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Home > Penny Harvest > Location > NYC / Metro NY > Schools > Schools of Excellence 08/09
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SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE 08/09

Congratulations Penny Harvest Schools of Excellence 08/09!

The quality and creativity of the applications for the third annual Schools of Excellence Award far exceeded our expectations. We received over 30 applications of all shapes and sizes, ranging from a quilt to DVDs, scrapbooks and videos from a diverse group of Penny Harvest schools.

The Penny Harvest School of Excellence selection committee – including members of the Penny Harvest NYC Advisory Board and Common Cents senior staff –scored the applications on the basis of the demonstrated quality of their program, the depth of their described program innovations and the overall detail and presentation of their application.
 
Ultimately, a total of 7 schools were awarded as Penny Harvest Schools of Excellence 08/09 with the highest honors for scoring in the top 20% of all applications submitted. A select group of 10 schools were recognized with first honors for scoring in the top 50% of all applications submitted.  Since we were so impressed by the quality of this year’s applications, 18 schools will also be recognized as Penny Harvest Schools of Excellence 08/09.  Download the Judging Rubric and Scorecard used to select this year’s winners.

All 35 schools will receive their certificates of recognition and be recognized at our Penny Harvest Professional Development sessions in the Fall. Stay tuned for live updates in September!

Here are the winners:

Penny Harvest Schools of Excellence 08/09 Highest Honors
Brooklyn
PS 197 Brooklyn, Coach: Patricia Weiser

PS 112 Lefferts Park, Coach: Mary Czado

PS 15 Patrick F. Daly, Coach: Julie Cavanagh

Long Island
W.T. Clarke Middle School, Coach: Debbie Marks

Manhattan
PS 1 Alfred E. Smith, Coaches: Eleanor Christian and Harriet Savitz

Queens
PS 155, Coach: Andrea Elsasser

Staten Island
PS 19 The Curtis School, Coach: Jeanne Raleigh

Penny Harvest Schools of Excellence 08/09 First Honors
Bronx                
PS 211, Coach: Richard Feldman

Brooklyn
PS 7 Abraham Lincoln, Coach: Susan Pavane

PS 119 Amersfort, Coach: Genevieve Berretta

PS 200 Benson School, Coach: Michelle Harrison

PS 506 School of Journalism & Technology, Coaches: Allison Parsley and Ashley Herring

PS 132 The Conselyea School, Coaches: Heather deKoning and Stacey Clarke Fontaine

PS 154 Magnet School for Science & Technology, Coach: Melinda Fought

Manhattan
The School at Columbia University, Coach: Deanna Belcher

Queens
PS 215 Lucretia Mott, Coach: Lois Mann

Staten Island
PS 29 Bardwell, Coaches: Liz Ladiana and Eileen Dibenetto

Penny Harvest Schools of Excellence 08/09
Bronx
Mott Hall III, Coach: Caroline Rostant

PS 205 Fiorello Laguardia, Coach: Carol Ann Rosado

PS 24 Spuyten Duyvil, Coach: Andrea Feldman

PS 3 Raul Julia Micro Society, Coach: Bernadette Flores

Accion Academy, Coach: Stan Weinberg

Brooklyn
PS 235 Lenox, Coach: Nick Taranto

JHS 78 Roy H. Mann, Coach: Debra Richardson

PS 179 Kensington, Coach: Pancho Bernaldez

PS 230 Doris L. Cohen, Coach: Anselm Scrubb

Manhattan
PS 146 Ann M. Short, Coach: Helaine Eisenberg

New Explorations into Science Technology and Math, Coach: Joanna Drusin

Queens
PS 118 Lorraine Hansberry, Coach: Deborah Greene

PS 156 Laurelton, Coach: Susan Albanese

JHS 190 Russell Sage, Coach: Laura Glass

Staten Island
PS 23 Richmondtown, Coach: Anne Marie Oglio and Marie Martino

PS 46 Albert V. Maniscalco, Coach: Susan Tasso

PS 48 William C. Wilcox, Coach: Terry Guthrie

IS 72 Rocco Laurie, Coaches: Clifford Hagen and Josephine Palmeri


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