The Children’s Storefront
Fourth Annual Urban Education Symposium
“Responding to the
Changing Educational Landscape”
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Baruch College,151 East 25th Street, 7th Floor, New York City
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Keynote Address
Pedro Antonio Noguera, Ph.D.
Welcoming Remarks
Wendy Reynoso, Head of School
The Children’s Storefront
Christine LaSala, President, Board of Trustees
The Children’s Storefront
Keynote Speaker
Pedro Antonio Noguero, Ph. D.
Sponsored by The Children’s Storefront
an independent, tuition-free school in Harlem
Objectives
To bring together private, public and charter school teachers,
administrators and graduate students in education;
to add a fresh voice to the national conversation on education;
to define keys to academic success; and to create a network in
which to exchange practical ideas that work.
Agenda
8:30 – 9:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:15 – 9:30 Welcome, Wendy Reynoso
and Christine LaSala
9:45 – 11:00 Workshops – Session 1
11:15 – 12:30 Workshops – Session 2
12:45 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 Keynote Address
2:00 – 2:30 Closing Forum
Pedro Noguera is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of
Education at New York University. He holds
tenured faculty appointments in the departments of
Teaching and Learning and Humanities and Social
Sciences at the Steinhardt School of Culture,
Education and Development and in the Department
of Sociology at New York University. He is also the
Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for
Urban Education and the co-Director of the Institute for the Study of Globalization and Education in
Metropolitan Settings (IGEMS).
He is the author of The Imperatives of Power:
Political Change and the Social Basis of Regime
Support in Grenada (Peter Lang Publishers, 1997),
City Schools and the American Dream (Teachers
College Press 2003), Unfinished Business: Closing
the Achievement Gap in Our Nation’s Schools (Josey
Bass, 2006) City Kids, City Teachers with Bill Ayers
and Greg Michie (New Press 2008), and his most
recent book is The Trouble With Black Boys…and
Other Reflections on Race, Equity and the Future of
Public Education (Wiley and Sons, 2008). Noguera
has also appeared as a regular commentator on
educational issues on CNN, National Public Radio,
and other national news outlets.
Workshops
A
Mission and Money:
Understanding Your School’s
Business Model
Regardless of size or sector, all schools rely on multiple revenue streams and various financial structures
to fulfill their missions and meet both short-term and
long-term needs. This workshop will show how
school leaders can better understand and strategically
approach their school’s business model, and panelists
from three different schools will reflect on how their
schools fund the mission.
Panelists:
Jessica LaBarbera, Nonprofit Finance Fund
Michele Sola, Manhattan Country School
Dorian Brown, The Children’s Storefront
B
The Case Against Summer
Vacation: Innovative Strategies
to Reduce the “Summer Slide”
Panelists will share their strategies to provide high
quality summer learning opportunities for students
with the goal of stemming summer learning loss while
providing fun, engaging summer experiences.
Moderator: Ashley Stewart, National Summer
Learning Association
Panelists:
Megan Demarkis,
Harlem RBI & DREAM Charter School
Christina Oliver, Classroom, Inc.
Shreya Malena-Sannon,
Sadie Nash Leadership Project
C
The Challenges of Higher
Education: College Readiness,
Access, and Persistence
This panel discussion will feature representatives
from secondary school and higher education environments detailing the challenges around college
readiness, access, and persistence among low
income, first generation students of color. We will
address the realities of higher education access and
success for these students and examine strategies to
help them reach the college finish line.
Moderator: Sarah Brean Boldin,
Young Women’s Leadership Network
Panelists:
Dion Reid, The CollegeBound Initiative
Marcia Y. Cantarella, PhD
Consultant in Higher Education
Ruth Genn, New Visions for Public Schools
Blanca Vega, Marymount Manhattan College
D
Turn Down the Volume:
Turning Confrontations into
Teachable Moments
How do you empower students to resolve conflicts
independently without using aggression or violence?
How does a conflict resolution curriculum impact a
school community? Listen to panelists share strategies that build communication skills, vocabulary,
and understanding of emotions.
Panelists:
Michael Williams, The Children's Storefront
Elizabeth Marek, PhD
The School at Columbia University
E
Securing the Future: A Fresh
Look at Fundraising for Schools
Has a changed economic climate affected fundraising, and how can schools move forward in strength?
Hear about current trends in non-profit fundraising,
followed by reflections from three different schools
about their current fundraising challenges, successes,
and strategies.
Panelists:
Jane O’Connell, Altman Foundation
Doug Evans, Grace Church School
Ken Marks, De LaSalle Academy
Robert Sheehan, Harlem RBI
F
addressing issues including: approaches to student
assessment, approaches to building academic skills,
dealing with differences in student motivation and
engaging parents. The participants will identify the
best practices from each affinity group and then
share them with the group as a whole.
