syracuse city school district

Syracuse City School DistrictNews from the Schools

BOARD OF EDUCATIONPatricia BodyPresident

Maxwell RuckdeschelVice President

Bill Bullen

David Cecile

Derrick Dorsey

Michelle Mignano

Stephen Swift

Sharon L. ContrerasSuperintendent of Schools

Jaime AliceaChief Operations Officer

Kim S. BradleyChief of Staff

Jeremy Grant-Skinner, Esq.Exec. Dir. for Talent Management

Brandan Keaveny, Ed.D.Chief Accountability Officer

Laura KelleyChief Academic Officer

Suzanne SlackChief Financial Officer

MISSIONTo build, support and sustain school communities that provide all students with a high-quality education that prepares them to graduate as responsible, active citizens ready for success in college and careers and prepared to compete in a global economy.

VISIONTo become the most improved urban school district in America.

ULTIMATE GOALAn educational community that graduates every student as a responsible, active citizen prepared for success in college, careers and the global economy.

Mailing Address: 1025 Erie Boulevard WestSyracuse, NY 13204

Physical Address:725 Harrison StreetSyracuse, NY 13210

Dear Valued SCSD Families,

As Superintendent and a parent in the Syracuse City School District, I care deeply about the climate and culture of the schools and classrooms in which our children are served. As a result of listening to your questions and concerns and sharing the multitude of programs designed to support students through-out their academic careers, the district has designed this newsletter to share information about services in place to best meet the needs of every student.

Goal three of the district’s strategic plan, Great Expectations 2012-2017, describes SCSD’s commitment to building support systems for helping students succeed academically and beyond. The district engages numerous partners and commu-nity agencies to create a network of support services that focus on prevention, intervention and transition services. The social emotional programs provided in the district are designed to help students thrive in all aspects of school.

It truly takes an entire community working together to achieve our mission: to build, support and sustain school communities that provide all students with a high-quality education that prepares them to graduate as responsible, active citizens ready for success in college and careers and prepared to compete in a global economy. Through the support of our many community partners, schools are better able to identify individual student needs and offer services that keep students on track for success.

From alternative academic programs to health and wellness services, this newsletter explains the wide ranges of services and programming available to students in our schools. Each description here contains information about the structure of each program, how students are supported, which community agency provides assistance for the program and contact information for any questions, concerns or feedback.

There are also opportunities for district staff to strengthen their skills in class-room management, de-escalating disruptive behavior and positively engaging students. Community partners with expertise regularly offer workshops for teachers, teaching assistants and administrators to learn how to continuously support our students.

We are working diligently to address parent and staff concerns about the perceived escalation of behaviors in the district, and one way we are responding is by sharing information about all of the services that exist to support students and staff. I hope that you find this information helpful as we move forward in developing an infrastructure to support student success. As always, please feel free to reach out to my office at any time for assistance by using the contact in-formation located near the back of this newsletter or by calling (315) 435-4161.

In the Interest of All Children,

Sharon L. ContrerasSuperintendent of Schools

Contents

Center for Community Alternatives (page 2)• Student Advocacy Program• Aggression Replacement

Training (ART)

Contact Community Services (page 3)• Social Emotional Supports

– Primary Project – PAX/Good Behavior Game – Way to Graduate – Student Assistance Program

(SAP) – High School Graduation

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Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (page 4)

Huntington Family Centers (page 5)• Family Support for Student

Success (FSSS)

Syracuse Promise Zone (page 6)

SCSD Alternative Programs (page 7)• ATLAS (Achieving Through

Learning in an Alternative Setting Aggression Replacement Training (ART)

• STEP (Success Through Early Prevention)

Say Yes to Education Legal Clinics and Parent University (page 8)

Additional Alternative Programs & Student Supports (pages 9 and 10)• APEX• Extended Day Learning

Program (EDLP) • Family Life Program• Homeless Student Supports• Johnson Center Alternative

