March 2019
Meeting Monday, March 25
The CEC March Calendar and Working Business meetings will take place on March 25 at 333 Seventh Avenue in the 7th Floor Conference Room. The meeting will include a presentation about School Budgets and resolutions on State Funding for Public Schools and City Payments for Charter School Facilities. Full resolution text will be posted ASAP.
Full Meeting Agenda
Calendar Meeting
Working Business Meeting
Manhattan Community Forum Tuesday, March 26
Desegregating Manhattan Public Schools
Moving Forward Toward Equity and Excellence
Tuesday March 26, 2019
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Complex
122 Amsterdam Avenue
Featuring:
A performance by Epic Theater
Manhattan students from Teens Take Charge and IntegrateNYC
Amy Wells, Professor of Sociology and Education at Teachers College at Columbia University and Member of the Mayor's School Diversity Advisory Group
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Read an article by students from Teens Take Charge: NYC’s schools chief Richard Carranza promised us he’ll keep pushing for racial integration
Read an article by Amy Wells: From one white parent to another: Don’t pick schools because they’re selective and mostly white
Brought to you by the Parent Leaders at CEC1, CEC2, CEC3, CEC4, CEC5, CEC6
Free Food, Childcare, and Translations
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CEC Screening Committee Meeting, Wednesday, March 27
6:30 - 8 pm
333 Seventh Avenue
7th Floor Conference Room
Please join CECD2 for a discussion on screened middle school admissions, including a presentation and discussion on:
Understanding the NYC School Matching Process
How does the algorithm work? Is there a best strategy? What you need to know when applying to schools.
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