I've been nominated & selected by aTi instructors as 1 of 9 fellows!
I'm so happy and honored!!! The director of aTi informed me last month that I've been selected for this year-long program in which I will meet regularly with the other award-winners so we can produce a product to be used throughout NJ teaching best practices for integrating the arts into teaching! When I get time, I'll post the whole congratulatory letter here so stay tuned! This award is something new started this year and it caught me totally by surprise to be so honored right after I mailed off my Geraldine Dodge Teacher fellowship application!!! There weren't even any applications for this one!
2nd Major School Accomplishment This Month!
We all received an email earlier this month notifying us that our school received the Bronze Medal in the magazine "U.S. News & World Report" for being one of the top schools in the nation! Then this week, we received the following email (which for some reason looks messed up when pasted here):
Subject: FW: Arts High School's Performance on the Prompt Portion of the Biology EOC Exam> > > Great news!> > I happen to believe, Ms. Kilpatrick/Williams, that our> students> performed with higher success rates than the other schools> because they> are artists in training and have enough time in their> majors to enhance> the other portion of their brains that would not> necessarily be nurtured> and or/honed in a Science Academy. J> > Peace,> > Dennis> > > > > From: Pedro, Ricardo> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 3:08 PM> > > Congratulations and thanks to Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Hooper> and Dr.> Hnatczuk for all they did in preparing their students for> this test.> > > > Great job!> > > > Ricardo Pedro> > Vice Principal> > Arts High School> > > > From: Kilpatrick, Ivory> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 2:37 PM> To: Pedro, Ricardo> Cc: De Antonio Jr, Michael; Hnatczuk, Oksana;> Newton-Hooper, Chenita;> Brown, Norma F.> Subject: Arts High School's Performance on the Prompt> Portion of the> Biology EOC Exam> > > > I just wanted you to know that I received the results for> the prompt> portion of the Biology EOC Exam yesterday. I am elated to> report that> Arts High School had the highest overall average of any> school in the> district.> > > > * Arts High School's female students scored an> average of 11.38> out of a possible 24; the state average was 11.68.> > * Arts High School's male students scored an> average of 10.51> out of a possible 24; the state average was 11.07.> > * All students scored an average of 11.03; the> state average was> 11.37.> > > > * Science High School's female students scored> an average of> 10.01.> > * Science High School's male students scored an> average of 8.02.> > * All students scored an average of 9.29; the state> average was> 11.37.> > > > * Technology High School's female students> scored an average of> 9.45.> > * Technology High School's male students scored> an average of> 9.22.> > * All students scored an average of 9.34; the state> average was> 11.37.> > > > * University High School's female students> scored an average of> 8.15.> > * University High School's male students scored> an average of> 4.25.> > * All students scored an average of 6.67; the state> average was> 11.37.> > > > Note:> > I believe that we were the only school to offer an after> school academy> for biology. Our academy was established for the purpose of> exposing> students to the nearly 40% of content that we were unable> to get to in> class. Imagine what our scores could have been if, we had> academy to> reinforce material already covered in class!
Subject: FW: Arts High School's Performance on the Prompt Portion of the Biology EOC Exam> > > Great news!> > I happen to believe, Ms. Kilpatrick/Williams, that our> students> performed with higher success rates than the other schools> because they> are artists in training and have enough time in their> majors to enhance> the other portion of their brains that would not> necessarily be nurtured> and or/honed in a Science Academy. J> > Peace,> > Dennis> > > > > From: Pedro, Ricardo> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 3:08 PM> > > Congratulations and thanks to Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Hooper> and Dr.> Hnatczuk for all they did in preparing their students for> this test.> > > > Great job!> > > > Ricardo Pedro> > Vice Principal> > Arts High School> > > > From: Kilpatrick, Ivory> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 2:37 PM> To: Pedro, Ricardo> Cc: De Antonio Jr, Michael; Hnatczuk, Oksana;> Newton-Hooper, Chenita;> Brown, Norma F.> Subject: Arts High School's Performance on the Prompt> Portion of the> Biology EOC Exam> > > > I just wanted you to know that I received the results for> the prompt> portion of the Biology EOC Exam yesterday. I am elated to> report that> Arts High School had the highest overall average of any> school in the> district.> > > > * Arts High School's female students scored an> average of 11.38> out of a possible 24; the state average was 11.68.> > * Arts High School's male students scored an> average of 10.51> out of a possible 24; the state average was 11.07.> > * All students scored an average of 11.03; the> state average was> 11.37.> > > > * Science High School's female students scored> an average of> 10.01.> > * Science High School's male students scored an> average of 8.02.> > * All students scored an average of 9.29; the state> average was> 11.37.> > > > * Technology High School's female students> scored an average of> 9.45.> > * Technology High School's male students scored> an average of> 9.22.> > * All students scored an average of 9.34; the state> average was> 11.37.> > > > * University High School's female students> scored an average of> 8.15.> > * University High School's male students scored> an average of> 4.25.> > * All students scored an average of 6.67; the state> average was> 11.37.> > > > Note:> > I believe that we were the only school to offer an after> school academy> for biology. Our academy was established for the purpose of> exposing> students to the nearly 40% of content that we were unable> to get to in> class. Imagine what our scores could have been if, we had> academy to> reinforce material already covered in class!
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