Donations from The Parent Body  

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Dear Parents/Guardians,
 
Thank you all for your generous contributions and matching funds to ICE. Your dollars are critical for ensuring the students and teachers get all the support they deserve.
 
We have received matching funds from Bright Funds Foundation and The Benevity Community Impact Fund but we are unable to process the payments. If the payments were made on your behalf please contact Kristi Craig at kirsti.craig@gmail.com  
 
When setting up matching funds through your company please remember, matching grants should be to ICE Foundation, Inc., not the Institute for Collaborative Education. You can review the Matching Contributionpage on the ICE Website.


Thank you,
ICE PTA
 

Camera & Cell Phone Drive 

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The Nepal and Malaysia International Youth Media Groups are asking parents, students, and friends to donate cameras or cell phones they no longer use

 No, we don't need the phones to make phone calls.
 We need the phones for their picture taking capabilities!
 Please be sure the phones – as cameras – work.
 It would also be helpful if each phone-camera donated has a charger.

The Nepal and Malaysia International Youth Media Groups will be sharing these used phones as cameras for the children they work with in Nepal and Malaysia. So please, if you have any old cell phones, smart phones, etc. with picture taking capability, please bring them to Jeffrey Romanov (the International Youth Media Advisor/Program Director) in Room 419B.

If you have any questions, feel free to email Jeffrey.

ICE PAC

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS & SPREAD THE WORD: IMPORTANT EVENTS ON THE HORIZON!

Here at ICE
ICE PAC's annual meeting on testing and test refusal falls during Black Lives Matter in Schools Week, so we are marking the occasion with “A Standardized Test is a Poor Substitute for Justice”: the Intersection of High-Stakes Standardized Testing and Race in NYC Schools. This presentation/panel discussion is open to the ICE community and beyond. Don't miss it! Wednesday February 7 6:15-8:30 PM

Please help us figure out what size room we need by indicating your interest here. 

Elsewhere
If you are reading this before Saturday, Jan 27, it's not too late to registered for the  for the annual Parent Action Conference, which takes place Saturday Jan 27 in downtown Manhattan. Past conferences have yielded a great, informative, and energizing day. Organized by Class Size Matters, NYC Kids PAC, and Community Education Council 2.  Details here!  

Any questions? Contact ICE PAC via Kemala.

Can't Miss Event @ ICE--Wed February 7th 

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Around the state, Regents exams are in full swing while 3rd-8th grade math & ELA tests are just around the corner. Meanwhile, whether it's the media covering the latest words coming out of the White House or our own kitchen tables, the topic of race and racism is on full blast.

It's the perfect backdrop for our February 7 PTA meeting, which will explore the connection between race/racism and high-stakes standardized testing in NYC's public schools. A panel of Brooklyn and Bronx educators will shed light on the historical origins of these tests and how they impact students and schools. We'll also hear about an alternative to business as usual (from an ICE teacher)! This event is open to the public, so please share this invite with friends from other schools, including those from the elementary schools your kids attended.  While not required, we ask that you RSVP by Feb 5 so we can determine what size room we need.