Our goals

What we need from the city

Making curriculum improvements

We will push for major improvements to the curriculum including:

• Purchasing the full curriculum will help teachers serve students better at different stages of learning
• Providing supplemental libraries with developmentally appropriate books
• Providing the hands on learning materials needed to support student learning
• Allowing teacher autonomy and flexibility in planning and structuring the lessons to meet student needs.

Creating an appropriate learning environment

All students and staff deserve a safe and supportive learning and working environment that is set up in a way to best address the needs of the children. We will push the DOE to do the following: 

• Provide and follow consistent nap guidelines
• Allow teacher autonomy to set up their classrooms in ways that will support children’s needs and development.

Following food safety guidelines

Food safety is critical to the well-being of early childhood students. We are advocating that the DOE: 

• Follow food safety and handling guidance to ensure the safety and care of our youngest learners.

Improving enrollment processes

There is still work to be done on the availability of seats in the early childhood setting and the streamlining of the enrollment process.

• Create flexibility in the allocation of early childhood seats to be responsive to the needs of communities.
• Increase marketing to communities: To ensure that vacant 3-K and pre-K seats are filled, parents need to know where seats are available.
• Ensure enough 3-K and pre-K seats for students with disabilities.
• Make key changes that will make the process easier and more efficient for families to enroll their children.