SPECIAL EDUCATION: The school offers both small "self-contained" classes and integrated co-teaching (ICT) classes. The lunchroom is cheerful, with round burgundy tables and student murals on the walls. It is wheelchair accessible and has no metal detectors or cameras. The building is colorfully bright and clean and features a well-equipped library and technology lab. The school is in a brick building across the service road of the Sheridan Expressway. A partnership with the Children's Aid Society Bronx Family Center provides students with access to medical and dental services. The school hosts peace fairs to target neighborhood violence and offers Saturday parent academies to encourage family engagement. Students get good advice applying for college and financial aid, according to the city’s Quality Review. Although attendance and graduation rates are below the citywide average, the school does a better job than schools with similar populations, according to the city’s School Performance Dashboard. Most students come in with weak academic skills, and many have special needs. The National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado gave Fannie Lou Hamer a gold “School of Opportunity” award in 2015 for its work with low-income students. Students and staff agree the school is safe teachers work together as a team and uniformly recommend the school to prospective parents, according to school surveys. Teachers work hard to engage students in interesting projects-such as testing the quality of the water in the Bronx River.
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