Welcome to school year 2018/2019.   I am very excited to begin this year as the new Principal of P255Q. I started teaching at 255Q in 1998 and then became an Assistant Principal in 2001.  During my tenure, I have learned many things from the teaching professionals, our students and their families. Our school community is our greatest resource! We will continue many of our best teaching practices, as well as seek out additional resources and ways to support the development of your child.

We have welcomed many new students, their parents as well as new staff to the P255 family on September 5^th.  There will be much to do, and it will take a few days for all to get back into the routine of a full school day.

Parents, be sure to include a communication book in your child’s backpack so we may begin communicating to you as the year begins. You will receive many notifications from the school and opportunities to participate in parent workshops, support groups as well as participation in school events. Parents of new students will also have a new student orientation to meet the teachers and myself.  I look forward to seeing you at one of the many school functions.

Sincerely,

Gregg Lopez

Principal

We were all sorry to hear our wonderful principal Mr Richard Marowitz made the decision to retire earlier this year. Mr Marowitz has been an integral part of P255Q for over 20 years. During his career he has been an instrumental advocate for students with disabilities in District 75. He has seen our marvelous school grow from its infancy to eight sites. We are excited to be honoring him at a retirement party in October.

Although we are sorry to lose Mr Marowitz, the staff of P255Q was delighted to hear that Gregg Lopez was formally appointed principal of our school on June 21st. Mr Lopez began his career with P255Q as a teacher and has been assistant principal with our school for over 16 years. He has supervised almost every site at one time or another and is very familiar with all our staff and students, making him the perfect leader to continue with the vision and mission of our school. Congratulations, Gregg. We welcome you as our new principal and look forward to working with you.

Submitted by:
Allie Weiss
P255Q D75 SETSS Provider
P255Q@ The Renaissance Charter School

Check out Ms. Mary Ellen Rice’s class garden in full springtime bloom! For more photos and update on the P255Q garden, check out their class website here:

Congratulations to Ouazna Benabdellah first place winner and Manny Penin second Place winner at the District 75 Spelling Bee!

Happy May! There are so many wonderful events happening this month at P255Q. We hope you are able to take advantage of these opportunities:

Teachers across all sites have been brainstorming how to improve our communication with parents. At 397Q some teachers began to use their new technology skills and resources to create class websites so parents can see some of the amazing work that their students are doing in their classrooms. Here are links to the first ones to be published. I hope there are more to follow soon. Click through the links to explore the wonderful work our teachers and students are doing.

Ms Melissa’s Class

Ms Victoria’s Class

Technology Lab News

Ms Clara’s Art Class

Please join us for our free support group for parents and siblings of children with Autism at 6pm at:   PEC 168

The address is: 158-40 76th Road, Flushing, NY 11366

Child care and Pizza will be provided.

Families from all eight P255Q sites are welcomed!

At P7 the whole school celebrated DR. SEUSS WEEK !

Gregg Lopez & Richard Marowitz