David Banks, was named the New York City’s Next Schools Chancellor, said he wants to Create a Reimagined School Experience. Banks is a Longtime Educator who worked in the School System for over 30 years.
“We’re going to listen to our parents. We’re going to listen to our teachers and we’re going to listen to our young people, and they will guide us along the way,” he said.
A Top Priority will be building Quality Schools so Parents don’t have to seek Options in other Neighborhoods, he said. He also wants to ensure better Integration within those Schools.
Banks will do Away with several Choices made under Mayor Bill de Blasio's Administration that directly Impact Students.
Rather than Slash the Schools Gifted and Talented Program, which the Mayor said was further Segregating Schools, Banks wants to Expand on it.
He also doesn’t Plan, to take away, the Specialized High School Admissions test, or SHSAT, which the current Mayor has sought to do. Still, Banks doesn’t believe One Test should determine a Child’s Future. “I fundamentally do not believe that one single test should determine access to any particular program,” Banks said. He said he wants to Expand Opportunities for Young People to get into Specialized High Schools.
Banks wants to Restore Joy in Schools. “We’ve been doing a good job of schooling but we have not been doing a good enough job giving our kids an opportunity to do the kinds of things that excite them,” Banks said. He also said he wants to help Instructors Love Teaching again.
Another Priority for the Incoming Schools Chancellor is ensuring Students feel Safe not Only in Schools, but in their Neighborhoods. He will work with Mayor-Elect Eric Adams to achieve that, he said.
Banks said he has nothing but Faith in Adams. “I think that he is going to be one of the most transformational mayors that New Yorkers have ever seen,”.
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