Good morning,

I hope you all had a good weekend.

Here we are at the end of marking period 3, time is flying. All work needs to be submitted by Thursday 12:30 pm so that grades can be entered. If you are missing assignments, you can e-mail your teachers to get, you have a few days left and can still get this done!

As of today, the June Regents are scheduled to be given with no waivers given. If you are enrolled in a Regents class, you are expected to take them. If this information changes, I will let you know.
As a reminder that all students will be dismissed every Wednesday after 6th period. This is big change in our daily schedule but an important one. This will begin on Beginning on Wednesday April 13th, all students will be dismissed at the close of 6th period at 2:12pm and follow the same way each Wednesday going forward. This will happen with A, B and C week students regardless of if it is their academic or internship week. 6th period classes on Wednesdays will rotate on a weekly basis so that students continue to see their afternoon teachers on a regular basis on these days. This change will allow us vital time for professional development, administrative duties and curriculum/lesson planning which we are hoping will allow us to elevate instruction in every class throughout the week. We hope that this will also allow additional time for our students to complete classwork and internship research papers at home on their own time. We are excited for this change and believe it will be a positive change for both our students and staff going forward.

Thank you to all of you that have been calling the school ahead of time to let us know of students needing to leave early for appointments, this really does help us.

Congratulations to our students that have continued to complete their internship papers, we know this is a great deal of work and effort and it is paying off. Well done!

Dates to be mindful of:

4/14- End of marking period 3
4/15-4/22-Spring Break- School is closed
4/25-School back in session

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out- Have a GREAT week.

Donna Lobato
Principal

Staff Directory

At New Dawn Charter Schools we value, above all, our relationships with students, parents, and guardians. In addition to our core academic, internship, and college programs, we are proud to focus on our students social and emotional needs by providing every one with a Mentor in the building. Each of our faculty and staff members are mentors to our students. If you are looking to reach a teacher, administrator, or mentor, please feel free to contact them from this list or through our learning management system Jupiter Ed.

New Dawn Charter High School Administration and Teachers

New Dawn Charter Schools Leadership Team

Dr. Sara Asmussen, Executive Director: sasmussen@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Mr. Steve Ramkissoon, Director of Finance and Human Resources: sramkissoon@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Mr. Jose Obregon, Director of Operations and Student Support Services: jobregon@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Dr. Lisa DiGaudio, Director of Curriculum and Instruction: ldigaudio@ndchsqueens.org

Ms. Nazli Askin, Data Specialist: naskin@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Ms. Emily Predmore, Remote Learning and Technology Specialist: epredmore@ndchsqueens.org

For more information about the individuals listed above, click here.

Ms. Donna Lobato, Principal

dlobato@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Holding a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and Special Education from Dowling College, Ms. Lobato has been teaching special education for the past 20 years, ranging from Early Intervention services to high school students with a variety of populations. Her experience also ranges from classroom teacher to administrative roles both in public and private school settings, but always maintains a connection with students by teaching classes and collaborating with faculty. Donna enjoys the challenging of finding ways and strategies to support student success. When she is not working Donna enjoys time on the beach with a good book.

Mr. Rudolph Asher, Dean of School

rasher@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Ms. Janisha Crawley, Lead Counselor, McKinney-Vento Liaison

jcrawley@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Mr. Charles McNulty, Special Education Coordinator

cmcnulty@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Aspiring Teacher

Ms. Hana Sharhan, hsharhan@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Counseling Department

Ms. Beranda Felder, School Counselor, New Dawn Suns Basketball Coach: bfelder@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Ms. Elizabeth Kipps, School Counselor: ekipps@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Mr. Daniel Rabinovich, Substance Abuse Counselor: drabinovich@ndchsbrooklyn.org

ELA Department

Mr. William Brown: wbrown@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Ms. Isabella Scappaticci: iscappaticci@ndchsbrooklyn.org

ENL and Special Education Department

Ms. Lori Aideyan, Special Education Teacher: laideyan@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Mr. Marques Damon, Special Education Teacher: mdamon@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Ms. Nyddia Lugo, ENL Teacher: nlugo@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Ms. Mary-Grace Tomecki, Special Education Teacher: mtomecki@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Internship and College/Career Readiness Department

Ms. Annick Aska, College and Career Readiness Coordinator: aaska@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Ms. Lisa Dickler Awano, Development Specialist of Methods for Writing the Research Paper;
Writing and Social Justice Teacher: lawano@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Mr. Scott Milliken, Guidance Counselor: smilliken@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Ms. Sharise Wigfall, College and Career Readiness Coordinator: swigfall@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Math Department

Mr. David Gorkhover, Algebra and Geometry Teacher: dgorkhover@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Mr. Vadim Manevich, Algebra and Personal Finance Teacher: vmanevich@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Science Department

Ms. Danielle Tennant, Living Environment and Forensics Teacher: dtennant@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Social Studies Department

Mr. Robert Cervone, Global History and Economics: rcervone@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Mr. Marcus Fennell, US History and Civics: mfennell@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Mr. Felix Modestin Jr, Global History: fmodestin@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Specials Department

Ms. Suzanne Goldenberg, Art Teacher: sgoldenberg@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Ms. Kayla Ortiz, Physical Education and Health: kortiz@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Support Staff

Ms. Kim Fields, Parent Coordinator: kfields@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Mr. Jaren Fournier, Office Assistant: jfournier@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Mr. Michael Wolf, Attendance and Engagement Coordinator: mwolf@ndchsbrooklyn.org

Important Announcements

New Student Enrollment Open House!

Benchmark Builders (best construction company in NYC!) supports students with back-to-school donations

Photos from our Senior Brunch and Block Party on June 24, 2021!!

New Dawn Students Advocate for Learning to Work Funds from Mayor DeBlasio

4/11 Weekly Update from Ms. Lobato

4/4 Weekly Update from Ms. Lobato

Enrollment Open House April 7, 2022 10:00 AM

3/21 Weekly Update from Ms. Lobato

3/14 Weekly Update from Ms. Lobato