Syracuse City School District (SCSD) Superintendent Daniel Lowengard and SCSD
senior administrators will join Syracuse University School of Education Dean
Douglas Biklen on Thursday, Dec. 4, to take part in a banner-raising event to
celebrate Salem Hyde Elementary School becoming the district's newest School of
Promise. Students, faculty and staff from Salem Hyde and the School of Education
also will take part in the event, which is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. in the cafeteria at the
school, located at 450 Durston Ave. in Syracuse.
Schools of Promise is a partnership program between the School of Education and
local school districts. The program introduces inclusive schooling on a whole-school
basis, instead of a classroom-based approach. The program covers issues of inclusion
and belonging relating to school climate, classroom community and students with
disabilities. Schools of Promise also provides for extensive on-site professional
development and support for teachers and leaders to meet a wide range of student
needs in collaborative ways.
The partnership is designed to improve elementary schools for all students, especially
students who have traditionally not been successful in schools, including students
with disabilities, students learning English, students of color and students from low
income families. In addition to its SCSD partners, Schools of Promise has multi-year
partnerships with the East-Syracuse Minoa School District and Longbranch
Elementary School in the Liverpool School District. For additional information about
the banner raising event and the Schools of Promise program, contact Julie Causton-
Theoharis at 443-9651 or jcauston@syr.edu, or George Theoharis at 443-5271 or
gtheohar@syr.edu.
