Instructional Focus

Attendance Goal

We will use weekly attendance meetings to develop tiered interventions across school community and targeted interventions for students who are chronically absent.

ELA Goal

We will develop staff capacity to ensure all students are engaged in authentic literacy tasks and design and implement instruction that addresses deeper learning and enables students to transfer learning.

Math Goal

We will develop staff capacity to design and implement instruction that addresses deeper learning and enables students to transfer learning.

2023-24 Instructional Focus

At New Prep we will cultivate a culturally responsive school environment that builds all students’ confidence to complete rigorous tasks using rich discussion, quality feedback and self-evaluation.

Our Reading Program at MS 8

  • Students engage in 90 minutes of reading instruction daily

  • Student are engaged in station learning

  • Extensive libraries in every classroom

  • Expeditionary Learning curriculum is used

  • Ready NY supplement

  • Technology infused in lessons

Our Math Program at MS 8

We utilize the following programs for Math:

  • Savva enVision Math 2.0

  • 9th Grade Regents classes – Algebra I

  • Students engage in 90 minutes of math instruction daily

  • Student are engaged in station learning