Moderators:
Marcia Y. Cantarella, PhD
Consultant in Higher Education
Fretta Reitzes, 92nd Street Y
H
The Crisis of Urban Males:
On the edge of Promise and Peril
Educating Diverse Learners:
Promoting a Culture of
Understanding
What are the academic, personal and societal landmines that urban males have to navigate? How can
we transform walls of obstacles into bridges of opportunities for urban males? Panelists will address the
issues and challenges that prevent many urban
youths from reaching their potential along with
sharing strategies and programs that will allow our
urban youth to transform ability into productivity.
The Educating Diverse Learners panel will provide a
variety of perspectives on how schools can best serve
the various needs of students in general education
classrooms. Questions to the panelist will engage
them in a conversation about best practices for
including a wide array of students both within classrooms and throughout the education system.
Panelists:
Kenney Robinson, Hunter College,
School of Education
Jabali Sawicki, Excellence Boys Charter School
Jermaine Wright, CUNY Black Male Initiative
Gess LeBlanc, School of Education
at Hunter College
Moderator: Joshua Klaris
Panelists:
Advocates for Children
Bernadette Anderson,
May & Samuel Rudin Foundation, Inc.
Kristen GoldMansour,
GoldMansour and Rutherford
Andrea Zayas, La Cima Charter School
G
Bridging The Achievement
Gap / Defining Benchmarks
Best Practices for Bridging the Achievement Gap:
This will be a fully interactive workshop in which
small affinity groups share their best practices for
Lunch and Keynote Address
Closing Forum: Responding to the
Changing Educational Landscape
In these demanding times, how do we best lead our
organizations and schools and devise strategies to
address the needs of our students?
Moderators:
Wendy Reynoso
Jane O’Connell
Marcia Cantarella
Rich Berlin
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The Advisory Committee includes:
Bernadette Anderson,
May & Samuel Rudin Foundation, Inc.
Rich Berlin, Harlem RBI
Sarah Brean Boldin,
Young Women’s Leadership Network
Jane Canner, Classroom, Inc.
Marcia Y. Cantarella, PhD
Consultant in Higher Education
George Davison, Grace Church School
Hal Fessenden, The Children’s Storefront
Joshua Klaris, DREAM Charter School
Ann Mellow,
National Association of Episcopal Schools
Jane O’Connell, Altman Foundation
Christina Oliver, Classroom, Inc.
Kathleen Ponze,
Young Women’s Leadership Network
Annette Raphel,
The School at Columbia University
Fretta Reitzes, 92nd Street Y
Wendy Reynoso, The Children’s Storefront
The Children’s Storefront is celebrating its
45th year educating children in Harlem. Unique in
the world of independent schools, we remain
tuition-free. Since our founding we have been
strongly committed to helping children who face
tremendous obstacles each and every day in pursuit
of their education.
Our work is grounded on the conviction that every
child deserves the opportunity for an excellent education. At the Storefront, we know that a solid education will enlighten the mind, provide a sense of the
broader world, create curiosity and delight and
enable a child to have many options in their future
education.
The Children’s Storefront was founded in 1966 as a
safe haven for neighborhood children, and quickly
grew into a formal preschool. In 1981, the Storefront
began expanding into a full elementary school,
adding one grade each year until 1989, when six
students graduated from its first eighth grade class.
The Storefront now serves 174 students from
preschool to eighth grade.
Traveling to the Symposium
Baruch College is on the East Side of NYC, just off
Lexington Avenue. Nearby subways are N or R to 23rd
Street or the No. 6 to 28th Street. Parking on 24th
Street between Third and Second Avenues.
R E G I S T R AT I O N
Registration Form (email to Daniel or fax to 212.348.2988)
Please check the two workshops you will attend.
You may attend one in Series A – D and one in Series E – H.
A Mission and Money: Understanding Your School’s Business Model
B The Case Against Summer Vacation: Innovative Strategies to
Reduce the “Summer Slide”
C The Challenges of Higher Education: College Readiness
Access, and Persistence
D Turn Down The Volume: Conflict Resolution and Building
a Culture of Respect
E Securing the Future: A Fresh Look at Fundraising for Schools
F Educating Diverse Learners: Promoting a Culture
of Understanding
G Bridging The Achievement Gap: Defining Benchmarks
H The Crisis of Urban Males: On the Edge of Promise and Peril
F O R M
Symposium: $100. Per Person, $50. Graduate Students (100% tax deductible)
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