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About Roy Wilkins

Roy Wilkins was a leader of the civil rights movement in the United States.

He served as the executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1955 to 1977.

Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in Saint Louis, Missouri. His mother died when he was young, and he went to live with his aunt and uncle in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Wilkins attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1923. After graduation Wilkins became a reporter of the Kansas City Call, a weekly newspaper that served the African American community. In Kansas City, Missouri, Wilkins joined the struggle for African American rights.

Wilkins began working with the NAACP in 1931.
He edited its official publication, The Crisis, between 1934 and 1949.

During that time, he also directed the NAACP antidiscrimination program across the United States.

Wilkins was influential in winning the historic 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. In that case the Supreme Court said that public schools must be open to Black and white students equally.

In 1955 Wilkins was appointed executive director of the NAACP. He directed the organization to seek equal rights for Blacks through the legal system. He played a major role in working with President Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, 1965, and 1968. Wilkins also helped organize the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. Throughout his time at the NAACP, he strongly opposed violence and rejected Black separatism (Blacks who wanted to live separately from whites).

Wilkins was awarded the NAACP Spingarn Medal in 1964. He stepped down from the NAACP in 1977 because of failing health. Wilkins died in New York, New York, on September 8, 1981. His autobiography, Standing Fast: The Autobiography of Roy Wilkins, was published in 1982.

Wilkins died in New York, New York, on September 8, 1981.

Visiting the School

Parents are asked to be prepared to pick up their children no later than 2:20 pm every day at their designated door. Parents or authorized representatives on the Blue Card* that need to pick up children before dismissal are asked to send their child with a note so that he or she is ready to be picked up. When you come in to pick them up, you must sign them out in the Main Office first and have photo ID.  Children will only be released from school to names listed on the Blue Card.  For the safety of the children, no exceptions will be made.

In accordance with DOE policy, all visitors must show proof of vaccination to enter the school building.

*Anyone who is not a parent or guardian picking up a child must be listed on the Blue Card and be 18 years old or over. Please remember to update your Blue Cards as necessary. Parent/Guardians must have picture ID and proof of vaccination to enter the school building and to pick up children.

As per NYCDOE policy, students in grades 3K, Pre-K, K, 1, and 2 must be picked up by an adult (over 18 years of age) who is listed on the Blue Card. Students will not be permitted to be dismissed to an order sibling to walk home.

Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 may walk home only after school hours. Parents of students in grades 3, 4, and 5 must complete the “Permission to Walk” form prior to students being released to walk. Forms will be available beginning in September.

If an older child (grades 3, 4, or 5) is being dismissed with a younger sibling (grades K, 1, and 2), the parent must write a note to both teachers. An adult must be at the lower grade student’s exit to pick up both children.

Please do not park in front of the school during drop off or dismissal. It is not legal parking at that time and is a safety concern.

For safety, all children and parents must cross at the corner.

All adults that are picking up a child in an emergency, during the school day, must be listed on the Blue Card. If the person that is picking up the child is not on the Blue Card, the Principal or Assistant Principal may accept permission over fax (not email) by a parent of identification and a written note, but the person that is picking up the child must also sign the book and include their signature, date and time and provide picture ID.

Parents may not pick up students early from school on a routine basis. For example, every Thursday at 2:00pm.

“EQUITY FOR ALL”

Vision Statement

The shared vision of The Roy Wilkins School PS 136Q is to empower our students to become critical thinkers, problem-solvers, and community leaders. We aim to create an inclusive, diverse, restorative-focused environment that engages learning and addresses students overall social and emotional well-being.

Mission Statement

The Roy Wilkins school community, including educators and parents, will collaborate to ensure high-quality instruction within a safe learning environment while nurturing students to become academically and socially resilient leaders of today and tomorrow.

PS 136Q Core Values

  • Provide students with diverse curricular resources in a safe and secure learning environment.
  • Empower and encourage a problem-solving, resilient mindset in all learners to address academic and social-emotional challenges.
  • Integrate 21st-century curriculum and instructional resources for students to apply to real-world scenarios and experiences.
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Instructional Absolutes

The below Instructional Absolutes are the expectations for all lessons taught daily in all classrooms and subject areas.

  1. Modeling/Facilitating
  2. Higher order questions leading to high quality discussion
  3. Checks for understanding/formative assessment
  4. Making thinking visible
  5. Small group instruction based on data

Instructional Focus

This year we will build teacher capacity around using questioning and discussion techniques, with a focus on divergent questioning in order invite students to formulate hypotheses, make connections, challenge previously held views, or explain their thinking.

Dear PS 136 Families,

Greetings to each of you!

On behalf of the entire faculty and staff of the Roy Wilkins School, I welcome you to the 2022-2023 school year. It is with great anticipation and excitement that we begin our year together.  

This week we had teachers back in the building for instructional and safety professional learning. It was a great two days of excitement, discussion and collaboration. We are building teacher capacity around using questioning and discussion techniques, with a focus on divergent (open ended) questioning in order to invite students to formulate hypotheses, make connections, challenge previously held views, or explain their thinking. 

I want to personally invite you to attend of Meet-the-Teacher Night on the evening of Thursday, September 15th. Sessions will begin at 4:30pm. More information will follow. This will be a great opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and learn more about our 2022-23 school year initiatives. In the near future, I will host a Coffee with the Principal event inviting parents to share ideas regarding our school’s Vision and Mission Statement, which will be updated this Fall.  Please see the current P.S. 136 Vision and Mission Statement in our Parent Handbook.  A flyer will be sent home soon with a date for the Coffee with the Principal event. 

Please feel free to contact myself or Ms. Wilkinson if you ever have any questions or concerns.  Remember, communication is very important to ensure a successful school year.  It is important to make sure all of your emergency contact information is current and up to date. Another essential element is your ability to access your child’s NYC Schools Account.  You will be able to access key information about your child’s progress in school, including attendance, report card grades, general school information and test scores, in one of ten languages.  If you need to sign up for your account, please contact Ms. Shaquana Johnson.  Another great resource will be our new school website, which is under construction and will open this Fall.  Please also follow us on Instagram @PS136Q and on Facebook “PS 136 Queens” (Look for the tiger!).

All students should enter using their entrance door, which will open for students at 8:00am. As noted on our school flyer posted on Class DOJO, there is no early morning drop off as there is no supervision provided before 8:00am.  Breakfast will be provided to all students upon arrival in the building and will be eaten in the classroom.

Warmest Regards,
Jamel Johnson
Principal

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