Achieving Educational Equity for New York City’s Newcomer Students (Online)

Thank you to all who attended our event!

View a recording of the webinar here.

Over 30,000 newcomer students have enrolled in NYC public schools since the spring of 2022, and many have previously experienced interruptions in their education. What are the strengths, assets, and needs of New York City’s newest students? How can educators, community organizations, and policymakers collaborate to better support students and families as they transition to our city? This webinar will address who these students are and explore how schools and community organizations can create the conditions for students to be successful. Panelists will also discuss local and federal policies to achieve educational equity for all newcomer students in New York City schools.

Our panelists include several experts, such as:

• Moderator: Natasha Quiroga, director of education policy and InsideSchools, The New School’s Center for New York City Affairs
• Lara Evangelista, executive director, Internationals Network
• Ivonne Mora, teacher, International Community High School
• Melissa De Leon, principal, International High School at Lafayette
• Lisa Auslander, senior project director, Bridges to Academic Success
• María Rocha-Carrillo, NYC program specialist, ImmSchools
• Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, New York State Assembly District 39
• Alejandra Vázquez Baur, fellow, The Century Foundation, and co-founder, National Newcomer Network
• Aqdas Shahnoory, Eleanor Roosevelt High School 11th grader, New York City Schools

Get to know our panelists and view their bios.

Join The New School’s Center for New York City Affairs, the Internationals Network for Public Schools, The Century Foundation, and the National Newcomer Network for this timely virtual panel discussion.

Resources:

• Internationals Network Newcomer Resources Page, which includes a one-pager and a welcome toolkit for leaders
• The Asset-Based Questionnaire, administered when interviewing SIFE / SLIFE students who test at a 4th grade or below in reading comprehension in their native language, as described by Ivonne Mora, teacher at International Community High School.
• Bridges to Academic Success, CUNY (Curriculum, Instructional Resources)
• Second Language Acquisition Lab, CUNY (Multilingual SIFE Screener)
• ImmSchools Website
• ImmSchools Educator Resource Hub
• ImmSchools Family Resource Hub
• ImmSchools Student Resource Hub
• Inclusivity Poster and Additional Resources
• Funding report: How to Ensure Title III Funds Reach Every Newcomer Student
• Enrollment report: Newcomer Student Enrollment and Course Placement Promising Practices
• National Newcomer Network

Questions? Email contact@insideschools.org

This event is supported by the Levin Endowment.