Category: Parents; School Leadership Teams; Parent Teacher Association; Parent Association
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Top 5 Ways to Maximize Your School’s Funding Requests
I recently attended a legislative breakfast in my school district. A legislative breakfast is a chance for schools within the district to put forward special funding appeals and have these requests be heard and presented to the public. On that day, attendees completely filled a school gym that had been outfitted with a delicious buffet…
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You and Your SLT Funds
Once again, I had the pleasure of adding my resources to the collective table in the name of parental empowerment at the Citywide Leadership Team Legislative Conference which was held in Brooklyn on October 26, 2023. After the event I was asked a wonderful question pertaining to funds that are given to school leadership team…
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The Citywide Leadership Team Summit is Coming for School Year 23-24!!
An inspired coalition of education stakeholders called the Citywide Leadership Team (CLT) has announced its’ proposed calendar for the upcoming school year. The CLT goals are to improve the quality of education, teaching, and learning, for all NYC public school students by ensuring that effective and efficient policies that promote exceptional opportunities are implemented by…
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10 Things Parent Leaders Can Do To Understand School Budgets
If you are a parent or guardian of a NYC public school student and you’re involved with the school leadership team (SLT) or parent association (PA, PTA), it might seem very difficult to understand how the school budget works. You might even be afraid to talk about the budget or perhaps did not know you…
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Do you want to see Equity and Excellence in NYC Public Schools? Would you like City public schools to be more accountable to the students that it serves?
If your answers to these questions are “yes”, consider supporting the creation of the CITYWIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM. The “CLT” is a coalition of advocates, supporters, and parents that leverage existing networks to provide clarity, understanding, and technical assistance to parent leaders. The CLT has statewide support but needs to be passed into law. Below is…
New York Education Finance Advocate 