A. Philip Randolph Campus High School
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A. Philip Randolph Campus High School | |
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Address | |
443 W. 135th Street , United States | |
Coordinates | 40°49′06″N 73°57′01″W / 40.818281°N 73.950199°W |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 1979 |
School district | 5 |
Principal | David Fanning |
Faculty | 65.0 FTEs[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,367 (as of 2014-15)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 21.0:1[1] |
Website | aprandolph |
The A. Philip Randolph Campus High School is a four-year
As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,367 students and 65.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 21.0:1. There were 1,100 students (80.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 74 (5.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Asa Philip Randolph
Acknowledged as the greatest black labor leader in American history,
As a long-time advocate for
Retiring as president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1968, Asa Philip Randolph was named the president of the recently formed A. Philip Randolph Institute, established to promote trade unionism in the black community. He continued to serve on the AFL-CIO Executive until 1974. On May 16, 1979, Randolph died in New York.[3]
New York City high school 540, better known as A. Philip Randolph Campus High School, located on the City College of New York campus, is named in honor of Randolph.
Programs
Randolph offers three screened programs: a medical program, humanities program, and an engineering program. Students applying for either of the screened programs are selected on the basis of:
- Their 7th grade standardized citywide reading and math scores
- Their grade point average (GPA)
- Attendance and
- Priority choice on their application.
The students in these three select programs take
College and Career Preparatory Institute program
The SBI College and Career Preparatory Institute (CCPI) enrolls students in their program which offers a curriculum of College and Career Preparatory workshops and sponsors Performing Arts groups. To be a part of any of CCPI's programs students must maintain a high level of participation and a GPA of 2.5 or better.
Sound Business, Inc. (SBI) is an independent, not-for-profit education services corporation that offers high potential, publicly educated New York City high school students an opportunity to prepare themselves for the pursuit of professional careers. Sound Business, Inc. works with educators, parents/guardians, community groups, and business leaders to develop and implement extra-curricular studies which complement rigorous academic programs. SBI extra-curricular studies address the attitudinal, socio-cultural, and informational needs of students who must be prepared to assume a broad range of societal leadership roles in the future.[4]
Partnerships
Hospital outreach: St. Luke's Hospital, Harlem Hospital, Gateway Medical
Higher education institutions: The City College of New York
Corporate: Sound Business Incorporated, Kaplan Educational Services, Magazine Publishers of America, Dominicans on Wall Street.[5]
Courses and program highlights
Language classes: Spanish
Advanced placement courses: Biology, Calculus AB, English Language and Composition, English Literature and YELLOW Composition, Macroeconomics, Physics B, Psychology, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, United States History
Alumni
- WSOF2-division Champion
- Natasha Hastings (Track and Field), two-time Olympic Gold Medalist
References
- ^ a b c d School data for A Philip Randolph Campus High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
- ^ Welcome - A. Philip Randolph Campus High School - M540 - New York City Department of Education
- ^ Asa Philip Randolph (1889 - 1979) Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "about Sound Business, Inc. A New York City Original". Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ Partnerships - A. Philip Randolph Campus HS Archived September 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine