The Judge Charles J. Vallone School
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23-70 31st Street LONG ISLAND CITY Queens USA, New York 11105 |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′23″N 73°54′54″W / 40.7731°N 73.9149°W |
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| School type | Theater Arts and Technology Magnet School Elementary |
| Motto | Where the genius in each child is developed toward academic excellence |
| School district | 30 |
| Authority | New York City Department of Education |
| School number | PS85 |
| Principal | Ms. Ann Gordon-Chang |
| Grades | Pre- K - 5 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 4-11 |
| Enrollment | 461 |
| Average class size | 30 |
| Hours in school day | 7 hours |
| Campus type | Urban |
The Judge Charles J. Vallone School is Public School 85 in Queens, New York, USA.
Located in Astoria, Queens Public School 85 Queens is a multi-cultural community, with many small, family run businesses. The Judge Charles J. Vallone School serves approximately 450 students from Pre-kindergarten to Grade 5, coming from over forty different countries and speaking over 14 different languages. The school day is divided into 7 periods and extends from 8:10-2:30, with a 37.5 minute extended day program for small group intervention, Monday through Thursday. A ninety-minute literacy block is scheduled in every grade, every day. The Math block is 60 minutes in Grades K – 2, and 75 minutes in Grades 3 – 5. Thirteen and one half percent of newly admitted students are recent immigrants. One hundred and seventeen students are English Language Learners. Sixteen of the English Language Learners are Special Education students. The LABR is administered to all students new to the City system within five days of their admission. Parents and guardians of students who qualify for services are notified of the results in writing and made aware of their options. Semi-annual parent orientations are held to further clarify the program.
English Language Learners at P.S. 85Q are serviced through a free-standing ESL program. In Grades K through 2 there is a self-contained ESL class on each grade. In Grades 3 through 5 a push-in program is in place. In compliance with CR Part 154, Beginning and Intermediate students receive 360 minutes of ESL instruction per week, and Advanced students receive 180 minutes of ESL instruction and 180 minutes of English Language Arts. The Kindergarten, First and Second Grade teachers provide two periods per day of ESL instruction during the Literacy block for Beginners and Intermediate students, and one period per day of ESL instruction with one period of English Language Arts instruction for Advanced students. The ESL teacher provides two periods per day of ESL instruction for Beginning and Intermediate students and one each of ESL and English language Arts for Advanced students. Rigby On Our Way to English is in place in self-contained classes Kindergarten through Grade 2. Rigby English in My Pocket is used supplementary in the 3 -5 push-in program.
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