NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Newsletter – 08/07/2023

NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Newsletter – 08/07/2023

Dear fellow New Yorker,   National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships. On Tuesday, Mayor Adams, Commissioners, and CAU staff  attended National Night Out events in every NYPD precinct throughout the city. Citations were presented to precinct council presidents and precinct Commanding Officers for their unwavering efforts in fighting crime …

CCHS Vacancy Announcement: Staten Island Representative

Dear Community Members,  Help Citywide Council on High Schools find a Bronx Representative, giving a parent a voice to shape policies and priorities in New York City Schools. Please help Citywide Council on High Schools by sharing with all families. Eligibility Must be a parent of a current High School student in Staten Island  How to …

CCHS Vacancy Announcement: Bronx Representative

Dear Community Members,  Help Citywide Council on High Schools find a Bronx Representative, giving a parent a voice to shape policies and priorities in New York City Schools. Please help Citywide Council on High Schools by sharing with all families. Eligibility Must be a parent of a current High School student in the Bronx How to …

CCSE VACANCIES

Good Morning All, The Citywide Council on Special Education has openings in the following: Two openings for CCSE Members To be eligible, you must be a parent of a child with an IEP One Student Member To be eligible to apply, the student must be a high school senior and have an IEP One Citywide …

Activities to Engage Your Children This Summer – 08/03/2023

العربية / বাংলা / 中文 / Français / Kreyòl ayisyen / 한국어 / Русский / Español / اردو Activities to Engage Your Children This Summer Dear New Yorkers, I truly have the best job in the world, because I get to interact with children and families all year round, including over the summer. The students and families I’ve met this past month all say they’re having a great time keeping the …

ASSESSMENT AND TESTING STUDENT & SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

NYC’s 5th and 8th graders must take spring’s state tests on computers. Are schools ready? By Eliana PerozoJul 26, 2023, 5:34pm EDT Last spring, 100,000 students statewide ditched pen and paper for computers for their state testing; 16,300 of them were New York City students. The state will phase in computer-based testing until 2026 when all …

Reminder! D28/QSHS/QHSPC: PA/PTA Professional Development: PA/PTA Roles & Responsibilities: A660 overview (August 9th) Funciones y Responsabilidades de Las Asociaciones de Padres y las escuelas: descripción general de las regulaciones del cancilleres A-660 (August 10th)

Good morning District 28 / QHSPC Parent Leaders, Friendly reminder: We will be offering our PA/PTA summer professional development session: PA/PTA Roles & Responsibilities: A-660 overview.  This same session will be offered twice: Wednesday August 9th 2023 at 9:30 am and 6 pm. Additionally, it will be conducted in Spanish on Thursday August 10th at 9:30 am. See email below for …