High School Program• Johnson Center Transitions

Program• Mentorship Program• New Justice Conflict

Resolution Services• Positive Alternative to School

Suspension (PASS)• START – Specialized Teaching

Assistant Response Team

Who Do I Contact? (page 11)

Parent Partnership Network (page 12)

News from the Schools

Referrals to the Student Advocacy Program will be made by the Office of Pupil Services. A student advocate will schedule a meeting with the parent and student to introduce the program and to begin to prepare for the hearing. Meetings will take place during times and locations convenient to parents and students. During the meeting, the advocate will make sure that parents and students understand the disciplinary hearing process. Student advocates will work with students, parents, teachers, principals, and school and community-based programs to identify services, supports and activities that can help students be successful in school. In circumstances where the formal hearing moves forward, the advocate will accompany the parent and student to the hearing. Advocates will follow up to make sure that the student is quickly re-engaged in the designated school and programs.

The Student Advocacy Program is staffed by a team that brings diverse and complimentary skills. The three advocates are Sue Gorton, Kelly Rodriquez and Kimber Gunn. Ms. Gorton was formerly a special education teacher, a school principal and an assistant school superintendent. Ms. Rodriquez is an attorney who has practiced in family court. Ms. Gunn has experience in youth development work with community-based organizations.

Aggression Replacement Training (ART)

CCA provides Aggression Replacement Training (ART) for students in grades 6 through 8 who are enrolled in middle school alternative programs. CCA also provides individualized advocacy and case management for 12 students transitioning to high school to ensure that they are successful.

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The Syracuse City School District is making a concerted effort to reduce out-of-school suspensions and ensure a fair discipline process. The district is collecting and analyzing data about suspension rates and developing solutions that will ensure that our schools and classrooms are safe and nurturing places for students and teachers so that all students have an opportunity to learn.

As part of the work on school discipline, the district is pleased to introduce the Student Advocacy Program which is run in conjunction with the Center for Community Alternatives (CCA). The program helps students and parents who are facing a superintendent’s disciplinary hearing and a possible long-term suspension fully understand the suspension process and their rights and responsibilities. The program will also work with teachers and administrators to find alternatives to long term, out-of-school suspension.

The District has selected CCA to provide the advocacy services. CCA works in the fields of youth development, prevention, treatment and alternative-to-incarceration (ATI) programs. Since 1987, CCA has worked with students placed in alternative settings by providing a range of programs including support for students returning to school following the alternative placement.

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Contact Community Services, Inc. and the SCSD have been committed partners for more than 25 years, working to keep students in school and on track for high school graduation. Contact delivers direct service programs to K-12 students and training to teachers in the district. Its strength-based programs primarily address social, emotional and behavioral obstacles to school success but there are also youth development programs in the middle schools that provide academic support.

Executive Director Patricia R. Leone states, “Students need to know that they are capable and valued. We believe the real change for students comes when we have helped to foster relationships for children where the adults in their lives remind them that are unique, gifted and valued. Whether we are working with kindergartners or high school students, all of our school programs have that in common.”

Social Emotional Supports

Students in the early elementary grades are screened for school adjustment problems through the Primary Project. The screening identifies extreme shyness, anxiety, problems forming friendships or other early potential behaviors that could interfere with success in school. Children in the Primary Project meet with a child associate once a week for play sessions to help them develop their social skills.

One child associate tells of a beginning ESL student who was very withdrawn at the beginning of the school year. “He hardly spoke to anyone including classmates, teachers and staff. Since participating in Primary Project, he has done remarkably well. He has become more social and interactive with his classmates.

He speaks, smiles and laughs a lot more. He’s asking questions and responds when he is asked a question. Primary Project has allowed him to explore and grow in a safe, child-friendly environment.”

First or second grade students might come home andtell their parents about the PAX/Good Behavior Game. Contact is working with the district to incorporate this behavior management program at some elementary schools. The classroom-wide Good Behavior Game is very successful in reducing disruptions in the classroom and increasing teaching time. The teacher assigns children to teams, and the teams are rewarded for not using disruptive behavior. Unlike other competitions, though, all the teams can win!

