Announcements

COVID Safety Policy Reminder

Dear New Dawn Community Members,

This is a reminder of the policies regarding COVID safety at NDCHS II. Our first and best defense at the school is our temperature checks, health screening, and mask requirements to enter the building. Student must be wearing a mask to enter, must submit to a temperature check, and complete a daily survey regarding their exposure to COVID / if they are symptomatic themselves.

In the event that you or your student has been exposed to COVID outside of school or is exhibiting symptoms of COVID - they should not be sent to school. Please notify your / your student's mentor or any other New Dawn staff and proceed to schedule a PCR COVID test. Students who have been symptomatic must quarantine and return with a negative PCR test to enter the school again.

Information regarding COVID and COVID testing as well as consultations and testing appointments can be found at: www.nychealthandhospitals.org/

For the 2021-22 school year there is no remote learning option available. As such your student should contact their teachers via Jupiter in order to request make-up work during their absence from school or complete it upon their return as with any other absence.

Sincerely,

Mr. Zach Flory, Principal

New Dawn Charter High School II
11/15 Update from Mr. Flory

Zach Flory
Good Afternoon Everyone,

Just a reminder that parent teacher conferences will happen tomorrow between 1:30-6:00 both at the building and virtually. Students will be dismissed from school following 4th period.

Teachers have established links to sign up for times to meet virtually. These have gone out but if you are still looking to set a time or are having difficulties - please message either me or the teacher via Jupiter or email.

If you are coming in person we are happy to invite you in to see the building and meet with teachers as well. You will receive your students report card and teacher room assignments upon entry at the building.

Coming up next week, school will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. On Wednesday, 11/24, we will have a half day of school and will have a Thanksgiving meal for students in A, B, and C week at lunch time before students leave.

Have a great day and we hope to see you tomorrow!

Thanks,
Mr. Flory

New Dawn Charter High School II
November Announcements

1. This week is B/C class week and A week internship. B/C week students are expected to arrive by 10 AM at the latest. A week internship is expected to arrive by 9:30 at the latest. If you are running late, please reach out to Mr. Pressoir, Mr. Flory, or your mentor.

2. Tomorrow November 2nd the building will be closed to students and staff. Staff will be participating in a PD and there will be assignments posted to students' Jupiter accounts which will be graded so all students should be logging in tomorrow and completing those tasks.

3. The school will be closed for Holidays on November 11th for Veteran's day and November 25-26 for Thanksgiving.

4. The first quarter will conclude on Friday, November 12th and all grades for the quarter should be submitted before 12pm on that date. Please talk to your teachers and ask about what you may be missing and how you can get your grade up before then. Classes will continue as scheduled for the 2nd quarter which will run through January at which point students in Regents identified classes will be taking Regents exams with the exception of the US Regents which has been cancelled for the January 2022 Regents Period.

5. On November 16th, we will be holding parent teacher conferences at the building and on Zoom. Please stay tuned as that date approaches for additional details regarding links and times.

New Dawn Charter High School II
Week of 9/20/2021: B/C Week Academic Classes, A Week Internship

Good Morning New Dawn,

I hope everyone is having a great weekend. Just a reminder as we begin the second week of classes, it is a B-week which means B-week students will be attending their academic classes from 9am-4pm each day this week while A-week students will be in Internship training from 9am-12:30pm daily. All C-week students will continue 9am-4pm for classes.

If you have not already reported to school for testing and scheduling for Fall 2021, please do so as soon as possible - each day you miss is another day you are falling behind!

Hope to see you all this week!

-Mr. Flory

New Dawn Charter High School II
Welcome Back Message from Mr. Flory

Good Morning All New Dawn Students and Families-

I would like to say that New Dawn Queens is very excited to welcome you all back for the Fall 2021 semester! We will be returning to in-person instruction for Fall with no remote option available. In order to do this we will be following mask and distancing protocols as well as conducting regular student COVID testing in order to ensure everyone stays safe. Every person in the building must wear a mask at all times while in the building regardless of vaccination status so please ensure that you arrive to school with a mask.

We will be using our A/B week model and a two lunch period schedule to ensure that everyone is able to stay distanced while in the building. On a A/B week students academic week they will be in academic classes from 9am-4pm each day and on their internship week they will attend internship training at the building from 9am-12:30pm daily. Our C-week students will attend each week from 9am-4pm with no internship week. Classes will begin in-person on Wednesday September 15th with A/C students on academics and B students on internship.

In order to schedule and enroll for the Fall semester students will need to report to school over the following 3 days in order to complete yearly testing and counseling surveys after which they will meet personally with a Scheduler to review their transcripts and plan their schedule. This is very important as it will allow you to have a say in your schedule and plan your best route to graduation!

In order to keep an orderly process for this and keep wait times down, we will be using a staggered approach for scheduling over the next 3 days. Please see below for the time that you should report to school to begin the Fall semester enrollment process. Students should arrive as close to their scheduled time as possible as students who will be given priority based on arrival time and attending their assigned appointment period. If you have borrowed a chromebook from New Dawn for remote learning, please bring it along with the charger to complete your testing.

