Who we are and what we believe!
The Louis Armstrong School fosters the linguistic and academic development of all scholars in our learning community.
We establish a linguistically and culturally rich community of learning where students are encouraged to take intellectual risks in a compassionate, inclusive, safe, and rewarding environment.
Our instructional practices utilize a variety of research based approaches to provide meaningful, authentic instruction appropriate for the diverse needs of our student body.
Providing multiple paths to success, incorporating scaffolds, and using rich and varied resources helps students strengthen their understanding of the content across all subject areas. Together, we adapt, create, engage, nurture, advocate, support, serve, and love.
We stand firm that all students can achieve success and celebrate the collective and individual milestones of our children.
What we are setting out to achieve!
We strive to continuously participate, share, and help one another cultivate an environment that is supportive of English language learners, bilingualism, students with disabilities, and our diverse community as a whole.
At PS143Q,
our mission is to provide every student with access to grade-level skills and topics. Educators will design instruction across all grades, content areas, and academic settings, incorporating appropriate scaffolds to support students in mastering standards-based skills.
Instruction will adhere to thoughtful pacing, evidenced through effective lesson planning and instructional practices aligned with Danielson Framework components 1a and 1e.
Teachers will embody the “warm demander” approach, fostering student growth through encouragement, inspiration, and accountability to high standards.
We have big goals for our learning community, and we need your support to ensure they come true! While we have MANY goals we work towards, here are the main ones we need your help with! Partnering with you, yes you, will help your child and our whole entire learning community!
We need your child to show up to school every single day! To learn more, please review our attendance policy here.
Kindly note: The school day promptly starts at 8:10 A.M. Our doors open between 8:00 A.M. and 8:05 A.M. to greet our students for the day. Instruction begins immediately, and any child entering our school after 8:05 A.M. will be marked late.