Senior Education Advisor, Former Council Education Chair, Educator, lifelong learner, amateur cook, Brooklynite, & dad to my rescue dog Jessie đž
Sep 2, 2021 ⢠19 tweets ⢠3 min read
After yesterdayâs oversight hearing on NYCâs school reopening plan, I am more certain that NYC families need a remote option.
A lot to unpack from yesterdayâs hearing, but wanted to share key information:
-Administration acknowledged that school leaders are still not aware of vaccination status of students/staff, despite the fact that vaccination status determines testing/quarantine rules and leaders are responsible to implement these rules.
Sep 1, 2021 ⢠9 tweets ⢠2 min read
HAPPENING NOW: Iâm chairing the Oversight Hearing on Fall 2021 School Reooening. Protocols. Tune in here: council.nyc.gov/live/ City Hall Chambers stream.
Fall 2021 School Reopening Protocols**
Approximately one year ago, this committee held a hearing on the Fall 2020 school reopening. Things were drastically different then. We have learned so much since that time.
Feb 6, 2021 ⢠10 tweets ⢠2 min read
Letâs not flip the script on educators and support staff. Many have died serving and defending their students. Govât is responsible for inadequate vaccines, for inadequate testing program where folks wait weeks for results, for inability to fully adhere to CDC guidance,
for pre-existing conditions that have long plagued schools such as: overcrowding, poor ventilation, inadequate tech/internet bandwidth, inadequate maintenance budgets & insufficient social/emotional support.
May 6, 2020 ⢠8 tweets ⢠2 min read
Those who defend the Gates-Albany partnership to âreimagine schoolsâ claim it doesnât hurt to consult a âsuccessfulâ person (with business ties) on how to make the system work better.
My mother is a retired paraprofessional and my father is a retired District 75 teacher, who are immigrants from the former Soviet Union. They escaped persecution and came to America for a better life for their family. Theyâre hugely successful in my eyes.
Mar 19, 2020 ⢠5 tweets ⢠1 min read
FYI- Please read carefully.
To help Coney Island Hospital ensure thereâs enough space & functionality at their main campus to serve most ill, the city has set up a remote drive-thru testing site at Ida G Israel clinic 2925 W19th Street. (7 days a week 830am-4pm). 1/5
ONLY PEOPLE WHO CALL THE HOTLINE AND ARE APPROVED BY A PHYSICIAN ON THE CALL CAN GET APPOINTMENT AT DRIVE-THRU LOCATION!
The hotline is for folks feeling severe symptoms & in high risk categories: 1-844-NYC-4NYC.
You MUST CALL and get approved by doctor on the hotline... 2/5
Mar 12, 2020 ⢠10 tweets ⢠2 min read
Iâve shared with DOE a temporary contingency plan that I believe could work in terms of a limited system shutdown while servicing the most vulnerable. Iâm awaiting a response.
I believe DOE should consider adopting summer school model at this time. Those children that require services should receive them at a few select school sites in each borough. During summer school, school sites are combined into a few buildings in each borough to service students
Mar 7, 2019 ⢠4 tweets ⢠3 min read
This is so, so wrong. A teenager was raped. There is DNA evidence.
Dropping rape charges against these men is unacceptable.
nypost.com/2019/03/06/rapâŚ
If this happened today, because of the closure of the loophole in the Penal Code, it would automatically be considered rape, no questions. A lesser charge simply isn't justice.
