Quitman Street

NPS Teachers Awarded for Excellence

Governor’s Recognition Award

These eight individuals stand out as top staff members in their schools based on their ability to inspire students of all backgrounds; foster a strong student learning environment, demonstrate leadership in educational activities; and are dedicated to the school and community. These are not just teachers but also our education service professionals who work closely with our children.

  • Jessica Allen a teacher from Quitman Elementary
  • Glenda Capers a teacher from BRICK Avon
  • Josephine Cooper – a Social Worker from Quitman
  • Lucinda Lopez – a teacher from First Avenue
  • Melissa Milara (Ramirez) a teacher from Miller Street
  • Alberta Shiavo a teacher from John F. Kennedy school
  • Deborah Sims a Behavioral Specialist from John F. Kennedy school
  • Hilda Soto-Yao a teacher from New Jersey Regional Day

School Teacher of the Year Award

These teachers were nominated as the top teacher in their school based on their individual accomplishments and contributions in the classroom as well as for their leadership. Not only do these teachers consistently exhibit preparedness and instructional excellence, but they also take on formal and informal mentoring and leadership roles to broadly improve the quality of education at their school.

  • Marisa Alves, from Lafayette Street School
  • Andrea Arguello from South Street
  • Tammy Chavez from Ann Street
  • Nicole Coppola from Park Elementary
  • Deirdre Corley from Hawthorne Avenue
  • Whitney Farrand from Mount Vernon
  • Lisa Fischman from Harriet Tubman
  • Angelisa Guilford from Lincoln Elementary
  • Michelle Gutierrez from Abington Avenue
  • Stacy Guzman from McKinley
  • Stephanie Hairston from Chancellor
  • Nicole Harris from Hawkins Street
  • Sadiqua Harvard from George Washington Carver
  • Natasha Javed from Camden Street School
  • Celia Laricchia from East Side High
  • Cristano Liborio from Science Park High
  • Matthew Lichten from Ridge Street
  • Susan Lopes Oliveira from Wilson Avenue
  • Melissa McSweeney from Elliott Street
  • Jessica Morais from Oliver Street
  • Kariema Muhammad from Belmont Runyon
  • Sean Nally from Barringer Arts and Humanities
  • Teresa Oliveira from BRICK Avon
  • Marcela Palma from Miller Street
  • Anany Rodriguez from Luis Munoz Marin
  • Kimberly Rubenstein from Rafael Hernandez

Special congratulations to District Teacher of the Year recipient, Edith Battle. She is a teacher who exemplifies the highest level of excellence and is a true example for all other teachers in the district.

Start Your Year of Reading with…Usher

QuitmanStreet UsherWatchtheReplayThrough our partnership with Scholastic and My Very Own Library, a program funded through the Foundation for Newark’s Future, 50 students from Quitman Street Community school were invited to attend a live Webcast with Grammy winning artist, Usher. During the event, Usher spoke to students about how kids can open up a world of possibilities, encouraged students to read and take action, and performed his song “Without You”. Two of our students, 6th grader Saiah Tagoe, and 7th grader Elijah Pollas were selected to ask questions to Usher during the live event. It was truly a once in a lifetime, inspiring experience for our students!

Quitman Street School: Top 100 Schools Worth Visiting

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Quitman Elementary School in Newark is making good strides in a tough place. Blended partners include Education Elements, Core Knowledge and Expeditionary Learning (love that), GoMath, FastMath , Reading Eggs, Study Island and BrainPOP.

Gettingsmart.com cited Quitman Street School as one of its “100 Schools Worth Visiting” due to its incredible efforts in blended learning. Going far beyond simply using smart boards, blended learning is built into the schedule of each of the students at Quitman. According to Quitman Street Principal Erskine Glover, “Blended learning is not just something that we’re toying with here. Blended learning is our mindset.” The blended learning approach is incorporated in the teaching of Math, Language Arts and Science. Students receive at least 80-100 minutes of blended instruction every day.

The use of technology engages the students enabling them to be active participants in their own learning while simultaneously providing differentiated instruction. Quitman Street administrators chose to partner with Education Elements, Core Knowledge and Expeditionary Learning in part because of the extensive student performance data that is provided to educators. Glover shared a not atypical experience of one of his 5th grade teachers who runs reports on the weekend and uses the data immediately to individually tailor the instruction that each of the students receives.

Gone are the days of extended periods of lecturing. Within a 2-hour educational block, whole-group, teacher-led instruction may account for 20-25 minutes with small group, interactive and personalized instruction accounting for the remaining 80-100 minutes of instruction.

Of all the computer applications offered at Quitman, student favorites include Achieve3000, a language-arts activity, and FastMath. What the faculty and administration at Quitman are proving is that blended learning works. Engaging the students with a structured blended approach reaps rich educational dividends.

 

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