August 29, 2024

Dear School 21 Families:

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year. I hope this letter finds you and your loved ones healthy, happy, well-rested and ready to begin another school year. I am excited to have another opportunity to work with you and your child this school year. A great deal of planning has taken place in order to set the framework to accomplish our school-wide goals. You will find these goals which were developed by the teachers and the administration in our School Comprehensive Educational Plan (SCEP) which will be posted on our school’s website in a few weeks. Our SCEP consists of four commitments: Chronic Absenteeism, Teaching and Learning, Student Achievement and School Climate. Committees of teachers worked on each of the commitments, allowing for various individuals’ perspectives. During the first couple of months, through parent meetings and surveys, we will refine our goals to include our entire school community.

Once the SCEP plan was developed, your child’s teacher began designing a learning experience which focuses on academic success and social & emotional growth. Through group work, class discussions, projects and extracurricular activities, we have been able and will continue to provide our children with a well-rounded education, where students are active participants in their educational journey.

In preparing to reopen school on Thursday, September 5, 2024, here are a few reminders:

Returning students were given their class assignments in June. New students will receive their class assignment letter during the week of August 26th. The school day begins at 8:35 a.m., however families who will be accompanying their child to school who are in grades PreK-5 are asked to arrive to the school yard by 8:15 a.m. on the first two days of school. Parents are required to remain with their child until the students are escorted into the building by their classroom teacher. Students in grade 6 will enter their classrooms through the doors in the front yard of the school on Lee Avenue at 8:35 a.m. Additional arrival and dismissal information as well as other schoolwide procedures can be found in the Families section on our school’s website.

We look forward to another academically rewarding year. We are confident that through our increased involvement with our parents as partners, students will continue to thrive academically and socially. Our ultimate goal is to prepare our students for college and beyond. Wishing everyone an enjoyable remainder of the summer. See everyone on Thursday, September 5, 2024.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Leslie Powell-Grant

Principal

“Through Love, Compassion, Commitment and Teamwork, Our Children will Achieve Greatness.”

-Leslie Powell-Grant