NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
1997-1998 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT
District 17 EMMA JOHNSTON SCHOOL P.S. 241
976 PRESIDENT STREET
BROOKLYN, NY 11225 		LEONARD KAUFMAN, Principal (718) 636-4726
1997-1998 KG through 05    Number of Students, October 15, 1997: 1149    Number of Students, May 1, 1998: 1136
Principal's Statement:
PS 241 is located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. We have partnerships with the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, Prospect Park, Lefferts Homestead, Prospect Heights and Clara Barton High Schools, St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf and Medgar Evers College. Our Botanical Gardens partnership engages our students in horticultural studies. Our Museum partnership engages them in a Global Studies program, linked with Metro International, which has brought us Fulbright Scholars from around the globe. The Arts Connection is a major component of our school program. Our Glee Club, Dance Club, Bell Group and Art Club prepare students for celebrations throughout the school year. We have a multi-faceted multicultural program.

  
School Features
child's drawing of teacher pointing to ABC chart Special
Academic
Programs		 Programs included a peer tutoring program and crisis intervention, cross age tutorial program, author studies with visiting authors to school, Project Read Intensive Day and Extended Day Program.
  Extracurricular
Activities		 Non-academic activities included: Dance, computer, glee and bell clubs; Band and instrumental music program, Feld Ballet, National Dance Institute (NDI), and an informal conflict resolution program.
sketch of school with parent on either side Parent Support for
School		 PTA meetings, Parent Volunteer Program, and classroom volunteers; assistance with sales, and committees.
sketch of school with parent on either side School Support for
Parents		 ESL workshops; Title I workshops, PTA meetings held regularly, Family Literacy Program, "Parents As Partners" monthly read alouds, family literacy workshops.
sketch of smiling people holding hands Community
Support		 We had partnerships with Bklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Museum, Metro International, National Dance Institute, New Ballet School (Feld) and these programs: School-to-School, Junior Achievement, NYC School Volunteers.
The Division of Assessment and Accountability compiled this report primarily from central databases and information provided by This School's principal. Community support has been provided by the Collaborative Site Report. Throughout the report, N/A indicates that information was not available or did not apply to This School. The 1997-1998 Annual School Report is being issued in cooperation with the New York State Education Department and includes the New York State School Report Card for New York City Schools.