Berta A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49
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| Berta A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49
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| "We learn and grow together" | |
| Established | 1963 |
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| School type | Public |
| Grades | 6,7,8 |
| Principal | Linda Hill |
| Location | 101 Warren St. (Staten Island) New York City, New York, United States of America |
| Students | 1,095 |
| Mascot | 49er Miner |
| Colors | Gold and Purple |
Bertha A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49 ("I.S.49" for short) is a middle school in Staten Island, in New York City, New York, United States. It was previously known as "Junior High School 49."
The school is a part of the New York City Department of Education
As of 2000 it has offered a magnet program, a special program for gifted students. I.S.49's school day starts strictly at 7:25 a.m. and ends at 1:45 p.m.. The extended day ends at 2:22 1/2 p.m.. Lateness in this school is a big problem. The school starts marking pupils late right after 7:25. The school starts out with an AM homeroom then 8 periods which are 41 minutes long. After 8th period is a PM homeroom which ends at 1:45. Students not mandated to stay for the extended session leave at 1:45 p.m.. Students mandated to stay leave at 2:22 1/2 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
The six Day Schedule This school is currently in use of the six day schedule. The way it works is that everyday there is a different day. For instance Monday would be day 1 Tuesday would be day 2 and so on. This causes problems since everyday there is a different schedule. Some students get confused on which class they have next. There has been several attempts to remove this but it wasn't done.
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[edit] Academies
The school sucks like hell currently operates under an academy system. It was first put into effect at the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year. There are currently three academies: Science & Technology, Journalism, and Environmental Studies. Each academy has its own assistant principal and dean. Each academy has students from each grade. Each academy also has its own set of classrooms and homerooms. But a class from one academy can go to another academy's classroom since the academies aren't partitioned off. The academy system was implemented in the 2004-2005 school year. It was created to help the school's staff lower their burden. It wasn't made to separate the school community but to create organization. In the 2004-2005 school year there were four academies. They were Global Studies, Journalism, Law & Government and Arts & Humanities. Global Studies is now Science & Technology. The Arts & Humanities academy was dicontinued at the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year due to some problems. For the 2006-2007 year the academies have changed names except for Science and Technology. Journalism is now Journalism and Media. Law and Government is now Environmental Studies.
[edit] Class number
I.S.49 has a new method of assigning class numbers. It was first used in the 2005-2006 school year. The first number identifies your grade. The second number identifies your academy. The third number identifies your class rank. Science & Technology's number is 1, Journalism's number is 2 and Law and Government's (as of 2007, Law & Government is known as environmental studies) number is 3. For example, if your class is 822,you are in 8th grade journalism and your class rank is 1st. The lower the last number, the better the class. In some cases the third number may not reflect the class. The number 1 is not used as a third number. So it is substituted with 2.
Before the 2005-2006 school year, the method used to be somewhat different. The first number would tell your grade number. The last two digits would tell your class rank (with an exception of magnet classes). The lower the last two numbers, the better the class. Magnet classes used to be 611, 612, 711, 712, 811 & 812. Honors classes used to be 601, 602, 701, 702, 801 & 802. Classes 603-610, 703-710, and 803-810 used to be regular education classes. As of 2006-2007, magnet classes are classes: 610, 620, 630, 710, 720, 730 and 810, 811, 812. Classes ending with 13 and over were formerly special education classes.
[edit] School Building
The building as of 2006 underwent a major renovation. The brick and motar around the building were replaced. The school now has 40 new cameras and fire alarm system. All the windows were also replaced. The floors were replaced. A new speaker and clock system was installed. The building needed this renovation as the previous condition wasn't up to date. The whole renovation project was finished in September 2006. It is said that they are now planning to introduce air conditioners to each room.
[edit] Honors Program
The honors program has two classes per grade. These classes are advanced and for gifted students. You must maintain a good average and other guidelines when in it. The only difference between magnet and honors is that honors doesn't get an extra technology class and that you don't need to take a test to get enrolled. Honors is usually considered an example of a good class. Each honors class has an advanced version of social studies, science, math and language arts. If you maintain your overall performance and keep it in good shape you are most likely to stay in honors for the rest of middle school. You will be with the majority of the same students each year if you stay in honors. Students in regular classes who show great achievement are able to go to honors if there is enough space. Students who don't show good performance and don't belong in honors are put in the class that pertains to them.
[edit] Magnet Program
The magnet program has been with I.S.49 for almost six years. To be able to enroll in magnet, you must take a test. There are three magnet classes for each grade. Magnet is the same as honors except that magnet gets an extra technology related class and honors doesn't. The magnet program is an example of technology integration at I.S.49.
[edit] Feeder patterns
Dreyfus gets most of its students from P.S. 13 M.L. Lindenmeyer and P.S. 14 Cornelius Vanderbilt. Some students from from P.S. 16 John J. Driscoll, P.S. 35 Clove Valley, P.S. 39 Francis J. Murphy Jr.,P.S 46 albert V. Manascaso Schol P.S. 48 William G. Wilcox, and P.S. 57 Hubert H. Humphrey, are zoned to Dreyfus.
Upon graduating, most I.S. 49 students attend either Curtis High School or New Dorp High School (which are the zoned schools).
[edit] Robotics team
Dreyfus has a skilled robotics team. It consists of three teams. Two 7th grade teams and one 8th. The teams usually have 2 competitions, but in the 2006 season, the teams will go to three competitions. One at Staten Island Tech and one at the New York City competition. The teams have also gone to the borough competition in Manhattan where the 8th grade team won first place in the competition. Sixth graders are encouraged to join the team in the 7th and 8th grade. Our robotics team uses NXT technology. The teachers who run the team are Ms. Obler and Ms. Tromer.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- NYC Board of Education, NYC BOE page for I.S.49.
- School Info, Facts about the school.
- The Dreyfus Times, Dreyfus' very own newspaper.
- Statistics
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Region 7 |
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| High schools | Curtis • Dewey • Lafayette • Murrow • Staten Island Technical • Susan E. Wagner |
| Middle schools | IS 49 |
