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Friday, July 1, 2022
PS 130M - End of School Message from Principal Fong
June 30th, 2022
Dearest Families of PS 130,
Congratulations! WE MADE IT! 😄 We cannot thank you enough for partnering with us to make the most of every day for your children this past school year. Thank you for all of your tremendous work and for your ongoing commitment and support despite all the challenges and obstacles that we faced together. It was the greatest joy having all of our children learning in person and seeing them strive and thrive!
It continues to be an honor to serve our school and community. We are truly grateful to our families, all of our staff members, our Parents Association, and our entire community. All of your hard work, trust, love and support continue to make all the difference.
We also want to also thank you so much for your patience and understanding, as we know there continue to be ongoing updates and changes. Please stay updated this summer by checking our school’s website,
https://www.ps130m.org, or Parents Association Website, http://ps130pa.blogspot.com/, along with subscribing to updates on the NYCDOE website, https://www.schools.nyc.gov. We will also send announcements and forms via Operoo, so please make sure you check your messages regularly. Class assignments for the next school year will be sent out via Operoo in late August.
We want to congratulate our Pre-Kindergartners, Kindergartners, and Fifth Graders on their in-person graduations and ceremonies last week! It was so nice to see so many of our families back at the school and in the building once again! For all our families not returning next year, we wish you all the very best, and please reach out if we can be of any help or support.
We want to congratulate everyone for successfully completing another most challenging school year at Public School 130 Manhattan! We wish everyone a restful, peaceful, and joyful summer. Remember to keep checking in with your children with how they are feeling, and please remember to take good care of yourselves, too! Be kind to yourselves! :)
Please send lots of hugs and love to all of our children! 💗
Sincerely,
Mr. Fong
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
PS 130M - A Message and Updates From Principal Fong
PS 130 Hernando De Soto (Manhattan)
Dearest Families,
We wanted to wish a Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all those who are celebrating today. ☘
We hope everyone is staying healthy and safe during these tumultuous times, and we wanted to continue to offer our help and support to the entire PS 130 Community. One of our biggest hopes is for our children is to feel safe in this world, and we know that so much is happening around us right now that is making this extremely challenging for all of us.
Let us keep communicating with our children, check in with them, and speak to them about how they are feeling. Let us encourage them to share their thoughts, and ask them what we can do together to help support one another. We certainly do not have all the answers, but we can show our love and support by letting them know how much we love and care for them, always.
Thank you all so much for partnering and working so hard together with us and for all of your love, support, patience, and understanding through these unprecedented and most challenging of times. We are truly grateful to work alongside every one of you as we can continue to do our very best for our children.
We will have a Family Information Session/Town Hall on Monday, March 22, 2021 via Zoom at 6PM to provide a space to connect and answer any questions and concerns that you may have.
Topic: PS 130 Family Information Session/Town Hall
Time: Monday, March 22nd, 2021 at 6PM
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Please take good care, and stay safe everyone.
With Much Appreciation and Gratitude,
Principal Fong (Renny)
PS 130 Hernando De Soto (Manhattan)
Friday, December 4, 2020
PS 130 School Updates for Next Week - December 7 - December 11
Dearest Families,
We hope everyone had a good week back after our 4-day break. We wanted to let everyone know that we will be continuing with our regular 3-cohort schedule for now and will inform
you if there are any changes (see attached schedule). We want to have as little disruption for our students, our families, and our staff during this challenging time. WIth the addition of some added students to in-person learning, PS 130 is currently at about 75% of our students fully remote.
For next week, we will be fully remote on Monday and Friday (12/7 and 12/11), Cohort A will come in on Tuesday and Wednesday (12/8 and 12/9) and Cohort B will come in on Thursday (12/10).
For those students reporting to school for in-person learning, families must give consent to random COVID testing, so please make sure to provide consent online or bring in a signed form when your child comes into school next week. This will minimize the waiting that might occur outside, as we have to check off to make sure every family has given consent in order for your child to attend in-person learning. Thanking everyone for your patience ahead of time, as we know the weather is getting colder, too.
We will hold a PS 130 Town Hall (which will be recorded) on Monday, December 7th, at 6:30pm via Zoom to address your questions or concerns.
Here is the invitation link:
Topic: PS 130 Family Information Session/Town Hall
Time: 6:30PM
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Thank you SO much, everyone. Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend.
Please take good care, and stay safe.
Best,
Principal Fong
PS 130 Hernando De Soto
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Principal's Letter: Family Information Session/Town Hall on Monday, November 9
Dearest Families,
We hope everyone is having a good day, and we thank you so much for meeting with our teachers to collaborate on how to best help your children. Please continue to reach out and let us know how we can help or support you in any way.
