Address:
2400 NW 26th St
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
Phone: 754-322-3200
Website: https://www.browardschools.com/williamdandy
Principal: Felice Winston-Davis
Grade Level: 6-8
Innovation Zone: Dillard
Total Enrollment: 940
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| Staff | Role |
|---|---|
| Cara Coletti-Span | Assistant Principal |
| Dr. Marcelle Martelly | School Social Worker |
| Dr. Marsha Grandison-Taylor | Assistant Principal |
| Erica Sawyer | Technology Specialist |
| Felice Winston-Davis | Principal |
| Jamalyn Fitzpatrick | Community Liaison |
| John Battle | Assistant Principal |
| Nicole Francis | Security Specialist |
| Shenee Rowe | School Site Magnet Coordinator |
| Timothy Summons | Security Specialist |
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| Name | Contact | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt-a-Student (School-Based Mentoring Program) | Marc Larose | Our school-based mentoring program provides guidance and support to students in need. It is an innovative supplement to the traditional learning that takes place at William Dandy Middle School, providing our students with another avenue through which they might feel more confident about their schoolwork, improve their attitudes and commitment to learning, and develop more fully as a person. The program is aligned to our School Wide Positive Behavior Plan and it has been implemented and monitored for the past 5 years by Mr. Marc Larose (Intern Principal). |
| BEST BUDDIES | Shanel Kates-Brown | Our "Best Buddies" promotes one-on-one friendships between students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those without a disability, within the school. This program tries to break social barriers at a difficult time in a teenager's life.The program's main purpose is to allow volunteers to be paired up with a buddy with a disability and provide them with a friend or a mentor. |
| CEA (Community Engagement Association) | Marsha Grandison-Taylor | The Community Engagement Association is an initiative that allows us to partner with certain churches and local organizations to offer mentoring services to our students. |
| Faith-Based Partnership | Marsha Grandison-Taylor | Our WDMS Leadership Team and WDMS Teachers visit our Faith-Based Partners quarterly to increase parental engagement, to promote our excellent Magnet Program, mentoring and volunteering. Here is a "List of our Faith-Based Partners": Harris Chapel 2351 NW 26 Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 Pentecostal Temple Revival Center 2050 NW 27 Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 Lighthouse Worship 2201 NW 24 Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 Gateway Christian (2 blocks east of WDMS on 26 St) 2130 NW 26 Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 Praise Tabernacle International (Northwest Corner of Sunrise Blvd & 441) 1050 NW 43rd Ave, Plantation, FL 33313 |
| Florida Educators of America ( FEA) | Marsha Grandison-Taylor | Dr. Taylor meets with the FEA students once a week to discuss what it means to be an educator and the necessary steps to take to make it a reality. |
| Hope Sunshine Club | Ana Gabriela Joseph | Helping Overcome Problems Effectively The main goal for the Hope Sunshine Club is to provide students with a safe place in which they can develop skills to reduce feelings of helplessness and hopelessness that often lead to suicide while fostering a sense of community. The club meets weekly for 60 minutes throughout the school year. |
| PREP | Jamalyn Fitzpatrick | PREP stands for Pretty Responsible Educated & Proud! It is s a school-based mentoring group that teaches, expands and explores opportunities for young ladies that may not have the resources to do so. |
| Principal's Book Club | Shernette Grant | Our Principal, Ms. Shernette, meets with a group of students on a weekly basis to talk about an interesting book that has been selected by the students. The students visit Barnes and Nobles as well to explore tons of books that will turn them into strategic readers. |
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