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SY 26- September

School Leadership Team

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SLT Slides and Minutes

http://www.msx302.org

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September 25 , 2025

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Reading and Approval of the Previous Meeting’s Minutes
  3. CEP Review
    1. CEP Goals
    2. Budget
      1. Title I
  4. Discussion of Unfinished Business Agenda Items
    • Review of Tentative Calendar Dates for SLT
    • Review of Roles and Responsibilities
    • Review Bylaws

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E. Discussion of New Business Agenda Items

  1. Parent leaders 2026

F. Committee Reports

  1. PA
  2. Title I Parent Committee
  3. Bylaws

H. Adjournment- approximate 3 hours

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CEP Review and Goals

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Priority I (ELA)

  • Priority 1 (ELA): Increase student proficiency by June 2026 across all student groups (all students, students with disabilities, English language learners, Black students, economically disadvantaged students, and students in temporary housing). Reduce Level 1 performance on ELA exams.
    • Benchmarks

Currently 40% of students are proficient in ELA based on last year’s state exam. Goal is to increase proficiency by 10%

    • Action Steps on next slides

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Priority 2

  • Priority 2 (Physical and Emotional Safety): Decrease incidents by 2% by June 2026. Increase favorable responses on student-to-student trust questions on the 2025 NYC School Survey.
    • Benchmarks
    • Action Steps

School Survey will

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Priority 3

  • Priority 3 (Math): Increase student proficiency and decrease Level 1 performance on math exams for all student groups. Increase proficiency for students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
    • Benchmarks

Currently 38% of students are proficient in Math based on last year’s state exam. Goal is to increase proficiency by 10%

    • Action Steps on next slides

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Priority 4

  • Priority 4 (College Readiness and Science): Increase the number of families activating Save for College accounts by 25%. Implement a financial literacy model and increase certified students by 25-50% by June 2026. Increase science proficiency ratings by 5%.
    • Benchmarks

40% of our students earned proficiency in the Science exam.

    • Action Steps

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Priority 5

  • Priority 5 By June 2026, the percentage of parents/families with access to Jupitergrades will increase by 25%, from 52% to 77% as measured by the Jupitergrades report. By June 2026, the percentage of parents/families with access or registered on NYCSA will increase by 13% from 67% to 80% as measured by the Family Access Management System (NYCSA).
    • Benchmarks
    • Action Steps - Create workshops and times for families to come in and get access to these platforms.

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  • X302 operating budget is $6, 026, 630
    • Fair Student Funding is 4, 017,214
      • Majority used to pay for staff salaries
      • Average teacher salary is $96, 917
    • Contract for Excellence is $434,917
      • Used to supplement salaries
    • Title I is $545,750 (STH, T1, and TI Carry over)
      • Used for Per diem, per-session, and OTPS.
    • Other Grants/ funding sources totaling $1,028,975 (IDEA, Title III, High Needs, PC, IEP, SBST, Student Storage, etc.)

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Alignment to CEP

  • Priority 1 (ELA): Increase student proficiency by June 2026 across all student groups (all students, students with disabilities, English language learners, Black students, economically disadvantaged students, and students in temporary housing). Reduce Level 1 performance on ELA exams.
  • Priority 2 (Physical and Emotional Safety): Decrease incidents by 2% by June 2026. Increase favorable responses on student-to-student trust questions on the 2025 NYC School Survey.
  • Priority 3 (Math): Increase student proficiency and decrease Level 1 performance on math exams for all student groups. Increase proficiency for students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
  • Priority 4 (College Readiness and Science): Increase the number of families activating Save for College accounts by 25%. Implement a financial literacy model and increase certified students by 25-50% by June 2026. Increase science proficiency ratings by 5%.
  • Priority 5: By June 2026, the percentage of parents/families with access to Jupitergrades will increase by 25%, from 52% to 77% as measured by the Jupitergrades report. By June 2026, the percentage of parents/families with access or registered on NYCSA will increase by 13% from 67% to 80% as measured by the Family Access Management System (NYCSA).

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Use of Title 1 Funds- STH

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Examples of Appropriate Use of Title 1 Funds

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Title I Parent and Family Engagement

Title I total SY 26

Title I- $4, 495 Title I Carry Over- $231

Title I- $449, 524

Title I Carry Over- $23, 067

Title I Translation- $1,862 (Used for translation services)

Title I STH- $68, 499

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Title I Tentative Usage for SY 26

$449, 524

Per Diem (UFT Absences)

  1. Paraprofessional- $19, 500
  2. Teacher- $48, 936

Per-Session

  1. Teacher- $61, 234 (After-School Programs- Sports, Tutoring, Saturday Programs, Enrichment, Curriculum Development, Parent Workshops Etc)
  2. Para- Nothing yet (Typically allocated 5k for supporting Educational Trips and tutoring)

Salaries:

  1. None yet, but this can change due to enrollment

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Title I Tentative Usage for SY 26- $449, 524

Other Than Personnel Services (OTPS)

