ESI Update
Week of January 20
In this issue you will find the following features:
- News and Updates: Leadership Meeting
- Opportunities: Digital Ready Application, Using PSAT/NMSQT Data Workshop, Black College Tour
- School Spotlight: The School for Human Rights
- Did You Know? Students Conduct Their Own Groundbreaking Research About Learning
- The Halls of ESI Schools: Channel View School for Research
- Shout Outs: Academy for Young Writers and East Side Community School
News and Updates
*This feature is intended to keep you up-to-date on what’s happening in ESI.
Leadership Meeting February 11
*Please note the change in date.*
The next Leadership Meeting, designed for Principals and Assistant Principals, will take place February 11 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. At this meeting school leaders will have an opportunity to share strategies, struggles, and breakthroughs in working to prepare Black and Latino Males for college and career. Representation from every ESI school is expected at each of the Leadership Meetings. Please click here to RSVP.
When: February 11, 2014
Where: THE HISPANIC FEDERATION (55 EXCHANGE PL, New York, NY 10005)
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Registration: RSVP by clicking here.
Refreshments will be served.
Opportunities
Getting Ready for College, Careers, and the Common Core with Dr. David Conley
In a lecture at the CUNY Graduate Center, Dr. Conley will explore his “Four Keys to College and Career Readiness,” the big picture behind the Common Core State Standards, and how educators can cultivate deeper learning in their students. Conley’s comprehensive framework for college and career readiness can be used to gauge readiness for both students and schools; his Four Keys model (Key Cognitive Strategies, Key Content Knowledge, Key Learning Skills and Techniques, and Key Transition Knowledge and Skills), based on numerous research studies and work with effective secondary schools, specifies the teachable knowledge, skills, and abilities that students must have to be effective learners.
Conley serves on numerous technical and advisory panels, consults with educational agencies nationally and internationally, and is a frequent speaker at national and regional meetings of education professionals and policy makers. In addition to his positions at the University of Oregon, he is also the founder of the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) and is the author of several books and numerous articles on the topic of college and career readiness, including the recent Educational Leadership commentary, Rethinking the Notion of ‘Noncognitive.’
Where: CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave at 34th Street, Lower level, Room C203 (Note: Please present a photo id at the security desk to enter the building.)
When: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., February 20, 2014
Register: RSVP to lecture@mail.cuny.edu
Reception will follow.
Community Best Practices Forum: Building College-Going Cultures through Positive Youth Development
Graduate NYC! and the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Readiness invite you to a Special Community Best Practices Forum and Professional Development Session on Monday, February 3rd, from 9AM – 2:30PM. This event is an opportunity for guidance counselors, ESI Liaisons, and other school staff that support students in college access. This forum builds on Graduate NYC!’s December 2013 forum on Building a College-Going Culture in Nonprofits and Schools.
Attendees will participate in interactive group activities and also hear from a panel of representatives from schools and community-based organizations who will share their experiences in supporting college access and success. There will be opportunities for questions and discussion throughout the day.
Where: NYU Kimmel Center for University Life, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor, 60 Washington Square South, New York City, 10010
When: February 3rd, 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Click here for more information and the agenda. Please note that space is limited. Participants must RSVP in advance in order to attend. Click here to register. For questions about this event, please contact Paul Forbes.
Using PSAT/NMSQT Data Tools and Reports to Improve Learning
This workshop for ELA and Math instructional leaders and practitioners, curriculum coordinators, school counselors and administrators provides educators with hands-on training in the use of reports that are based on annual PSAT/NMSQT results. These reports include the following: Score Report Plus, Summary Reports, Summary of Answers and Skills (SOAS), and AP Potential.
At the end of the workshop, educators will be able to use the PSAT/NMSQT program’s valuable data to shape instructional goals in the classroom, identify curricular and academic strengths and weaknesses, and understand how to interpret data effectively to spot disparities between their schools/students and state, national, and comparable groups.
Where: The College Board National Office, 45 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10023
When: February 5, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
To RSVP, please click here.
Digital Ready: Student-Centered Technology and Professional Development Program
ESI schools should consider the opportunity to apply for Digital Ready, a program that was highlighted in Principal’s Weekly. As you know, Digital Literacy is an important strategy that ESI has identified that can impact the college and career readiness of Black and Latino young men. The Digital Ready program can support your school to create a learning environment that matches your students’ needs and interests through the use of technology. Schools that are selected to participate will receive support for planning and implementing the program, professional development for teachers, software to support blended learning and assessment, and guidance on partnering with digital media learning organizations.
To be eligible, your school must meet the following criteria:
• Demonstrate evidence of investment in digital learning, including infrastructure and professional development
• Have scored an A, B, or C on the Progress Report
• If your school received a Quality Review, have scored a Proficient or Well-Developed (if your school received a Quality Review and scored a Developing, it will only be considered if your school scored an A or B on the Progress Report).
Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on February 14. To apply, review the program overview. Then complete the application according to the instructions. Submit the completed application with any supporting materials to the Digital Ready team at team@digitalready.net.
Harlem YMCA’s Annual Black College Tour and Black Achievers in Industry Corporate Scholarship
Two opportunities for 11th and 12th grade young men from Harlem YMCA. The first is the Harlem YMCA’s annual Black College Tour. The Black College Tour is an annual trip that allows the Harlem YMCA to take 40 college bound high school students to visit a number of Historically Black Colleges. Each year the itinerary changes but some of the regular stops include: Howard, Spelman, Clark Atlanta, Morgan, North Carolina A&T, and many more. Click here to see the itinerary for 2014. This year’s tour will take place March 24 – 29. The tour is open to 11th Grade students only and it is $350.00 for the entire week. Click here for more information. Click here for the application.
The second opportunity is the Harlem YMCA Black Achievers in Industry scholarship. The application is for current African American seniors. The scholarship is for $2,500. This is a one time award; recipients must re-apply
annually to be eligible for future awards. Candidates must submit:
1. Completed application
2. Two essays
3. Letter of recommendation
4. Official transcript
5. Photograph
6. SAT Score
American Promise
In February, Black History Month, PBS will premiere American Promise on POV on Monday the 3rd at 10 pm ET (check local listings). In addition to this broadcast, the week of February 3 –February 9th has been termed Black Male Achievement Week. Please join us in using this week to lift up the achievements of black boys and the work being done to support our communities.
