, skiing and tubing, to name a few.
Trailblazers
Trailblazers partners with BKG to connecting our theme, eco-literacy to real life experiences.  Students have learned camping skills and environmental studies as well as had the opportunity to participate in weekend camping trips and summer camping.  We are currently working on a grant to offer year round camping and environmental science learning.
Impact:
Too soon to tell. (but the 6 students that already participated loved it)
SMEL
SMEL offered entrepreneurial and tech support to our students last year.  This year, based on feedback about students' tech skills from teachers, I leveraged this relationship to implement a class on technology for all BKG students to ensure that they gain all of the tech skills needed to successfully navigate 21st Century Learning
Impact
Teacher feedback id positive, regarding students' ability to navigate online learning since they started this course.
Common Threads
CT provides children and families cooking and nutrition education to encourage healthy habits that contribute to wellness.
Impact
Common Threads has led our online health learning and cooking classes during the school day.  It has helped to increase family engagement and encouraged healthy eating habits.
Kiddie Science
KS is one of our main partners.
KS presents fun, interactive, hands-on science workshops to our students.
Impact
KS has supported our gardening projects and has helped to get our hydroponic towers and outdoor garden boxes set up and available for science learning extensions.
Isadora Dance Company
Teaches students An expressive, athletic, and musical form of modern dance. This program supports our Health and Phys Ed programming and exposes students to a new dance style.
Solved Consulting
SC supports our data focused planning with a personalized data tracker that addresses all of our data needs.  Additionally they create all of our assessments under our guidance.
Road Runners
Gives our students access to NYRR Races, community walks and runs.
Girls on the Run
GOTR helps girls gain a strong sense of self through health and fitness
Peer Health Exchange
Supports Health education - virtually
Champs- Surpports our Sports program

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Shared Vision for Learning and Alignment to CEP Goals

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Shared Vision for Learning and Alignment to CEP Goals

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What We Believe-
Is a list of how I believe students learn best which is regularly revisited and revised by the ILT and shared during new staff on-boarding and new family orientation.
Our What We Believe Statement lives on the school website, it is referenced throughout professional learning, teachers are expected to use it during planning and it was used to develop our Classroom Non-Negotiables.

In order to ensure that all stake holders are aware of our shared vision for learning, it is embedded in Professional Learning, Parent workshops, PTA, SLT Meetings, Advisory  and Town Hall. Town Hall topics are student led and take place weekly.  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-py8SZ0AzKQA34WYVLfDkDcPNotVOgkXuozy4dxFeeI/edit?usp=sharing

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To continue to deepen teacher capacity to support students’ critical thinking skills through literacy across the content areas with a focus on pedagogical practices including:higher order questioning, and student expression of ideas through oral discussion and writing, 

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To continue to deepen teacher capacity to support students’ critical thinking skills through literacy across the content areas with a focus on pedagogical practices including:higher order questioning, and student expression of ideas through oral discussion and writing, 

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-py8SZ0AzKQA34WYVLfDkDcPNotVOgkXuozy4dxFeeI/edit?usp=sharing

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Teams are led by Teacher Leaders. Teacher Leaders meet with the principal weekly or bi-weekly to receive support in leading teams at BKG.

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All senior teachers who mentor a new teacher have been given the opportunity to participate in the School-Based Mentor training series in partnership with Teacher Development Specialists in the borough offices. Trainings focus on effective methods of mentoring and coaching to better support new teachers in ways that are meaningful.

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See our Covid 19 Response and Plan located on our website:https://www.thebrooklyngreenschool.org/covid19

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See our Covid 19 Response and Plan located on our website:https://www.thebrooklyngreenschool.org/covid19

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In addition to the plan posted, I have leveraged our Advisory program, Partnerships and developed additional office hours to support students in multiple ways. At BKG every student has an Advisor.  The Advisor is the main liaison between the student,, family and school.  We added additional Advisory hours to ensure that someone is in contact with every student daily.  The Advisor conducts outreach regarding attendance, student academic performance and social emotional needs. The Advisor communicates with parents, staff and SBST in support of the student.
I have leveraged our community partners to serve as an added support with math and literacy development, social emotional activities and extracurricular activities.  Our Community partners have provided groceries, at home work out equipment, books, school supplies, masks, cleaning supplies and have led academic and extra curricular supports.  We have leveraged our Community Partners to teach Tech, Financial Literacy,  (SMEL), Read to Lead (Classroom Inc.), Yoga (Bent on Learning),Health and fitness , Cooking (Common threads), Music/Guitar (Internal Creations).

