Upcoming Event: High-Stakes Testing and D15 Common Core Test Results

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Community Education Council, District 15 Public Meeting

“High-Stakes Testing and District 15 Common Core Test Results”

Monday, Sept. 30  7:00-9:00 p.m.

Location:  MS 51 Auditorium, 350 5th Avenue

Speakers:

  • Anna Allanbrook, Principal of Brooklyn New School, PS 146

  • Shael Polakow-Suransky, Chief Academic Officer, NYC Public Schools

  • Anita Skop, District 15 Superintendent

  • Jack Spatola, Principal of Beacon School of Excellence, PS 172

  • Jia Lee, Parent Activist and Teacher at The Earth School

  • Leonie Haimson, Director of Class Size Matters

  • Fred Smith, Ret. Senior Analyst/Test Researcher, NYC Public Schools

How did your kid’s school do on the Common Core tests? Representatives from the DOE will break down the scores for our district. A panel of educators and activists will respond with a critical discussion of high-stakes testing and its implications. They will present alternate perspectives on the 2013 test scores and what they mean to us as concerned public school parents, educators and administrators.