Conspiracy of Care

Designed for input on individual and group efforts to improve the education of Black Males in America. Sponsored by the Delores Walker Johnson Center for Leadership of Atlas Communities.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Partial Listing of Schools represented at next week's Gathering of Leaders in Boston.

1. Excellence Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant
225 Patchen Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Principal, Jawal Sawiki


2. Urban Assembly Academy for History
and Citizenship for Young Men
240 East 172nd Street
Bronx, NY 10457
Principal, Jonathan Foy


3. The Charles R Drew Elementary School
2065 Mississippi Street
Gary, IN 46407
219-886-6569
Principal, Mrs. Helen Richardson
Assistant to the Principal, Todd McCain


4. Hales Franciscan High School
4930 Cottage Grove
Chicago, IL 60615
773-285-8400
Principal, Marilyn Garrison

5. St Augustine High School
2600 A.P. Tureaud
New Orleans, LA 70119
504-944-2424
President, Reverend Joseph M. Doyle


6. St Augustine High School
2600 A.P. Tureaud
New Orleans, LA 70119
504-944-2424
Father John Raphael




7. Capitol Pre-College Academy for Boys
1000 N 23rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-343-0745
Cell: 225-252-5485
Principal, Curt Green


8. Benjamin E Mays Male Academy
Home Address:
35825 Dearing Dr
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Cell: 269-598-3489
School: 313-924-0014
Principal, Philip Vanhooks


9. Benjamin E Mays Male Academy
Founder, Reverend James Perkins


10. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
2401 S Irving Street
Seattle, WA 98144
206-252-2800
Principal, Winifred Todd


11. The Young Men’s Leadership School
at Fitzsioms High School
2601 West Cumberland Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132
215-277-4431
Principal, Mr. Richard Jenkins


12. Lincoln Academy for Boys
1801 N Detroit Ave
Toledo, OH 43606
419-244-5823
Acting Principal, Oatis Amick



13. Dayton Academy for Boys
2400 Hoover Ave
Dayton, OH 45402
937-542-5340
Principal, Horace Lovelace


14. Alpha School for Excellence
2546 Hillman Ave
Youngstown, OH 44507
330-744-7535
Principal, Jerome Harrell


15. Eagle Academy for Young Men
244 East 163rd Street
Bronx, NY 10451
718-410-3791
Principal, David Banks


16. Eagles Nest Learning Center
7 School Street Place
Boston, MA 02119
617-983-9181
Principal/ CEO, George A Duncan

17. Urban Prep
Tim King, CEO/Founder
Urban Prep Academies
420 N. Wabash, Suite 203
Chicago, IL 60611
312-276-0259


18. Nativity School, Worcester
Matthew Brunell
10 Irvin Street
Worcester, MA 01609
508-799-0100

19. Academy of Business and Community Development
141 Macon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11216
718-783-4842
Principal, Clyde Cole

20. Edison School
Principal, Antoinette Adkins
228 N. Broadway Street
Dayton, OH 45402
937-542-4541

posted by Murph @ 8:30 AM 0 comments

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Holzman's answer below is the key issue in all educational reform.
Here are some resources from ASCD on the issue of Academic Achievement for African-American Males.
May 23, 2007

#1 Factor in Raising Achievement of African-American Boys

Recently, a participant in an Edweek.org chat asked:

What is the single most influencial factor in increasing academic acheivement for African-American boys?

"Teachers," says Michael Holzman, consultant to the Schott Foundation for Public Education and author of the Foundation’s Public Education and Black Male Students: A State Report Card series.

Holzman adds, "Schools that are successful in increasing academic achievement for African-American boys hire and keep teachers who are committed to the success of their students, who have high expectations for them and who are knowledgeable about their subjects and skillful in their craft."

ASCD's online achives feature several articles on the achievement of boys in school, and in particular, the achievement gap between African-American boys and their white peers. (Members log on for access to all archived articles.)

posted by Murph @ 10:28 AM 0 comments