FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety (19K502)

400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-688-7930
Hours: 08:00am - 02:20pm
School Website: https://www.joinfdny.com/youth/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/19K502/
Quality Snapshot: View snapshot
School Leader: James Anderson (janders@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Lachelle Bobbit (lbobbit@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Jaycia Alonzo (jalonzo6@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Jaycia Alonzo (jalonzo6@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Erica Sumter (esumter@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

FDNY-Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety (FDNY High School) is a joint program between the Fire Department and the Department of Education. Many graduates from FDNY Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety go on to gain employment at the Fire Department. The curriculum offers students an opportunity to enroll in FDNY Electives including EMS 101 (for Juniors) and FDNY Prep (for Seniors). FDNY Administrators, Firefighters, Paramedics, and EMTs serve as Instructors for these programs and provide both academic and hands on instruction. The school also offers all the college preparatory classes and structures within the career planning as well.

School Budget: View financial budget

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 81%

Academic Highlights: Introduces the occupational benefits of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS), New York State EMS Certification Exam, Biology, Life-Saving skills, Human Anatomy, Fire Science, extinguishing agents and their chemical make-up, Students learn official procedures for becoming a NYC firefighter

Other Features: Community School, LYFE (Living For The Young Family Through Education), Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat

School Features:

School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP English Language and Composition, AP Statistics, World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Languages Offered

Spanish

Diploma Endorsements

Arts

Boys PSAL Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball

Girls PSAL Sports

Basketball, Cross Country, Flag Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Swimming, Volleyball

Co-ed PSAL Sports

Stunt

Art

We offer visual art for the required graduation requirement. She also have a CBO that provides staff for an art club afterschool.

Program Details

Law and Civic Leadership(K62B)
Law & Government

The Law and Civic Leadership program is a rigorous academic and work-based learning program that provides a foundational education in the practices of law and government.Partnering with The Justice Resource Center and the New York City Urban Debate League, students will engage in performance-based learning with Moot Court, Debate and Mock Trial in addition to work-site experience with a NYC law firm. In partnership with the NYS Office of Justice Initiatives students will gain experience in courtroom practices and work with professionals working in law and government offices throughout NYC. All students successfully graduating from this program will earn a Seal of Civic Readiness from the State of New York.

Method:

Ed. Opt.

Requirement:

Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.

Priority:

(Group 1) Brooklyn students or residents
(Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24
GE applicants/seats:	0 / 0 (0.00)
SWD applicants/seats:	0 / 0 (0.00)
Rank Avg:

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

Total Students Across All Grades

231

219

239

Grade 12 Students

Grade 11 Students

Grade 10 Students

Grade 9 Students

Avg. Class Size

23.3

18.2

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

<5 / 65 / 0

<5 / 32 / 5

<5 / 10 / 1

Attendance %

86%

88%

81%

Graduation %

86%

91%

74%

College %

27%

17%

26%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

745 (141) / 108
125

338 (67) / 108
0

305 / 108
75

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)

Student Responses

Academic Rigor

75.43%

Academic Engagement

73.23%

Safety

70.50%

Bully Prevention

60.88%

Inclusivity

84.30%

Mental Support

74.44%

Environment

72.63%

Post-School Support

81.78%

Teacher Responses

Academic Rigor

90.40%

School Satisfaction

99.00%

Student Behavior

82.75%

Student Support

99.43%

School Leadership

95.38%

Instructional Clarity

98.00%

Instructional Development

94.93%

Post-School Support

100.00%

Family Responses

Education

94.11%

Teacher Support

91.57%

Safety

96.67%

School Community

86.22%

School Leadership

98.13%

Post-School Support

93.00%

IEP Support

95.33%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

86.00%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.25

Performance Score

0.28

College Aptitude

CCR

31.90%

SAT Math

361

SAT R/W

384

Postsecondary

2-Year College 15.90%
4-Year College 23.90%
Unknown 60.20%

School Demographics (2023-24)

Student Population:

Male 74.90%
Female 25.10%

English Language Learners:

11.30%

Students with Disabilities:

38.50%

Economic Need Index:

87.20%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 1.70%
Black 60.20%
Hispanic 31.60%
White 0.90%
Other 5.60%

Teacher Ethnicity:

Black 52.40%
White 23.80%
Other 23.80%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

IEP Statistics (2023-24)

IEP Services

Students with IEPs

37.20%

Students with SETSS

0.00%

Students with ICT

26.40%

Students with SC

3.90%

Has all programs

99.00%

Has all services

78.00%

Has some services

0.00%

Has no services

22.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

86.7

IEP Movement

Good

IEP Support

95.33%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services	69 (99%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)
Special Class	6 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	22 (61%)	N/A (N/A)	14 (39%)
Occupational Therapy	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy	>5 (92%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (8%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	<=5 (?)
Stop to School	0 (0%)
Unassigned	<=5 (?)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

ELL Performance (2023-24)

ELL Progress

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

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