The Anderson School PS 334 is a

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school for children in grades kindergarten through 8 from the city's

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. It was founded years ago (September 1987) as The Anderson Program under the stewardship of PS 9. The

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(DOE) spun off Anderson in July 2005 as a stand-alone

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— PS 334.

Enrollment

Anderson's enrollment for the 2018–19 school year was 535 students. Since inception, Anderson has had two sections (classrooms) per grade.

School names

The Anderson School (PS 334) inherited its name from its former parent school, the Sarah Anderson School, a K-5 neighborhood

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school that offers two programs: Renaissance and Gifted and Talented. Until PS 334 moved to 100 West 77th Street in July 2009, both schools shared a building at 100 West 84th Street. Sarah Anderson (1922–1981)Sarah Anderson; born 31 July 1922

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; died 2 February 1981

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was a beloved school

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. The school community petitioned the Board of Education to rename PS 9 in her honor. It became official during her memorial dedication in May 1981. Never married, she was the mother of three: Clarence "Pete" Anderson (1938 and living in

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), Ronald ("Ronnie") Dean Anderson (b. 1939 Griffin GA – 2001 Griffin), and Thomas Anderson. Sarah Anderson is buried at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Griffin, GA. Her nickname, for those close to her, was "Peggy." Her daughter-in-law (Clarence's wife), Earnestine Anderson, also worked with Sarah as a paraprofessional at PS 9. Earnestine resides in Griffin. In 1993, under Principal Joan Gutkin, PhD (1936–1997), PS 9 (then the host school for The Anderson Program) received

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funding for music and art and henceforth adopted the name, "Renaissance School of Music and Art." Ever since, PS 9 has used both names.

Physical plant

* Sept 1987 – July 2009, Anderson shared a building with its founding parent school P.S. 9, The Sarah Anderson School, at 100 W 84th Street. * July 2009 – Present, Anderson moved to a slightly older building six blocks due south at 100 W 77th Street, initially, sharing it with (i) The Computer School, (ii) JHS 44 O'Shea Middle School (a district middle school), and (iii) West Prep Academy (a district middle school). At the start of the 2010–11 school year, PS 452, a new neighborhood elementary school (3 sections per grade), moved in the building. July 2011 JHS 44 O'Shea Middle School was phased out and West Prep Academy moved to the P.S. 145 building at 150 West 105 Street. In July 2017, PS 452 moved to 210 West 61st street and the Dual Language Middle School moved in to the vacated space on the second floor of the O'Shea Complex.

References

External links

The Anderson School PS 334
The Anderson School — The Anderson School official website

Anderson Athletics official website
City and State Resources
New York City Department of Education — official site

University of the State of New York, State Education Department — official site

NYC DOE Office of School Support Services — official site

NYC School Construction Authority — official site
Teacher Certification
Center for Gifted Studies & Education at Hunter College (Certification)

NYS Teacher Certification(TM), Gifted Ed Test Framework
Regional Education Advocacy
insideschools.org
, Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. (lookup schools) National Associations
Council for Exceptional Children

National Association for Gifted Children — official site

Davidson Institute
History
History of Gifted Education in the U.S.
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Gifted Child Quarterly
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National Association for Gifted Children
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Gifted Education International
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Exceptional Children
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Council for Exceptional Children
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Enrollment

School names

Physical plant

See also

References

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