NEW YORK, NY – New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels today announced dates for Our Schools. Our Future: Conversations with the Chancellor, a five-borough community engagement series. The goal of this tour is for NYCPS leadership to engage with students, families, educators, staff, and community partners on critical school issues, and to hear ideas families about how to better involve them in decision making processes. In these conversations, Chancellor Samuels will reflect on what safety, academic rigor, and true integration look like in practice.   

“These conversations are about fundamentally changing how we make decisions by ensuring that those closest to our students have a real seat at the table,” said Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels. “When families are true partners in the process, our schools become stronger, our policies become more effective, and our commitment to every child becomes meaningful. I look forward to these conversations and working together to build schools to reflect the hopes and needs of the communities they serve.” 

At each event, families will have the opportunity to engage with teams from across NYCPS to ask questions and learn about resources related to language access, special education, enrollment, and more.  

DATES 

• Staten Island (Tuesday - 2/10)  

• New Dorp High School  
• 465 New Dorp Ln, Staten Island, NY 10306

• Manhattan (Tuesday - 2/24)  

• Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
• 260 Pleasant Ave, New York, NY 10029

• Brooklyn (Saturday - 2/28)  

• Thomas Jefferson High School
• 400 Granville Payne Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207

• Queens (Saturday - 3/7)  

• Channel View School for Research
• 100-00 Beach Channel Dr, Queens, NY 11694

• Bronx (Tuesday - 3/10)   

• Bronxwood Prep Academy
• 921 E 228th St, Bronx, NY 10466

• Manhattan (Saturday - 3/14)  

• MLK Jr. Educational Campus
• 122 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

• Queens (Tuesday - 3/17)   

• Queens Innovation Center
• 53-16 Northern Boulevard, Queens, NY 11377

• Brooklyn (Tuesday - 3/24)   

• John Dewey High School
• 2471 Stillwell Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11223

• Bronx (Saturday - 3/28)  

• Roosevelt Educational Campus
• 500 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458

• Staten Island (Saturday - 4/11)  

• Curtis High School
• 105 Hamilton Ave, Staten Island, NY 10301

Note: These events will be open to press with RSVP only.  

Following the engagement series, NYCPS will release a report synthesizing feedback gathered during the roundtable discussions along with a long-term roadmap for NYCPS.