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NY A04282
Bill
Status
2/2/2011
Primary Sponsor
Peter Rivera
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AI Summary
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Establishes a single gender core course academies demonstration program providing gender-separated instruction in English, mathematics, science, and social studies with coeducational instruction in all other courses.
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Requires implementation in 13 schools per city (4 elementary, 8 middle, 1 high school) in New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, and Yonkers, limited to low-performing schools.
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Partners with a State University of New York university center offering graduate education degrees to research and compare academic and social outcomes between participating and non-participating students.
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Requires parental or guardian consent for student participation and mandates annual reporting to the Department of Education and SUNY center with results shared to parents and state leadership.
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Program expires and is repealed September 1, 2016, with a final comprehensive report due August 31, 2016, analyzing progress by grade level, subject, gender, ethnicity, and school.
Legislative Description
Establishes the single gender core course academies demonstration program within the education department; provides that such program shall be established in 4 elementary schools, 8 middle schools and 1 high school which are low performing schools in each of the cities of New York, Yonkers, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo; provides that the program shall provide single gender classroom instruction in English, social studies, mathematics and science; requires such schools to report progress to the department and a university center of the state university of New York for study and reporting to the governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly; students shall participate in such program upon consent of their parents.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
9/4/2012