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P.S. 11 Purvis J. Behan

419 Waverly Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238
Q&A with the Principal, ALONTA WRIGHTON

“NY Philharmonic Mark Morris Dance NY Historical Society Playworks Cookshop Brooklyn Children's Museum First Lego League Robotics, Polytechnic Junior Achievement, Brooklyn Technical High School” Read More »

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419 Waverly Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Clinton Hill
  • Review from InsideSchools.org
  • What’s Special: Small classes, strong parent involvement, a lot of interesting, enrichment activities available for all students.
  • The Downside: Student lateness; some parents are sorry to see the G&T program go.
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Teacher Data Reports for P.S. 11 Purvis J. Behan

Percent of school’s ratings that were “above average” or “high”

  • Math 50%
    •  Much higher than NYC average (25%)
  • English 75%
    •  Much higher than NYC average (25%)

New York released data for individual teachers throughout the public school system this Friday. Learn more about a specific school or teacher's ratings.  View data for teachers at this school»

Question P.S. 15 Roberto Clemente
Asked By SchoolBook Editors
How much have you spent this year on your child's school or school-related activities?
48 Responses
Top Response By Layne Julien
A reasonable question to add to the one suggested here is -- how much have your kids' teachers paid out-of-pocket this year for classroom supplies? Maybe it's not an issue … Read More »
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Paying for Public School Jul 03, 4:17 PM
More Schools Are Not Poor, Not Rich, Just Squeezed

By Elbert Chu

About 87 schools in New York City are caught in a squeeze where more than half of their students — but fewer than 60 percent — are considered poor, putting them just shy of qualification for federal Title 1 money. Like P.S. 9 in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, 32 other schools in the next two years will be scrambling to deal with a loss of Title 1 money for services like teachers, aides, literacy programs and basic supplies. Read More »
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Posted By Michael Galinsky
pajamathon

For the past few years, my wife and I have been involved in fund-raising and community-building efforts at P.S. 11. Last year, we took over the read-a-thon. It worked out really well, and this year many of the people who were drawn into helping with the read-a-thon are leaders of … Read More »

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Jun 19, 10:46 AM
As PCB Issue Lingers, Removal Will Be Expedited at a Brooklyn School

By Hiten Samtani

A Brooklyn public school that had leaking light fixtures will be moved to the top of the list of schools with PCB problems, and the city will replace its lighting very soon, city officials said last week. But some health and environmental experts say the timeline for light fixture removal from schools should be expedited citywide. Read More »
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Posted By Jodi Rudoren
What's the State of Our School?

As Mayor Bloomberg gives his State of the City address today, we should reflect on the state of PS 11. I think it's strong -- I still can't get over more than 100 people showing up for the first PTA meeting -- but because my kids are just in pre-K, … Read More »

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First Bell May 04, 8:40 AM
Settlement of CityTime Scandal Will Pay for Teachers

By Mary Ann Giordano

The annual city budget tug-of-war has begun. While the City Council, which must approve the budget, is happy that the mayor will use $466 million from the CityTime scandal to hire 2,570 more teachers, forces are amassing to restore millions of city dollars that have provided after-school and child care services. Read More »
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Posted By Jodi Rudoren
Check out this article from Gotham Gazette

Says PS 11 has arrived....do you agree? http://www.gothamgazette.com/...

http://www.gothamgazette.com/...

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Parent's Signature Dec 22, 10:19 AM
Class Parent: Giving Back to Teacher

By Jodi Rudoren

How do you raise enough for a respectable gift for the pre-K teacher without making anyone feel bad? The writer, a co-class parent, also shares her Uncle Billy/Mr. Potter moment when an envelope of cash goes missing. Read More »
How did you handle holiday gifts for your children's teachers?
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Posted By Michael Galinsky
art on the walls

a self portrait collage

http://www.facebook.com/photo...

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Parent's Signature Dec 12, 2:54 PM
Class Parent: Mama, What Is Our Culture?

By Jodi Rudoren

Because of baby sitter/husband communication bobbles, our undecorated flags were apparently sitting on the kitchen table rather than ready for posting outside my twins' prekindergarten classroom. No problem, the teachers said, bring them Monday. But I did have a problem: What is our culture, and how could we possibly depict it on a flag? Read More »
Are you comfortable defining your cultural heritage to others?
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Posted By Gary Rudoren
Fun House Pictures!

Here are a few great shots by Michael Galinsky, documentarian and parent-volunteer extraordinaire. (See his post below)

https://www.facebook.com/medi...

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Posted By Michael Galinsky
Haunted House

My oldest daughter has been a student at PS 11 for 4 years (going on 5). Over the course of our tenure I have become increasingly involved in ... basically every aspect of the school. In our first year we were grabbed by another parent and told that we were … Read More »

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Posted By Jodi Rudoren
Read-aThon video

The prospect of calling all our relatives to get pledges for the Read-a-Thon was too daunting, so we made a video! Check it out on YouTube

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  • Performance6 Average
  • Satisfaction 6 Average
  • Diversity 4 Average
6/9 Key indicators of this school's performance, including test scores and graduation rates. View All Data »
Performance Statistics
3rd Grade English 668 / 800
Average
3rd Grade Math 691 / 800
Average
4th Grade English 684 / 800
Above Average
4th Grade Math 700 / 800
Average
4th Grade Science 81 / 100
Average
5th Grade English 676 / 800
Above Average
5th Grade Math 701 / 800
Average
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More about P.S. 11 Purvis J. Behan

Population 640 students
School Type Elementary
Grades PreK-6th
2012 Progress
Report		 A
Avg. Attendance Rate 93%
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