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October 28th, 2011
Dear Parents, Guardians, Students and Families:

It is my hope that we have gotten into our school routines once again as we have just completed the first round of progress reports for all students. As the New Guy on campus, I have much to learn and become a part of. It has been very interesting and exciting to meet the KCA school staff, students and the vast number of personnel at the St. Christopher’s Agency.

We experienced an amazing turnout of families for our first Open House, October 12th! Teachers and students were able to showcase the work completed thus far on our hallway bulletin boards. We are off to a great start!

This year we will continue our focus on:

• Using Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies (PBIS) to define our school culture and interactions with students;
• Building upon our collective and individual strengths as we move forward to a continuous improvement model;
• Provide students with incentives and celebrations that will serve as guiding forces as they work towards being good citizens;
• Developing realistic and targeted School to Work transition plans for all students; and,
• Bringing clarity, to all stakeholders, related to the expectations around the existing Electronics Policy.
Looking forward to a fabulous school year!

Respectfully,

Samuel Rodriguez, PhD
Principal

About Clark Academy

Nestled along the shore of the Hudson River, twenty five minutes north of New York City, in the beautiful Hamlet of Dobbs Ferry sits The Kenneth B. Clark Academy. The Academy is a Junior High/High School program, educating boys and girls from the 7th grade to the 12th grade or from ages 12 to 21. The school educates students that have been identified with learning emotional and behavioral issues in either a day or residential setting.

Clark Academy runs on a twelve month calendar, and has rolling admissions. This affords our students the ability to remediate with some classes or to move ahead in others. The school curriculum is an alignment with the New York State Regents curriculum and standards. Our school also provides our students with numerous vocational training programs, such as:

• The EMS Academy-in conjunction with Westchester Community College, our students take a Certified First Responder Course, earning 3 college credits, or the EMT course, earning 5 college credits.
• The Culinary Program-students are provided training in both basic and advanced culinary techniques. {Starting 9/11}
• The Cosmetology Program- Students are provided training in the latest concepts in modern Cosmetology.
• The ACE/HOP-where students receive standards based class work along with vocational training in such areas as Business, Technology, Automotive, and Cosmetology.


Students at the Clark Academy are also well supported both academically and emotionally:

• Every student is exposed to a comprehensive Literacy Program. The program that assists students with basic decoding and comprehension skills to improve their reading proficiency.
• Academic Intervention Services (AIS) are available to every student, in all curriculum areas.
• Students can receive both group and individual counseling and other related services by a team of certified School Psychologists and Social Workers as indicated in the students IEPs.
• Our Guidance Department works with students and families to prepare for transition from high school to college, vocational training programs, and/or employment. By the time our students graduate, they have either placed into a 2 year or four year college, or have gained acceptance into a vocational training program, and/or entered employment.

Clark Academy also offers our students a variety of after school programs:

• Regents and RCT Prep classes
• Music and Art classes
• A Chess Team
• Theater/Drama Production
• Drivers Education
• The Monroe College Jump Start Program-where students earn college credit taking weekend classes at Monroe College
• Boys Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball-Section 1 League
• Girls Volleyball-Section 1 League
• Boys Varsity Baseball-Section 1 League
• Boys and Girls Track-Section 1 League
• Intramural Sports-Flag Football, Softball, Track & Field, and Soccer- Special Act School District League

The Kenneth B. Clark Academy welcomes you to come see our exciting campus, and come to see why so many families have chosen us to educate their children. This is truly a place where “every child can learn.”