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Hanif asks about student evaluation scorecard and family tools

New York City Council · Jun 24, 2026 · starts 1:34:25 · 2 min 27 sec

Hanif asks if a similar scorecard exists for students. Carozza says DOE is creating evidence-based scorecards for all stakeholders including families, aiming for transparency in evaluation criteria. Hanif recommends including students in the evaluation process.

Shahana K. Hanif

Because I have a few more seconds, could you share for a similar scorecard is being a

Shahana K. Hanif

with students?

Dr. Pate

So I'm going to jump in Tara to do this work.

Dr. Pate

So Tara.

Shahana K. Hanif

And I'll come back for second round, but ending here.

Shahana K. Hanif

Thank you.

Tara Carozza

Hi, my name is Tara Carozza.

Tara Carozza

I'm the Director of Digital Learning and Innovation, former District 75 teacher.

Tara Carozza

Currently, we are not evaluating tools that are direct student AI use.

Tara Carozza

We're starting with teachers.

Tara Carozza

And the reason for that is because we have the same concerns that you as an advocate and many others have shared with us, particularly from the 45-day feedback window and the listening sessions that we engaged in.

Tara Carozza

And so we're starting with teachers and leaders who are already using the tools for the purpose of supporting their productivity, for supporting their lesson differentiation, scaffolding.

Tara Carozza

We already have high-quality instructional materials and grade-level expectations within all of our New York City Reads and Solves curriculum.

Tara Carozza

And so we're looking at those standards that we've set.

Tara Carozza

We've vetted those curriculums.

Tara Carozza

We know they're research-based and evidence-based, and we're taking a similar approach to vetting our tools beyond IRMA.

Eric Dinowitz

Thank you so much.

Eric Dinowitz

Thank you, Council Member.

Eric Dinowitz

Okay.

Shahana K. Hanif

I would recommend our students seeing some of this, being able to work with a tool and for us to

Shahana K. Hanif

to see how they're responding so that they're also part of this process.

Tara Carozza

Agreed.

Tara Carozza

And we are creating the same evidence-based tool scorecard for all of our stakeholders.

Tara Carozza

We're in development of those, so I did want to add that.

Tara Carozza

One for families as well, so we can empower families to go through the same process.

Tara Carozza

So we're all looking at the same evaluation criteria.

Tara Carozza

We're not saying, okay, the DOE is doing one thing and not sharing that out.

Tara Carozza

We really want to be transparent in our next steps forward with all.

Tara Carozza

And of course involving students and empowering them with that same agency and critical evaluation and critical thinking as Councilmember Wong shared.

Eric Dinowitz

Thank you.

Eric Dinowitz

Thank you, Councilmember Hanif.

Eric Dinowitz

I particularly love the questions around evaluations.

Eric Dinowitz

FTC, give her a highly effective in 3D, please.

Eric Dinowitz

Very niche joke.

Eric Dinowitz

Okay, Councilmember Gutierrez.