Heard.” Everyone here at the “Ridge” has a purpose. The purpose for our students is to guarantee each student is reaching and maintaining his or her academic and behavioral goals.

If you have a questions or concerns please contact us at 754-321-7250.

Welcome Back

Everyone! We are

Embarking on a

New school year!

2019—2020

Dr. Henry L. Brown, III– Principal

Mrs. Tara Pasteur– Assistant Principal

Hello Parents, Guardians, Faculty, and Community Members:

We are so excited to welcome our students back to a brand-new school year! We are even more excited to welcome our new personnel to Pine Ridge Education Center. Our team is fully committed to ensuring that your child will receive the best academic and behavioral educational school year. The theme for this school year is “A Place Where Every Child is

New Beginnings, New Theme, New Vision

School Theme for 2019—2020, “Horton Hears a Who!”

Our theme for this school year is “A Place Where Every Child is Heard!” We are teaching our students that they all have a purpose in life, but their purpose collectively is academic success and maintaining positive behavior. Every day we are implementing strategies,

interventions, and lessons for them to reach and fulfill their purpose here at Pine Ridge Education Center. We

want them to reach their highest potential this school year. They are about to experience the many different places around the globe that will enhance their exposure to the world, and we are teaching them to possess the positive energies, such as Self-Esteem, Courage, Discipline, Education, Sportsmanship, and Equality. Having these positive energies will definitely help our

students in their purpose.

Broward County Public Schools

August-September 2019

Volume 1, Issue 1

“A Place Where Every Child is Heard !!!” September

Calendar:

• No School– September 2, 2019

• No School– September 30, 2019

• Open House—September 25, 2019

Inside this issue:

Principal

Dr. Henry L. Brown

2

Assistant Principal

Mrs. Tara Pasteur

2

2

P.R.O.M.I.S.E 3

“A Place Where Every Child is Heard

3

BCPS Disclaimer 3/4

R.I.S.E 5

Well wishes and

blessings to

Ms. Flint &

Coach Majka!

Welcome to another amazing new year at Pine Ridge Education Center. I hope that you had an enjoyable summer, and looking forward to the new school year as much as we are.

Each year we strive to make improvements and offer special events for our Pine Ridge families. Our very first family event this year is our Open House, September 25, 2019, 6:00 p.m.

We are very proud to be able to offer more counseling services this year to our students. We also have after school tutoring, counseling, and bus service to take our students home in the evenings.

Our Pine Ridge family is an outstanding group of

professionals whose primary focus is always the children! Each of them brings unique talents and expertise to our school.

We look forward to seeing each of you at one of our school events, as we embark on a new and exciting school year.

I wish you all a great and successful school year ahead, and “A Place Where Every Child is Heard!!”

Educationally yours,

Dr. Henry L. Brown, III

The staff and faculty of Pine Ridge Education Center look forward to working with all of you, and allowing our students to continue to have a voice. Teamwork makes the dream work and we wish you a fantastic year!!!

Principal Dr. Henry L. Brown

Welcome to 2019—2020 School Year

Mrs. Tara Pasteur our Assistant Principal again. Pine Ridge has a unique opportunity to help students make constructive changes to their lives, both academic and behavioral. I am overjoyed to be part of such an important educational endeavor.

It is difficult for me to contain my excitement about working under the leadership of Dr. Henry Brown for another year. His commitment to improving the lives of children is second to none.

Through Dr. Brown’s leadership, our dedicated staff, committed students,

supportive parents, and outstanding partners, we will do everything in our power to prepare our students to meet the needs of a 21st Century learner. “ A Place Where Every Child is

Heard” Thank you. TP

Welcome back to the 2019 – 2020 academic school year. I consider it a privilege and honor to be a member of the Pine Ridge Education Center’s community and family once

“Reader Today, Leader Tomorrow”

Author Unknown

Page 2

“A Place Where Every Child is Heard!!!”

Pine Ridge is honored to have a great program like P.R.O.M.I.S.E. in our building that is changing students’ lives every day. P.R.O.M.I.S.E. is an initiative implemented by the District to reduce the number of school house arrests in Broward County Schools. Its sole purpose is to provide mentoring, interventions, supports, and education to students who commit the misdemeanors in

the Discipline Matrix. The P.R.O.M.I.S.E. teachers, Dr. Rambo, the Nova Counselors,

Ms. Belizaire our Social Worker, and staff work hard to ensure these students are successful here on site and once they return to their home schools. We are proud to say that we are entering into our 8th year with the P.R.O.M.IS.E. Program. Thank you to the Diversity,

Prevention, and Intervention department for entrusting a program of this magnitude to Dr. Brown and the phenomenal staff of Pine Ridge Education Center.

