{"id":100,"date":"2023-10-10T20:53:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T20:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesamuelhuntingtonschool.anamshahidqazi.com\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2023-10-26T14:01:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:01:51","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thesamuelhuntingtonschool.anamshahidqazi.com\/index.php\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"100\" class=\"elementor elementor-100\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72b2f35b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"72b2f35b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7221fa59\" data-id=\"7221fa59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b3563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62b3563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ac71b26 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4ac71b26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae592b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ae592b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf57f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcf57f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History Of The Samuel Huntington School<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef7059d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef7059d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc83da0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc83da0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7c5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c7c5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The Samuel Huntington School, PS 40, remains an LSI (Local Support and Improvement otherwise known in Good Standing) school.<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">The Samuel Huntington School, PS 40 is located in South Jamaica Queens.\u00a0 Our community consists of 317 scholars, 50% male, 50% female, the demographic breakdown includes 55% Black, 27% Latinx, 11% Pacific Islander, 5% White, and 1% Native American.\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">21% of our population is special needs, 14% are English Language Learners.\u00a0 86% of families are economically-disadvantaged.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">In reading, also known as ELA, in the last 7 years, the percentage of scholars in grades 3 \u2013 5 who are proficient readers grew from 8% to 66%, that is a 58% increase.\u00a0 Our ELLs grew from 5.9% to 40%, and our students receiving special education services grew from 4% to 66%, which is a 62% increase.\u00a0 In Math in the last 7 years, the percentage of scholars who are proficient mathematicians grew from 13% to 76%, which is a 63% increase.\u00a0 Our ELLs grew by 9% from 41% to 50%, and our students receiving special education services grew by 40% from 50% to 90%. \u00a0 We are very proud of our progress gained through Tier I, Tier II and Tier III support provided by classroom teachers, IEP\/SETSS teacher, ENL teacher, and supplemental services from community based reading and math partnerships.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Our school is the recipient of a $1.3 million literacy grant through the Pinkerton Foundation for our tenth year for the 2023-2024 school year, to provide supplemental reading intervention services for all scholars. This initiative is called South Jamaica Reads (SJR) and consists of the following community based literacy partners: Jumpstart (delivers literacy theme based learning activities for Pre-Kindergarten students twice per week for 2 hours each session), Read Alliance (supports Kindergarten through grade 2 students in reading and homework help 2-3 days per week after school on a one to one basis), Reading Partners provides one to one reading support grades K &#8211; 4 students in need during the school day for one hour and after school twice per week for one hour.\u00a0 Springboard provides our lower grade Kindergarten through grade 3 scholars with a summer reading program 4 days per week for 3 hours per day to enrich reading comprehension skills. Literacy Inc. (provides family workshops and workshops for parents, trains parents to volunteer to work in various capacities virtually within the school.\u00a0 Literacy Inc. facilitates parent workshops and trains parents to be volunteers in the school. The South Jamaica library offers parent literacy workshops and invites guest readers to read to various classes.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc42bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbc42bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc3cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cc3cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/thesamuelhuntingtonschool.anamshahidqazi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-26-at-7.01.08-PM.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-865\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History History Of The Samuel Huntington School The Samuel Huntington School, PS 40, remains an LSI (Local Support and Improvement otherwise known in Good Standing) school. 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