Oversight: Seal of Biliteracy in DOE High Schools and at CUNY
Please be advised that the New York City Council Committee on Higher Education and the Committee on Education will hold a joint hearing on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall and via Zoom web-conference, on the following topic:
Oversight: Seal of Biliteracy in DOE High Schools and at CUNY
Additionally, we will be hearing the following legislation and such other business as may be necessary:
· Res. 579-2023 (Dinowitz) – A Resolution calling on the New York City Department of Education to ensure that the New York State Seal of Biliteracy is awarded in all New York City public high schools to eligible students
· Res. 580-2023 (Dinowitz) – A Resolution calling on The City University of New York to ensure that all campuses award an appropriate number of college credits to students who earned a New York State Seal of Biliteracy in high school and, where required, accept that Seal as fulfillment of any foreign language requirement
You are hereby invited to attend and testify, either live via video conferencing or live in person at City Hall.
If you are planning on testifying live in person or via video conferencing, please register in advance of the hearing at https://council.nyc.gov/testify/. Each person who intends to testify live via Zoom should register separately. If you plan to testify in person, it would be greatly appreciated if you could bring twenty (20) copies double-sided of your written testimony to the hearing.
Written testimony may be submitted without registration by emailing it to testimony@council.nyc.gov or via the Council’s website at https://council.nyc.gov/testify/ up to 72 hours after the close of the hearing.
For questions about accessibility or to request additional accommodations, please contact Nicole Benjamin (NBenjamin@council.nyc.gov or 212-482-5176) at least 72 hours before the hearing. All other questions about the hearing can be directed to Regina Paul (RPaul@council.nyc.gov).
Thank you.