Blue Ribbon honors for two Manhattan schools
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Parents, teachers and children
at two Manhattan schools are
feeling a happy shade of blue
after they earned National Blue Ribbon
honors from the U.S. Department
of Education.
P.S. 40 in Gramercy and P.S. 59 in
Midtown East were among 19 New
York state schools to receive the designation
recognizing outstanding academic
achievement. The U.S. Education
Department announced the awards on
Sept. 25.
Both schools are in the 2nd School
District, and Community Superintendent
Donalda Chumney was thrilled
they were recognized.
“The cultivation of these two communities
has been a labor of love for
both principals and the members of
their respective faculties,” Chumney
told The Villager. “The teaching in both
schools demonstrates passion, intellect,
expertise, and playfulness, all of which
help the children to thrive.”
Susan Felder serves as principal of
P.S. 40, which serves the Gramercy
Park and Stuyvesant Town areas of the
East Side. According to the city Department
of Education’s (DOE) School
Quality Snapshot for the 2017-18 year,
89 percent of all P.S. 40 students met
state standards on both the English language
P.S. 40 in Gramercy Park was one of two Manhattan schools to earn
National Blue Ribbons for excellence from the U.S. Department of
Education in 2019.
arts and math exams.
Additionally, 99 percent of students
met next level readiness standards.
Parents and teachers at P.S. 40 also
expressed great satisfaction with the
school’s performance on the snapshot.
The report indicated that 99 percent of
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families surveyed said they were satisfi
ed with their child’s education, and
100 percent of teachers surveyed said
they would recommend their school
to any family looking for a place for
their child.
P.S. 59, under the leadership of Principal
Adele Schroeter, also achieved
excellent overall marks for student performance.
The school serves the Midtown
East and Beekman Hill areas.
The DOE’s 2017-18 School Quality
Snapshot noted that 83 percent of students
met state standards for English
language arts performance, and 84 percent
of them met state math standards.
The snapshot noted that 100 percent
of all P.S. 59 students met next level
readiness parameters, and 97 percent
of all parents surveyed said that they
were satisfi ed with the quality of their
child’s education.
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza
applauded all New York City
schools that were honored with Blue
Ribbons this year: “Congratulations to
our schools for earning this great honor!
I’m so proud of our hard-working
students, teachers, and school staff and
their wonderful accomplishment.”
More than 9,000 elementary, middle
and high schools across the United
States have received National Blue Ribbons
from the U.S. Education Department
over the last 37 years. The honor
recognizes “exemplary high performing
schools” which scored high on state
tests and “exemplary achievement gap
closing schools” that were among their
state’s highest performing schools in
closing achievement gaps.
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