Way to Graduate, a comprehensive youth development program with before, during and after school activities has been introduced at the middle level at both Grant and Danforth. Way to Graduate provides tutoring and other academic support; enrichment activities such as sports, creative and performing arts, cooking, nutrition and health; activities and groups to develop social and emotional skills; and case management for some youth. A parent of a student participating in the Way to Graduate program shared the following: “Behaviorally, my children are more accountable and responsible for what they say and do. They’ve been able to get extra help on assignments they didn’t quite understand, and that helps a lot.”

Mental health, substance abuse and crisis counseling are available to all high school students during the school day through Contact’s Student Assistance Program (SAP). SAP counselors provide assessment; individual, group and crisis counseling; referral and follow-up. Counselors provide mental health and youth development consultation to the school staff as well. They also facilitate educational support groups for students around adolescent issues, substance use, family pressures and coping skills. Substance abuse prevention is a primary focus for SAP. Counselors work with students to create school-wide activities during national health observances such as Gambling Awareness Week, Kick Butts Day, Red Ribbon Week and others.

SCSD and Contact work together under a federal High School Graduation Initiative grant to help more students graduate. Contact provides graduation specialists who work intensively with identified students and their teachers, guidance counselors and families to address academic performance, high risk behaviors and other barriers.

Parents and the community at large may also know about Contact through its telephone and crisis intervention Hotline that has served the community since 1971. Students and/or family members can call this valuable resource at any time (315) 251-0600. For more information regarding any of Contact’s student programs, please contact the social worker or guidance counselor at your child’s school.


This youth development program helps at-risk youth stay in school and graduate from high school with the skills and confidence necessary to enter college or the workforce. Hillside targets students with at least two risk factors that increase the probability for dropping out. The program provides high school students with the following services:

• Long-term one-to-one mentoring• Afterschool and full summer enrichment activities• Youth employment training and employment

opportunities• Employment and workplace mentoring• Supplemental educational services, tutoring and

college preparation assistance• Life and social skills

Hillside also provides case management services to middle school students who are exhibiting severe behavior problems. The Hillside Youth Advocates are on-site daily to support students in managing their behavior by setting behavioral expectations, developing individualized behavior plans, providing counseling for students, monitoring student progress through daily reports and working with parents to reinforce behavior expectations at home.

In Syracuse, the Executive Director for Hillside’s Work-Scholarship Connection is Wayne O’Connor who says, “We are proud to partner with the dedicated

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For more information, please contact the social worker or guidance counselor at your child’s school.


In Partnership with Say Yes to Education, Onondaga County and the Syracuse City School District, Huntington Family Centers provide the Family Support for Student Success (FSSS) program for families with an identified student in the district. FSSS has been partnering with SCSD families for the benefit of their students since 2007. In 2013, FSSS served 603 families in the district (1,623 students).

Every family wants their child to be successful and every child has the potential for success. FSSS was developed with the belief that the most practical and effective way to help students is by helping their families and bridging the gap between family and school systems. The overall goal is to increase student success by improving family functioning and decreasing risk factors that may present barriers to student success; ensuring students and families have access to needed supports and services both at school and in the community; and increasing parent involvement in their child’s education and student engagement in school.

The target population is families (parents, caregivers and children) with an identified student at an SCSD school. These students and families exhibit a need or concern that is impacting or has the potential to impact student success. FSSS is student focused but family centered. It is voluntary and parent driven and the message throughout the work with families is that the family is in charge and the support specialist is a resource to the entire family.

FSSS celebrates the successes of students and their families including improved attendance, improved student behavior and increased access to and interaction with school-based services. Studies show that when children miss more than 10% of school they are at a higher risk for dropping out and not succeeding academically. Of the cases that closed in 2013, more than 80% of the students who worked with FSSS improved their attendance or maintained it at a level of 90% or more. Students also saw an overall improvement in their school behavior with few or no office discipline referrals. These students demonstrate being ready to learn and are on track for success. Of the students served, 98% reported that they were satisfied and would recommend FSSS to a friend.

