NYKids

We are thrilled to share our director, Dr. Kristen C. Wilcox, being honored at the University at Albany #Research and #Entrepreneurship week! Congratulations Kristen Wilcox and thank you for all your work bringing research to practice across NYS!

In honor of #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we are reflecting on the ways educators are bridging cultural divides in emergent positive outlier schools. Check out our blog highlighting practices of forging closer ties with Onondaga families in LaFayette Jr. Sr. HS. https://bit.ly/4e9KoUe

“We have found that community engagement is consistently a top priority in persistent and emergent positive outlier schools and when done purposefully reaps many benefits for youth, family members, and educators alike.” In today’s blog, NYKids director Kristen Wilcox connects critical topics on community engagement from the Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership (JCEL) to NYKids’ latest research on positive outlier schools. Read our blog and learn about some important engagement strategies both scholars and educators are citing. https://bit.ly/3YiuP7H

Have you read our latest blog? Catch up on our most recent discussion on promising practices in persistent #PositiveOutlier school Alfred-Almond Jr. Sr. HS. #Innovation #Engagement #Connection #Tradition https://lnkd.in/e86v-wwn

“I think the most valuable and best part about this district is the autonomy you’re given”.  - teacher NYKids is thrilled to share our latest blog highlighting Alfred-Almond Jr. Sr. High School! Check it out for all things you need to know about academic tradition, administrative support and teacher autonomy, and connection at this positive outlier school. https://bit.ly/3XzndvW

"I think that's the difference between this school and a lot of other schools. We care about them [students] as human beings and as people before we… educate them." – Brookfield teacher Check out our latest blog to find out how persistent positive outlier - Brookfield Central School is rebuilding community support after the pandemic and maintaining deep relationships between students and staff. At Brookfield, teachers strive to help their students graduate and become productive and successful members of society. https://lnkd.in/eq4eZ3Rz

How are educators building purposeful and proactive relationships and honoring the significant population of students from the Onondaga Nation? Check out our latest blog highlighting our case study from #Emergent outlier Lafayette Junior Senior High School. https://lnkd.in/ebpSniqb

"Although schools are looked to as viable centers for delivering critical mental health support services to youth and their families, not all schools and their systems of support offer sufficient capacities to meet the mental health needs of those they serve." NYKids' latest blog on the challenges and opportunities in meeting rural youth mental health needs out now! https://lnkd.in/ggHM5637

Check out our latest article, Principals' Discursive Framing and Educators' Job Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic, just published! Shout out to our NYKids colleagues for all your hard work on this! Kristen Wilcox Francesca Durand José Antonio Mola Ávila Maria I. Khan, Ph.D. https://t.co/ShVk6LGeCN

"I think the biggest and the most important thing, in my opinion, is the relationship with the family, and the relationship with the student. If you don't have a positive relationship or a trusting relationship with the student or the parent, you're not going to be able to move forward. " How can educators improve student outcomes? Take a look into promising practices from Roxbury Central School to see how support staff have been working to sew deep ties between the school and community in the face of rural school challenges. Find highlights from our latest NYKids case study in today’s blog! https://lnkd.in/gCVppYeJ