Here is a link to a short feedback form for families to fill out. We would love to hear from you, and please let us know if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, concerns by filling out the form at:
We had a few families join us at our Parents Association meeting this morning. We will be having one Town Hall (which we will record) this coming Monday, November 9th, at 6:30pm to answer any questions or concerns you may have.
Principal Fong is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PS 130 Family Information Session/Town Hall
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
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Topic: PS 130 Family Information Session/Town Hall
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
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Meeting ID: 979 7640 1716
Passcode: 325938
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Meeting ID: 979 7640 1716
Passcode: 325938
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Meeting ID: 979 7640 1716
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Thank you so much, everyone!
Best,
Principal Fong
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Respect For All and Sexual Harassment Prevention Letter and Brochures
October 15th, 2020Dear Parents and Students:
Each student and staff member brings to our school community the richness of our city’s cultural diversity
and the desire for respect. We are committed to promoting respect for diversity among students and
between students and staff so that all of our students feel valued, safe and supported.
It is the policy of the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to maintain a safe and supportive
learning and educational environment that is free from harassment, intimidation and/or bullying, sexual,
harassment, and discrimination on account of actual or perceived race, color, age, creed, ethnicity, national
origin, citizenship/immigration status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual
orientation, disability, or weight.
It is a violation of DOE policy for any DOE employee to discriminate against or create a hostile environment
for a student by conduct and/or verbal or written acts on school property, or at a school function, on the
basis of any of the above-noted grounds. Please see Chancellor’s Regulation A-830 for additional
information regarding this policy.
It is also a violation of DOE policy and of the Citywide Behavioral Expectations to Support Student Learning
(DOE’s Discipline Code; https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/know-your-rights/discipline-code) for any student to discriminate against
another student on account of actual or perceived race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin,
citizenship/immigration status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation,
disability, or weight, or to harass, intimidate or bully another student or to sexually harass another student.
Please see Chancellor’s Regulations A-831 and A-832 (https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/policies/chancellors-regulations/volume-a-regulations), and the Discipline Code, for additional
information regarding DOE’s policy.
It is further the policy of the DOE to prohibit retaliation against any student, parent, or DOE employee who
in good faith reports or participates in an investigation of allegations of student-to-student harassment,
intimidation and/or bullying, sexual harassment, and discrimination.
Our school’s Respect for All (RFA) Liaison(s) to whom students and parents can make reports of student-to-
student discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying, is (are) Ms. Sharon Levanoni, School
Counselor.
Our school’s Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Liaison to whom students and parents can make reports
of student-to-student sexual harassment is also Ms. Sharon Levanoni, School Counselor.
The RFA and SHP Liaisons can be reached by calling the school at 212-226-8072 or at
slevano@schools.nyc.gov.
Students, parents, and individuals other than staff may report allegations of student-to-student
discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying or student-to-student sexual harassment verbally, or in writing, by submitting a Complaint/Reporting Form (https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/school-environment/respect-for-all), to
the principal/designee or the RFA or SHP liaison, or any other school staff member, or via the online portal available at https://www.nycenet.edu/bullyingreporting.
Any student or parent of a student who feels that the student has been discriminated against by a DOE
employee may file a complaint with the DOE’s Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) by contacting:
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management
65 Court Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
718-935-3320
OEO Complaint Form (https://www.nycenet.edu/oeo)
October 15th, 2020
Dear Parents and Students:
Each student and staff member brings to our school community the richness of our city’s cultural diversity and the desire for respect. We are committed to promoting respect for diversity among students and between students and staff so that all of our students feel valued, safe and supported.
It is the policy of the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to maintain a safe and supportive learning and educational environment that is free from harassment, intimidation and/or bullying, sexual, harassment, and discrimination on account of actual or perceived race, color, age, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, or weight.
It is a violation of DOE policy for any DOE employee to discriminate against or create a hostile environment for a student by conduct and/or verbal or written acts on school property, or at a school function, on the basis of any of the above-noted grounds. Please see Chancellor’s Regulation A-830 for additional information regarding this policy.
It is also a violation of DOE policy and of the Citywide Behavioral Expectations to Support Student Learning (DOE’s Discipline Code; https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/know-your-rights/discipline-code) for any student to discriminate against another student on account of actual or perceived race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, or weight, or to harass, intimidate or bully another student or to sexually harass another student. Please see Chancellor’s Regulations A-831 and A-832 (https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/policies/chancellors-regulations/volume-a-regulations), and the Discipline Code, for additional information regarding DOE’s policy.
It is further the policy of the DOE to prohibit retaliation against any student, parent, or DOE employee who in good faith reports or participates in an investigation of allegations of student-to-student harassment, intimidation and/or bullying, sexual harassment, and discrimination.
Our school’s Respect for All (RFA) Liaison(s) to whom students and parents can make reports of student-to-
student discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying, is (are) Ms. Sharon Levanoni, School
Counselor.