What the parents and caregivers say:

• “I was comfortable with my worker and appreciated working with the Family Specialist. [This was an] enjoyable experience.”

• “Giving my child more individual attention and more family time and activities showed great progress.”

• “The workers had good opinions and ideas, and had a good relationship with teachers. [I’m] very satisfied with program, would recommend.”

• “Love the program – could not have done it on my own.”

• “So appreciative of program – improved child’s IEP, gave him skills to succeed.“

• “The worker was very helpful and supportive, so I can help my child.”

• “My son’s performance has improved with the support.”

What the students say:

• “I know that there is someone I can always talk to when I’m having trouble with anything and anyone.”

• “They help with anything you need and check how you’re doing, plus this helps to keep you on what you’re supposed to do on the right track.”

• “If something’s wrong they find a way to help us.”

• “I think it’s a good option for kids who are in need and a good way for kids to talk to someone who you feel comfortable to speak to.”

• “She helps me make good choices.”

• “When I have problems with kids I like to talk to someone about it.”

• “The thing I really like about having a Support Specialist is having someone there to help me with fears and problems.”

Families with a child at any Syracuse City School District school may be eligible for FSSS services. Interested families can contact the social worker or the Huntington Support Specialist at their child’s school to discuss a referral to Family Support.

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The Syracuse Promise Zone is a partnership of the Onondaga County Department of Children and Family Services, Syracuse City School District, Say Yes to Education, and Community Based Organizations. The Promise Zone is in all elementary, K-8 and middle schools, as well as Fowler High School. It is a whole child approach designed to promote academic success, health, and wellness. The Promise Zone has two main goals shared by all of our partners:

1. Expand Mental Health services and supports to all schools in the Syracuse City School District

2. Develop a district-wide protocol to identify and support youth experiencing social or emotional challenges.

The Department of Children and Family Services is partnering with ARISE, Brownell Center, Syracuse Community Health Center and St. Joseph’s Hospital to expand outpatient mental health services so that each Syracuse City School has a Mental Health Clinician in their building and on the School-Based Intervention Team (SBIT). Since 2010, the project has increased the number of schools with clinics from 10 to 23.

Typical services include prevention and treatment to children and families who are experiencing emotional distress. Through school-based services, the goal is to remove barriers so that many more children and families are able to obtain mental health supports that they may otherwise not have access to. The clinicians are committed to prioritizing school success as long as

the family and child agree. Services are billed through insurance and if a family is not currently enrolled in an insurance program, the Promise Zone will help to make those connections.

The Promise Zone has helped to put the following steps in place for a child if the school notices he or she is struggling to meet the behavior expectations. Each elementary, K-8 and middle school has a team to support students with emotional or behavioral challenges. Teams usually consist of the school principal or vice principal, social worker, psychologist and the outpatient mental health partner in the school (where available). The “Screening Team” looks at multiple youth at a time and the “School-Based Intervention Teams for Behavior” look at one child at a time. Their purpose is to design a plan based on the strengths and needs of the youth and family, then monitor if the plan is working and make changes when necessary.

Through the SBIT teams, the Promise Zone is supporting the district-wide implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) as well. This is a school-wide framework that works to ensure a positive and safe school through multiple tiers of support. In order to support children with emotional challenges, a system needs to be built that gives every child in school the following:

1. Effective teaching of appropriate behavior and rewards for children when they meet the expectation

2. Early supports when children are not meeting expectations

3. Use of practices and supports that have been proven to work

For more information, or If your child is experiencing challenges at school, please call the school social worker to discuss how to partner together.

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Achieving Through Learning in an Alternative Setting (ATLAS) has been established by the Syracuse City School District for students in grades 6, 7 or 8 who are assigned through a Superintendent’s hearing. The goal of the program is to provide students with a high-quality academic program in an environment that supports development of positive social skills and behavior. The 6th grade classroom is located at Lincoln Middle School and 7th and 8th grade classes are housed at both Clary and Grant Middle Schools.

