CSAC Application & Interest Form 2022

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Thank you for your interest in CSAC (Spring 2022). This year, we’re seeking youth to represent leadership programs, including:

- BSAC (Borough Student Advisory Councils)
- District 79 Youth and Adult Councils
- Additional education advocacy and youth leadership groups

Representatives must be able to attend all virtual and in person meetings, as well as commit additional time as needed for projects, advocacy, etc. Please make sure you are able to make this commitment. See all dates: https://bit.ly/CSACINFO2022

CSAC is a group of youth advocates, representing student voices around NYC. As an applicant, please consider the communities you will be able to represent as an advocate.
For BSAC Students -- Each BSAC may send a limited number of representatives to CSAC, so your application must be approved by your BSAC facilitator.
For Additional Students -- Please include contact information for an adult leader for the youth group you are representing, who may be contacted as a reference and informed of your interest in representing the group on CSAC.

Stay tuned! You'll be contacted by email regarding your CSAC application.

**Applications Due: Monday, March 14**

Important Dates:
Wednesday, March 16 -- Virtual Kick Off (4:00pm - 5:30pm)
Friday, March 18 -- In-Person Orientation (2:00pm - 5:00pm)

See CSAC info, FAQs, and all dates here: https://bit.ly/CSACINFO2022

Email *

WHAT IS CSAC? As a citywide council of youth representatives, CSAC collaborates with NYC DOE stakeholders to provide student perspectives, inform and create policy, and spark new practices that advance equity and student voice in decision making.

PART 1: Personal Info

First Name *

Last Name *

Preferred name

Preferred gender pronouns

She/her/hers

He/him/his

They/them

Other:

Cell Phone *

School *

Grade *

9th

10th

11th

12th

High school equivalency (GED)

Post-secondary program (Certification, training, etc.)

Other:

What time do you get out of school on Wednesdays? *

Youth Leadership Groups: Which of the following are you a member of? If you are a BSAC student, please select yours below. If you're applying to represent a youth leadership group other than BSAC, please select "other" and include the name of your group. *

Bronx BSAC

Brooklyn North BSAC

Brooklyn South BSAC

Manhattan BSAC

Queens North BSAC

Queens South BSAC

Staten Island BSAC

D79 Adult Student Council

D79 Youth Student Council

Other:

*ONLY If you're applying to represent a student group OTHER than BSAC, please include your adult leader's name and contact information.

*Adult Leader's First & Last Name

*Adult Leader's Email Address (double check it's correct!)

Part 2: Working Groups

In addition to whole group activities, CSAC divides into Working Groups (WGs) in order to pursue particular issues in depth, or push forward new, promising practices for CSAC. CSAC's returning student members, the Executive Board, determine WG themes. All Working Groups include adult partners, often critical DOE stakeholders, because authentic youth-adult partnership is integral to the success of CSAC.

Read through the 2022 CSAC Working Groups. Rank in your order of interest (1st, 2nd, 3rd). You will be assigned to a WG. Don't worry, there are only good choices! Groups will be encouraged to collaborate on making innovating meaningful change, and all of the issues and work are intersectional.

Once assigned, each WG will determine the best time to meet weekly (virtual).

Student Voice
- This WG will create more opportunities for student voice, on a range of topics: 1) In Schools: by helping facilitate youth-led town hall or roundtable style discussions, capturing best practices, AND creating resources students and schools to use to make change in their community. 2) Citywide: by advancing more authentic student voice practices within the NYC Panel for Education Policy (PEP). Every year, 2 CSAC students serve on PEP, and additional CSAC members make up a team (the PEP Squad) involved in policy research, student outreach, and speaking to the PEP regarding student concerns.

Mental Health
- This WG will focus on topics related to mental health in order to facilitate town hall or roundtable style discussions that uplift student concerns and ideas, learn more about promising practices, and prioritize student views within recommendations for DOE policy and practice. This WG will be encouraged to consider mental health advocacy through the lenses of care, equity, and intersectionality.

Racial Justice
- This WG will focus on topics related to racial justice in order to facilitate town hall or roundtable style discussions that uplift student concerns and ideas, learn more about promising practices, and prioritize student views within recommendations for DOE policy and practice. This WG will have learning and advocacy opportunities. Students will engage in self reflection, community building, and research, and explore practices within the group to reflect changes we want to see in our system as a whole.

Communications
- This WG will blend creativity, wellness, and advocacy through social media! Last year CSAC launched an Instagram page, and this year we will take it to the next level. If you are a designer, journalist, storyteller, artist, activist, or influencer - this group is for you. This WG will work together to share information, create original content, elevate CSAC initiatives, and inspire! Students will incorporate mindfulness and advocacy skills into a social media practice for positive change.

Rank your interest in the Working Groups (one first, one second, and one third choice): *

First Choice

Second Choice

Third Choice

Last Choice

Student Voice

Mental Health

Racial Justice

Communications

PART 3: Share More About Your Interests and Ideas...

First, select a prompt you would like to respond to: *

PROMPT 1: What interests you about your top choice Working Group? How do you envision yourself creating city-wide change within that area? Be passionate! And as specific as possible.

PROMPT 2: CSAC is a platform for student voice citywide, not just a leadership program for a select few. What makes you a strong student advocate? What makes you a good team member? (Remember: leadership is NOT a quality only some possess. We all have leadership qualities. What are yours?)

PROMPT 3: CSAC welcomes diverse voices, and students from different backgrounds, to learn about equity and advocate for a more equitable school system, together. How have diversity, equity, and inclusion played a role in your education? From your personal experience, how can the DOE do better in these areas? What motivates you as an advocate for change?

Now, share your thoughts in detailed response that you believe will allow us to best understand who you are. Remember we care about getting to know you well. Please expand on your interests and ideas. :) *

Bonus! Share a fun fact about you that we wouldn't know from any other info on your application. What makes you unique? *

Use this space if you need to...Do you have any questions?

Thank You!

Your passion and commitment are appreciated. You will be contacted via email about the status of your CSAC app.

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