Community Education Council District 2 News

Schools Chancellor Klein announced a five-year, $80 million contract granted to I.B.M. to develop a vast new storehouse of educational data to track the individual progress of the city’s 1.1 million students. This data storehouse will be a major step towards establishing tools to hold principals accountable for the results of their schools. Some New York City council members have expressed concerns about the $80 million contract. See the New York Times article.

For an educator’s perspective on the new IBM contract, see “Improving Schools” by former District 2 Community Superintendent Shelley Harwayne: http://ncteelem.blogspot.com/index.html

For more information, see the Chancellor’s press release and IBM’s press release:

CECD2 presented an outstanding panel of Differentiated Learning Specialists, moderated by Community School Superintendent Daria Rigney: Ada Cordova, Regional early childhood Literacy specialist; Brenda McDonough, Region Nine Intervention Director for school-based Academic Intervention services; Chuck McEvoy, Instructional specialist in Special Education and former Special Education Supervisor; and Kelly Shannon, PS 41 Principal, discussing the role of the school-based Pupil Personnel Team.

Chancellor Klein’s third reorganization of NYC public schools was announced in January 2007 and will go into effect on July 1, 2007, when all regional offices will be closed. All NYC public schools must choose a “School Support Organization by early May. The regional offices will be replaced by four geographically-located “Integrated Service Centers.” Did you know Read the rest of this entry »

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 Read the rest of this entry »

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 Read the rest of this entry »

Presenting an outstanding panel of Differentiated Learning Specialists, moderated by Community School Superintendent Daria Rigney Read the rest of this entry »

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.”

Read the InsideSchools Article

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. Read the rest of this entry »

The CECD2 is pleased to announce the formation of the Special Education committee, chaired by John R. Scott and Arielle Hart, M.D. Read the rest of this entry »