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--Revitalize our Student government- engage a new Staff Advisor

-Establish an International Travel Program

--Formalize our Speaker Series, bringing community partners (business owners, local artist, local politicians) in to speak at our Advisories and Town Halls

-Social Studies Fair

-In house Science Fair where students present  before the District Science Fair

-Develop a Photography Program

--Expand our Debate Team

-Formalize our Mathletes Program
(this is something we added during remote learning to engage 8th graders in small group practice and math activities to support skill development , high school readiness and to provide our higher achieving math students with enrichment)

-Formalize our Guidance Course Work.  We started this class this year to support students with high school readiness. After identifying the need for students to receive more focused supports with the high school application process I decided to  offer this course to grade 8 students 1st semester and then switched to grade 7 students 2nd semester. Those rising 8th graders will continue this class through the high school application process 1st semester next year.
This process is coupled with the High School Workshop Series for parents.

BKG 5 Year Plan
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-v5M5k2xPcnqYZoejLB7buaFTSl62XvacS2DzYPqwK0/edit#slide=id.g807c313649_1_47

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This is Our School-wide Data Tracker
https://datastudio.google.com/u/0/reporting/23ecfd34-0e33-4c9e-9d93-b1cc6368237c/page/kzcgB
Our priority focus, professional learning, programming, student grouping (including Win periods and small group instruction) and all other teams work are grounded in the following data points:
2018 State Exam Data
Map Growth Data 2019
IXL Data 2019 and 2020
Teacher classroom Data 2020 and 20221
Student Scholarship Data 2020 and 2021
Literacy Data (running records,
Attendance Data SY 2020-21 (gathared weekly)
Teacher Anecdotals
Parent Anecdotals
Student Anecdotals

All team meetings reference the above data points as needed.
This data is shared with parents at Workshops, students are invited to most meetings, Students are invited to all IEP meetings with Parental Permission.  Students attend teacher office hours and conference with teachers prior to progress reports.  Parents receive progress reports in between report cards and are invited to office hours when needed.

Aligned to the ILF
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XAG_GAtGR7cRU1fQ9CIgAJvrEoFgraZg/edit

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Coffee with Colleagues PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

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Coffee with Colleagues PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

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Coffee With Colleagues (CWC) was created with the belief that "the answer is in the room." CWC is an in-house mini share fair. CWCs take place every Friday Morning before school begins  and is facilitated by teachers. Topics are identified based on school wide trends (needs identified by the principal) District or City information that needs to be turn keyed, promising practices (identified by admin or identified by the teacher themselves). 2020-21 CWCs have been facilitated by the Special Education Team, The MSQI Coordinator, ELA teachers, Math Lead, ILT Lead, ENL Coordinator.  This is an opportunity for all teachers to share what they know and/or do well. Facilitators have been new and  Senior teachers.

Other Professional Learning is led by teachers during team meetings

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New Staff Onboarding, Orientation and Mentorship

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New Staff Onboarding, Orientation and Mentorship

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NSOOM is planned and facilitated by teachers.  It is a week long orientation designed to ensure that all people new to BKG understands our Mission, Vision, Core Values, Shared Instructional Practices, Equity Vision, an intro to our Advisory, SEL and RJ practices, Community Partnerships, Non-Negotiables and BKG Culture.
Every New Teacher is mentored by a Senior Teacher who meets with them daily to provide various levels of support, including lesson planning, classroom management, etc.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PwqJjHbDvNv7i0GWBMYNDlrKdw3naGTN0JIDxs50XtI/edit?usp=sharing

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District Student Ambassadors
BKG scholars represent BKG on the district level. D16 Student Ambassadors meet to discuss concerns, district needs and design plans to address those needs.
SLT- Students serve on the SLT
Student Initiatives- We encourage students to develop their own initiatives, meet with the principal who supports with identifying a staff member Advisor. Most recently student, Mary Violet designed the Virtual Talent Space where students post their artistic, musical, athletic, etc. talents to sare with their teachers and peers. Art Teacher Ms. Felicia is the Advisor
Liv Ingvolstdt designed the Food Donation System where unopened lunches are donated to local shelters.  Paraprofessional, Ms. P. is the Advisor.