Students receive an academic program consisting of:

• Core courses• A tutorial ELA and math class• Physical education• A grade level appropriate special area class (art,

music, family and consumer science or technology)

All courses are taught by appropriately certified teachers. Social-emotional support is provided by program teachers, Pupil Services staff in each school and Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) staff. CCA staff delivers Aggression Replacement Training, Skill Streaming and Moral Reasoning instruction on a weekly basis.

Principles of Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) are also used in each classroom. The Center for Community Alternatives will also offer additional supports, outside of the school day, for students and families who choose to access programming.

When a student is assigned to the ATLAS program from a formal hearing, an intake is scheduled at the program site. A staff contact will participate in the intake, mid-point check and transition/discharge planning to maintain communication and consistency between the sending school and the ATLAS program. Throughout their time in the Middle School Alternative Program, students will be monitored for attendance, behavior, academics and progress on their individual goals. Students will receive a weekly report indicating the points they have earned for meeting expectations. If needed, daily reports will be done. Formal mid-point check-in meetings and Transition meetings will be held with the student, parent, program staff, sending school contact and

CCA staff. Transition planning is done with the sending school to facilitate student success when they return to the regular school program.

For more information, please contact the Office of Middle and K-8 Schools at 435-4220 or the Office of Pupil Services at 435-4131.

ATLAS (Achieving through Learning in an Alternative Setting)

Success Through Early Prevention (STEP) is the alternative program for elementary students. It has been restructured for the 2013-14 school year and now serves more elementary school children and more fully supports Syracuse teachers. Students are placed in the STEP program by teacher referral or through a Superintendent’s disciplinary hearing. Children work with Contact’s behavioral specialists who provide early intervention in the classroom.

Susan Van Camp, Director of School Services for Contact, comments, “It is no longer about the three R’s of school; the focus is now about attendance, behavior, and academics. We are very pleased that the STEP Program has had a positive impact in all three areas.”

The specialists assess the behavior, help identify what triggers it and work with the students, a school team and parents to modify the behavior. In some situations, fourth or fifth grade students are assigned to a short-term alternative classroom for more intensive support. Teachers may also attend a Contact professional development training or consult with Contact to strengthen their classroom management and behavioral intervention skills.

Van Camp continued by saying, “It is rewarding to witness the academic, social and emotional growth of the children in the STEP Program. With the intensive supports and services delivered through the STEP Program, including home school collaboration, family involvement and support from community service providers, student barriers and obstacles are overcome. We have so many successful, confident and positive students emerge from the program.”

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The Say Yes to Education “Talk to a Lawyer” Legal Clinics can help when parents have questions about their legal rights, including topics such as:

• Housing• Public benefits• Divorce, custody, child support• Employment

The program, which is run by the Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County, Inc., offers both school-based and community-based Talk to a Lawyer clinics where parents can meet one-on-one with a lawyer who will provide confidential legal advice, information and referrals for free. These school-based clinics will take place according to the following schedule:

Talk to a Lawyer Clinics

• Mondays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Brown Memorial Church, 228 Davis Street, Syracuse

• Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Saint Matthews Parish, 229 W. Yates Street, East Syracuse

• Tuesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at McKinley-Brighton Elementary School, 141 W. Newell Street, Syracuse

• Wednesdays from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Amaus Medical Services (entry on backside of 421 S. Warren Street) on East Onondaga Street, Syracuse

• Thursdays from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Dr. King Elementary School, 416 E. Raynor Avenue, Syracuse

• Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Westcott Community Center, 826 Euclid Avenue, Syracuse

Telephone-based Talk to a Lawyer Clinics

• First and third Wednesday of every month from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., call (315) 807-9047

• Second Wednesday of every month from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., call (315) 471-3409

Also, the Volunteer Lawyers Project provides free legal assistance preparing petitions for custody and child support every Wednesday from noon to 3:00 p.m. in the Onondaga County Courthouse Family Court.

For more information on any of these legal programs, please call (315) 471-3409.