  • Staff Development for teachers and Administration- $25,000 (HMH, Amplify, and Columbia these vendors support Priority 1, 2, and 3)
  • Educational Consultants - $50,000 (Typically spent on vendors who provide inservice to students like Success in Motion, Ballet Hispanico, Take Two Films, Bronx Ensemble these vendors support priority 2 and 5)
  • Software- $71, 254 (Typically spent on IREADY, Newsela, Goalbook, Go Guardian, etc. supports Priority 1, 2, and 3).
  • Furniture- $30,000 (Spent on staff desks, student desks, and chairs supports supports Priority 1, 2, and 3).
  • Non-Contractual- $3,600 (SLT Supports priority 5)
  • Non- Contractual- $40,000 (Educational Trips, Field Days, DIY materials, etc. supports Priority 1, 2, 3, and 5)
  • General Supplies- $90,000 (Laptops, Printers, Ink, notebooks, pencils, pens, in-class materials Priority 1, 2, 3, and 4)
  • Transportation- $10,000 (School Educational Trips supports Priority 1, 2, and 3)

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Title I Tentative Usage for SY 26- $ 23, 067

Other Than Personnel Services (OTPS)

  1. Non-Contractual- $23, 067 (In Class Renovations such as Air Conditioning, Shades, Repurposing Space, bathroom facelift)

Title I STH Tentative Usage for SY 26- $ 68, 499

Per-Session- Tutoring- $20,000

Other than Personnel Services

  1. Non-Contractual- $18,499 (Educational Trips, Field Day, DIY materials, STH parent workshops etc. supports Priority 1, 2, 3 and 5)
  2. Supplies- $4,715 (Ink, bookbags, notebooks, pencils, pens, in-class materials supports Priority 1, 2, 3 and 4)
  3. STH Technology Equipment- $30, 000 (Laptops for In-class usage of technology supports Priority 1 and 3)

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Title I Parent and Family Engagement

Title I- $4, 495 Title I Carry Over- $231

The Parent Engagement set aside amount is $4,495 and $231 from two different lines; totaling $4,726.

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So far we have 109 entries out of 330.

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Support for Parents and Family Members of Title I Students

LDC, MS x302 will support parents and family members of Title I students by:

- Providing materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve their achievement levels in areas such as literacy, math, science, and technology.

- Equipping parents with the information and training needed to effectively become involved in planning and decision-making in support of their children’s education.

- Fostering a caring and effective home-school partnership to ensure that parents can effectively support and monitor their children’s progress.

- Assisting parents in understanding City, State, and Federal standards and assessments.

- Sharing information about school and parent-related programs, meetings, and other activities in formats and languages that parents can understand.

- Offering professional learning opportunities for school staff, with the assistance of parents, to improve outreach, communication skills, and cultural competency, thereby building stronger ties between parents and other members of the school community.

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Alignment to CEP

  • Priority 1 (ELA): Increase student proficiency by June 2026 across all student groups (all students, students with disabilities, English language learners, Black students, economically disadvantaged students, and students in temporary housing). Reduce Level 1 performance on ELA exams.
  • Priority 2 (Physical and Emotional Safety): Decrease incidents by 2% by June 2026. Increase favorable responses on student-to-student trust questions on the 2025 NYC School Survey.
  • Priority 3 (Math): Increase student proficiency and decrease Level 1 performance on math exams for all student groups. Increase proficiency for students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
  • Priority 4 (College Readiness and Science): Increase the number of families activating Save for College accounts by 25%. Implement a financial literacy model and increase certified students by 25-50% by June 2026. Increase science proficiency ratings by 5%.
  • Priority 5: By June 2026, the percentage of parents/families with access to Jupitergrades will increase by 25%, from 52% to 77% as measured by the Jupitergrades report. By June 2026, the percentage of parents/families with access or registered on NYCSA will increase by 13% from 67% to 80% as measured by the Family Access Management System (NYCSA).

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As mentioned Vendors noted

Success in Motion (MWBE) – $25K | Supports Priorities 2 & 5 | Provides arts programming for 6th grade scholars

Take Two (MWBE) – Up to $25K | Supports Priorities 1, 2 & 4 | Vendor collaborates with 8th grade Social Studies teacher to create documentaries

Nautic (MWBE) – $25K | Supports Priorities 2 & 5 | Provides arts programming for 6th–8th grade scholars during Club Days

Inspire 3 Coaching Certification Program (Sole Vendor, affiliated with Columbia University) – Up to $18K | Supports all priorities | Professional development for leaders

HMH (Contracted Vendor) – Up to $25K | Supports professional development for ELA, SWD, MLL teachers, and leaders

Amplify (Contracted Vendor) – Up to $25K | Supports professional development for Science and Math teachers and leaders

ElevatED (Sole Vendor) – Up to $15K | Supports family engagement, student study habits, and teacher practices

Ballet Hispánico & Bronx Ensemble (MWBE) – Up to $25K | Supports dance programming for 6th grade scholars and Students with Disabilities (SWDs)

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Discussion of Unfinished Business Agenda Items

    • Review of Tentative Calendar Dates for SLT
    • Review of Roles and Responsibilities
      • Chairperson- L. Singletary
      • Secretary- J. Pizzinni
      • Treasurer- L. Thompson
      • Timekeeper- Vacant

c. Review Bylaws

      • SLT Dates
      • Time
      • Members (equal parts)
      • Review Bylaws
        1. Quorum
        2. Consensus
        3. Designee
        4. Capturing of arrival and departure time of mandated members

d. v. Removal of member

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Committee

Report

Committee Reports

  • PA - Next meeting is on 10/09. From PA meeting quorum was not met. Elections were rescheduled. We will have PA elections for Title 1 and PA secretary every 5 days (In person)

  • Title I Parent Advisory Council - To be determined

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http://www.msx302.org

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October

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Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Events