Fall Dinner 2014

Location: The Princeton Club Monday October 27, 2014 Guest of Honor: Carmen Fariña Carmen Fariña is Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, the largest school district in the United States, serving 1.1 million students in over 1,800 schools. During her five-decade career, she has worked in virtually every capacity, from teacher and principal to district superintendent and deputy chancellor, distinguishing herself as an innovative educator committed to helping students, teachers, and principals excel.

As Chancellor—a role she assumed in January 2014— Fariña is working collaboratively with parents, educators, and other stakeholders to ensure that all students graduate from high school prepared for college, careers, and futures as productive, critically-thinking adults.

Her vision for the City’s public schools is embedded in her Four Pillars: to improve student achievement by providing high-quality instruction aligned to the Common Core State Standards; to restore dignity and respect to the craft of teaching and school leadership; to engage parents and families in every aspect of school life; and to create new collaborative and innovative models.

Her priorities include expanding access to high-quality, full-day early childhood education, arts instruction, and after-school programs for middle school students, and strengthening teaching and learning in every classroom. She is also working to ensure that all second graders are able to read at grade level, a pivotal year in reading development; that all seventh graders receive the social, emotional, and academic support they need to thrive in high school; and that tenth graders are on track to graduate from high school prepared for college and the workforce.

Fariña holds a Bachelor of Science from New York University and master’s degrees from Brooklyn College (Bilingual Education), Fordham University (Gifted/Arts Education), and Pace University (Administration and Supervision). She is co-author of A School Leader’s Guide to Excellence: Collaborating Our Way to Better Schools (Heinemann, 2008).

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