Author: Eric Goldberg

Parent Space

Tuesday, April 27, 6-7pm 

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We’ll be discussing spikes in anti-Asian racism. Beforehand, please listen to the following 30-minute podcast: 

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/23/980437156/screams-and-silence

We will view additional materials during the session, and have space to reflect, discuss and learn. Our additional suggestion is (also) to begin this excellent book. 

https://bookshop.org/books/minor-feelings-an-asian-american-reckoning/9781984820365

In the meeting, we’ll talk about how we’ll engage this text in the future.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER – A ruthlessly honest, emotionally charged, and utterly original exploration of Asian American consciousness.

“Brilliant . . . To read this book is to become more human.”–Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen One of Time‘s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year – Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, New Statesman, BuzzFeed, Esquire, The New York Public Library, and Book Riot

Baruch has committed to developing an Anti-Racist lens for the curriculum. This year, through the Parent Space Study Group, parents have an opportunity to engage in the kinds of conversations that your kids are having. The goal is to examine this urgent topic in order to gain personal insight about our own explicit and implicit beliefs and values, so we can better confront racism. We are also getting to know each other

Reopening Town Hall  for BCCHS students & families

Interpretation in Chinese available

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Parent Space will meet on Monday, March 15, 6-7pm

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For this meeting, listen to the podcast “Nice White Parents,” about integration and New York City public schools. It’s five parts and flies by.

“It is without doubt one of the most timely, astonishing and insightful podcasts released in recent years. Joffe-Walt’s reporting is gripping and excruciating….” Thomas Adam Curry, Another Magazine

Baruch has committed to developing an Anti-Racist lens for the curriculum. This year, through the Parent Space Study Group, parents have an opportunity to engage in the kinds of conversations that your kids are having.

The goal is to examine this urgent topic in order to gain personal insight about our own explicit and implicit beliefs and values, so we can better confront racism. We are also getting to know each other.

If you would like to look at a few “pre-listening questions,” check out the Times guide here.

Parent-Space: Racism in America

Monday Jan 25th 6-7pm 

Today, our students, teachers and staff are invited to a ‘read out’ of Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism and You — 

A Remix by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.

TONIGHT, we’ll also discuss the book and hear more about what our students discussed, too!

Please join us — even if you did not read the book, or did not finish. If you were able to read — BRAVO! — and please come with a passage in mind that felt impactful to you.

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The Office of Equity and Access is pleased to offer a Two- Part Implicit Bias Awareness Workshops for Parents a Guardians.

Two-Part Implicit Bias Awareness Workshop for Parents & Guardians

Monday, Dec. 14th AND Thursday, Dec. 17th (6:00 – 7:30 PM)

Please register: https://mailchi.mp/6bc02553242d/implicit-bias-awareness-workshop-for-parents-guardians-1214-and-1217-600-pm

College Now Info Session for Parents

·         Date & Time: Dec. 1^st, 5:00-5:45pm

·         Format Zoom: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItf-2ppjMvHdb7pg1N1nwJmWs-PljiCtVJ

·         Description: College Now is a collaborative effort between the City University of New York (CUNY) and the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) designed to improve the academic achievement of NYC public high school students. In this info session, parents will learn how their child(ren) can get a head start on college by taking free college-credit courses while in high school.

 Zoom parent presentation for the College Now program on:  

SAT vs ACT

·         Date & Time: Dec. 2nd , 6:00-7:00pm

·         Format Zoom:   https://www.revolutionprep.com/partners/1090/

·         Description: This presentation will give you an overview of both the SAT and ACT exams. The presentation will be given by Robin Kaufman from Revolution Prep who has great experience and knowledge about preparing for these college entrance exams.  

Monday 11/9 @ 6pm (in Chinese @ 7pm)

https://meet.google.com/obe-mfco-doa

Discuss hybrid program updates

BCCHS Hybrid Program 2020-2021

As of October 19, 2020, BCCHS was approved for an exception model for our hybrid program.  The model is as follows:

• All instruction is remote.
• Hybrid students attend school to complete online work and for individual and small group instructional support, as needed.

We are evaluating in-school attendance and making schedules for hybrid students to receive support when at school.  In order to maximize student-teacher interaction, we are making the following adjustments to our in-person cohorts, under this exception model.