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Parent University is a joint project of the Syracuse City School District and Say Yes to Education and offers a spring and fall semester as well as two conferences a year featuring nationally recognized education experts. Parent University offers families a variety of free classes and workshops designed to add to existing skills, provide opportunities for additional growth and development and positively contribute to children’s academic and social-emotional success.Now its second year of operation, Parent University continues to launch exciting new opportunities:

• Breakfast and Books allows participants the opportunity to discuss pertinent social emotional and academic topics in a ‘book club’ format

• Technology courses include instruction on the use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and the iPad

• A fiscal fitness series teaches how to build a strong credit history and prevent identity theft

• Science Saturdays, mini-conferences at the MOST, offer hands-on opportunities, are grade specific and tailored to parents in the district

• Courses on physical fitness and healthy eating improve lifestyles for both parents and students

• Lunch & Learn classes are offered during the work day and participants can take their lunch with them or enjoy the meal in class

• Parenting classes offer skills needed to help children with homework, school projects and meeting behavioral expectations

For more information on Parent University, please contact Monique Wright-Williams, Executive Director of Parent and Family Engagement for Say Yes to Education / SCSD at (315) 435-6275 or visit www.scsdparentuniversity.com.

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APEX online Regents preparedness, credit recovery and acceleration opportunities are presented as a blended learning platform with mini-lessons delivered by teachers and on-line curricular support for both new instruction as well as recovery of credits. For more information, please contact the guidance counselor at your child’s school.

Extended Day Learning Program (EDLP)

Each high school has an Extended Day Learning program (EDLP) for students in grades 9-12 who need to recover credits. For more information, please contact the guidance counselor at your child’s school.

Family Life Program

The Family Life Program helps to ensure that students who become pregnant are connected with both the Onondaga County Health Department and Family Life school-based teams to ensure a healthy pregnancy, healthy baby and continued success as a parent balancing the unique needs of a parenting student until graduation. For more information, please contact the school nurse or the Family Life Program liaison at 435-4861.

Homeless Student Supports

Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act and state law, students are considered homeless if they lack a nighttime residence that is fixed, regular and adequate. These students have the right to attend the school where they originally lost permanent housing and are entitled to transportation to and from school. Examples of temporary housing include:

• Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship or other similar reason

• Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds• Living in emergency or transitional shelters• Abandoned in hospitals• Awaiting foster care placement• Living a in public or private place not designed for

sleeping• Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, bus or

train stations, etc.

The Salvation Army provides case management services to assist students and their families who are experiencing homelessness to provide support services to minimize any potential disruption to the students’ education.

For more information, please contact the Office of Pupil Services at 435-4131.

Johnson Center Alternative High School Program

The Johnson Center High School Alternative Program is for students in grades 9-12 assigned to the alternative high school because they have been identified as at-risk for dropping out of school. Some of these students have reentered the district through the High School Graduation Initiative and some have been identified through attendance teams that operate in each high school.


Johnson Center Transitions Program

The Johnson Center Transitions Program is an alternative program for students in grades 9-12 assigned through a Superintendent’s formal hearing. The classrooms are located at the Johnson Center and can accommodate 50 students. The school day for students is from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, please contact the Office of Pupil Services at 435-4131.

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Program after being incarcerated. The students are provided interventions, counseling, coaching, de-escalation/anger management skills to allow them to be successful in school. Support is also given to the principal to manage transitions.


PASS (Positive Alternative to School Suspension)

The PASS Program is designed for students who are suspended out of school to continue their education during the suspension time. The program is offered to students in all schools with a maximum of four hours of instruction during the school day as well as afterschool hours. Students are with certified teachers and are given their assignments from the classes in which they are enrolled.


START – Specialized Teaching Assistant Response Team

The START Team works with students in all grade levels who have autism or behavioral concerns. The team consists of a behavioral specialist, an autism specialist and 20 trained teaching assistants who help the school team to develop supports for these students through observation, discussion, intervention plans and assistance from on-site START staff.

For more information, please contact the Office of Special Education at 435-4425.

Mentorship Program

Partners for Education and Business provides a recruiter to secure mentors who will work with at-risk students to explore exciting careers in Central New York and align potential career choices with the necessary education pathway.

For more information, please contact the guidance office at your child’s school or the district’s Mentoring Program at 435-4655.

New Justice Conflict Resolution Services

New Justice provides an in-school life coach to provide social and emotional supports to students transitioning back to the Johnson Center Alternative

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Community AgenciesCatholic Charities of Onondaga County(315) 424-1800www.ccos.us

Center for Community Alternatives(315) 422-5638www.communityalternatives.org

Contact Community Services Hotline(315) 251-0600www.contactsyracuse.org

Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection(315) 558-6100www.hillside.com/HWSC

Huntington Family Centers(315) 476-3157www.huntingtonfamilycenters.org

New Justice Conflict Resolution Services(315) 471-4676www.newjusticeservices.org

Onondaga County Office of Children and Family Services(315) 435-2884www.ongov.net/cfs/childwelfare.html

Salvation Army Administrative Offices(315) 475-1688www.sasyr.org

Say Yes to Education Syracuse(315) 443-4260www.sayyessyracuse.org

Syracuse Promise ZoneOnondaga County Department of Mental Health

(315) 435-3355www.syracusepromisezone.org

Syracuse City SchoolDistrict DepartmentsOffice of Pupil Services(315) 435-4131www.syracusecityschools.com

Office of Special Education(315) 435-4425www.syracusecityschools.com

Mentoring Program(315) 435-4655www.syracusecityschools.com

Parent Partnership Network (SCSD)(315) 435-4845www.syracusecityschools.com

Who Do I Contact?

Bellevue ........... 435-4523, 435-5130Clary .................................... 435-4032Danforth ............................. 435-5156Delaware ............................ 435-4528Expeditionary Learning ... 435-6418Franklin ............................... 435-5216Frazer .................................. 435-4027Grant ................ 435-4435, 435-5259Hughes ............................... 435-4335Huntington ........................ 435-6597Dr. King ............ 435-4914, 435-5557LeMoyne ............................. 435-5618Lincoln ................................ 435-4108McCarthy at Beard ............ 435-4073McKinley-Brighton ........... 435-5305, 435-6235

The following contact numbers, websites and hotlines are provided for your convenience.

Clary .................................... 435-4417Corcoran ............................. 435-5845Danforth ............................. 435-5877Expeditionary Learning ... 435-6416Fowler ................................. 435-4362Frazer .................................. 435-4133Grant ................................... 435-4430Henninger .......................... 435-4350Huntington ........................ 435-4420Institute of Technology.... 435-4004, 435-4310

Johnson Vocational Center ............................... 435-4462, 435-4866Lincoln ................................ 435-4461.............................................. 435-4910Nottingham ....................... 435-4391Roberts ............................... 435-4635Edward Smith .................... 435-6414Hurlbut W. Smith............... 435-4279Westside Academy at Blodgett ...................... 435-6387

Meachem ............................ 435-6269Porter .................................. 435-5364Pre-K at Beard.................... 435-5485, 435-5487, 435-5490Roberts ............ 435-4625, 435-6265Salem Hyde ..... 435-5729, 435-6548Seymour .......... 435-5629, 435-5630Edward Smith .................... 435-4129, 435-4621Hurlbut W. Smith............... 435-4127, 435-6519Van Duyn ............................ 435-5395Webster ........... 435-4687, 435-5690Dr. Weeks ......... 435-5437, 435-6344Westside Academy at Blodgett ...................... 435-4116

SCSD Guidance Offices in Middle & High Schools

SCSD Social Work Offices in Elementary & Middle Schools

News from the Schools StaffMichael Henesey

Coordinator of Communications

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The Syracuse City School District hereby advises students, parents, employees, and the general public that it offers employment and educational opportunities including vocational education opportunities, without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, marital status, sexual preference, national origin or disability. Questions regarding this policy may be referred to the building principal or Title IX and Section 504 Compliance Officer at (315) 435-4212 or 1025 Erie Blvd. West, Syracuse NY 13204.

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