NYC High School Application Process I: Examining Educational Access and Equity

When:
November 1, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
2016-11-01T09:00:00-04:00
2016-11-01T17:00:00-04:00
Where:
Fordham Law School
150 W 62nd St
New York, NY 10023
USA
Cost:
$30

The NYC High School Application Process I: Examining Educational Access and Equity

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PROGRAM

8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION
9:00 a.m.  WELCOME
Matthew Diller
Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law
Fordham University School of Law
 9:10 a.m.  INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFERENCE
Robin A. Lenhardt
Professor of Law and Faculty Director,
Center on Race Law & Justice
Fordham Law School
 9:20 a.m.  KEYNOTE ADDRESS
John C. Brittain
Professor of Law
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
 9:40 a.m.  Responses to the Keynote Address / Perspectives from Government
Elise C. Boddie
Professor of Law, Henry Rutgers University Professor
Robert L. Carter Scholar
Rutgers Law SchoolAaron Saiger
Professor of Law
Fordham Law SchoolIra Schwartz
Assistant Commissioner for Accountability
New York State Education Department[Speaker to be Confirmed]
New York City Department of Education

Moderator:
Robin A. Lenhardt

 10:15am  QUESTION & ANSWER
 10:30am  BREAK
 10:45am  OVERVIEW OF THE NEW YORK CITY HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION PROCESS
Dr. Atila Abudlkadiroglu
Professor of Economics
Duke UniversityAmy M. Basile
Executive Director, High School Admissions, Office of Student Enrollment
New York City Department of EducationModerator:
Dora Galacatos
Executive Director
Feerick Center for Social Justice
Fordham Law School
 12:25 p.m.  LUNCH
1:30 p.m. Challenges and Opportunities of the New York City High School Application Process
Norm Fruchter
Deputy Director for Policy, Research and Evaluation
The Metro Center
New York UniversityMegan Moskop
Teacher and High School Admissions Coordinator
M.S. 324 Patria MirabalHeather Rippeteau
Teacher, New York City Department of Education
Ph.D. Candidate, CUNY Graduate CenterYaslin Turbides
Director
Middle School Student Success Center
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation

Mahalia Watson
Founder
Let’s Talk Schools

Moderator:
Sean P. Corcoran
Associate Professor of Economics and Education Policy
New York University

3:00 p.m. BREAK
 3:15 p.m.  Potential Strategies for Improvement of the New York City High School Application Process
Michael Alves
President
Alves Educational Consultants GroupAmy M. Basile
Executive Director, High School Admissions, Office of Student Enrollment
New York City Department of EducationMatt Gonzales
Director, School Diversity Project
New York AppleseedClara Hemphill
Founder and Senior Editor
Insideschools

Shalema Henderson
Middle School Program Coordinator
Henry Street Settlement

Sonali Murarka
Executive Director, Enrollment Research
Office of Student Enrollment
New York City Department of Education

David Weinreb
Sixth Grade Bilingual Teacher, New Haven Public Schools
Founding Director of High School Placement, The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School

Moderator:
Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj
Assistant Professor, Department of Education Leadership, Management & Policy
Director, Center for College Readiness
College of Education & Human Services
Seton Hall University

 4:45 p.m.  CONCLUDING REMARKS
Dora Galacatos
Professor Robin A. Lenhardt
*An updated program will be circulated shortly with confirmed speakers.