School Leadership Team (SLT) Meeting
Date: February 2 , 2026
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Name | Title | Present/Absent |
Shamika Simpson | Principal | Present |
UFT Representative | Sydney Joshua | Present |
K/1 Grade, Self-Contained Teacher | Amanda Davi | Present |
Third Grade Teacher | Veronica Marzulla | Present |
Technology Teacher | Deanna Calderon | Present |
PTA President | Tyjuan Harris | Present |
PTA | Tiffany Futch | Present |
PTA | Kladys Ruiz | Present |
PTA | Malaya Ince |
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PTA | Erica Harris |
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Agenda
- Black History Month Activities
- Birthday celebrations went well (Thank You PTA)
Minutes
- Studio launched today: Teacher/Artist Chris Bell
- Lower Grade PreK/3K
- Oral Language/Social Interaction focus
- Fairytale Myth theater focus
- Choreography partnerships
- Black History Month & Women’s History Month
- Literacy focus while encouraging a range of people in history
- Students will follow guiding questions to showcase their learning of the people they learned about.
- Overview of each grade’s career focus when learning about notable people during Black History Month and Women’s History Month
- Respect for All Week 2/9-2/13
- Overview of the focus for each day.
- Each day students will focus on a different skill in relation to respect.
- Birthday celebrations are a success.
- Penguins & Friends dance next friday (Students only)
- 5th grade pictures & retake is coming up- parents notified
- School Store online was successful with 30 orders
- Data Presentation : State of the School
- School wide MTSS/WIN periods are key to closing learning gaps
- Overview of curriculum to target whole class instruction
- Overview of interventions: Fundations, sound sensible, spire
- Ms. Davi explains that the resources change based on needs of students (ie: using Fundations over Sounds sensible depending on what works for the group)
- Acadience Data analysis across grades (BOY to MOY)
- Gains in Grade K with targeted area for improvement in first sounds
- Overall 35% gains in Grade 1
- Overall 5% gains in Grade 2
- Discussion of how assessments are administered to encourage students to do well and reduce pressures (such as making sure the students do not feel pressure of time)
- iReady ELA analysis (BOY to MOY)
- Students who are 2 or more grade levels below are showing gains in ELA.
- Improvement is needed in students 1 grade level below
- Grade by Grade all show gains (Grade 3 is level)
- The data is used to drive what is being taught in the classroom.
- iReady Math analysis (BOY to MOY)
- Students who are 2 or more grade levels below are showing gains in Math.
- Students 1 grade level below are showing a gains as well
- Grade by Grade all show gains
- We are staying the course with our current instruction and intervention. Our courses are working and bringing improvement.
- We are considering workshops for parents to help them understand the way children are learning math.