iZONE SCHOOLS
Bellevue Elementary School​
530 Stolp Ave. Syracuse, NY 13207
​School Day: For students 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; for staff 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

School Principal: Dr. Angela Draper, meet Dr. Angela Draper here
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School Vision: Together, as a Bellevue community, our vision is to create a safe nurturing environment within which innovative quality instructional programs meet the diverse needs of all students in order to empower them, enable them to realize their potential and reach academic and personal excellence.
School Intervention Model: Bellevue will undergo Turnaround for the 2013 – 2016 school years. Students at Bellevue will receive the following academic curricula, structures, and supports:
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Common Core State Standards-aligned curriculum
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Reading Street Literacy Program and the Envision Math Program
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One-hour additional instructional time per day
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Achievement Network

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Danforth Middle School​
309 W. Brighton Ave. Syracuse, NY 13205
School Day: For students 8:00 a.m. - 3:36 p.m.; for staff 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

​School Principal: Dr. Ronardo Reeves​, ​meet Dr. Ronardo Reeves here

School Vision: To ensure that all students become independent, productive, and respectful members of the global society and are college and career ready by the time they graduate from high school.
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School Intervention Model: Danforth will undergo Transformation for the 2013 – 2016 school years. Students at Danforth will receive the following academic curricula, structures, and supports:
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Common Core State Standards-aligned curriculum
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One-hour additional instructional time per day
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Achievement Network
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Association for Middle Level Education
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Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) will assist with the implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) using the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) curriculum as a foundation in the creation of STEM programming

Frazer K-8 School​
​741 Park Ave. Syracuse, NY 13204
​School Day: For students 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.; for staff 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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School Principal: Mr. Matthew Carpenter, meet Mr. Matthew Carpenter here
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School Vision: To create a rigorous academic environment where instruction is data-driven and aligned to Common Core State Standards for College and Career readiness; by creating a sense of community with our ongoing celebration of diversity and strong collaboration with parents and community partners, we will challenge every student to reach their academic, socio-emotional and physical potential to become life-long learners prepared to succeed in a competitive and global society.

School Intervention Model: Frazer will undergo Tunaround for the 2013 – 2016 school years. Students at Frazer will receive the following academic curricula, structures, and supports:
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Common Core State Standards-aligned curriculum
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Reading Street Literacy Program and the Envision Math Program (K-5 only)
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One-hour additional instructional time per day
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Achievement Network
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Association for Middle Level Education​
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Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) will assist with the implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) using the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) curriculum as a foundation in the creation of STEM programming (6 - 8 only)

Porter Elementary School​
​512 Emerson Ave. Syracuse, NY 13204
School Day: For students 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; for staff 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

School Principal: Mr. William Mecum, meet Mr. William Mecum here
School Vision: To educate our diverse community of Pre-K – 6th grade students to become life-long learners who are empowered and productive citizens realized by the support of families, staff, and community members.

School Intervention Model: Porter will undergo Turnaround for the 2013 – 2016 school years. Students at Porter will receive the following academic curricula, structures, and supports:
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Common Core State Standards-aligned curriculum
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Reading Street Literacy Program and the Envision Math Program
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One-hour additional instructional time per day
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Achievement Network



Seymour Dual Language Academy
​108 Shonnard St. Syracuse, NY 13204
​School Day: For students 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; for staff 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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School Principal: Mr. Geovanti Steward, ​meet Mr. Geovanti Steward here
School Vision: To ensure a safe, secure, and rigorous learning environment that emphasizes excellence in teaching, learning and strong partnerships among all community members involved.
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School Intervention Model: Seymour will undergo Turnaround for the 2013 – 2016 school years.​ Students at Seymour will receive the following academic curricula, structures, and supports:
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Common Core State Standards-aligned curriculum
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Reading Street Literacy Program and the Envision Math Program
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One-hour additional instructional time per day
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Achievement Network






Van Duyn Elementary School
​401 Loomis Ave. Syracuse, NY 13207
​School Day: For students 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m; for staff 8:00 a.m - 4:30 p.m.
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School Principal: Mrs. Eva Williams, meet Mrs. Eva Williams here
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School Vision: To build, support and sustain a school community that provides 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.
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School Intervention Model: Van Duyn will undergo Turnaround for the 2013 – 2016 school years.​ Students at Van Duyn will receive the following academic curricula, structures, and supports:
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Common Core State Standards-aligned curriculum
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Reading Street Literacy Program and the Envision Math Program
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One-hour additional instructional time per day
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Achievement Network



