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Trinity Elementary showcases literacy, equity curriculum and names tenure recipients
Summary
Trinity Elementary School presented student performances, highlighted a K–3 literacy rollout (Heggerty/phonics), and described equity curriculum work; the principal recommended tenure for six staff members and the board approved personnel consent items later in the meeting.
Trinity Elementary School hosted the City School District of New Rochelle Board of Education at a public meeting where Principal Michael Hildebrand presented the school’s literacy and equity work, student performances and recognition of tenure recipients.
Hildebrand described Trinity as “a beautifully diverse school of 841 of the most glorious scholars,” and said about 20% of students are learning English as a new language and almost 20% have individualized education programs. He said the school is implementing a K–3 emphasis on Tier 1 literacy and noted the use of the Heggerty Bridge to Reading program introduced in fall 2024 to combine daily phonics and phonemic awareness.
Eleanor Zielinski, Trinity literacy coach, described Tier 1 instructional components aligned with New York State literacy guidance—phonics, segmenting, blending, decoding and encoding—and said teachers participate in professional learning communities and benchmark assessments to monitor progress. Ms. K. Matori (assistant or curriculum leader in presentation) described the school’s equity curriculum work tied to the district’s principle 3 (inclusive curriculum and assessment) and the CAR (curriculum assessment review) framework; classrooms use texts intended as mirrors, windows and doors to affirm identity and broaden perspectives.
Students performed and some fifth graders summarized a book study (Alma and How She Got Her Name), explaining why names matter. Principal Hildebrand and board members congratulated several teachers and teaching assistants recommended for tenure: Adrienne Bracamante, Rachel Collins, Allison Abramo, Alana DeVito, Ann Sanchez (and others announced during the presentation). The board approved the personnel consent agenda later in the meeting, which includes recommended personnel and tenure items listed in the packet.
Hildebrand closed by reiterating the school’s equity vision: “Here at Trinity, everyone belongs,” and thanked teachers, support staff and the student performers.
The presentation served both to celebrate classroom practice and to illustrate how district strategic goals—equity, rigorous instruction and social-emotional learning—are enacted at one elementary school.
