New York Performance Standards Consortium 317 East 67th Street New York, NY 10021 phone: 212/570-5394, x211 email: info@performanceassessment.org http://www.performanceassessment.org Time Out from Testing (affiliated with New York Performance Standards Consortium) http://www.timeoutfromtesting.org Amy Biehl High School currently: 8300 Phoenix NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 after January 2006: 123 4th Street SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 phone: 505/299-9409 http://abhs.k12.nm.us New Mexico Coalition for Charter
Brett Bradshaw, CES National’s Director of Strategic Communications, spoke with Steve Jubb, Executive Director of the Bay Area Coalition of Equitable Schools (BayCES), a CES National affiliate center, about the advocacy work that BayCES has done in the communities of Berkeley, Emeryville, and Oakland, California. BayCES assists schools, school districts, and community groups in the work of creating or redesigning
Ann Cook and Phyllis Tashlik, educators at New York City’s Urban Academy and leaders of the New York Performance Standards Consortium and The Center for Inquiry in Teaching and Learning, trace the history of the development of the New York Performance Standards Consortium, the challenges presented to schools by the increased use of high stakes standardized tests by the New
Sent to the Principal: Students Talk about Making High Schools Better by Kathleen Cushman and the youth of What Kids Can Do, Inc. (Next Generation Press, 224 pages, $19.91) BUY NOW! reviewed by Jill Davidson A school that creates a safe and challenging setting for learning and teaching should be “a dynamic entity that we have a vested interest in
New York Performance Standards Consortium Schools The New York Performance Standards Consortium is a CES National affiliate, with schools across New York state. A partial list of its members include: Academic Community for Educational Success, Bedford Hills Arturo Schomberg Satellite Academy, Bronx Brooklyn International High School, Brooklyn Community School for Social Justice, Bronx Essex Street Academy, Manhattan Fannie Lou Hamer
Amy Biehl High School has developed a clear message about its mission and program, allocated resources for communication and outreach efforts, joined a consortium of school with common goals, found help when possible and as needed, and involved everyone schoolwide in spreading the word about its accomplishments and goals. As a result, the school has raised nearly four million dollars
Educators have to wear many hats. Should they add that of communications professional to their collection – and if so, what are they best ways for them to spend their limited time, money, and other resources on creating the capacity for clear, effective communication in their schools? Christine Heenan, a CES National board member, has been a communications consultant to
Taught by America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton by Sarah Sentilles (Beacon Press, 224 pages, $23.95) BUY NOW! reviewed by Eva A. Frank Sarah Sentilles recalls the first Teach for America poster she ever saw, an African American man standing in front of a chalk board facing excited students of color. No explanation. No phone number. Sentilles
Tips for Successful Communication from Christine Heenan Capture Attention We’re all bombarded with new messages and information every day – from the weather forecast on the morning news to the billboard on the way to work to dozens of emails waiting for us on our computers. Our society is literally awash in information, and advertisers and marketers continue to develop
The Advocacy Institute The Advocacy Institute’s mission is to identify effective social justice advocates in the United States and around the world to strengthen their skills, broaden their networks, deepen their effectiveness, and sustain their efforts. Its website offers tremendously useful resources for creating effective social justice advocacy through five phases: building a team, creating a campaign, forming coalitions, designing