Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School

April 26, 2021

Dear BCAM Students and Families,

We are now in our 2^nd week of 4^th Quarter.  Final grades that are placed permanently on DOE transcripts are an average of 3^rd & 4^th Quarter report card grades. So this 4^th Quarter really matters!  Students must continue to attend their live classes every day except Wednesdays and do all of their work!

If a student received an NX for a 3^rd Quarter class, this means it is an “incomplete”.  They would have failed this class, but the DOE is not issuing any fails during this COVID- impacted school year.  So they have to make up work for this incomplete during 4^th Quarter, or do so during summer school.

Also, please be reminded of the following upcoming calendar dates:

• Wednesday, May 12^th:          BCAM PTA 6pm
• Thursday, May 13^th: DOE Holiday- No School
• Monday, May 17^th                 Superintendent virtual visit to BCAM for evaluation
• Friday, May 28^th                    Last day of live classes for Seniors (12^th Graders)
• Monday, May 31^st:                DOE Holiday – No School
• Tues, June 1^st- Friday, June 4^th Senior Portfolio Presentations
• Friday, June 11^th:                  Last day of live classes for 4^th Quarter for 9^th-11^th Grades
• Mon, June 14^th-Wed, June 23^rd Regent exams & independent work completion 4^th Quarter
• Tuesday, June 22^nd                Class of 2021 Graduation
• Friday, June 25^th                   Last day of 2020-21 school year & diploma pick-up for grads
• Monday, July 5^th                  1^st day of summer school for credit/course make-up

Please also be aware that BCAM will be hosting a series of professional workshops for students given by professionals from different industries and professions.  Please be on the look-out for advertising of these workshops!  And extra-curricular programs and PSAL teams continue until June 11^th! 

We encourage you to review our website at www.bcamhs.org and Twitter/Instagram @bcamhs to keep up to date with our school and access our calendar.  And please contact our Parent Coordinator Joseph Cooper (718)230-5748, Ext. 338, jcooper12@schools.nyc.gov ) with any issues.  Thank you as always for your partnership and participation. 

Yours,

Dr. James O’Brien, BCAM Principal (jobrien16@schools.nyc.gov )

Janna Bello, BCAM Assistant Principal (jandrews6@schools.nyc.gov )

& the entire BCAM Staff Community

At Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School (BCAM), we prepare our students for 21st century academic, creative, and professional success. Through an art, media, and technology-enriched academic curriculum emphasizing community collaboration, we challenge ourselves to think critically and create knowledge in pursuit of personal excellence and meaningful social change.