MISSION

Effective public education is essential to the success of a democratic society.

The mission of CEI-PEA is threefold:

1. Assist public schools in New York City and other communities in improving the quality of public education. Our professional experience and expertise help schools to create more productive environments in which students thrive academically, socially and emotionally. With our support, schools develop better leadership, better teaching and better systems of accountability.
2. Based upon our work with individual schools, advocate for policies and practices that will lead to successful schools.
3. Provide information to the public about the importance of quality public education and the means of achieving it.

To those ends, CEI-PEA:

• Assists large schools to restructure into sets of smaller learning communities
• Works with teams to create and develop charter schools
• Trains principals in effective leadership skills
• Provides professional development to principals and teachers in effective educational practices
• Helps implement programs that increase the academic and technological skills and augment the social and cultural experiences of public school students
• Creates networks of schools to share best practices and pool resources
• Advocates for policies that support excellence in public schools
• Improves the talent pool and training of teachers and principals
• Helps design and implement performance-based educational programs for students and educators alike
• Provides information to parents and the community at large about issues related to the strengthening of public education