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The following is a statement by Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York, in response to the release of graduation rate data for the class of 2016.
AFC travay pou chanje politik edikasyon pou sistèm lekòl piblik la sèvi tout timoun yo efektivman. Nou pibliye rapò politik ak analiz done, temwaye nan vil la ak nivo Eta a, pale nan laprès pou pote atansyon sou defi elèv yo ak fanmi nou sèvi yo ap fè fas a, epi mete ansanm ak lòt defansè, paran, jèn, ak edikatè pou mande chanje.
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The following is a statement by Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York, in response to the release of graduation rate data for the class of 2016.
Rapò Desanm 2016 sa a analize aksè nan pwogram karyè ak edikasyon teknik (CTE) nan nivo lekòl segondè pou elèv ki gen andikap nan Eta New York. Dapre rezilta done ak entèvyou ak pwofesyonèl, defansè edikasyon espesyal, ak paran elèv ki gen andikap, papye a fè rekòmandasyon pou rezoud pwoblèm CTE.
Today, the City announced its intention to implement the recommendation of the Mayoral Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline to modify the DOE’s discipline code to end suspensions for students in kindergarten through second grade and increase support for positive behavior interventions in schools. AFC staunchly supports the elimination of suspensions for these students and the use of a developmentally sound approach to address the behavior of young children instead.
As the New York State Senate Education Committee holds a hearing today on mayoral control of New York City schools, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), released the following statement supporting a long-term extension of mayoral control.
AFC te prezante papye blan sa a nan konferans nasyonal 2016 Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA). Papye a pale sou dwa elèv andikape yo genyen pou yo jwenn sipò pou konpòtman yo, ak estrateji defans endividyèl ak sistemik ki bay sipò pou elèv andikape yo olye pou yo ekskli yo nan lekòl la.
Rapò sa a dokimante nesesite pou aksyon ijan ak soutni pou amelyore nivo alfabetizasyon pou elèv ki gen andikap ki pa touche revni epi prepare lekòl yo pou yo anseye lekti yon fason efikas pou tout elèv yo. Li revize rechèch ak istwa ka ki endike ke elèv ki gen yon pakèt andikap kapab aprann li si yo resevwa ansèyman apwopriye, diskite eleman kle yo pou anseye lekti yon fason efikas, mete aksan sou yon kantite pwogram pwomèt nan vil Nouyòk, epi li bay rekòmandasyon pou mete ann aplikasyon. chanjman sistemik.
Nan mwa fevriye 2016, la Kowalisyon pou plizyè chemen pou jwenn yon diplòm, ki kowòdone pa AFC, te pibliye yon enskripsyon politik ajou ki idantifye baryè nan enstriksyon CTE pou elèv ki gen andikap ak ELL yo epi bay rekòmandasyon bay NYSED ak Konsèy Regents pou kreye pwogram CTE aksesib ki pral benefisye elèv sa yo.
Kim Sweet, Direktè Egzekitif Advocates for Children of New York, te pibliye deklarasyon sa a an repons a pwopozisyon pou elaji chemen gradyasyon pou tout elèv yo te diskite nan reyinyon Konsèy Regents jodi a.
This February 2015 report describes findings made from AFC’s review of 164 New York City charter school discipline policies obtained through Freedom of Information Law requests. A significant number of City charter schools have discipline policies that fail to meet the legal requirements, leading to violations of students’ and parents’ civil rights. The report includes recommendations for state legislators to consider as they discuss raising the cap on charter schools and ensuring that charter schools serve high-needs students.
Plis pase 50,000 elèv lekòl presegondè – yon ka nan elèv yo nan lekòl presegondè piblik Vil Nouyòk yo – yo te kite dèyè omwen yon fwa, epi plis pase 8,500 elèv yo te kite tounen omwen 3 fwa. Malgre gwo bezwen akademik ak sosyal-emosyonèl yo, gen mwens pase 450 plas nan pwogram pou elèv lekòl presegondè ki gen plis laj nan lekòl piblik tradisyonèl yo ak lekòl charter vil la. Rapò politik septanm 2014 sa a pote atansyon sou bezwen inik elèv ki gen laj mwayen yo epi li bay Depatman Edikasyon Vil Nouyòk (DOE) rekòmandasyon pou amelyore rezilta pou popilasyon sa a.