For families who select the hybrid model, our in-person schedule will look as follows:

Effective as of November 30th, 2020

Students will either:

1. Attend grade-level day

OR

2. Attend school 5 days a week* 

When in school:

• Students will have access to breakfast, lunch, a laptop and headphones.
• They are permitted to socialize with peers in their room.
• Teachers will be available to assist students as needed, and depending on scheduling availability, on their assigned in-person day.
• All whole class instruction will occur online on zoom. In-person teachers will be available to support students with small group and one-on-one supports, when students are not attending zoom classes.

In-person teachers:

The following teachers are in person on their grade-level day, and will be available to meet with hybrid students this year in the building, subject to change :

The following teachers are available in school on Tuesdays:

Ms. Nardacci – Spanish 2 & 3

Ms. Hawrylewicz – Art 9 & 10

Mr. Breman – PE 9-12

Tuesdays are optional days for hybrid students. They can attend school on Tuesdays for Spanish help, PE enrichment or art enrichment.  Each week, students will be asked to confirm one week in advance if they plan on attending on Tuesday.

Hybrid students can remain in the building until 4 pm in order to attend a virtual club.

Attendance:

Attendance is recorded by students attending their zoom classes. If a student is hybrid, they will be marked absent if they are not in the building, but this is for internal purposes only. We will call your home if you intended for your child to attend school and they are not present, so we ensure that they are healthy and safe! 

*families who select the 5 day/week hybrid option will receive confirmation after November 16, and is dependent on the number of students who enroll to return to hybrid.

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How to Opt back in to hybrid:

• If you are currently a remote-only student, the Chancellor recently announced that November 2-13 is the only opt-in period for hybrid for the remainder of the school year. For families that opt back into hybrid learning, you would first select to opt into hybrid through the Learning Preference Survey.
• We are asking BCCHS families to additionally fill out this survey so we can plan according to our model. Please indicate here which hybrid group you would like your child to participate in. We will then assign students to classrooms and to meeting times with teachers in the building on those days.
• Students who are currently remote and opt back into hybrid will begin the hybrid model on November 30, 2020.
• Students who are currently enrolled as hybrid students and wish to remain hybrid do not need to do anything. The new schedule will begin November 30th. In the meantime, students would continue to attend school according to the A, B, C cohort days.

College Night for Senior Parents Wednesday 10/28 @7pm

To log in click on the links below 
Senior Presentation https://meet.google.com/fkg-dybt-euv
Google FormSenior Parent College Presentation

PTA  Executive Board and School Leadership Team Elections
Wednesday 10/28 at 6:30pm

https://meet.google.com/fkg-dybt-euv

To vote online, you will need the last 4 digits of your student’s OSIS#.  Please have that ready to have your vote counted!

The elections for the PTA Executive Board and School Leadership Team (SLT) for the  2020-2021 school year were delayed due to Covid-19.  The elections will now be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at a special PTA meeting.  

Although the current board has continued on since the end of the 2019-2020 school year, all positions are open for election. Our bylaws state that each position has a term of one year with no more than two consecutive terms in the same position, unless no new candidates emerge.  

The following positions make up the PTA executive board:
POSITIONS OPEN TO ALL PARENTS OR GUARDIANS:President or Co-PresidentsVice President or Co-Vice PresidentsRecording Secretary or Co-Recording SecretariesCommunications Secretary or Co-Communications SecretariesTreasurer or Co-Treasurers

POSITIONS OPEN TO PARENTS OR GUARDIANS NEW TO BARUCH HS:Delegates (2 positions)(9th grade parents /guardians or families new to Baruch) 
Executive Board members are expected to meet monthly for the Executive Board Meeting and recommended to participate in the monthly General PTA Meeting (virtually until further notice), typically at 5pm on a weekday. The final calendar is not yet finalized.

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM OPENINGS:We are currently seeking one parent to serve on the School Leadership Team (SLT).  Members are expected to meet monthly at 5pm. The dates are decided by all members of the team.  
If you are interested in serving on either the PTA Exec Board or SLT, or would like more information, please contact us at bcchs.pta@gmail.com