If your last name begins with:
1. A-D - please report to school Wednesday 9/8 at 10:00am
2. E-H - please report to school Wednesday 9/8 at 12:00pm
3. I-O - please report to school Thursday 9/9 at 10:00am
4. P-S - please report to school Thursday 9/9 at 12:00pm
5. T-Z - please report to school Friday 9/10 at 10:00am
6. If you missed your time on a previous day, please report to school Friday 9/10 at 12:00pm

I hope that everyone has a great day and we will see you all this week! Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you,
Mr. Flory

New Dawn Charter High School II
Week 1 of Classes: A/C week Academics, B week internship

Good Morning New Dawn Students and Families-

We were so happy to see all of you who came in for scheduling last week! If you still haven't been scheduled, the next day that you can come in for scheduling and testing is Wednesday September 15th. New Dawn Queens is closed on Monday (9/13) and Tuesday (9/14) for in-person students to facilitate Staff Training.

Wednesday (9/15) is also the first day of classes for all scheduled students. On Thursday (9/16) we will be closed for the Yom Kippur Holiday and we will resume classes Friday (9/17). This week will be A-week and that means it's an Academic week for A-week students and an Internship week for B-week students. C-week students will have academic classes each week regardless of the week. All students should report for 9:00am starts whether they are on Academic or Internship. Academic classes go from 9:00am-3:58pm daily and students who are on internship will be in the building from 9:00am-12:29pm daily. In order to see if you / your student is an A-week or B-week student, please click on the "Internship Class" on Jupiter. If the period scheduled for internship says A10, students will be on internship during A-weeks including this week. If it says B10, students will be on internship during B-weeks.

We look forward to seeing everyone Wednesday!

Thanks,
Mr Flory

New Dawn Charter High School II

DASA and Anti-Bullying Information and Resources

Anti-Bullying and DASA Resources

When adults respond quickly and consistently to bullying behavior they send the message that it is not acceptable. Research shows this can stop bullying behavior over time. Parents, school staff, and other adults in the community can help kids prevent bullying by talking about it, building a safe school environment, and creating a community-wide bullying prevention strategy.

Please see the below information in regards to anti-bullying protocols, the Dignity for All Students Act Incident Reporting form, and more information about the NDCHS II DASA Coordinator.

See also: Stop Bullying

The Dignity for All Students Act

New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act) seeks to provide the State’s public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function.

The Dignity Act was signed into law on September 13, 2010 and took effect on July 1, 2012. Amendments to the act are effective as of July 1, 2013 and are noted below under ***DIGNITY ACT NEWS***.

The original legislation amended State Education Law by creating a new Article 2 – Dignity for All Students. The Dignity Act also amended Section 801-a of New York State Education Law regarding instruction in civility, citizenship, and character education by expanding the concepts of tolerance, respect for others and dignity to include: an awareness and sensitivity in the relations of people, including but not limited to, different races, weights, national origins, ethnic groups, religions, religious practices, mental or physical abilities, sexual orientations, gender identity, and sexes. The Dignity Act further amended Section 2801 of the Education Law by requiring Boards of Education to include language addressing The Dignity Act in their codes of conduct.

Additionally, under the Dignity Act, schools will be responsible for collecting and reporting data regarding material incidents of discrimination, harassment, and bullying.

NYSED Dignity Act Website

DASA Coordinator

Mr. Philip Pressoir

Dean of Students, New Dawn Charter High School II

For more information please e-mail ppressoir@ndchsqueens.org

If necessary, the DASA Incident Reporting form can be accessed on this page.

DASA Incident Reporting

New Dawn Charter High School is committed to providing a safe environment to all members of our community.
Despite our best intentions, incidents between students do occur at times. If you wish to report an incident, complete this form and return it to the building Dignity Act Coordinator. Feel free to contact the Dignity Act Coordinator for
additional information or assistance at any time. This form can be completed anonymously by omitting the signature and name. Every reported act of bullying will be investigated. Parents of targets and aggressors will be contacted in cases of confirmed bullying.

Bullying (defined): “Bullying” is a form of harassment that consists of inappropriate and often persistent behavior including threats or intimidation of others, treating others cruelly, terrorizing, coercing, or habitual put-downs and or badgering of others. Bullying occurs when someone purposely says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending oneself or is in an otherwise vulnerable position.

All complaints will be treated in a confidential manner. Anonymous complaints may limit the school's ability to respond to the complaint. A prompt and thorough investigation will be conducted for all incident reports.

DASA and Anti-Bullying Information and Resources

Anti-Bullying and DASA Resources

The Dignity for All Students Act

DASA Coordinator

DASA Incident Reporting

Dignity for All Act-Parent/Guardian's Guide

DASA Incident Report Form