The Children’s Storefront Fourth Annual Urban Education Symposium “Responding to the Changing Educational Landscape” Thursday, October 28, 2010 Baruch College,151 East 25th Street, 7th Floor, New York City 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM Keynote Address Welcoming Remarks Pedro Antonio Noguera, Ph.D. Wendy Reynoso, Head of School Pedro Noguera is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of The Children’s Storefront Education at New York University. He holds Christine LaSala, President, Board of Trustees tenured faculty appointments in the departments of The Children’s Storefront Teaching and Learning and Humanities and Social Keynote Speaker Sciences at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Development and in the Department Pedro Antonio Noguero, Ph. D. Sponsored by The Children’s Storefront of Sociology at New York University. He is also the an independent, tuition-free school in Harlem Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and the co-Director of the Insti- Objectives tute for the Study of Globalization and Education in To bring together private, public and charter school teachers, Metropolitan Settings (IGEMS). administrators and graduate students in education; to add a fresh voice to the national conversation on education; He is the author of The Imperatives of Power: to define keys to academic success; and to create a network in Political Change and the Social Basis of Regime which to exchange practical ideas that work. Support in Grenada (Peter Lang Publishers, 1997), City Schools and the American Dream (Teachers Agenda College Press 2003), Unfinished Business: Closing the Achievement Gap in Our Nation’s Schools (Josey 8:30 – 9:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast Bass, 2006) City Kids, City Teachers with Bill Ayers 9:15 – 9:30 Welcome, Wendy Reynoso and Greg Michie (New Press 2008), and his most and Christine LaSala recent book is The Trouble With Black Boys…and 9:45 – 11:00 Workshops – Session 1 Other Reflections on Race, Equity and the Future of 11:15 – 12:30 Workshops – Session 2 Public Education (Wiley and Sons, 2008). Noguera 12:45 – 1:30 Lunch has also appeared as a regular commentator on 1:30 – 2:00 Keynote Address educational issues on CNN, National Public Radio, 2:00 – 2:30 Closing Forum and other national news outlets. Workshops A Mission and Money: C The Challenges of Higher Understanding Your School’s Education: College Readiness, Business Model Access, and Persistence This panel discussion will feature representatives Regardless of size or sector, all schools rely on mul- from secondary school and higher education envi- tiple revenue streams and various financial structures ronments detailing the challenges around college to fulfill their missions and meet both short-term and readiness, access, and persistence among low long-term needs. This workshop will show how income, first generation students of color. We will school leaders can better understand and strategically address the realities of higher education access and approach their school’s business model, and panelists success for these students and examine strategies to from three different schools will reflect on how their help them reach the college finish line. schools fund the mission. Panelists: Moderator: Sarah Brean Boldin, Jessica LaBarbera, Nonprofit Finance Fund Young Women’s Leadership Network Michele Sola, Manhattan Country School Panelists: Dorian Brown, The Children’s Storefront Dion Reid, The CollegeBound Initiative Marcia Y. Cantarella, PhD Consultant in Higher Education Ruth Genn, New Visions for Public Schools Blanca Vega, Marymount Manhattan College B The Case Against Summer Vacation: Innovative Strategies to Reduce the “Summer Slide” DTurn Down the Volume: Panelists will share their strategies to provide high Turning Confrontations into quality summer learning opportunities for students with the goal of stemming summer learning loss while Teachable Moments providing fun, engaging summer experiences. How do you empower students to resolve conflicts Moderator: Ashley Stewart, National Summer independently without using aggression or violence? Learning Association How does a conflict resolution curriculum impact a Panelists: school community? Listen to panelists share strate- Megan Demarkis, gies that build communication skills, vocabulary, Harlem RBI & DREAM Charter School and understanding of emotions. Christina Oliver, Classroom, Inc. Panelists: Shreya Malena-Sannon, Michael Williams, The Children's Storefront Sadie Nash Leadership Project Elizabeth Marek, PhD The School at Columbia University assessment, approaches to building academic skills, dealing with differences in student motivation and engaging parents. The participants will identify the E Securing the Future: A