NYC Schools Engaging More Parents
According to this NY Daily News post, NYC schools are engaging more parents. Some telling stats include: The number of school-based workshops for city families increased by 60% to date this academic year compared to last year. City schools have held 8,000 parent workshops on topics such as financial literacy and college awareness since September, […]
Job Opening – Principal – Central Islip
The Central Islip Board of Education is seeking administrative candidates for the following anticipated position: Elementary School Principal In order to qualify, candidates should meet the following criteria: Professional Preparation Appropriate administrative certification Educational background and awareness of contemporary educational issues Professional Experience At least five (5) years teaching experience Experience as a building administrator […]
Test Scorers (job opening)
Optimum Solutions Corp. is looking for certified K-6 and 7/8 ELA, MATH & SCIENCE teachers to electronically score NYS assessments during April, May and June 2016. You should have experience either teaching the Common Core curriculum in a classroom or scoring the Common Core Assessments during the last 2 years. Retirees can also meet certain […]
Professional Teacher Certification Schedule
Cohort 17 – Professional Teacher Certification Program Starting March 2016 – Saturdays in Brooklyn Spring 2016 EDUC 605 – Literacy in the Content Area Saturday – March 12, 19; April 9, 16, 23 EDUC 603 – Competency in the Teaching of Literacy Saturday – April 2, 30; May 7, 14, 15 Summer 2016 EDUC 656 – […]
Doctoral Program Hailed as ‘Historic’ “Groundbreaking”
Excerpted from Clem Richardson Fifteen CSA members broke notable ground for their union recently, becoming the first to earn Doctorates through a new, collaborative degree program. For information on the program, go to www.citesage.com The fifteen, each a Principal, Assistant Principal or administrative staffer, spent 27 months – classes started in 2012 – working on […]
How Do I Get Teacher Certification in NY?
You need certification to teach, but sometimes it can be confusing to figure out which classes will get you the right certification. We offer programs to help you get initial certification, professional certification, special ed certification, and administrative certification. How do I get teacher certification in NY? What about counselor or administrator certification? Here’s a […]
Quality Review Assessment
One of the services our team of Professional Development experts handles is a Pre-Quality Review Assessment for schools. Here’s how that works, as detailed by Matt Zagami and Carl SanFilippo, CITE Coordinator/Consultant for Professional Development. For the Pre-Quality Review Assessment we adhere to the following on-going process. 1. Review the school’s previous Quality Review assessments, recent […]
SBL Program Alumni Success – Matt Barone
Matthew Barone is the Interim Acting Principal at IS 27, and a graduate of the CITE/St. Rose SBL program. Matthew is a great example of the philosophy of the program, which emphasizes practical training and methods of implementing a vision for a strong learning environment. Below, Matthew walks us through starting his new job. What’s your […]
