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President George Hagerty Takes Beacon College to Great Heights 2 EDUCATION UPDATE ■ for PARENTS, EDUCATORS & STUDENTS ■ SEP/OCT 2018 AwardAward Volume XXIV, No. 1 • New York City • SEP/OCT 2018 www.EDUCATIONUPDATE.com Winner CUTTING EDGE NEWS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE UPDATE THE EDUCATION THE PAID U.S. POSTAGE U.S. PRESORTED STANDARD PRESORTED PRESIDENT GEORGE HAGERTY TAKES BEACON COLLEGE TO GREAT HEIghTS 2 EDUCATION UPDATE ■ FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS & STUDENTS ■ SEP/OCT 2018 GUEST EDITORIALS EDUCATION UPDATE MAILING ADDRESS: 695 Park Avenue, Ste. E1509, NY, NY 10065 Improve Our Schools By Attracting Welcome Home Email: [email protected] www.EducationUpdate.com Tel: 212-650-3552 Fax: 212-410-0591 NYC Department of Education PUBLISHERS: and Retaining Principals Pola Rosen, Ed.D., Adam Sugerman, M.A. ADVISORY COUNCIL: By MARK CANNIZZARO April Bedford, Ph.D., Dean of Education, Brooklyn Great schools begin with great leaders, and College; Dominic Brewer, Ph.D., Dean of Education, good leaders become great with experience. New York University Steinhardt; Mark Cannizzaro, Pres., CSA; Christine Cea, Ph.D., NYS Board of To truly improve our schools for the long Regents; Mary Driscoll, Ph.D., Dean, CCNY; Shelia term, it is time our city’s leaders focus on Evans-Tranumn, Chair, Board of Trustees, Casey school leadership. Stability is lacking, and Family Programs Foundation; Scott Evenbeck, Ph.D., we need a sustained effort to ATTRACT and President, Guttman Community College, CUNY; Charlotte K. Frank, Ph.D., Sr. Advisor, McGraw- RETAIN SCHOOL LEADERS. Unfortunately, Hill; Joan Freilich, Ph.D., Trustee, College of New good leaders are often reluctant to accept the Rochelle; Andrew Gardner, Director, BrainPOP position of principal. Many view the position Educators; Kenneth Gold, Ph.D., Dean of Education, as “thankless” and undoable. Of those who do College of Staten Island; Cynthia Greenleaf, Ed.M., J.D., Former Dir. of Partnerships, Chicago Public agree to become principals, about half leave Schools; Donne Kampel, Ph.D., Dean, Touro College; within three years. Augusta S. Kappner, Ph.D., President Emerita, Bank Here are some ideas to increase stability St. College; Harold Koplewicz, M.D., Pres., Child within school leadership positions: Mind Institute; Shenzhan Liao, Director of Education, China Institute; Cecelia McCarton, M.D., Dir., The Choose leaders carefully and support By RICHARD A. CARRANZA McCarton Center; Craig Michaels, Ph.D., Dean them. A principal’s job is complex. It requires of Education, Queens College; Michael Mulgrew, instructional, organizational, and managerial The summer is coming to a close, and a new Pres., UFT; Eric Nadelstern, Prof. of Educational expertise, the emotional intelligence to bring them that they will be supported in another school year is fast approaching. It’s an exciting Leadership, Teachers College; Alfred S. Posamentier, Ph.D., LIU; Rose Rudnitski, Dean, School of disparate ideas together, the ability to handle position, regardless of their previous assign- time of year — a time to reconnect with friends Education, Mercy College; John Russell, Ed.D., extreme pressure, and the courage to avoid ment, should it not work out. and colleagues, set goals for what we want to Head, Windward School; Michael Sampson, Ph.D., decisions that may be politically expedient but • Be transparent with prospective school lead- accomplish, and refocus on our core values. Dean of Education, St. John’s University; Debra not in the best interest of students. ers regarding plans for closure/consolidation. I’m ready to go. Shanley, Ph.D., Dean School of Education, Lehman College; Ronald P. Stewart, Head, York Prep; Adam It is the DOE’s responsibility to identify, • Ensure those leading struggling schools a As a student, I often had trouble sleeping the Sugerman, Publisher, Palmiche Press prepare, and support potentially great lead- fair performance review that considers the chal- night before the first day of school, my mind MANAGING EDITOR: ers. Assistant principals must be groomed to lenge they have willingly accepted. racing with anticipation of what was to come in Adam Sugerman become principals and made familiar with • Use the evaluation system as a transparent the year ahead — the people I would meet and ASSOCIATE EDITORS: regulations, laws, discipline codes, budgeting, tool to aid in the development of school leaders the things I’d learn. I knew I’d have my twin Heather Rosen Faulkner, Rob Wertheimer computer applications, building plans, and the rather than to simply “rate” principals. brother, Reuben, by my side, but the rest was SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR: Lydia Liebman nuances of employee contracts before they are • Listen to school leaders. They know what unknown and I couldn’t wait to get started. STAFF WRITERS: asked to lead schools. It must be understood needs to be done to support students and ensure As a teacher, administrator, and superinten- Jan Aaron, Joan Baum, Ph.D., Gillian Granoff, that it will take time for school leaders to grow a quality education for those in their