P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr.
District- Location: 2100 Walton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453
- Phone: 718-584-6004
- Fax: 718-584-7220
- School Website
Overview
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School Number: X279
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Accessibility: Fully Accessible
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Grades: 0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,SE
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Geographic District: 10
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Borough: Bronx
School Contacts and Information
- School Leader
- Jean Dalton Encke,Principal
- Parent Coordinator
- Samantha Velez
- Respect for All Liaison
- Judith Galarza
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison
- Judith Greene
- How to report bullying
- 504 Coordinator
- Michele Coyle-Hughes
- Space
- Not shared
- District Borough Number
- 10X279
Superintendent and District Contacts
- Superintendent
- Roberto Hernandez
- Family Support Coordinator
- Kamiel Solomon
- Phone
- 718-741-5852
- Address
- One Fordham Plaza, Bronx, Ny 10458
- Education Council President
- TBA
- Education Council Phone
- 718-741-5837
Mental Health and Wellness
- Ask your Parent Coordinator, School Social Worker, or School Counselor for more information about your school's mental health program.
- School Based Health Center with Mental Health Services
- Morris Heights Health Center (718) 584-6004 Ext. 2186
Free Student Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and after school meal service is free for all NYC public school students.
- Menu Service Specifics
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- Breakfast Time: No Service Requested
- Lunch Time: No Service Requested
- Food Service Manager: Luvenia Williams
- Kitchen Phone Number: 929-452-3152
- See what's on the menu:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- DOH Inspection Report
Admissions
- For School Specific Admission Information
- Browse NYC Schools on MySchools.nyc
School Quality
The DOE develops tools to help families and educators understand student achievement and school quality. The reports on this page provide information about school quality from multiple sources. These sources include feedback from students, teachers, and parents. Reports also include information from formal school visits and a variety of student achievement metrics.
- School Quality Snapshot
- The School Quality Snapshot provides families with a summary of each school. The data captures the schools learning environment and student performance. Snapshots from the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years are available in the links below.
- School Quality Snapshot K-8
- School Quality Guide
- The School Quality Guide is a detailed report about this school that includes complete results from the NYC School Survey and more information on student achievement
- School Quality Guide K-8
- Quality Review Report
- The Quality Review Report is the result of a two-day visit by an experienced educator, who has looked at how well this school supports student learning and teacher practice.
- 2017-18 Reports
- 2014-15 Reports
- School Performance Dashboard
- The School Performance Dashboard shows multiple years of data and key comparisons for this school.
- School Performance Dashboard K-8
Reports
Building Accessibility Profile
- Building 1
- X279 - 2100 WALTON AVENUE - Fully Accessible
- Rating
- 10 out of 10 - All educational primary function areas within the building are accessible. The building either has a construction date of 1992 or after, or represents a building where major alterations, additions or remediations have been made to pre-1992 construction to provide full accessibility.
- View BAP Report
- Building 2
- X896 - 2240 Walton Avenue - Fully Accessible
- Rating
- 10 out of 10 - All educational primary function areas within the building are accessible. The building either has a construction date of 1992 or after, or represents a building where major alterations, additions or remediations have been made to pre-1992 construction to provide full accessibility.
- View BAP Report