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		<link>http://www.bankstreet.edu/planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<managingEditor>aperelman@bankstreet.edu (Andrea Perelman)</managingEditor>
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			<description>&lt;font size=&quot;+1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Welcome to the &apos;Planning at Bank Street&apos; Web Site &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over the past academic year Bank Street College will begin a process to identify the critical issues facing the institution and forming an action plan to address  those issues. Rather than beginning anew, this planning effort builds on the many planning and accreditation efforts that have taken place over recent   years, including:&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;The Middle States Self-Study Process&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;The School for Children&apos;s Self-Study and Accreditation for the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) &lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;The Graduate School&apos;s Self-Study and Accreditation for the National Council for the Accreditation in Teacher Education (NCATE) &lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;The School for Children&apos;s Strategic Plan&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;The Family Center&apos;s Self-Study and Accreditation for the National Association for the Education of Yound Children (NAEYC) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; An External Scan prepared by the Board of Trustees&apos; Strategic Planning Committee&lt;/p&gt;
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Much of the work in the strategic planning process began with a series of meetings open to all adult members of the Bank Street College community -- including parents, graduate students, faculty and staff.  Workgroups of faculty, staff and trustees developed actions plans for the first three topics, while the divisions worked as distinct units to appropriiate systems of asessment.  The Cabinet took on the issue of assessment. </description>
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			<title>Timeless Values, Timely Actions.</title>
			<link>http://www.bankstreet.edu/gems/planning/TimelessValues120605.pdf</link>
			<description>The results of this work come together in a strategic plan for Bank Street &lt;i&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bankstreet.edu/gems/planning/TimelessValues120605.pdf&quot;&gt;Timeless Values, Timely Actions. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</description>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align = &quot;center&quot;&gt; &lt;font size = &quot;-1&quot;&gt; If you have any questions about Bank Street&apos;s strategic planning process, please e-mail: planning@bankstreet.edu.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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