Education reporter Celeste Ford reports Parents take note the leadership team can have a big say in deciding the direction of your New York City school. Participants are elected, and the vote is only a few weeks away. Today, we see how the New York Urban League is trying to make the program work. The purpose is to monitor the educational quality and curriculum of their school. Half the team members are parents, who must be elected, and the other half are teachers and administrators.
Every school is required to have a team.
But at many schools attracting parents is a challenge and the language barrier is one obstacle. The New York Urban League is trying to change that, with language and parent workshops. Schools Chancellor Levy disagrees saying parent's can acquire management skills. But this education activisit says the promise of school leadership teams has not been realized. The Board Of Education says most schools have the leadership team as required.