Our school’s Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Liaison to whom students and parents can make reports of student-to-student sexual harassment is also Ms. Sharon Levanoni, School Counselor.
The RFA and SHP Liaisons can be reached by calling the school at 212-226-8072 or at slevano@schools.nyc.gov.
Students, parents, and individuals other than staff may report allegations of student-to-student discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying or student-to-student sexual harassment verbally, or in writing, by submitting a Complaint/Reporting Form (https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/school-environment/respect-for-all), to the principal/designee or the RFA or SHP liaison, or any other school staff member, or via the online portal available at https://www.nycenet.edu/bullyingreporting.
Any student or parent of a student who feels that the student has been discriminated against by a DOE employee may file a complaint with the DOE’s Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) by contacting:
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management
65 Court Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
718-935-3320
OEO Complaint Form (https://www.nycenet.edu/oeo)
Gender-based discrimination and harassment (including sexual harassment), whether by a staff member or a student, can also be reported to our district’s Title IX Coordinator at Title_IX_Inquiries@schools.nyc.gov.
Some of the conduct that is prohibited by Chancellor’s Regulations A-831 and A-832 is also prohibited by Title IX, which is a federal law prohibiting sex discrimination and harassment in schools and DOE’s programs and activities. The U.S. Department of Education recently adopted new regulations which revise the type of behavior prohibited by Title IX and the procedures for investigating allegations of Title IX student-on- student sexual harassment, stalking, domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual assault. In some cases, depending on the nature of the allegations, the Title IX Team will conduct its own separate investigation, in addition to the investigation conducted by the school. If this occurs, a member of the Title IX team will reach out to you. Please refer to the Title IX webpage [https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/policies/non- discrimination-policy/title-ix] for additional information regarding Title IX and the new regulation.
We look forward to a productive school year as we work together to promote Respect for All (https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/school-environment/respect-for-all). Please feel free to contact me or our schools RFA and SHP
liaisons if you have any questions regarding this issue.
Sincerely,
Principal Fong
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Principal's Letter - Family Information Session
Dearest Families,
We look forward to seeing everyone on Zoom tomorrow, Monday, September 14th, 2020, for our Back to School Information Session, either tomorrow morning at 8:30am or tomorrow evening at 7:30pm. If you are locked out of the Zoom Meeting because of the 300 Person Capacity limit, please try going to the YouTube Live Link at https://youtu.be/Ov0MBR1gr1k for 8:30am and https://youtu.be/EUlnX9rQFcE for 7:30pm session. If that doesn't work, we will be recording the sessions and will share the recordings with families after the meeting.
Thank you so much, everyone!
Here is the Zoom Invitation Link for Both sessions:
Renny Fong is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PS 130 Re-Opening Family Information Session
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
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Please take good care, and stay safe everyone!
Best,
Principal Fong (Renny)
Renny Fong
Principal
Public School 130 Manhattan
143 Baxter Street
New York, NY 10013
Principal
Public School 130 Manhattan
143 Baxter Street
New York, NY 10013
212.226.8072
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Principal's Letter - Updates from PS 130M
September 9th, 2020
Dearest Families of PS 130,
We hope everyone is doing well, and we are excited to start the new school year with you virtually on September 16th. We want to thank our families for being so patient and understanding with all the changes and updates that have been happening. Our teachers have reported back to school this week and are working hard to get ready to receive your children, whether in person or online. There have been some shifts in programming students and staff, due to updated guidelines, so we have been making the necessary adjustments in order to maintain safety and to make things work as best as possible. Some families have already been contacted about changes and some may still be contacted, and we truly thank you for your flexibility and understanding.
Our goal is to send out notifications of your child’s teachers and classes by the end of the day this Friday. Families can
choose full-time remote learning at any time, for any reason, using the Learning Preference online form:
The NYCDOE School Calendar just came out this past weekend and is available at:
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/news/2020-2021-school-year-calendar
Please also join us on Monday, September 14th, (8:30am and 7:30pm) for another virtual family information session to provide you with the latest updates. These sessions will be recorded.
Here are the Zoom Meeting details. The maximum number of participants is 300.
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Meeting ID: 979 7640 1716 Passcode: 325938
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Please check the Department of Education website (https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-year-20-21/return-to-school-2020) regularly regarding what school will look like and our reopening plan and procedures.
Families can also continue to check for any updates/announcements:
NYCDOE website, https://www.schools.nyc.gov
school’s website, https://www.ps130m.org/
our Parents Association website, http://ps130pa.blogspot.com/
We are extremely grateful for the support of our community during these extraordinary and uncertain times. We remain
committed to working together to ensure the safety as well as the social-emotional and educational well-being of our
students, staff and families.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns at https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&source=mailto&to=office@desoto130.org
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