During the 2005-06 academic year, the CECD2 established the Education Research on Human Subjects in Public Schools Committee (the “Research Committee”) in response to growing concerns of some parents in the district who wanted more transparency and accountability with regard to research studies in the schools and the issue of parental consent (more…)
First quarterly PTA/SLT meeting. Reminder: January 15 is the deadline for filing for the Capital Plan.
Time/Location: 333 Seventh Avenue 7th floor at 6:30 PM
The Capital Plan is monies allocated through the School Construction Authority and funded by the state for capital improvements needed in our schools (more…)
Presenting an outstanding panel of Differentiated Learning Specialists, moderated by Community School Superintendent Daria Rigney (more…)
Beginning next fall, parents in elementary schools that use the TERC Investigations math curriculum could see welcome changes in their children’s schoolwork as a result of revisions to the unpopular program that many parents consider to be “fuzzy math.”
The “Ban the Cell Phone Ban” and press conference were originally organized on the steps of City Hall by the CECD2. The Council vows to support every effort to ensure our children’s safety. (more…)
The CECD2 is pleased to announce the formation of the Special Education committee, chaired by John R. Scott and Arielle Hart, M.D. (more…)
District 2 announced a significant change in its TERC Investigations math curriculum at the December 2006 meeting. Guest speakers were: Suzanne Werner and Kerry Cunningham, Regional Instructional Specialists, Mathematics. (more…)
Chat with other parents and compare notes. A blog is a user generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order. (more…)
Dear District Two Families,
Most of us remember our own school days in classrooms with rows of seats facing a teacher who spent her day standing in front of the room (or sitting at her desk), writing on the board, asking us to read “round robin” style and assigning pages from our textbooks. In a recent Time Magazine article, (“How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century,” Dec. 10, 2006), (more…)