ICE PAC Annual Meeting on Testing & Test Refusal ​​​​​​​

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“A Standardized Test is a Poor Substitute for Justice”: the Intersection of High-Stakes Standardized Testing and Race in NYC Schools

Wednesday February 7th 6:15-8:30 PM


For parents of children in all grades, but if you are new to ICE, you are especially encouraged to come. Over the last several years, the vast majority (over 80%) of ICE students in middle school grades  have refused the state ELA & Math tests when they are administered in the spring. Test content does not align with our curriculum and your children will receive no test prep. High school students at ICE take only one Regents exam (ELA), instead completing "performance-based assessment tasks," an alternative to the standardized Regents. There will be an opportunity for audience questions at the event, which is the only meeting currently scheduled for our community to discuss testing and test refusal ("opt out"). Don't miss it!

The presentation/panel discussion, which coincides with Black Lives Matter in Schools Week of Action, is open to the ICE community and beyond. (Our current RSVP list includes mostly folks from outside ICE, so come on out, ICE peeps!)  RSVP (not required, but very helpful for determining room size, how much literature to have on hand, etc.)



 

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.