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Council Member Althea Stevens discusses education-related legislation
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Council Member Althea Stevens presents two pieces of legislation aimed at improving transparency and accountability in New York City's education system. She discusses Intro 797-A, which requires reporting on student clubs, and Intro 733-A, which mandates reporting on career and technical education programs.
- Intro 797-A focuses on student clubs and organizations, requiring information on advisors and off-campus activities.
- Intro 733-A (referred to as 793 in the transcript, likely a transcription error) requires annual reports on career technical education programs, including enrollment and post-graduation outcomes.
- Stevens emphasizes the importance of transparency and investing in young people's futures.
Althea Stevens
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Greetings, everyone, and thank you to our madam speaker and my colleagues for continuing support and fight for the advancements of our city educational system.
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And of today, I am a proud champion of 2 critical pieces of legislation that brings greater transparency and accountability to New York City Education System, intro 797, which mandates the Department of Education to report on student clubs and organizations that each school.
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Student clubs play a pivotal role in the personal and social development of young people and requires the DOV to provide information on facilitating advisors and off campus activities that are better evaluated and resources and support the availability to our by young people.
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Intro 793 focus on the future of workforce of our city by requiring the Department of Education to report on information and career technical education programs, CTE, by providing annual reports, this will This will have us have matrix such as student enrollment, internship participation, post graduation outcomes.
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This information will allow us to enhance CTE program more effectively and supporting and providing our community with the necessary tools to ensure the workforce has higher for workforce and higher education.
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Transparency in our city is important, especially when it comes to investing in the future of our young people who walk the school hallways daily.
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The reality is that they will be replacing us one day and we need to make sure that they have all the tools necessary to be successful.
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Let's continue to ensure that students have equal access to programs and activity, that foster leadership, creativity, and most important in the community engagement.
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I would like to thank my staff and committee staff and Sherry De Joseph for helping me get this bill across the finish line.
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And with that, thank you.
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And I ask all my colleagues to vote, yes, on this legislation, these legislations.
