Date/Time
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
5:30 PM EDT - 6:30 PM EDT
Location:
Virtual (via Zoom)
Event Title:
A Conversation with David Banks
Description:
Join Bank Street President Shael Polakow-Suransky, GSE ’00, President, Bank Street College of Education, for a conversation with David Banks, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education, and longtime leader and innovator in public education. The event is co-sponsored by Progressive Education Network of New York and New York Performance Standards Consortium.
About the Speakers
David C. Banks is Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, the largest school system in the nation. Appointed on January 1, 2022, he is the former President and CEO of the Eagle Academy Foundation, and the founding principal of The Eagle Academy for Young Men, the first school in a network of innovative all-boys public schools in New York City and Newark, NJ. David is a lifelong New Yorker, born in Brooklyn, and a proud graduate of New York City public schools. After a year working as a school safety officer, he began his first teaching job at PS 167. From there, he went on to become a founding principal at the Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice, and later at the Eagle Academy for Young Men, which he founded in 2004. The Eagle model has since been adopted in schools throughout all five New York City boroughs and Newark, NJ, expanding nationally through the Eagle Institute.
Shael Polakow-Suransky, GSE ’00, is President of Bank Street College of Education and an advocate for education as a means to build a more just and democratic society. Prior to this role, he was the second-in-command at the New York City Department of Education, serving as Deputy Chancellor in the Bloomberg administration. Earlier in his career, Polakow-Suransky worked as a teacher and founding principal of Bronx International High School. He is the first alum to serve as Bank Street’s president.
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