M.S. 246 Walt Whitman
District- Location: 72 Veronica Place, Brooklyn, NY 11226
- Phone: 718-282-5230
- Fax: 718-284-6429
- School Website
Overview
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School Number: K246
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Accessibility: Partially Accessible
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Grades: 06,07,08,SE
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2020–2021 Enrollment: 356
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Geographic District: 17
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Borough: Brooklyn
School Contacts and Information
- School Leader
- Bently Warrington, Principal
- Parent Coordinator
- Nickesha Lyle,Suze Vixamar
- Respect for All Liaison
- Alika Baptiste
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison
- Alika Baptiste
- How to report student-to-student discrimination, sexual and other harassment, intimidation, and bullying
- Space
- Shares building with other schools
- District Borough Number
- 17K246
Superintendent and District Contacts
- Superintendent
- Shenean Lindsay
- Family Support Coordinator
- Margo Sargeant
- Address
- 1224 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213
- Phone
- 718-221-4372
- Education Council President
- Erika Kendall
- Education Council Phone
- 718-467-0800 x 1030
Mental Health and Wellness
- Ask your Parent Coordinator, School Social Worker, or School Counselor for more information about your school's mental health program.
- Community School
- Latainya Johnson: 646-279-7050, ljohnson75@schools.nyc.gov
- Pathways To Care
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- Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center: 718-963-7923
- For expedited connection to care, please coordinate referrals with your child's school by: (1) calling the school building number; (2) asking to speak with a School Social Worker or Counselor; and (3) requesting mental health services for your child through the Pathways to Care program.
Building Ventilation Information
- In order to ensure maximum safety for staff and students, all school buildings are continually monitored for any ventilation issues. The DOE makes repairs or improvements where needed and/or will close any rooms until they can be occupied safely.
- K246 - 72 Veronica Place
- See citywide information and report definitions:
- Building Ventilation Status
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: Hugh Stennett
- Kitchen Phone Number: 929-397-3022
- 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 - Middle School
- 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 - Middle School
- 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.
- Quality Review Report 2016-2017
- Quality Review Report 2014-2015
- School Performance Dashboard
- The School Performance Dashboard shows multiple years of data and key comparisons for this school.
- School Performance Dashboard - Middle School
Reports
Building Accessibility Profile
- Building 1
- K246 - 72 Veronica Place - Partially Accessible
- Rating
- 8 out of 10 - At least one elevator provides service to all floors in the building and all public assembly areas in the school are accessible. Access is provided to most classrooms on multiple floors. Additional accessible bathrooms exist on other floors in addition to the ground floor accessible bathroom(s). There may be limited areas within the building that are not accessible due to changes in elevation or other barriers.
- View BAP Report