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​Westside Academy at Blodgett
​312 Oswego St. Syracuse, NY 13204
​School Day: For students 8:00 a.m. - 3:36 p.m.; for staff 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

School Principal: Mr. Alton Hicks, meet Mr. Alton Hicks here
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School Vision: To provide a positive student-centered environment in which all students will develop academic skills and attitudes to enable them to be successful lifelong learners.
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School Intervention Model: Westside Academy will undergo Transformation for the 2013 – 2016 school years.​ Students at Westside will receive the following academic curricula, structures, and supports:
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Common Core State Standards-aligned curriculum
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One-hour additional instructional time per day
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Achievement Network
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Association for Middle Level Education
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Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) will assist with the implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) using the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) curriculum as a foundation in the creation of STEM programming


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The New York State Department of Education (NYSED) has identified SCSD as a Focus district, which means that student performance is among the lowest of all districts in the state. Of the district’s 30 schools, 19 have been identified as Priority schools –7 of which have been designated for the iZone in the 2013 – 2016 school years. In efforts to significantly increase student achievement, iZone schools will adopt either the Turnaround or Transformation intervention model, using guidelines set by the United States Department of Education, and receive the supports outlined in About the iZone.
What are the Turnaround and Transformation models?
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Priority schools are amongst the lowest 5% of all public schools in the state of New York, requiring a different approach to the work of educating students. Operating under the certainty that all students can achieve at high levels, drastic action must be taken to rescue schools from chronic failure.
​Under the Turnaround model, a school district will make the difficult, but necessary decisions to reverse the academic trend of student achievement including: replacing the current principal; retaining no more than 50% of current staff members; increasing instructional time; and granting school leaders game-changing flexibility in staffing, time and budgeting among other requirements.
​Using the Transformation model, a school district must: take actions to increase teacher and school leader effectiveness; grant school leaders operational flexibility in staffing, time and budgeting among other requirements; and has the option to replace the principal.
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What schools are in the iZone?
School Profile:
Pre-K - 5
Enrollment of 484 students​
Racial/Ethnic Profile
American Indian: 1%
African American: 61%
Hispanic: 15%
White: 17%
Muti-Racial: 5%
Free/Reduced Lunch: 77%
Special Education: 20%
School Profile:
6 - 8
Enrollment of 457 students​
Racial/Ethnic Profile
American Indian: 4%
African American: 80%
Hispanic: 11%
White: 5%
Free/Reduced Lunch: 88%
Special Education: 30%
School Profile:
K -8
Enrollment of 863 students​
Racial/Ethnic Profile
Asian/Pacific Islander: 21.6%
African American: 37%
Hispanic: 13.2%
White: 24.6%
Free/Reduced Lunch: 83%
Special Education: 21.3%
School Profile:
Pre-K - 6
Enrollment of 554 students​
Racial/Ethnic Profile
American Indian/Alaskan: 2%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 5%
African American: 33%
Hispanic: 10%
White: 42%
Multi-Racial: 8%
Free/Reduced Lunch: 70%
Special Education: 21%
School Profile:
Pre-K - 5
Enrollment of 544 students​
Racial/Ethnic Profile
American Indian/Alaskan: 1%
African American: 29%
Hispanic: 53%
White: 11%
Multi-Racial: 5%
Free/Reduced Lunch: 87%
Special Education: 20%
School Profile:
Pre-K - 5
Enrollment of 370 students​
Racial/Ethnic Profile
American Indian: 3%
​Asian: 1%
African American: 73%
Hispanic: 6%
White: 14%
Multi-Racial: 3%
Free/Reduced Lunch: 73%
Special Education: 24%
School Profile:
6 - 8
Enrollment of 387 students​
Racial/Ethnic Profile
Asian or American Indian: 4%
African American: 43%
Hispanic: 40%
White: 13%​
Free/Reduced Lunch: 100%
Special Education: 26%
