Youth, Education, and Libraries Committee

Youth, Education, and Libraries Committee
Monday, December 21, 2020 - 6:30 PM
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MINUTES: December Youth, Education, and Libraries Minutes

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AGENDA:

1. Our New York Commitment: 'That Every Kid Learn to Read - By Third Grade.'
   

   Special Guest Speaker: Andrew Fletcher, Director, DOE Universal Literacy

   The focus is on Pre-K/3-K and Primary Education, with the objective: every New York kid reads at the 3rd grade level by 3rd grade.This is based on the fundamental educational principle that: 'Up to third grade, kids learn to read. After third grade, kids read to learn...'

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   We are inviting speakers from the DOE to speak on this subject - to understand how the DOE Universal Literacy Program works in our CB8 district, and how we as the CB8 community can support this important work.

    

   • Early Literacy Resources on schools.nyc.gov - https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/student-journey/grade-by-grade/early-childhood-learning/early-literacy-resources
   • Universal Literacy information on the InfoHub - https://infohub.nyced.org/in-our-schools/programs/universal-literacy
   • “Year 2 Evaluation Summary Report SY 2017-18” (also found via link on the page noted above) - https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ulit_y2evalsummaryreport_sy2017-18_final.pdf
   • Test Results - https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/academics/test-results
   • Robert Slavin/tutoring -
     • https://robertslavinsblog.wordpress.com/tag/tutoring/
     • https://robertslavinsblog.wordpress.com/2020/11/09/an-open-letter-to-president-elect-biden-a-tutoring-marshall-plan-to-heal-our-students/
     • https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/11/7/21554411/covid-schools-biden-administration

2. Old Business
3. New Business

Peter Patch, Chair