In Brief

West Side HS Renamed for Ed Reynolds

West Side High School was established in the early 1970s as an alternative high school to serve students from the Louis D. Brandeis High School area. Edward Reynolds was its founder and principal for more than 25 years until his recent sudden, untimely death. Reynolds was a fierce advocate for the rights of his students and staff. He cared deeply about his students, staff and school. No matter who they were and where the students came from, they were always welcome. The Board of Education passed a resolution renaming the school as the Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School. —NYCBOE

Online Teacher Applications

The NYC Board of Education has launched an online application system for people interested in teaching in NYC public schools. The first of its kind in the country, the system not only accepts applications online, but also provides information on vacancies by allowing users to search current and projected teaching vacancies based on chosen criteria. The system lists vacancies for teachers, guidance counselors, attendance teachers, laboratory specialists, school secretaries, psychologists and social workers. The system is linked directly to the Board’s homepage: www.nycenet.edu. —NYCBOE

New Brooklyn HS Superintendent

Charles Majors, principal of Middle College High School in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has replaced Joyce Coppin as superintendent of Brooklyn high schools. Earlier this year Coppin became the supervising superintendent at the Center for Recruitment and Professional Development at the Board of Education. —NYTimes

Three NYC Schools Receive
Blue Ribbon Awards

Three New York City schools received the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award by the US Department of Education: Aquinas High School, a private school in the Bronx, La Salle Academy, a private school in Manhattan and Merkaz Bnos High School, a private Jewish school for girls in Brooklyn. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program was established in 1982 to identify and recognize outstanding public and private schools across the US, and facilitate the sharing of best practices among schools. —www.ed.gov

Levy on School Report Cards

Chancellor Harold O. Levy recently released a statement about this year’s school report cards in which he stated there were mixed results. More students graduating high school are doing so with Regents diplomas: 30 percent of the class of 2000, up from 27 percent of the class of 1999. However, the dropout rate is now up 1.8 percent. “With longer instructional programs and more certified teachers, no one should be surprised by these results,” he stated. —NYCBOE

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