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This bill requires a study of The Eagle Academy's educational model and the development of a program for schools with majority minority and low-income students.
Why it matters
Targets systemic inequities. by focusing on schools where most students are from historically marginalized, minority, and low-income backgrounds, aiming to address achievement gaps with proven educational strategies.
Emphasizes teacher quality and curriculum. by mandating analysis of both the content taught and the professional development of teachers at The Eagle Academy, recognizing that both are critical for student success.
Promotes evidence-based reform. by requiring the state to study what works (and what doesn’t) at a successful institution, rather than mandating untested programs, thereby increasing the likelihood of effective improvements.
Encourages, but does not require, adoption. of the new program, meaning local schools retain autonomy while being provided with a research-backed model specifically designed to meet the needs of their student populations.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1221
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 6, 2017
Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a study of the educational model at The Eagle Academy and developing an education program to be utilized by certain schools
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 56 to read as follows:
56. a. The commissioner shall undertake a study to evaluate the educational model at The Eagle Academy located in the city of New York, which will include an analysis of the academy's curriculum and approach to professional development.
b. The commissioner's study shall identify the following information:
(i) The lessons, academic content, and specific courses or programs offered at the academy;
(ii) The areas of the academy's educational model contributing most to the success or failure of students; and
(iii) The training, content knowledge and instructive skills of teachers at the academy.
c. The study required pursuant to paragraph a of this subdivision shall result in a report, which shall detail a new education program based on the academy's curriculum and approach to professional development. The report shall be distributed to public schools throughout the state whose minority and low-income students constitute the majority of the student body. For the purpose of this subdivision, "minority and low-income students" shall mean students from groups that have been historically marginalized. The commissioner shall encourage such public schools to adopt the new education program.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02119-01-7
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a study of the educational model at The Eagle Academy and developing an education program to be utilized by certain schools
Purpose
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To evaluate the education model at the Eagle Academy and to use those findings as a basis for improving certain public schools in New York.
Summary of provisions
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Section 1 establishes that the commissioner conduct a study evaluating the Eagle Academy's curriculum, educational model, and its approach to professional development. These findings should then be used to create a new education program to be distributed to New York public schools whose student body is predominately made up of students from historically marginalized groups.
Justification
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When we assess the challenges of African American and Latino young boys in our city and state, we determine that Education is the critical foundation to help create a pathway to success. The Eagle Academy for Young Men is a system of six schools and is helping to lay that critical foundation. The Academy, which is open to grades six through 12, was created in 2004 by the One Hundred Black Men of America. The schools are strategically placed in high-crime areas in all five boroughs of New York City, and in Newark, New Jersey. The Eagle Academy has achieved incomparable success in educating and graduating young boys of color. The average number of Black and Latino boys to graduate high school in New York City is 50 percent. At Eagle Academy, that rate is 78 percent, with 100 percent of its students being accepted into colleges. At The Eagle Academy's Bronx school, every student's day begins with breakfast and a town hall meeting where students get to discuss with administrator's school announcements and any issues they are experiencing. Given its remarkable success, it is a model that should be researched to determine how to scale out a similar system across our state to empower our young men of color. If successfully implemented, s uch a model would not only cause more kids to attend school, but would increase the rate at which they graduate and move onto prosperous lives.
Legislative history
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2015-2016: S5285A
Fiscal implications
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To be determined.
Effective date
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This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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