TAPCo. Times #24
February 26, 2018

Guidance on School Dances and Other School-Sponsored After-School Activities

​In accordance with Chancellor's Regulation A-830 and the DOE’s commitment to access and inclusion, schools interested in sponsoring afterschool events for students and their family members must ensure that such events are gender-neutral, and open to all students and person(s) in a parental or familial relationship with the student. Such afterschool events for students and their families are integral to providing welcoming and supportive school communities. Schools are reminded that gender-specific events, such as father-daughter dances or mother-son dances, can exclude certain students and types of families, and may also be inconsistent with laws that prohibit exclusion on the basis of sex or gender, and are therefore not permissible.
 
For additional guidance on this topic, please consult with your Senior Field Counsel (SFC).

Grant Opportunities

Grant opportunities are posted on the Grants website (you can visit the page on any computer using this link). This week’s highlights include:

• Ready for School Wellness​

Pic Of The Week
'A trip to the Harlem DNA Lab'

Professional Development and Student Opportunities

Professional learning and student opportunities are posted on the PL and Student Opportunities page.
This week’s highlights include:
 
All Schools:

• Register by March 7: Free Curator-Led Tour for Educators of Fashion Exhibition, Mod New York 
• Register by March 9: Facilitative Leadership Seminar Part I 
• Register by March 10: Talking about Race in the Classroom: A Training for Educators Committed to Racial Justice 
• Apply by March 15: Performance Residency for Instrumental School Programs 
• Register by March 16: All Schools: 2018 Spring STEM Institute

 
Elementary and Middle Schools:

• Apply by February 27: Students Can Apply Now for Exciting Science and STEM Enrichment Programs During Spring Break
• Register by March 9: Attend the Cornell/Columbia STEM Workshop at Columbia University

 
Middle Schools:

• Participate on March 11: Three Dimensional Unit Planning Using the Next Generation Science Standards

 
Middle and High Schools:

• Register by March 8: Teaching Shakespeare - Performance-based Workshop
• Participate on March 11: Using Pond Protozoa to Reshape Your Curriculum
• Ongoing: Subway Story (A Shooting)
• Ongoing: It All Adds Up (Financial Literacy) Speaking Tour

 
High Schools:

• Apply by March 9: Hk Maker Lab Summer Engineering Program
• Apply by March 9: New York Bioforce Summer Internship Program
• Ongoing: Organ Donation and Transplantation Lessons for NYS Regents Living Environment