2016 2017 Annual Report.compressed .pdf

Entry 1 School Information
Created: 07/05/2017 • Last updated: 07/31/2017
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a. SCHOOL NAME AND BEDS#

MOTT HAVEN ACADEMY CS (NYC CHANCELLOR)

(Select name from the drop down menu)
NYCDOE-Authorized Charter School

b. CHARTER AUTHORIZER
(For technical reasons, please re-select
authorizer name from the drop down
menu).

c. DISTRICT / CSD OF LOCATION

NYC CSD 7

d1. SCHOOL INFORMATION
PRIMARY ADDRESS

PHONE NUMBER

FAX NUMBER

EMAIL ADDRESS

170 Brown Place
Bronx, NY 10454

718-292-7015

718-292-7823

info@havenacademy.
org

d2. PHONE CONTACT NUMBER FOR AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES
Contact Name

Jessica Nauiokas

Title

Principal and Founder

Emergency Phone Number (###-#######)

917-806-0777

e. SCHOOL WEB ADDRESS (URL)

www.havenacademy.org

f. DATE OF INITIAL CHARTER

01/2008

g. DATE FIRST OPENED FOR

08/2008

INSTRUCTION

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h1. APPROVED SCHOOL MISSION (Regents, NYCDOE, and Buffalo BOE authorized
schools only)
MISSION STATEMENT
The Mott Haven Academy Charter School empowers children in an educational environment that
addresses and reduces the barriers to academic success through the integration of family support
services with a rigorous, college-preparatory academic program. Our graduates will be resilient,
resourceful, independent scholars who have the skills necessary to reach their full potential and to
build a better future.

h2. KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS (Regents, NYCDOE, and Buffalo BOE authorized schools
only)
KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS (Brief description of Key design elements are those general aspects of
the school that are innovative or unique to the school’s mission and goals, are core to the
school’s overall design, and are critical to its success. The design elements may include a
specific content area focus; unique student populations to be served; specific educational
programs or pedagogical approaches; unique calendar, schedule, or configurations of students
and staff; and/or innovative organizational structures and systems.
Variable 1

Trauma Sensitive Environment
We maintain a safe, nurturing climate by dedicating
significant time to the development of our school
culture, with a specific focus on social emotional (SE)
programming. All staff are trained in the effects of
trauma on learning and building positive
attachments using approaches like Responsive
Classroom, Love and Logic, and PBIS. Our SE staff
use evidence-based practices such as Second Step
to teach key social skills like self-regulation and
problem solving.

Variable 2

Supportive School Culture and Climate
Haven Academy is committed to teaching students
to be problem solvers and critical thinkers, to
respect and challenge intellectual ideas, to resolve
conflicts peacefully, and form opinions in an
environment that values trust. We continue to
implement evidence-based Social Emotional
curricula as well as school-wide Positive Behavior
Supports.

Variable 3

Data Driven Instruction
Haven Academy thoughtfully uses assessments and
data to drive our curriculum development and daily
student instruction. Instructional Staff and
Leadership regularly collect and analyze data for
individual scholar progress and school wide trends to
differentiate instruction, guide daily teaching, and to
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inform areas requiring remediation, intervention and
support.
Variable 4

Rigorous Standards-Based Curriculum
Significant efforts are undertaken to align the
school’s curriculum with the Common Core Learning
Standards. We have a curriculum revision protocol in
order to guarantee that all of the Common Core
Learning Standards are taught in ELA and math. We
have detailed scope and sequences, curriculum
maps, and assessment schedules, allowing for
teachers and coaches to continue the work of
developing unit and lesson plans during weekly
grade level meetings and check-ins.

Variable 5

High Attendance Percentages and Support Systems
We believe high attendance for all students is critical
to academic success. We take pride in high daily
attendance rates and our reduction in chronic
absenteeism. Our multi-disciplinary attendance team
tracks absences on a daily basis and follows up with
families by phone with each absence. We also
provide more intensive coaching for families with
chronic absenteeism by pairing them with a specific
staff member who helps identify barriers, reducing
those barriers, and reinforcing attendance.

Variable 6

Parents as Partners
Haven Academy provides comprehensive wrap
around services to our families to ensure the
consistency of support available both at home and
school through one-on-one coaching, workshops,
and other parent engagement opportunities. We
value the relationships we cultivate with our families
and work tirelessly to ensure they are not only heard
but actively inform our daily functioning and
programming.

Variable 7

Community Partnership
At the core of our mission is our partnership with The
New York Foundling. Additionally, we work in tandem
with several other child welfare agencies as well as
other community based organizations that provide
our families with critical needs such as housing,
medical and mental health resources. We employ
several support staff members that help facilitate
these partnerships and make resources available to
families.

Variable 8

(No response)

Variable 9

(No response)

Variable 10

(No response)
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i. TOTAL ENROLLMENT ON JUNE

337

30, 2017
j. GRADES SERVED IN SCHOOL YEAR 2016-17
Check all that apply
Grades Served

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

k1. DOES THE SCHOOL

No

CONTRACT WITH A CHARTER OR
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION?


l1. FACILITIES
Does the school maintain or operate multiple sites?
No, just one site.

l2. SCHOOL SITES
Please list the sites where the school will operate for the upcoming school year.

