ODDS AND ENDS NEW GENERATION SURVEY Greatest Collection Citywide receptions honoring In Poll Of CSA Retiree Chapter Of Public School our newest members reveal Members, Broad Overall Memorabilia 7 energy, commitment 9 Satisfaction Reported 10 Nov. 2018 Volume 52, Number 3 American Federation NEWS of School Administrators, COUNCIL OF SCHOOL SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS AFL-CIO Local 1 School Funding? AGREEMENT Needs Repair. Principal Evaluation Pay Parity for ECE? Yes, Please. System Unveiled BY CRAIG DIFOLCO 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in all Dimensions will be used for evaluative purposes. CSA reached an agreement in October with the • A weighted average of all Domain scores will Mayoral Control? NYCDOE over the use and implementation of the determine the final MOLP score. Multidimensional Principal Performance Rubric, • The following descriptors will not be or MPPR, for principal evaluation. The MPPR has included for evaluative purposes: Domain 2, Yes, But… been approved by the state and is designed to mea- Instructional Program, C; Domain 2, Capacity sure a principal’s practice, separate and apart from Building, B; Domain 5, Sustainability, C; measures of student learning. The milestone was Domain 6, Sustainability, A; Domain 6, A Conversation With City reached as a result of efforts by CSA to correct a Sustainability, B; and Domain 6, Culture, A. measuring stick that could often produce distorted However, formative feedback may be provided readings on the achievements of school leaders. in Domains, Dimensions, and Descriptors not Council Member Mark Treyger “The quality review rubric was never designed included for evaluative purposes. to judge principal practice but rather school qual- • Your PPOs that are conducted for evaluative BY JOHN KHANI give credit to Mark Cannizzaro ity,” said CSA President Mark Cannizzaro. “The purposes shall be conducted by only one and CSA for giving the council purpose of our new evaluation is to identify and reviewer: your superintendent or PLF, not Last spring, City Council reports highlighting the depths address strengths and challenges of our practice. both. Member Mark Treyger was instru- of inequities. We have schools This change is common sense and a long time All other aspects of the current Principal mental in having over $125 million with no guidance counselor coming. Now it’s up to the DOE to implement it Performance Review remain the same. reinstated into the city’s budget or they want to hire a music effectively and use the tool to help us improve our Superintendents will offer a sample planning to support Fair Student Funding. teacher and are only receiving practice rather than as a ‘gotcha.’ template as a suggested tool to use in preparation It was a victory for educators and 87% of their entitlement. That Here are the key points of the agreement. More for PPOs. This template is intended for the princi- the city’s students, but also one for could be the difference in hun- details can be found on the CSA website. pal’s sole use only. While the school year is already our union – CSA President Mark dreds of thousands, or in some • The MPPR will be rolled out over three years. well under way, CSA suggests principals select Cannizzaro had lobbied long and cases millions of dollars. This In the 2018-19 school year, Domains 1, 2, and appropriate areas of their practice to focus on for hard to address funding inequities. lost funding is lost opportuni- 3, in all Dimensions will be used for evalua- the remainder of the school year. Mr. Treyger, the chairman of the ties for our children. I plan to tive purposes; in the 2019-2020 school year, Council’s Committee on Education, make it a priority again, with Domains 1, 2, 3, and 4 in all Dimensions will If you have any concerns please reach out to Dale began his career as a paraprofes- the goal of every public school be used for evaluative purposes; and in the Kelly at [email protected] or Jermaine Garden at jer- sional and taught history at New being funded at 100%. 2020-21 school year and thereafter, Domains [email protected]. Utrecht High School in Brooklyn. He Right now, the formula also served as a UFT delegate. Mr. penalizes schools with highly Treyger spoke recently with CSA’s experienced teachers, as the Assistant Director of Political Affairs average teacher salary goes up. CSA’S VETERANS John Khani about some of the many The DOE needs to do a better educational issues facing the city. job in allocating funds based on a city-wide average and also Do you believe we will con- increasing funding for students One Vet’s Principled Life tinue to see increases in Fair with an IEP, and schools with Student Funding for schools high needs and poverty. Marine, Educator, Labor Organizer And Pacifist still