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Principal's Message
STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL May 2008 PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dear Parents, Staten Island Technical High School will be closed for construction during the summer of 2008. In October 2008, we expect to see the completion of an eighteen-month School Construction Authority project at Tech that included a new roof, windows, electrical upgrades, science laboratory renovation, guidance suite, dance studio floor, and two handicap accessible elevators and entrance ramps. Progress is also being made with regard to the installation of our new TV Production Center (which will be going out to bid for a second time), and renovations being made in our Robotics and Electronics classrooms. As of this moment, Tech students who are required to attend summer school will be registered in the New Dorp Summer High School program. As we continue to monitor our 30-minute tutoring program data, September 2007 thru January 2008 Fall statistics indicated a rise in the number of students who took advantage of our daily extended day tutoring program. Our statistics for February thru April 2008, however, indicate a decline in student participation compared to the same time period last year. All SITHS students are expected to avail themselves of the academic benefits inherent in our tutoring program. Please note that the continuation of our 30-minute tutoring program will in large be measured by the maximum level of student involvement as well as the approval required by all parties necessary to pass a future school-based option for the 2008-2009 school year. Without a SBO, the additional 30 minutes per day will be added back into instruction and the school will revert back to its former split session bell schedule. A special thank you to the Tech parents who took the time to complete and submit their 2007-08 NYC Learning Environment Survey. The information provided by you via this survey will help us to better provide the differentiated academic program needed to meet the needs of your students. Sincerely,
VINCENT A. MANISCALCO
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