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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!

District News & Updates

New Members Meet & Greet

October 9, 2025. Harlem Community School District 5 and the UFT warmly welcomes our staff and teachers new to the district.

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September 13, 2025. The Harlem Community School District 5 Fall Fair brought our community together in a powerful way! Nearly 800 families joined us for a day filled with learning, laughter, and Harlem pride!

Family Night at the Guggenheim

May 27, 2025. Harlem Community School District 5 families celebrated a special night of art and community under Faith Ringgold's "Tar Beach" at the Guggenheim museum.

Faith Ringgold Art Exhibit & Student Showcase

May 30, 2025. Students from around the district shared their art and performed based on the theme "Harlem."

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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.

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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?

Nov 4

Election Day; students do not attend school

Nov 6

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

Nov 11

Veterans Day, schools closed

Nov 13

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

Nov 19

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

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

Nov 20

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

Nov 21

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

Nov 27

Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed

Dec 17

CEC Meeting

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

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

Dec 24

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

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

May 7

May 21

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

Annual Fall School Fair!

The Harlem Community School District 5 Fall Fair brought our community together in a powerful way! Nearly 800 families joined us for a day filled with learning, laughter, and Harlem pride!

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Mindfulness - Priority #1

Relationships, Restoration, & Healing

Excellence - Priority #2

Leadership & Instructional Best Practices

Capacity-Building - Priority #3

Growing Skills & Abilities Across Stakeholders

Collaboration - Priority #4

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

Action - Priority #5

Progress-Monitoring & Data-Driven Decision-Making

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Annual Fall School Fair!