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PL at our school happens during grade team, Departmental team meeting, in-house and outside. PL at BKG is heavily differentiated.
Team member needs are identified based on informal observations, Advance observations, team member surveys and feed back, scholarship and assessment data. Team members also identify professional learning that they would like to attend.  Team leads also support with identifying PLs for team members to attend.
Literacy Team
See Explanation under Distributive Leadership
Math Team
See Explanation under Distributive Leadership
Teacher Mentorship
See Explanation under Distributive Leadership
New Teacher Supports
New Teacher Supports are embedded in co-planning time, team meetings (see above), Weekly New Teacher Meetings with Katy Vitale and Weekly Check-Ins with the principal
Response to Remote Learning
Every team member participated in the Catlin Tucker learning series to support us with expanding our usage of online learning platforms and other tools to increase student engagement and enhance instructional programs.
RTI
Every Literacy Team Member has been trained in one or more of the following intervention practices:
Stari, Phonics for Reading, Wilsons, Rewards, Just Words

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Every Team Meeting is facilitated by Teacher Leaders. The Principal sits on every major school team. Teacher Leaders meet with the principal weekly or bi-weekly to review minutes, develop our weekly work plan and create the agenda for the next team meeting.  The following is a list of our 2020-2021 School Teams and the Lead Facilitators
Literacy Team-Jillian Coneys for the 2020-21 school year Literacy Team foci is based on student data (classroom, iready, etc.) and Advance data and focused on teacher development around planning and preparation, assessment in instruction and student engagement.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SbpFzPYAU6Fp6eYiac5w-0RooXdCSUg5?usp=sharing
Math Team- Terrance Roumph
(See Lit team explanation)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Nscw3YzEHxcLlIQUwuM3HIeAFlR--YLj?usp=sharing
ILT- Y Tomlin
The ILT consists of All Department Leads, using the ILF as a guiding document. The ILT is at the core of all decision making at The Brooklyn Green School. This year,  to accommodate our CPP (Creative  Pandemic Programming) The ILT has expanded to address items that would typically be on the Cabinet Agenda to ensure that we are addressing school wide system concerns and academic needs.   Agendas are developed based on school-wide student data (iReady, IXL, Solve Assessments, classroom scholarship data, Advance data, teacher/ administrator anecdotals, school culture needs assessments etc.)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WiRvutpXgriXkaJmVd4gLfFf_d1cWA8b?usp=sharing
Special Education Team- Barbara Charles, SpEd Coordinator.
The SIT Team consists of the In-house Special Education Team with invited partners (Psychologist, Speech therapist, Guidance Counselor, other agency team members) The SpEd team meets weekly to conduct all Special Education Related work (calendaring, IEP reviews, IEP Meetings, preparation and completion, etc.) The SpEd team develops protocols and structures to support best practices in SpEd. The Special Education Team presents during Coffee with Colleagues and staff meetings to turnkey new processes and to teach. The Special Education Team has presented on the district level.
The SpEd Coordinator works with me to identify which team members should attend the Professional Learning facilitated by the BCO. The SpEd Coordinator attends all Coordinator meetings.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1r0jMFEdCrNlfW_1KwPqhCDnqfxEGYXgJ?usp=sharing
MSQI Coordinator- Shira Engle
Works closely with the  MSQI literacy coach to support teacher school-wide needs, ongoing progress monitoring, data collection, assessment facilitation using a research-based literacy framework to identify professional learning workshops for teachers and leaders, and structured inter-school site visits. Secondary assessments are facilitated by the MSQI Lead who develops the data snapshots and reviews it school-wide during professional learning. This data informs  programming decisions (WIN periods, small group instruction, curriculum, lesson planning, professional learning). The MSQI Coordinator facilitates APTT,  parent meetings, staff PL and citywide presentations of Promising BKG Practices.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hqsSA9-GkCpqnkAPD4ozKQfMHFQWaAlW?usp=sharing
Programming Team - Sasha Roopchand and Terrance Roumph
Programming decisions are made by the ILT based on various data points. The ILT makes recommendations and programs  are created by SR and TR, reviewed by the ILT and approved by the principal.
Hiring Team Consists of New, Senior and Mid-Level teachers who alternate the leadership role which consist of working with the Principal and the ILT to identify school hiring needs, vet prospective hires, set up 1st and 2nd level interviews and facilitate recommendations to the principal who conducts the final interview and makes the hiring decisions.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1N6O51Q3qk1QmwjO7zbJqJzLc_tUeuNil?usp=sharing
Attendance Team- Yolanda Sandoval and I facilitate this meeting with the goal of turning it fully over to her. YS gathers and distributes weekly attendance data, creates weekly calendar invites, facilitates meeting, transcribes minutes using recordings and sends to district. The Attendance team partners with student Advisors to address individual attendance meetings. Attendance interventions are leveled (Meeting with the Advisor, phone call to parents, 2 levels of letters, Student referred to BKG Care Scholars program, Meeting with parent, GC and Principal.).  The Guidance Counselor is on the Attendance Team, conducts outreach, sets up meetings.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lHyG2MJ7y87KUYOtWSpimJfnVYj2T2k9?usp=sharing