School Day: For students 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; for staff 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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.
Seymour Dual Language Academy
108 Shonnard St. Syracuse, NY 13204
(315) 435-4645
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
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-Price Lunch: 87%
Special Education: 20%
School Principal: Mr. Geovanti Steward
Mr. Geovanti Steward served as Founding Principal of two middle schools in the New York City Department of Education for the last four years. He began his career in education as an elementary teacher in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. In his eleven years working in Brooklyn and Bronx public schools, he has served as Principal, mathematics coach, and teacher at the elementary and middle school levels. At the center of his work he states, “We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.”(Barack Obama) Mr. Steward holds a Bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University, Master’s degree from Pace University, and New York State School Building Leadership certification from Baruch College.
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