PS 2013- Shaping an Education Agenda for the Next Mayor
Fiorella Guevara, A+ NYC coalition PS 2013- Shaping an Education
Agenda for the Next Mayor
Who is A+ NYCA+ NYC brings New Yorkers together to envision an
excellent and equitable public school system under the citys next
administrationWe do this in two ways:A+ NYC Policy HubPS 2013
Goal- PS 2013Have multiple stakeholders engage in a community
visioning process where they create an education agenda for the
next mayorPolicy- from the ground upCreate a collective visionUse
charrette process as an engagement tool for organizing
ProcessWorkshops (local)Bus tour (borough)Summit (citywide)
Workshops75 workshopsOver 1000 participantsAll 5 boroughsDiverse
ethnicities/race/socioeconomic statusStudents, parents, teachers,
principals, elected officials, community members
4 QuestionsWhat is your vision for an ideal education? What does
a student need to know, learn and do before they graduate from high
school?What needs to happen in the classroom to achieve that
vision?What needs to happen in the school to achieve that
vision?What does the next mayor need to know about your communitys
priority issue?
From workshops to bus tour Looked through all the data to find
similarities and main ideasHow often was it mentioned in all?How
often was it mentioned by workshop
Created policy points for each main idea (27 total)
Bus tour
Inside
From bus tour to summitCreate roadmap for next mayorwhat should
they do in the first 100 days? 1st term?Give more detail about each
idea meanswhat policy recommendation can we make that will reduce
high-stakes testing?Presented at summit: July 24, 2013
Contact us!Aplusnyc.orgTwitter: @APlusNYFacebook: APlusNYCEmail:
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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OujGxYeZ-yk