Site 1
(same
as
primary
site)

Physical
Address

Phone
Number

170 Brown
Place
Bronx, NY
10454

718-2927015

District/CSD

Grades
Served at
Site

School at Full
Capacity at
Site

Facilities
Agreement

CSD 7

K-5

Yes

Rent/Lease

Site 2
Site 3

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l2a. Please provide the contact information for Site 1.
Name

Work Phone

Alternate Phone

Email Address

School
Leader

Jessica Nauiokas

718-292-7015

347-854-0835

jnauiokas@havenaca
demy.org

Operati
onal
Leader

Milagros Torres

718-292-7015

347-854-0819

mtorres@havenacad
emy.org

Complia
nce
Contact

Zennea Chetta

718-292-7015

516-698-9229

zchetta@havenacade
my.org

Complai
nt
Contact

Ashlyn Field

718-292-7015

347-854-0806

afield@havenacadem
y.org

m1. Is the school or are the

No

school sites co-located?
n1. Were there any revisions to

No

the school’s charter during the
2016-17 school year? (Please
include approved or pending
material and non-material
charter revisions).
o. Name and Position of

Jessica Nauiokas, Principal and Founder; Zennea Chetta,

Individual(s) Who Completed the Director of Data and Technology
2016-17 Annual Report.
p. Our signatures below attest that all of the information contained herein is truthful
and accurate and that this charter school is in compliance with all aspects of its
charter, and with all pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and rules.
We understand that if any information in any part of this report is found to have been
deliberately misrepresented, that will constitute grounds for the revocation of our
charter. Check YES if you agree and then use the mouse on your PC or the stylist on
your mobile device to sign your name).
Yes

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Signature, Head of Charter School

Signature, President of the Board of Trustees

Date

2017/07/31

Thank you.

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Entry 2 NYS School Report Card Link
Last updated: 07/05/2017
1. NEW YORK STATE REPORT

https://data.nysed.gov/reportcard.php?

CARD

instid=800000061086&year=2016&createreport=1&enrollmen
t=1&avgclasssize=1&freelunch=1&attendance=1&suspension

Provide a direct URL or web link
to the most recent New York
State School Report Card for the

s=1&teacherqual=1&teacherturnover=1&staffcounts=1&38EL
A=1&38MATH=1&48SCI=1&naep=1&elemELA=1&elemMATH
=1&elemSci=1&unweighted=1

charter school (See
https://reportcards.nysed.gov/).
(Charter schools completing year one
will not yet have a School Report Card or
link to one. Please type "URL is not
available" in the space provided).

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Entry 3 Progress Toward Goals
Created: 07/05/2017 • Last updated: 10/30/2017
PROGRESS TOWARD CHARTER GOALS
The following tables reflect formatting in the online portal required for Board of Regents-authorized
charter schools and NYCDOE-authorized charter schools only. Schools should list Progress Toward Charter
Goals by August 1, 2017. If the goals are based on student performance data that the school will not
have access to before August 1, 2017 (e.g., the NYS Assessment results), please state this in the last
column. The information can be updated when available. Please complete and submit no later than
November 1, 2017.

1. ACADEMIC STUDENT PERFORMANCE GOALS
2016-17 Progress Toward Attainment of Academic Goals
Academic Student
Performance Goal

Academ
ic Goal
1

Academ

For each year of
the school’s next
charter term,
the school will show
academic
performance with a
percent of
students proficient at
or above Level 3 that
meets or exceeds the
percent proficient of
the Community
School District
(CSD) of location and
also meets or
exceeds the citywide
percent proficient on
the New York State
ELA examination.
For each year of
the school’s next
charter term,
the school will show
academic
performance with a
percent of
students proficient at
or above Level 3 that

Measure Used to
Evaluate Progress
Toward Attainment of
Goal

Goal - Met or Not Met

If Not Met, Describe
Efforts School Will
Take

Partially Met:
New York State ELA
examination

New York State
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Not Met

Haven : 37%
NYC CSD District 7:
24% (MET)
NYC: 41%

ic Goal
2

Academ
ic Goal
3

meets or exceeds the
percent proficient of
the Community
School District
(CSD) of location and
also meets or
exceeds the citywide
percent proficient on
the New York State
Math examination.
For each year of the
school’s charter
term, each gradelevel cohort will
demonstrate
growth with a
reduction by a half
the gap between the
percent at or above
Level 3 on the
previous year’s NYS
ELA
exam (baseline) and
the
CSD or citywide
percent (whichever is
higher) of students
proficient
at or above Level 3
on the current year’s
State ELA
exam. For schools in
which the number of
students scoring
above proficiency in
a grade-level cohort
exceeded the CSD
or citywide percent
proficient (whichever
is higher) on the
previous year’s ELA
exam, the school is
expected to
demonstrate growth
comparable to the
CSD in
the current year.

math
examination

Met

New York State ELA
examination

For each year of the
school’s charter
term, each gradelevel cohort will
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Met