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Today, 2/22/2012

High: 57 Low: 45

Mostly cloudy

20% chance of precipitation.

Tomorrow, 2/23/2012

High: 58 Low: 45

Slight chance rain

42% chance of precipitation.

2011-12 NYC School Calendar

Gotham Schools

Closure spurs talk of new strategy for struggling charter schools - Read Full Article

Parents from Peninsula Preparatory Academy rallied against the city's closure decision outside Department of Education headquarters in January. Last month, as parents from Peninsula Preparatory Academy vocally protested�the city’s decision to close their charter school, Principal Ericka Wala quietly pursued an alternative. Wala discovered that a charter school in Harlem that had faced closure last year was [...]

Rise & Shine: Some schools not getting the inclusion message - Read Full Article

Despite a new mandate, some schools are still turning away special needs students. (Insideschools) The city has called off its state hearing to restore federal funds to 33 struggling schools. (GothamSchools) Juan Gonzalez: The release of teachers’ ratings will bring undeserved ridicule for many. (Daily News) Two transfer high schools don’t want a charter school serving the same [...]

Remainders: What people think teachers say during vacation - Read Full Article

Things people think teachers say during break, and what they’re actually saying. (Ms Eyre/NY Educator) Diane Ravitch: New York’s new evaluations will continue a recent tradition of data-obsession. (NYRB) Aaron Pallas suggests that new evaluations account for measurement error. (GS Community/Hechinger) Teacher Deven Black is telling his high school-senior son not to be a teacher. (Education on the [...]

NY Times School Book

Ravitch Says New Evaluation System Is ‘Madness’ - Read Full Article

The public schools may be closed all week for February Break, but critics and other writers are busy examining the new teacher evaluation agreement that was reached last week. Among the critics: Diane Ravitch and The Daily News columnist, Juan Gonzalez.

New Rules Planned for School Vending Machines Nationwide - Read Full Article

It's too soon to tell whether the switch to healthier food in school cafeterias -- and in school vending machines -- has had a discernible effect on childhood obesity in New York City. But now the Obama administration seems to be following in New York's footsteps and is considering imposing similar vending machine rules on all the nation's schools, The New York Times reports on Tuesday.

A Father’s Place Is in the School - Read Full Article

There have always been fathers involved in school PTAs, fund raising and education governance and politics. But as Kyle Spencer reported in The New York Times last week, these days there are not just more Dads involved in city school PTAs. The Dads are also putting their own stamp on the schools. Read about what is going on at Public School 11 William T. Harris in Chelsea, P.S. 110 Florence Nightingale on the Lower East Side, P.S. 75 Emily Dickinson on West End Avenue, P.S. 3 Charrette School in the West Village, P.S. 295 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, P.S. 261 Philip Livingston in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, and in the Staten Island schools.

Schools of Thought

Today's Reading List - Read Full Article

Here's what the editors of Schools of Thought are reading today: NPR: What's Behind The Rise Of College Tuition? As tuition around the country rises, many prospective college students are questioning whether what used to be an affordable investment is now worth the financial burden. Schooled in Sports: Arne Duncan, Education Media Develop Case of [...]

I am America: Job change spurs passion - Read Full Article

Ed Chang left his lucrative career as a physical therapist to invest in kids education instead.

High court accepts case over use of race in college admissions - Read Full Article

By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer Washington (CNN) - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to tackle another election-year blockbuster and will decide whether the University of Texas' race-conscious admission policies violate the rights of white applicants. If health care reform, illegal immigration crackdowns, voting rights and TV indecency were not enough, now the nine-member [...]

MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR WALCOTT UPDATE NEW YORKERS ON TEACHER EVALUATION AGREEMENT

THIRD REVISED AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PLAN 2010-2014

Oral and written comments will be accepted until 6:00 p.m. on February 8, 2012.
Written comments can be sent to capitalplan@schools.nyc.gov.
Oral comments can be left at 212-374-6853.

