MISSION
Every Child Deserves a Quality Education
The mission of CEI-PEA is to guarantee quality education to children in New York City and other communities across the United States. CEI-PEA accomplishes its mission by:
- Developing new, small public schools
- Restructuring large public schools into smaller learning communities
- Creating and developing public charter schools
- Networking public schools to provide peer-level support, share best practices and pool resources
- Training teachers and principals in effective educational practices
- Helping implement enrichment programs that increase the academic skills and augment the social and cultural experiences of public school students
- Advocating for system-wide adoption of effective school-based reforms and public education policies
- Providing extensive information services for parents and other interested members of the community.
MEDIA
NY Times: Profile of NYS Chancellor of NY Board of Regents Merryl Tisch quotes CEI-PEA's President, Sy Fliegel, about her contributions to public education (4/4/09)
NY Post: "City Ahead of the Game" cites CEI-PEA's innovative Teacher Incentive Fund project as one of the first merit-pay programs for teachers in NYC. (3/11/09)
