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.

ICE on Fire

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ICE Music Dept. presents a very special “ICE ON FIRE” featuring saxophonist, composer and political activist Salim Washington (Memphis TN, 1958). Dr. Cornel West describes Washington’s work as a “new synoptic vision of what jazz can be and do. The fundamental spirit behind the music...lives on in new ways and novel sounds.”
 
Washington studied at Harvard and also became a professor in Brooklyn College. In 2013, he became a full-time professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. “This feels like home,” he reflects. “This is home. I am home.”
 
Friday, January 26th, 2018
ICE Music Classroom (5th Floor)
1st Ave between 15th & 16th Street, Manhattan
 
1:00pm
“Life in music and service, conference by Salim Washington
 
2:30pm
Jazz Concert feat. Salim Washington (ts), Albert Marques (p), Adi Meyerson (db) & Kush Abadey (dr)