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Cecil H. Parker School

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Cecil H. Parker School houses over 21 excellent staff members including specialists (Art, Physical Education, Reading, Music, media, Band, Strings, Literacy, ELL, Resource Room, and Inclusion), teacher assistants, a speech therapist, nurse, psychologist, and social worker. Ongoing efforts to extend its relationship with the community, school officials have visited local churches, tenant associations, and civic groups. The school continues to be available to spread its message of care to all community members. Numerous programs exist to encourage children's academic and social growth.

Cecil H. Parker School curricula includes a balanced literacy block averaging two hours daily, standards-based classroom instruction, America's Legislators Back to School Week. They additionally have a student newspaper, a school yearbook, African Drummers, Drama Club, Snack Cafe, Holiday Boutique, Boys' Mentoring Program, a varied music program featuring school band, orchestra, student choir, teachers' and parents' choir and praise dancers, peer mediation, after school tutoring, basketball team, recreation programs, Girls' Leadership Program, career education program, and the Parker School Store.

Other programs and events are Peer to Peer, EPIC Parenting Workshops, A and B honor Roll, Curriculum Night, Career Day, Henry Flagg Spelling Bee, Book Fairs, RIF Distribution Days, Reading Recovery, Junior Achievement, student council, mentoring program with community leaders.


Overview

Cecil H. Parker School

Mt Vernon City School District

461 South Sixth Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10550

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Urban Fringe of a Large City (Suburb: Large)

914-665-5040 (Phone)

Serving Grades: K-6

Principal: Patricia Meed

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Student Enrollment Information

Kindergarten
(Full Day)
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
54726561526283

Additional Student Information

Total Students
449
Attendance Rate
90%
Suspensions
3
Year Statistics Were Compiled
2005
Student / Teacher Ratio
14
Free Lunch
288
Reduced Lunch
60
Student Ethnicities

Student Gender

Staff Information

Full Time Principals
1
Full Time Assistant Principals
1
Other Full Time Professional Staff
1
Full Time Teachers
31
Part Time Principals
0
Part Time Assistant Principals
0
Part Time Teachers
0
Other Part Time Professional Staff
0

Adequate Yearly Progress Decisions

Sub-Group Names
Satisfactory
School Year
Subject:Elementary / Middle School English Language Arts
All Students
Yes
2006
Black Or African American
Yes
2006
Economically Disadvantaged
Yes
2006
Subject:Elementary / Middle School Math
All Students
Yes
2006
Black Or African American
Yes
2006
Economically Disadvantaged
Yes
2006
Subject:Elementary / Middle School Science
All Students
Yes
2006

Regents Results

Subject
Year
# Tested
Percent Passing
 

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