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On Thursday, May 7, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Michael Duffy, executive director of charter schools for the New York City Department of Education, for a unique community education council (CEC) gathering at Brooklyn Borough Hall that provided a venue for open discussion among charter schools, district schools, parents and CECs. “This meeting was the first of its kind in the City, bringing together district schools, charter schools and community education councils to find ways to work together,” said BP Markowitz. “I think we all agree that one of the most important goals of our education system is to teach children how to communicate and solve problems collaboratively. We set a great example for them by coming together as we all did at this meeting to discuss pressing issues facing our schools. As we saw from this discussion, district schools, charter schools and parents have the same agenda—ensuring that all our young Brooklynites and New Yorkers reach the zenith of their potential. Let’s get together and help one another succeed. Kudos to all who participated in what we hope will be just the first of many such meetings at Borough Hall.” “Marty and the folks in the Borough President’s office have shown genuine leadership in getting charter and district school leaders to talk to one another,” said Michael Duffy, executive director of charter schools for the New York City Department of Education. “This breakfast was the beginning of a long overdue dialogue that is ultimately in the best interests of Brooklyn’s kids.” “I want to thank Borough President Markowitz for providing a forum for parents and educators to meet to discuss charter schools,” said Rosemary Stuart, superintendent, Community School District 15. “I look forward to more opportunities, such as this breakfast, to strengthen the collaboration between the Department of Education, the charter school organizations and the Community Education Council in District 15. “This was a valiant effort in community relations between the CECs and the charter schools,” said Yoketing Eng, president, Community Education Council 21. “The Brooklyn Borough President provided a neutral setting where parents were equals with charter, district and DOE administrators,” said Valerie Armstrong-Barrows, Esq., president of the Citywide Council on High Schools and a NYC public school parent. “It marked the beginning of lifting the veil of secrecy to make the charter school system more transparent. Parents need to know the law that authorizes charter schools and the process that opens them in our communities. ‘Separate is not equal.’ The breakfast was an attempt to unite district and charter schools for the benefit of our children. At the breakfast, charter school administrators heard parents loudly and clearly say, ‘Involve us early, respect us always and communicate with us constantly,’ and we look forward to quarterly meetings of parents, charter school and district school administrators.”
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