Broward County Schools’ Disclaimer

We’re Ready for “Horton Hears a Who!”

Where Every Child is Heard!,” this school year. We know our purpose for this school, and we are excited to ride, walk, teach, support, and most importantly love in our purpose. We are committed to embracing “A Place Where Every Child is Heard!” Parents and community stakeholders will you take this journey with us? We are a village and we all have to

support, help, and value everyone in the village, in order for us to have a successful school year.

Administration, teachers, and support staff are ready to embrace “A Place

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Volume 1, Issue 1

“It takes the

Pine Ridge

Family to help

raise our

students!”

Welcome

Back to the

RIDGE!

The School Board of Broward County, Florida, prohibits any policy or procedure which results in discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. The School Board also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Individuals who wish to file a discrimination and/or harassment complaint may call the Director, Equal Educational Opportunities/ADA Compliance Department & District’s Equity Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator at 754-321- 2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158. Individuals with disabilities requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, (ADAAA) may call Equal Educational Opportunities/ADA Compliance Department at 754-321-2150 or Teletype Machine

Pine Ridge Education Center 1251 SW 42nd Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317

Phone: 754-321-7250 Fax: 754-321-7290 http://pineridge.browardschools.com

Pine Ridge Education Center is a school where second chances are given. We’re the only Alternative Center for grades K-6; we also house the Promise Program (K-12), The R.I.S.E Program (7), and the AES Program (K-6). Even though we are an alternative center, we have high expectations for our students as it relates to academics and behavior. Our curriculum is the same as every other elementary school in the District , but we do implement the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) standards through our Life Skills class. We teach our students if no one else believes in them, they have to believe in themselves first.

The 9th Annual Community Soul Care Day

Greetings to our new Cohort of R.I.S. E. Students

"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." Aristotle

We’re on the Web

www.twitter.com/pinerdigecenter

www.facebook.com/pineridgealternaticecenter

We are so glad to welcome our new cohort of RISE students to Pine Ridge Education Center this school year. Our administration team, faculty, and staff are so excited to take part in this journey as they accelerate from 5th grade to 7th grade. This pilot program was designed and created to implement the responsibility to increase student equity. In other words we want them to R.I.S.E up and become the capable and tenacious 7th graders we know they all can be while here at Pine Ridge and at their new middle school upon the completion of the R.I.S.E. requirements.

The School Board of Broward County, Florida, prohibits any policy or procedure which results in discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. The School Board also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Individuals who wish to file a discrimination and/or harassment complaint may call the Director, Equal Educational Opportunities/ADA Compliance Department & District’s Equity Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator at 754-321- 2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158. In addition to this statement, under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, (ADAAA), the District is responsible for notifying job applicants, employees, students, parents and the public of our obligation to provide accommodations to otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities. Therefore, any notice inviting parents, employees, students or the public to apply for vacancies, register for classes, or attend functions, meetings, conferences, training or any other District or school-based event, must include the following statement: Individuals with disabilities requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, (ADAAA) may call Equal Educational Opportunities/ADA Compliance Department at 754-321-2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158. Should you have any questions regarding these statements, please contact Wladimir G. Alvarez, Director, Equal Educational Opportunities/ADA Compliance at 754-321-2150.

The 9th Annual Community Soul Care Day Reaching and Restoring Families Through Fellowship

This event was held on Saturday, July 27, 2019, 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. Families from around

Broward County came out for the exciting festivities, free backpacks, food, entertainment, games,

bounce house, and much more. Many thanks to our partners, volunteers, United for Life Ministry,

Boys Town of South Florida, Trust Bridge, Trinity, The ESOL Bilingual Department of Broward

County, Active Community, Florida Kidcare, Broward County Public Schools, Golden Krust, The

Dutch Pot, Waste Management, and Commissioner Howard Berger. See you next year!

The Pine Ridge

Teachers and

Staff are the best

in Broward

County!