under 100 percent? The answer is absolutely You held a joint hearing with BY CHUCK WILBANKS forever. a ceremony several years ago yes. This is a non-negotiable Councilman [Stephen] Levin, Now a robust 93 years old, for other honorees, which Mr. issue. There has been more Chair of the General Welfare In December, 1945, James Mr. Campbell and several of Campbell was unable to attend. attention for Fair Student Committee, on the pay par- E. Campbell was a young his colleagues from those years Mr. Campbell, a retired Funding, and rightfully so. ity issue for early childhood Marine in Guam, about to received a Congressional Gold AP, grew up in Charleston, There was this big debate on directors and assistant direc- board a ship headed for a Medal this spring for their ser- S.C., when violently enforced the lack of funding for schools. tors at CBO’s. Do you antici- planned invasion of Japan. vice in the Montford Point segregation ruled and black This is a formula that was cre- pate any movement forward A member of one of the first Marines — units named for people had to mind what ated after the Campaign for on pay parity? two Marine Corps combat the Montford Point Camp — they said and what they were Fiscal Equity (CFE) lawsuit in a segregated camp affiliated seen and heard doing. While There is no reason, other battalions made up of African 2008. The city’s own formula with Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Mr. Campbell speaks of a than pure politics, why there’s Americans, Mr. Campbell’s is shortchanging the schools. Congressional Gold Medal is sometimes bucolic childhood not pay parity already. At that ship didn’t sail: Japan sur- Obviously, New York State on a par with the Presidential there with “barefoot summer hearing, it was crystal clear that rendered after America’s has a major role to play. I am Medal of Freedom but is games,” he also had an early there is nothing in the law that nuclear attacks on Hiroshima proud that the council was awarded far less frequently exposure to political con- prohibits the administration and Nagasaki. That event, as able to secure $125 million in much as his military training, and only through an act of sciousness, as his mother, a Fair Student Funding. I want to Continued on Page 6 changed the young man’s life Congress. President Obama held Continued on Page 4 348993_CSA NEWS.indd 1 10/23/18 8:50 PM 2 CSA NEWS Nov. 2018 Nov. 2018 CSA NEWS PRESIDENT’S PAGE ACHIEVEMENT Blue Ribbon For Six NYC Schools For ECE Members, It’s Time BY CRAIG DIFOLCO Six New York City public schools were among those named “Blue Ribbon” schools by the US Education Department in Council of School To Do The Right Thing October. The National Blue Ribbons School Supervisors & Administrators program was created in 1982 to recognize American Federation of School public and private schools based on their Administrators, AFL-CIO, Local 1 Enough Talk, Let’s See Action On Pay Parity By Mark Cannizzaro overall academic excellence or their prog- 40 Rector St., NY, NY 10006 ress in closing achievement gaps, and the Phone: (212) 823-2020 ne dearly held tenet of the and Latino Early Childhood educators. It’s Education Department will recognize 300 Fax: (212) 962-6130 American dream has been that time they step into those community-based www.csa-nyc.org of the nation’s public schools along with 49 education can address ineq- pre-K and 3-K centers and take a look at the private schools at a in Washington DC in uities of birth and open up phenomenal work being done with mostly November.The schools that will be honored President limitless opportunities for all minority children in the mayor’s landmark Mark Cannizzaro are as diverse as the NYC public system Ochildren. Bolstering this belief is a body of pre-k/3-k program. itself, and are united by exceptional school Executive Vice President cherished narratives about famous citizens Henry Rubio • • • leaders, dedicated staff and engaged parents. who started out with the disadvantages of First Vice President The winners are: Rosemarie Sinclair poverty, immigration, dysfunctional family hey can go to Sheila Willard’s Rena The College of Staten Island for Treasurer life or health challenges. Thanks to compre- Daycare Center in East Harlem where International Studies. Previously rec- Christopher Ogno hensive research, we now also know that T amazing teamwork among staff has ognized by Newsweek as a top high school Secretary the earlier children start school, the greater created an upbeat atmosphere where little in their “Beating The Odds” category, part Steffani Fanizzi their chance of later academic success. This ones are proudly counting and enthusi- of the school’s emphasis is on international Vice Presidents is especially true of otherwise disadvantaged astically belting out learning songs.