charge. dent, I’ve often felt the same energy the night Sybil Maimin, Miranda Goodwin-Raab and earn buy-in from those they are leading. This will help to avoid recurring missteps and before the first day, overjoyed at the thought of GUEST COLUMNIST: Leadership often requires making changes ill-advised directives that lead to frustration and eager students walking and running back into Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright that move individuals outside of their comfort career dissatisfaction. schools. BOOK REVIEWS: Joan Baum, Ph.D., Merri Rosenberg zone. The DOE must understand this and stand We need to encourage our most talented Now, as I start my first full year as LAW EDITOR: with school leaders when push back occurs, leaders to accept the challenge of leading a Schools Chancellor and welcome 1.1 million Arthur Katz, J.D. often in the form of anonymous and baseless school. A principal’s job is difficult, but it is students back to school here in New York City, LAW REPORTER & ETHICIST: allegations. The job will be more attractive not thankless. In fact, it can be an incredibly I can’t stop thinking of a quote that captures our Jacob Appel, M.D., J.D. when city leaders demonstrate that they have rewarding experience. DOE and city officials public schools and public school educators at MEDICAL EDITOR: Herman Rosen, M.D., F.A.C.P. courage too. must acknowledge and embrace the fact that their best. It’s from a six-year-old student, who MODERN LANGUAGE EDITOR: New principals must be mentored and made leadership skills take time to develop. They said, “My teacher thought I was smarter than I Adam Sugerman, M.A. to feel comfortable knowing that mistakes are must remove obstacles and support principals was — so I was.” MOVIE & THEATER REVIEWS: considered part of the learning process. This in a transparent way to develop outstanding Our students will deliver what’s expected of Jan Aaron type of culture yields experienced principals continued on page 25 them. So let’s make this a year of high expecta- SPORTS EDITOR: Mike Cohen who feel a sense of duty to similarly support the tions. ART DIRECTOR: next generation of leaders. Let’s make sure that for every child, coming Neil Schuldiner Reduce unnecessary obstacles. A serious IN THIS ISSUE back to school feels like coming home. They VIDEOGRAPHER: Carlos del Rosario commitment to eliminate unnecessary obstacles Guest Editorials ........ 2, 3, 4, 13 must feel safe, supported, and challenged. In Education Update is an independent newspaper, would increase job satisfaction as: Rebecca Seawright ..............4 each school building, let’s meet our students • Fair Student Funding has been broken for where they are, embracing and supporting them which is published bimonthly by Education Update, Colleges & Grad Schools .......7 Inc.. All material is copyrighted and may not be print- as a community of teachers and school staff. too long and needs to be fixed immediately. Special Education .......... 8, 11 ed without express consent of the publisher. • The workload of a principal is not only Let’s empower families — no matter where Financial Literacy ..............9 POSTMASTER: unreasonable, doing all that is required is Spotlight on Schools ......... 9, 16 they come from, or what language they speak at Send address changes to: impossible. home. Their role in the success of our schools Education Update; 695 Park Avenue, Ste. E1509 STEM ....................11, 16 New York, NY 10065-5024. • Required paper work is too often unneces- Poetry. 11 and communities is second to none, and we sary and duplicative. need to think about ways we can truly elevate Subscription: Annual $30. Obituaries ....................12 Copyright © 2018 Education Update Engender trust, evaluate fairly, and listen. Book Reviews .................14 their voice — it’s time to go beyond just parent- The process of choosing school leaders, grant- teacher conferences. We can’t do things to Connect with EDUCATION UPDATE Quotes .......................17 on these social media outlets: ing completion of probation and evaluating Religion .....................17 communities, and it is not enough to do things them fairly must be transparent and engender Art ...................... 18, 19 for communities. We must do things with com- trust. To do so, the DOE must: Law .........................20 munities. • Carefully vet and select leaders. Ensure continued on page 25 SEP/OCT 2018 ■ FOR PARENTS, EDUCATORS & STUDENTS ■ EDUCATION UPDATE 3 ERIC KANDEL: GEORGE J. HAGERTY: THE “PROTOTYPICAL” NOBELIST A PROFILE OF SERVICE By JACOB M. APPEL, MD, JD At age eighty-eight, Nobel laureate neu- roscientist Eric Kandel—the only American psychiatrist ever to win the prize—is not slow- ing down; in fact, he’s speeding up. His recent research in collaboration with Professor Gerard Karsenty at Columbia University has demon- strated that a bone-derived hormone, osteocal- via Deposit Photos Temps Dietmar cin, which is generated by walking, reverses age-related memory decline in mice models, so he has altered his exercise routine. “I’m walk- ing more, swimming less,” explains Kandel from his summer home in Cape Cod.
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