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What’s Special
Double-dutch champions; students grow vegetables
The Downside
Attendance is poor
At Teachers Preparatory High School, students may tutor younger children at nearby elementary schools, study visual and performing arts, or plant vegetables in community gardens as part of an urban farming program called EATS.
The school, which shares a building with Frederick Douglass Academy VII, has a nicely renovated science lab, a library, art studio, gymnasium, fitness room, dance studio and outdoor sports fields. Students may visit a sleep-away camp called Frost Valley.
Founded in 2002 as combined middle and high school, Teacher’s Prep graduated its last 8th grade class in 2019 and became a standalone high school, due to growing numbers of public and charter middle schools in the area, according to parent coordinator Tracy Cooper.
The high school has added a computer science course and requires all students to take four years of math and science, Cooper said. Students are groomed to be leaders. Once a week, trained juniors and seniors meet with small groups of 6 to 8 freshmen to provide support, because “statistics show 9th grade is the grade that makes or breaks a student’s high school experience,” she said.
Attendance is poor, however. More than half the students miss a month or more of school. Cooper said some students live in temporary housing and some travel a distance to get to school. The school makes phone calls and home visits and has incentives like “dress down” days (no uniforms) to encourage students to come to school.
Most teachers say the school is safe and orderly but some students have concerns about safety in the building, surveys show. Cooper said lockers and hallways are always supervised and adults do their best to keep track of students in stairwells between classes.
The school shares sports teams with FDA VII. The female double-dutch team has won the citywide championship several times.
Special education: More than one third of the students have disabilities. Older students are placed in programs to help them develop skills and earn certificates they can use to find jobs after high school. Some work in the building, at their church or in community organizations. Some work in a culinary arts program in another building to learn to be chefs, Cooper said. (Lydie Raschka, web reports and interview, December 2018)
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School Stats
Academics
Students
Race/Ethnicity
Safety & Vibe
Faculty & Staff
Advanced Courses
Calculus
Not offered in 2021-21Computer Science
Not offered in 2021-21Physics
Not offered in 2021-21Advanced Foreign Language
AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science
AP/IB Math or Science
Music
College Readiness
Programs & Admissions
From the 2024 High School DirectoryTeachers Preparatory High School (K20A)
Program Description:
College- and career-readiness program that prepares students to transition in all careers especially in the arts and teaching.
Teacher's Preparatory HS ACES 12:1:1 Program (K20Y)
Offerings
From the 2024 High School DirectoryLanguage Courses
Spanish
Advanced Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Computer Science Principles, Comp Sci/Math Tech (College Course [Uncredited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)
Boys PSAL teams
Baseball, Basketball
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Volleyball
Coed PSAL teams
Double Dutch
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Contact & Location
Location
226 Bristol Street
Brooklyn
NY
11212
Trains: to Rockaway Av
Buses: B12, B14, B15, B60, B7
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Other Details
This school shares the building with Frederick Douglass Academy VII HS
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