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Harlem Community School District 5 students are rising with gains made in both ELA and Math for the 2024-2025 school year!

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Annual Toy Give Away!

December 18th starting at 2:30 PM!

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Welcome to the MECCA!

These five overarching principles outlined above relate to the areas of focus that are necessary for long-lasting success and change within the school communities that are housed in the district. The MECCA ideology relates to the time period during the 1920s and 1930s when Harlem flourished in areas including dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, and politics.

A visual diagram of the following information

Mindfulness - Priority #1

Relationships, Restoration, & Healing

-Professional development in transformative SEL rooted in equity and social justice

-Restorative circles

-Mindful practices

-Culturally responsive pedagogy rooted in liberation and anti-oppression

-Strength-based approaches

Excellence - Priority #2

Leadership & Instructional Best Practices

-District-wide best practice expectations

-Research-based instructional strategies

-Common assessments

-Culturally-responsive leadership and equitable systems & structures

Capacity-Building - Priority #3

Growing Skills & Abilities Across Stakeholders

-Cohesive and aligned district-wide systems and structures

-Cohort-based professional development

-Supporting and scaling what works

Collaboration - Priority #4

Co-creation, Co-liberation, Equity, & Inclusivity

-Elevating stakeholder voices through various mediums

-Actionable & collective engagement

-Collective decision-making

-Fostering relationships through transparency & belongingness

Action - Priority #5

Progress-Monitoring & Data-Driven Decision-Making

-District-wide progress monitoring

-Common assessments & measures

-Data-driven decision-making with support

-Setting crystal clear expectations & goals

-Action planning & implementation with feedback & support

What's Happening in Harlem?

Dec 17

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: 123 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027, USA

Dec 24

Winter Recess, schools closed

Dec 25

Winter Recess, schools closed

Dec 26

Winter Recess, schools closed

Dec 27

Winter Recess, schools closed

Dec 28

Winter Recess, schools closed

Dec 29

Winter Recess, schools closed

Dec 30

Winter Recess, schools closed

Dec 31

Winter Recess, schools closed

Jan 1

Winter Recess, schools closed

Jan 19

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed

Jan 20

Regents Administration

Jan 21

Regents Administration

Jan 21

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: 123 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027, USA

Jan 22

Regents Administration

Jan 26

Professional Development Day; students that attend high schools and schools that serve only grades 6-12 are not in attendance. All other students attend school.

Jan 27

Spring Semester begins

Feb 16

Midwinter Recess, schools closed

Feb 17

Midwinter Recess, schools closed

Feb 18

Midwinter Recess, schools closed

Feb 19

Midwinter Recess, schools closed

Feb 25

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: 123 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027, USA

Mar 5

Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers; students in these schools dismissed three hours early

Mar 12

Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early

Mar 18

Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K-12, and 6-12 schools

Mar 18

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: 123 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027, USA

Mar 19

Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K-12, and 6-12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early

Mar 20

Eid al-Fitr, schools closed

Apr 2

Spring Recess, schools closed

Apr 3

Spring Recess, schools closed

Apr 4

Spring Recess, schools closed

Apr 5

Spring Recess, schools closed

Apr 6

Spring Recess, schools closed

Apr 7

Spring Recess, schools closed

Apr 8

Spring Recess, schools closed

Apr 9

Spring Recess, schools closed

Apr 15

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: 123 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027, USA

May 7

Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers

May 14

Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools

May 20

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: 123 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027, USA

May 21

Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K-12, and 6-12 schools

May 25

Memorial Day, schools closed

May 27

Eid al-Adha; schools closed

Jun 4

Anniversary Day/Chancellor's Conference Day for staff development; students do not attend school

Jun 5

Clerical Day; no classes for students attending 3K, Pre-K, elementary schools, middle schools, K-12 schools, and standalone D75 programs.

Jun 17

Regents Administration (No exams will be held on June 19)

Jun 17

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: 123 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027, USA

Jun 18

Regents Administration (No exams will be held on June 19)

Jun 19

Juneteenth, schools closed

Jun 19

Regents Administration (No exams will be held on June 19)

Jun 20

Regents Administration (No exams will be held on June 19)

Jun 21

Regents Administration (No exams will be held on June 19)

Jun 22

Regents Administration (No exams will be held on June 19)

Jun 23

Regents Administration (No exams will be held on June 19)

Jun 24

Regents Administration (No exams will be held on June 19)

Jun 25

Regents Administration (No exams will be held on June 19)

Jun 26

Last day of school for students

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