Roy Campanella Occupational Training Center, also known as Brooklyn Occupational Training Center, Roy Campanella OTC or simply the Roy Campanella School is a
public
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high school
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located at 64 Avenue X, in
Brooklyn, New York
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,
USA
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, under the jurisdiction of the
New York City Department of Education
The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The City School District of the City of New York (or the New York City Public Schools) is t ...
. The school serves students from kindergarten to 2nd grade and 6 to 12th grade. The current principal is Barbara Tremblay.
The school can be reached by the
D and
F trains, as well as B1, B4, and B82 buses.
History
The school was named after American
baseball
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player
Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American baseball player, primarily as a catcher. The Philadelphia native played in the Negro leagues and Mexican League for nine years before entering the minor lea ...
. The school is part of District 75, and exclusively serves students with
developmental disabilities
Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental disabilities cause individuals living with them many difficulties in certain areas of life, espe ...
. The school does not participate in the high school admissions process.
Programs and activities
Quad System
The school is divided into ten professional learning communities, called “Quads”. Each Quad participates in specific activities and learning initiatives.
* Quad 1: The Service in School's Quad provides students opportunities to participate in community-based work including food/clothing drives, and overall fundraisers to support the school and its surrounding community.
* Quad 2: The Library Quad This Quad runs the school library services and has created partnerships with PB21K and other District 75 schools through the Reading Buddies program.
* Quad 3: The Multi-Lingual Quad services all bilingual and ENL students who are implementing the Hallmarks of an Advanced Literacy classroom.
* Quad 4: The SCANA (self-control, communicating, advocating, navigating, arts) program incorporates Art Education through student advocacy, academics, and transitional skills.
* Quad 5: The Sustainability Quad runs the school garden and shares best practices for a Zero Waste school community.
* Quad 6: Students participate in the schools in-house, work-study programs and part-time community-based worksites.
* Quad 7: Z Nation students focus on adapted daily living skills and run the school's Flea Market to support various fundraising initiatives.
* Quad 8: Students are participating in full-time community-based work site students who perform vocational skills linked to job-specific goals to increase career readiness.
* Quad 9: This is for students in grades k-2 on the
autism spectrum
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with a strong focus on academics and integration to school-based instruction.
* Quad 10: Students participate in shared instruction at nearby
John Dewey High School
John Dewey High School is a public school in Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York City. It was founded and based on the educational principles of John Dewey. The school, under the supervision of the New York City Department of Education, was named a Ne ...
and work towards a
high school diploma
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.
Vocational programs
The school offers students various programs to prepare students for
employment
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. The school has a professional kitchen, bake shop, print shop and mock corner store. Students can practice various career skills including
lamination
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,
paper shredding
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, custodial and maintenance, food collection and distribution, office supply organizing and order fulfilment, hygiene supply order fulfillment, in-school mailing services,
recycling
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,
greeting card
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production,
personal shopper
A personal shopper is a person who helps others shop by giving advice and making suggestions. They are often employed by department stores and boutiques, although some are freelance or work exclusively online. Their focus is usually on clothes, a ...
,
laundromat
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services,
hydroponics
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and
gardening
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.
These programs are paired with outside paid work programs, including the Summer Youth Employment Program and the Training Opportunities Program (TOP). The school also partnered with ACCES-VR, the
and
AHRC New York City
AHRC New York City is an organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in New York City. The initialism AHRC once stood for Association for the Help of Retarded Children. While the name is no longer used, the organ ...
.
Students have the opportunity to make various crafts such as candles, jewelry, customized masks, up-cycled vases, and much more. Once a month students lead pop-up shops to sell the items they created.
The school also hosts an annual internship fair where students showcase their experience to community organizations and agencies for training and job opportunities.
Demographics
The school's racial composition is very diverse.
African American
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students made up 35% of the school's student population, a plurality of the student body.
White
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students made up over one-quarter (27%),
Hispanic and Latino
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(of any race) students made up a quarter (25%),
Asian American
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students made up 10%, and
Native Americans made up the remaining 2%.
Accolades
In May 2019, the school won $11,000 from
Pix 11
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's ''Fuel My School'' contest against
Sunset Park High School
Sunset Park High School is a Public school (government funded), public high school located at 153 35th Street, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York (state), New York, United States, under the jurisdiction of the New York Cit ...
.
In May 2019, physical education teacher Douglas Rebecca won the Big Apple Award.
In 2016, the school won 1st place in
New York City Department of Transportation
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Annual ''We're Walking Here'' Public Service Announcement Contest.
In July 2016, four students represented the
New York City FC
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in
, in the
Special Olympics
Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 1 ...
New England Revolution game.
References
External links
* from Department of Education
Public high schools in Brooklyn
1976 establishments in New York City
Educational institutions established in 1976
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