SDAG (School diversity advisory group) proposal

SDAG is a group of students, educators, parents, advocates and researchers appointed in 2017 to advise the Mayor and Chancellor on policies to advance school diversity and integration. 

SDAG Report
Making the Grade II: New Programs for Better Schools
August 2019 - Click here

SDAG Preliminary Report
Making the Grade: The Path to Real and Equity for NYC Public School Studentsl Integration
February 2019 - Click here

Press Release
MAYOR DE BLASIO, SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR CARRANZA ANNOUNCE ADOPTION OF SCHOOL DIVERSITY ADVISORY GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS
June 10, 2019 - Click here

Response to SDAG
CEC3 Resolution for Parent Feedback 091119 - Click here

SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS PROPOSAL 

DOE proposal for Specialized High Schools - Click HERE 

Read the DOE Specialized High School Proposal to understand the proposed changes, which are intended to increase the numbers of Black and Latinx students in Specialized High Schools (SHS). These changes include:
  • Expanding the Discovery Program (a summer enrichment program) to 20% of seats offer by each SHS
  • Eliminating all SHSAT test-only admissions within 3 years
  • Making SHS offers to the top 7% of students at each DOE public middle school

To listen to audio of DOE CEC2 Dec. 3, 2018 presentation of the proposal for Specialized High Schools - Click ​HERE

Current Law - Calandra-Hecht Bill (current law) - Click HERE
Proposed Bill sponsored by Assemblymember Charles Barron of Brooklyn; A.10427-A Click HERE 
Senate Bill S8503A sponsred by Senator Kevin S. Parker: - Click HERE

June 3, 2018 Press Release - Click HERE

links to information & news

NYS Assembly Education Committee Meeting testimony 121619 - Click HERE
Booker T. State Assembly Hearing Letter 051019 - Click HERE
Middle School Coalition Letter 051019 - Click HERE
Booker T. Testimony at City Council Hearing - 050119 - Click HERE

Responses from NYC Schools
Christa McAuliffe Intermediate School PTO Lawsuit - Click HERE for FAQ document
1/16/19 McAuliffe Lawsuit Defendants' Letter to Expedite - Click HERE
1/16/19 McAuliffe Lawsuit Plaintiffs' letter in support of motion to expedite - Click HERE
01/17/19 McAuliffe Lawsuit Defendants' Memorandum  - Click HERE
01/17/19 McAuliffe Lawsuit Wallack Declaration  - Click HERE
01/23/19 Pacific Legal Foundation Judicial Motion - Click HERE
01/24/19 Pacific Legal Foundation Preliminary Injunction - Click HERE
02/08/19 NY Lawyers SHSAT cut-off letter to Judge Ramos - Chick HERE
02/24/19 Court Opinion and Order - Click HERE

LAB Middle School Resolution - Click HERE

Brooklyn Tech Alumni Association report on the SHSAT and diversity - Click HERE for Summary (PDF) 
or Click ​​HERE for the Full report (PDF Brooklyn Tech Alumni Association website)

Stuyvesant High School Parents' Association statement - Click HERE

Bronx Science Alumni Association and PA Executive Board Statement - Click HERE

Responses from CECs (Community Education Councils)
CEC3 HS Admissions Resolution (April 17, 2019) - Click ​HERE

CEC2 Resolution In Support of Revised Proposals to Increase Diversity at Specialized High Schools and Other Public Schools and the Disclosure of Data Relating to All Proposed Changes to Specialized High School Admissions (Feb. 13, 2019) - Click HERE

CEC5 Specialized High School Resolution 01/16/19 - Click HERE

Bed-Stuy CEC Letter to Chancelor Caranza on 11/16/18 - Click HERE 

ECC (Education Council Consortium) Resolution on School Governance and Mayoral Control 12/15/18 - Click HERE

Research, Studies and Articles
Metis Study - Click HERE

StudentsFirstNY document The Hidden Truth: Massive Grade Inflation Conceals Underperformance in NYC schools - Click HERE 

Canary in the Coal Mine - Click HERE 

Build More Boats, A HS Proposal by Sharon Just - Click HERE

NYC Independent Budget Office - Simulating the Outcome of the Mayor's Plan for Admissions to the City's Specialized High Schools - Click ​HERE

Grade inflation Chart - Click HERE

The Research Alliance for NYC Schools- Pathways to an Elite Education: Exploring Strategies to Diversify NYC's Specialized High Schools - Click HERE
SHS Results 2019
Comparison 2019 vs. 2018 Specialized High School Admissions by race - Click HERE

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Booker T. Washington MS54 Information Session on the Proposed Changes to the SHS Admissions 
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018, 7:30 pm
 Panelists included Senior Education Analyst to the Manhattan Borough President Patrick Joseph, CEC3 President Kim Watkins, and Coalition EDU Board Member David Lee.

Click ​​HERE for Patrick Joseph's presentation
Click HERE for David Lee's presentation
Click HERE for Kim Watkin's 2017 high school data
Click ​​​HERE for minutes from the entire meeting
Panelists David Lee, Kim Watkins and Patrick Joseph
MS54 PTA Co-Presidents Chris Giordano and Jerome Kramer
New York City Council Member Mark Levine

OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION