The Center for New York City Affairs and Insideschools.org will unveil Inside Stats, a new high school scorecard designed to provide a well-rounded picture of NYC's high schools using the data available now. But are there better ways to measure our schools? Discussion with: Charissa Fernandez, chief operating officer, The After-School Corporation (TASC); Robert Hughes, president, New Visions for Public Schools; Martin Kurzweil, senior executive director for Research, Accountability and Data, NYC DOE; Miriam Nightengale, principal, Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science & Engineering; and Jacqueline Wayans, Bronx parent leader, Insideschools.org assignment editor. Moderated by Clara Hemphill, Insideschools.org Supported by the Donors’ Education Collaborative, the Sirus Fund and the Milano Foundation. Admission is free but you must RSVP by emailing: centernyc@newschool.edu. Limited seating.

FINAL DAY OF CLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PUBLIC MEETING OF THE PANEL FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY AGENDA Executive Session regarding Matter Pertaining to Employee Discipline: Inquest on Employee Termination [NOTE: This will happen prior to the 6 p.m. public start time.] Regular Public Meeting: Chancellor’s Update, Approval of Proposals for Significant Changes in School Utilization, including the co-location of several charter schools; approval of Annual Estimate of the Total Sum of Money Necessary to Support DOE Operations; approval of amendments to several Chancellor's Regulations;and approval of contracts with various vendors. Speaker sign-up will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the door and will close at 6:30 p.m. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak during the public comment portions of the meeting. Translation services will be provided in Spanish or American Sign Language through reservation only: (212) 374-4946 or panel@schools.nyc.gov.

A friendly media person has passed along this info; has any parent or educator heard anything from Governor’s staff or any member of the committee? I assume this is an open meeting by law and people should go. SUNY Global Center, 116 East 55th Street New York, NY 10022 Tuesday, June 26th, 1:00 – 3:00 PM I just got this and cannot attend....anyone out there able to go?