New Brunswick is Becoming #FutureReady
New Brunswick Public Schools has taken the pledge to become a Future Ready school district.
"Future Ready is an initiative lead by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a nonprofit group based in Washington, D.C., alongside the U.S. Department of Education and more than 50 national and regional partners, that is free for schools. Our goal is to empower district leaders to systemically plan for high-quality teaching and learning accelerated through technology. To date, more than 2,000 school superintendents have signed the Future Ready District Pledge and have committed to taking a stand for their district."
~Tom Murray, Director of Innovation for Future Ready
We started our Future Ready journey in New Brunswick by completing the district self-assessment that asked us to reflect on where NBPS is currently, in reference to each gear of the Future Ready framework:
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The New Brunswick Public Schools Future Ready Leadership Team: Evan Abramson, Director of Technology; Dr. Vanessa Pellington, Supervisor of Professional Development; Marnie McKoy, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources; Frank LoDolce, Director of Facility Design and Construction; Dr. Aubrey Johnson, Superintendent; Melissa Morris Inoa, Supervisor of Instructional Technology; Kathy Antoine-Smith, Assistant Superintendent of Pupil Personnel Services; Dr. John Anzul, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction; and Richard Jannarone, Business Administrator, completing the district self-assessment.
Next, team members from NBPS joined other school districts from throughout New Jersey and other parts of the country at at the Future Ready Summit in Newark, NJ.
We spent two full days learning about, discussing ideas, and sharing different ways for each of our districts to keep personalized student learning at the center of all of our decisions regarding: curriculum, assessment and instruction; our use of space and time; maintaining a robust infrastructure; data and privacy; community partnerships; personalized professional learning; and budget and resources.
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Now, members from NBPS are joining other New Jersey educators by serving on Future Ready New Jersey task forces, continuing the work that we started at the Summit, and supporting the ongoing work of our district's strategic planning committees.
We encourage everyone to become familiar with the Future Ready gears and framework and begin these discussions in your own schools and classrooms.
For more information about Future Ready, please visit this site: http://dashboard.futurereadyschools.org/framework
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