The proposed amendment to the FY2010 – 2014 Capital Plan can be found on the Department of Education’s website: http://www.nycsca.org/Community/CapitalPlanManagementReportsData/CapPlan/110111_10-14_CapitalPlan.pdf

School Admissions News

2012-13 DOE Elementary School School Directory
Now available online!
Click on here to view & download

Special Meeting of CEC3 on Magnet Schools @
Alain L. Locke Magnet School for Environmental Stewardship (PS 208)
Wednesday, February 29 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
21 West 111Street, NY, NY 10026 (between 5th and Lenox Aves)

2012-13 D3 Magnet School Applications
in English; Spanish; French; Haitian Creole; Russian; Arabic; Bengali; Chinese; Korean; &Urdu on line at:
http://www.d3mag.net/apply.html
Applications are due April 20, 2012.
Applications may be returned to the CSD3 Office
154 West 93 Street, Room 122

Museum Magnet School Tour dates
Tours will be every Wednesday in the months of January, February and March at 9am.
Parents may book a tour by calling or e-mailing:
Damaris Carrion, Parent Coordinator
347 563-5064
dcarrion@schools.nyc.gov

2011-12 District 3 Elementary School School Directory
Now available online!
Click on picture to view & download

Kindergarten Information for Parents of Students with Disabilities born in 2007

Gifted & Talented Admissions 2011-12 Calendar

Click Here for G&T Information and Handbooks

Middle School Choice Calendar 2011-2012

Dates	Activity
November 2011*	Middle School Applications Distributed to Families
December 3–11, 2011	Middle School OLSAT Testing for Academically Enriched Programs
December 16, 2011	Deadline for Families to Return Middle School Choice Applications in All Districts
January 21, 2012 – February 12, 2012	District 21/Mark Twain Middle School Talent Testing
January, 2012 – February, 2012	Student Interviews and Testing at Selected Middle Schools
May 2012*	Decision Letters Distributed to Families
June 2012*	Appeal Decision Letters Distributed to Families

*Dates are subject to change. Please continue to check this website for updates.

For information about District Middle School Choice processes, contact your local Borough Enrollment Office

Community Events

Upcoming Events

Mon, Feb 20 - Fri, Feb 24

Mid Winter Recess

Schools Closed

Tuesday, February 28

Middle School Parent Teacher Conferences

Afternoon

Wednesday, February 29

Middle School Parent Teacher Conferences

Evening

Elementary School

Museum Magnet School Tour

9:00 AM

Parents may book a tour by calling or e-mailing
Damaris Carrion
Parent Coordinator
347 563-5064
dcarrion@schools.nyc.gov

Elementary School

Special Meeting of CEC3 on Magnet Schools

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Alain L. Locke Magnet School for Environmental Stewardship (PS 208)
21 West 111 Street, NY, NY 10026
(between 5th and Lenox Aves)
more info

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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CDEC3 News

City Announces New Policy After Three Separate Sexual Abuse Charges

CEC3 Vacancy!
Applications are now being accepted to fill one seat that is currently vacant on the District 3 Community Education Council

Application-Spanish
Application-Haitian Creole
Application-Chinese
Application-Russian.
More Info....

NYC DOE Structure for Supporting Schools

Network overview presentation given by Network Leader Elmer Myers at the January 18, 2012 Jt. District 3 Presidents' Council/CEC3 Calendar Meeting

CEC3 Passes Resolution to Amend the Bylaws
at the January 18, 2012 CEC3 Calendar Meeting
Approved Resolution

Miriam Rengier Elected to Fill the Vacant ELL Seat on the CEC3 at the December 21, 2011 Calendar Meeting!

CEC3 Passes Contract for Excellence Resolution
at the December 21, 2011 CEC3 Calendar Meeting

CEC3 Passes Resolution Regarding PCBs Contamination Remediation
at the November 9, 2011 CEC3 Calendar Meeting

Supporting College & Career Readiness:
Moving to the Common Core Standards
in NYC
Given by DOE Chief Academic Officer, Shael Suransky
at the Nov. 9, 2011 CEC3 Meeting

Education Reports

Chancellor Walcott Releases 2011 Progress Reports for K-8 Schools

CHANCELLOR WALCOTT RELEASES
2011 HIGH SCHOOL PROGRESS REPORTS

Public Advocate Report on SchoolTransportation

"A Vote for Change"
The Manhattan Burough President's Report on Reform for Community Education Councils and Citywide Education Councils

DOE 2010-2011

Enrollment-Capacity-Utilization Report

Released

Click here to view the report

"DOE Priorities and Plans for District 3 for the 2011-12 School Year" Presentation
Presented by Elizabeth Rose, Director, Office of Portfolio Planning at the 9/21/11 CEC3 Meeting

IBO Releases New Public School Report
on Data on Demographics, Resources, and Outcomes and Launches a Web Page Providing Similar Data for Every Public School

NYC Comptroller Releases

Blue Book Audit Audit Report on the Collection and Reporting of School Capacity andUtilization Data by the Department of Education and the School Construction

"Consensus for Reform"
New York City Public Advocate's Office's report on school co-locations