A Message from the Principal

Welcome to IS126 The Albert Shanker Middle School, home of the Wildcats! Thank you for visiting our website to learn more about our school community, including our amazing students, our loving staff, our supporting families, and our exciting programs. Please visit the site often as we update it on a regular basis. I also encourage all of you to explore the site and all of the resources and information we provide via the website.  

As your principal, I am honored to lead our school community to help provide an exciting and rigorous educational experience for our students. Our team is committed to ensuring that our students receive the best possible support to learn and grow.  

My vision for IS 126 is to provide students with an educational experience that inspires and motivates them to be lifelong learners and caring contributors to the world around them. Our goal is to provide a nurturing environment that meets the individual needs of each student, both academically and socially. 

Our skilled and devoted staff are committed to making a difference. They want to have a positive impact on your child and above all, they want to provide them with an engaging and joyful learning experience that supports them in becoming independent learners.  Our teachers are always working to get better at what they do through personal self-development and participation in a wide variety of professional development activities. They model life-long learning for our students and never settle for anything less than their best! Thank you to our incredible staff for their amazing professionalism and incredible energy and their commitment to our students. 

Great schools always come back to the relationship between the child and the teacher. Be sure and find ways to engage yourself in school life – your child will notice and respond. There are numerous opportunities for parental involvement. Join the PTA and attend workshops provided by our Parent Coordinator, parents and staff. Together, we can make a positive difference. A strong partnership between home and school fosters greater success for our children.  

If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to say hi, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].  

Thank you for everything you do to support our students and our school. Together we are stronger than the sum of every individual. We will lead the charge together as we continue our work to ensure that Every Wildcat is held to high academic expectations that meets their individual needs, and exhibits our R.O.A.R qualities.