Fresh best practices from each affinity group and then share them with the group as a whole. Look at Fundraising for Schools Has a changed economic climate affected fundrais- Moderators: ing, and how can schools move forward in strength? Marcia Y. Cantarella, PhD Hear about current trends in non-profit fundraising, Consultant in Higher Education followed by reflections from three different schools Fretta Reitzes, 92nd Street Y about their current fundraising challenges, successes, and strategies. Panelists: Jane O’Connell, Altman Foundation The Crisis of Urban Males: Doug Evans, Grace Church School H Ken Marks, De LaSalle Academy On the edge of Promise and Peril Robert Sheehan, Harlem RBI What are the academic, personal and societal land- mines that urban males have to navigate? How can we transform walls of obstacles into bridges of oppor- tunities for urban males? Panelists will address the Educating Diverse Learners: issues and challenges that prevent many urban F youths from reaching their potential along with Promoting a Culture of sharing strategies and programs that will allow our Understanding urban youth to transform ability into productivity. Panelists: The Educating Diverse Learners panel will provide a Kenney Robinson, Hunter College, variety of perspectives on how schools can best serve School of Education the various needs of students in general education Jabali Sawicki, Excellence Boys Charter School classrooms. Questions to the panelist will engage Jermaine Wright, CUNY Black Male Initiative them in a conversation about best practices for Gess LeBlanc, School of Education including a wide array of students both within class- at Hunter College rooms and throughout the education system. Moderator: Joshua Klaris Lunch and Keynote Address Panelists: Bernadette Anderson, May & Samuel Rudin Foundation, Inc. Closing Forum: Responding Kristen GoldMansour, GoldMansour and Rutherford to the Changing Educational Landscape Andrea Zayas, La Cima Charter School In these demanding times, how do we best lead our organizations and schools and devise strategies to address the needs of our students? Moderators: Wendy Reynoso Bridging The Achievement Jane O’Connell G Marcia Cantarella Gap / Defining Benchmarks Rich Berlin Best Practices for Bridging the Achievement Gap: This will be a fully interactive workshop in which small affinity groups share their best practices for addressing issues including: approaches to student page 2 The Advisory Committee includes: The Children’s Storefront is celebrating its 45th year educating children in Harlem. Unique in Bernadette Anderson, the world of independent schools, we remain May & Samuel Rudin Foundation, Inc. tuition-free. Since our founding we have been Rich Berlin, Harlem RBI strongly committed to helping children who face Sarah Brean Boldin, tremendous obstacles each and every day in pursuit Young Women’s Leadership Network of their education. Jane Canner, Classroom, Inc. Our work is grounded on the conviction that every child deserves the opportunity for an excellent educa- Marcia Y. Cantarella, PhD tion. At the Storefront, we know that a solid educa- Consultant in Higher Education tion will enlighten the mind, provide a sense of the George Davison, Grace Church School broader world, create curiosity and delight and enable a child to have many options in their future Hal Fessenden, The Children’s Storefront education. Joshua Klaris, DREAM Charter School The Children’s Storefront was founded in 1966 as a Ann Mellow, safe haven for neighborhood children, and quickly National Association of Episcopal Schools grew into a formal preschool. In 1981, the Storefront Jane O’Connell, Altman Foundation began expanding into a full elementary school, adding one grade each year until 1989, when six Christina Oliver, Classroom, Inc. students graduated from its first eighth grade class. Kathleen Ponze, The Storefront now serves 174 students from Young Women’s Leadership Network preschool to eighth grade. Annette Raphel, Traveling to the Symposium The School at Columbia University Baruch College is on the East Side of NYC, just off Lexington Avenue. Nearby subways are N or R to 23rd Fretta Reitzes, 92nd Street Y Street or the No. 6 to 28th Street. Parking on 24th Wendy Reynoso, The Children’s Storefront Street between Third and Second Avenues. REGISTRATION FORM Registration Form (email to Daniel or fax to 212.348.2988) Symposium: $100. Per Person, $50. Graduate Students (100% tax deductible) Please check the two workshops you will attend. Name You may attend one in Series A – D and one in Series E – H. Address A Mission and Money: Understanding Your School’s Business Model City State Zip B The Case Against Summer Vacation: Innovative Strategies to Phone Reduce the “Summer Slide” Email C The Challenges of Higher Education: