Bronx Engineering and Technology (ETA)

99 Terrace View Avenue Bronx, New York 10463

Phone: (718)563-6678 Fax: (718)563-6975
Karalyne Sperling, Principal

October 2017
Dear BETA Families and Staff,

Happy fall to all! We are so excited to have begun a successful year paving our pathways
to top colleges and rewarding careers. Please know that YOUR involvement as parents, students
and staff are what makes the BETA experience positive, enriching and meaningful. YOU are
BETA. It is with your time and effort that our school thrives, and BETA students become lifelong
learners!

We enjoyed seeing many of you at our Curriculum Night in September. For those of you
who missed it, all cohort conversations were around graduation as well as college and career
readiness. We must stress that your child must be here, present, in school every day to succeed.
School attendance is a major contributing factor for school success. After school tutoring, clubs
and a variety of opportunities will begin the week of October 16th and please check out the
website www.betahs.com for the monthly calendar, updates and announcements. Please contact
your childs counselor for information regarding Skedula.

Important College and Career Facts and Contacts:

Freshman and Sophomore Guidance Counselor: Ms. Fletcher Dfletch2@schools.nyc.gov

Junior and Senior Guidance Counselor: Ms. Garcia Igarcia3@schools.nyc.gov
College and Career Readiness Counselor: Mr. Ali: Mali9@schools.nyc.gov

Principal Ms.Sperling: Ksperling@schools.nyc.gov

Assistant Principal Hall: Ms. Hall Ihall2@schools.nyc.gov
Assistant Principal Dixon: Mr. Dixon Rdixon2@schools.nyc.gov
Parent Coordinator Margarita Brice: Ms. Brice Mbrice@schools.nyc.gov
Below is a re-cap from Curriculum Night:

2017- 2018 BETA Cultural Focus:

The Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy community will engage in a coordinated effort to
expose all students to a college and career readiness curriculum through small advisory groups. The entire
BETA community will have the opportunity to take part in weekly college and career readiness activities
through advisory, classroom instruction, field trips, afterschool and Saturday programs.

* All students will Focus on college readiness criteria in Mathematics and English
* 75 or higher on the English Regents
* 70 or higher on Algebra or Geometry regents or 56 on Trigonometry Regents
* Pass Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry courses

* All students will

Participate in the College Board developed curriculum supported by the College Access
For All team in weekly advisory sessions on Fridays

* All students will

AP For All work will encourage all students to take at least one AP course before
graduating as well as apply for College Now opportunities with Lehman College

* All students will

Have open door access to Mr. Ali, a dedicated college counselor, to support, as well as
expose, the entire BETA community to the necessary experiences and information to
make their college and career journey both positive and possible

* All students will

in every year visit colleges including overnight upstate college visit opportunities their
junior and senior years.

* All students will

Attend classes lead by BETA pedagogues who are working in collaborative grade teams
and department teams to ensure that classroom rigor meets college and career readiness
standards across all subjects

Thank you for your time and efforts in making BETA the wonderful community it is! Please look
out for Novembers newsletter all about the Restorative Justice Program at BETA!

Best Regards,

Principal Sperling
Ksperling@schools.nyc.gov