Cordially Invite You to a Panel Discussion on
"Closing the Education Achievement Gap in NYC with
Accountability and Innovation"
Thursday, June 25, 2009
6:00pm to 8:00pm
at
The Council of Urban Professionals
55 Exchange Place, Suite 501
(Between Broad and William)
Attendees will hear from education leaders on a variety of current topics, including the impact of the fiscal crisis and the Obama Administration on education reform in NYC.
Panelists Include:
Cami Anderson
Superintendent of District 79 in NYC, '93 Corps Member
John King
Managing Director, Uncommon Schools
Daryl Rock
Superintendent, Harlem Children Zone Schools
Moderated by
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Ashleigh at agibson@nycup.org .
Light food and drinks will be served.
CUP Members/TFA Alumni: Free
Other Guests: $20
Panelist Bios
Cami Anderson
Cami served as Executive Director of Teach For America at a critical time in it's growth. She founded a board of business and education leaders, represented the organization at policy forums, increased funding by over 300%, and launched Teach For America Week (an event which brings influential people from all walks of life to teach for a day). She managed the professional development and evaluation of more than 500 teachers in over 90 schools. She also sat on the national policy team and helped the organization more than double in size.
As Chief Program Officer for New Leaders for New Schools (a national aspiring principal initiative), Cami managed the design and implementation of recruiting, admissions, curriculum, coaching, new principal support, and evaluation - in addition to sitting on the three-person executive team. As a business, the organization was recognized as one of the most innovative and effective non-profits in the country by Fast Company Magazine and Harvard Business School. And, as a training program, it was recognized by Education Week, WestEd, the US Department of Education, numerous school districts, and The Teaching Commission as one of the most effective principal preparation programs in the country.
Cami graduated with a bachelor's degree in Education and Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley and a master's degree in Public Policy and Education from Harvard.
John King
John King is the Managing Director of the Excellence and Preparatory Networks of Uncommon Schools, a non-profit charter management organization. Dr. King is a Co-Founder and former Co-Director for Curriculum & Instruction of Roxbury Preparatory Charter School, a nationally recognized urban college preparatory public school that closed the Massachusetts racial achievement gap and was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as one of eight top charter schools in the country. Prior to co-founding Roxbury Prep, he taught high school history at City on a Hill Charter School in Boston and Saint John's School in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. King earned a B.A. in Government from Harvard University, an M.A. in the Teaching of Social Studies from Teachers College, Columbia University, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and an Ed.D. in Educational Administrative Practice from Teachers College, Columbia University. In addition, Dr. King serves on the faculty and Board of Directors of New Leaders for New Schools and is a 2008 Aspen Institute-NewSchools Entrepreneurial Leaders for Public Education Fellow.
Daryl Rock
(Coming Soon)
About The Council Of Urban Professionals - www.nycup.org
The Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) works to develop diverse business and civic leaders, empowering them to exert their influence, achieve their individual goals and create collective impact.
CUP works to engage urban professionals to help increase the number of low‐income students of color who graduate from college and are prepared to participate meaningfully in our economy and society; to grow the numbers of minorities and women serving on nonprofit, public sector and corporate boards; to gain access to capital for minority owned and led enterprises; and to raise the participation of urban communities and their leaders in the electoral process.
About Teach For America - www.teachforamerica.com
At Teach For America, we believe that the disparity in educational outcomes between
students growing up in low-income communities and their peers in more affluent areas is
simply unacceptable. We work to meet our goals with a great sense of urgency, fueled by our conviction that despite the enormity of the problem, it can be solved. In order to provide more students growing up in poverty today with the educational opportunity they deserve, Teach For America recruits our nation's most promising future leaders, invests in the training and professional development necessary to ensure their success as teachers in our highest-need communities and fosters their ongoing leadership as alumni.
Here in New York City, our corps has grown to nearly 1,000 teachers who are reaching 60,000 students in more than 340 schools throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. They are joined by over 2,000 alumni living and working in New York City, including more than 100 local alumni serving in school leadership roles, who continue to serve as a critical force for change in public education.