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Harry S Truman High School is a public high school at 750 Baychester Avenue, in the Co-op City section of the Bronx, New York City, United States. The school is designated as an Empowerment School by the New York City Department of Education, which allows it more autonomy in choosing a curriculum. Truman shares a uniquely designed and interconnected campus with two middle schools, MS 180 and 181, and two elementary schools, PS 178 and 153. The campus was designed to be a one-stop and close-to-home solution for students and families in the Co-op City neighborhood. The main Truman building is also home to the Bronx Health Sciences High School, which occupies a portion of the third floor, and PS 176X, a special education school for autistic students, which shares a small portion of the first and second floors. Truman High School is one of the remaining large high schools in the Bronx that has not been broken up into a number of small schools. This trend, which has been popular in the city, has seen other high schools in the borough, such as Evander Childs High School and Roosevelt High School split into a number of smaller schools that are still located in the same building. Truman High is located in the Co-op City section of the Bronx, although many of the students commute to school from other parts of the city. ==History== In 1998, Sana Q. Nasser became the principal of Truman. Under a partnership with the non-profit organization "P.E.N.C.I.L.",〔(''PENCIL: Transforming Schools Together'' )〕 she has created six small career-themed academies in TV Production/Media Communications,〔(''Truman High School Media Program Website'' )〕 Culinary Arts, Air Force Junior ROTC, Engineering & Robotics, Law, and Business Computing. The academies serve to create and maintain the benefits and feeling of a small high school, with the variety of courses and extracurricular activities that can only be offered at a large high school. Students take their academy classes every day, for all four years of high school and change academies (or enroll in more that one), if their schedule permits. Statistical analysis done by the school has indicated that among students who participate in the academies, on-time graduation rates are significantly higher, and overall attendance, behavior and academic performance in the core subject areas has improved.〔(''Bronx Principal Reinvents High School'' )〕 On June 18, 2009, during his bid for re-election, Mayor Michael Bloomberg claimed that during his administration, reported crimes at the school had dropped by a staggering 85%.〔(''Mayor Bloomberg Announces Crime Decrease in City Schools'' )〕 On September 6, 2013, Principal Sana Q. Nasser retired from her post as leader of the school. After 15 years as the head administrator, and 31 years in the education system, Nasser cited her desire to spend more time with family as one of the main reasons for her departure. She did indicate that her work in education in New York City would continue, but did not specify where her next position would be. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harry S. Truman High School (Bronx)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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