Comments on: School report confirms what you knew http://www.queenscentral.com/school-report-confirms-what-you-knew/ Rego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Briarwood Thu, 17 May 2012 15:55:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Center for NYC Affairs http://www.queenscentral.com/school-report-confirms-what-you-knew/comment-page-1/#comment-8588 Center for NYC Affairs Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:40:09 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/11/06/school-report-confirms-what-you-knew/#comment-8588 Thought this event would be of interest. Please help us spread the word and forward widely and/or post on any other relevant blogs, event calendars and listservs. thanks! The Center for New York City Affairs at Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy presents: WHO RULES THE SCHOOLS? Mayoral Control After Bloomberg Thursday, March 6, 2008, 8:15 am to 10:30 am Tishman Auditorium 66 West 12th Street, (between 5th and 6th avenues) When Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office one of his top priorities was to repair the city's ailing public schools. The state gave him control of the school system five years ago and must soon decide whether to extend that power to future administrations. Are the schools more accountable today? Students and teachers more successful? Parents more engaged? Principals more effective? What's the track record of mayoral control––and should it continue after 2009? featuring a presentation by Joel Klein, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education SPEAKERS: Christopher D. Cerf, Deputy Chancellor for Organizational Strategy, Human Capital and External Relations, New York City Department of Education Carmen Colon, Executive Director, Association of NYC Education Councils Ernest A. Logan, President, NYC Council of School Supervisors and Administrators Hon. Alan Maisel, Member, New York State Assembly (D-Brooklyn) Merryl Tisch, Vice Chancellor, New York State Board of Regents MODERATOR: Samuel G. Freedman, Columnist, "On Education," The New York Times, and Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Light breakfast will be available beginning at 8 a.m. Admission is free but you must reserve a seat. To RSVP, please visit www.centernyc.org. Thought this event would be of interest. Please help us spread the word and forward widely and/or post on any other relevant blogs, event calendars and listservs. thanks!

The Center for New York City Affairs at
Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy
presents:

WHO RULES THE SCHOOLS?
Mayoral Control After Bloomberg

Thursday, March 6, 2008, 8:15 am to 10:30 am
Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street, (between 5th and 6th avenues)

When Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office one of his top priorities was to repair the city’s ailing public schools. The state gave him control of the school system five years ago and must soon decide whether to extend that power to future administrations. Are the schools more accountable today? Students and teachers more successful? Parents more engaged? Principals more effective? What’s the track record of mayoral control––and should it continue after 2009?

featuring a presentation by
Joel Klein, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education

SPEAKERS:
Christopher D. Cerf, Deputy Chancellor for Organizational Strategy, Human Capital and External Relations, New York City Department of Education
Carmen Colon, Executive Director, Association of NYC Education Councils
Ernest A. Logan, President, NYC Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
Hon. Alan Maisel, Member, New York State Assembly (D-Brooklyn)
Merryl Tisch, Vice Chancellor, New York State Board of Regents

MODERATOR:
Samuel G. Freedman, Columnist, “On Education,” The New York Times, and Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Light breakfast will be available beginning at 8 a.m.

Admission is free but you must reserve a seat. To RSVP, please visit http://www.centernyc.org.

]]> By: BHofmann http://www.queenscentral.com/school-report-confirms-what-you-knew/comment-page-1/#comment-7232 BHofmann Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:59:18 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/11/06/school-report-confirms-what-you-knew/#comment-7232 Hi, I thought it would be valuable to clarify the criteria for the grades. The grades reflect degree of improvement more than they do quality of education. Of course, quality was part of the formula, but there were highly rated schools all over the school that got C's because they did not show significant improvement or progress. Hi, I thought it would be valuable to clarify the criteria for the grades. The grades reflect degree of improvement more than they do quality of education. Of course, quality was part of the formula, but there were highly rated schools all over the school that got C’s because they did not show significant improvement or progress.

]]> By: mickiet http://www.queenscentral.com/school-report-confirms-what-you-knew/comment-page-1/#comment-5145 mickiet Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:16:05 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/11/06/school-report-confirms-what-you-knew/#comment-5145 Hooray! My alma mater - P.S. 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (n`ee the ANNADALE PARK School) - did BETTER than P.S. 196! When I grew up here, the top of the crop were usually 196, 206 and 220. Hooray! My alma mater - P.S. 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (n`ee the ANNADALE PARK School) - did BETTER than P.S. 196!

When I grew up here, the top of the crop were usually 196, 206 and 220.

]]> By: Audrey http://www.queenscentral.com/school-report-confirms-what-you-knew/comment-page-1/#comment-5074 Audrey Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:12:03 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/11/06/school-report-confirms-what-you-knew/#comment-5074 My understanding is that the grade was derived using a growth model. So, a school where most of the students do very well and they didn't do appreciably better than very well would score lower than a school where most of the students were 5 years below grade level and had moved to 3.6 years below grade level. I"m not sure if this is the case, but if so... we're not looking at where you want your kids to go so much as relative improvement. My understanding is that the grade was derived using a growth model. So, a school where most of the students do very well and they didn’t do appreciably better than very well would score lower than a school where most of the students were 5 years below grade level and had moved to 3.6 years below grade level. I”m not sure if this is the case, but if so… we’re not looking at where you want your kids to go so much as relative improvement.

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