Session 18: It Takes a Village

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This presentation will outline how a community can take charge of its own educational destiny. Through grass roots organizing, the community can be educated. Then, as educated consumers, the community can elect new representatives to the Board of Education. Finally, the community can then expect its elected leaders to make the appropriate and necessary changes for educational reform. All reform is driven by the use of data and the development and use of rigorous curriculum to meet the needs of all students.

Presenters:
Suzanne Urban Ryan, Community Activist, South-Orange Maplewood School System, Maplewood, NJ
Rowland Bennett, Maplewood, NJ Wayne Eastman, South Orange, NJ

Strand 4: Engaging Parents, Students, and Communities