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Narcisse comments on incentives and acknowledgement for youth

New York City Council · Oct 20, 2026 · starts 1:13:07 · 1 min 43 sec

Narcisse says young people need incentives and acknowledgement, and the Seal is a good way to show them college pathways. She suggests engaging parents at parent nights to motivate students.

Mercedes Narcisse

So within this structure, I'm sure probably Chair asked that question too.

Mercedes Narcisse

The educational part within our school structure.

Mercedes Narcisse

When the parents, like when they're doing parents engagement in the school, I think it will be a good way to give it to the parents.

Mercedes Narcisse

Sometimes, you know, our kids can be a little, I don't want to call them lazy, but they can be like a less fair attitude.

Mercedes Narcisse

So.

Mercedes Narcisse

Parents have to motivate them.

Mercedes Narcisse

So I think it would be a good idea to make sure that parents'night and whatever, where the parents are, to be engaged and knows what the extra things the kids can do.

Mercedes Narcisse

Since I don't want my time to be like bing, bing.

Mercedes Narcisse

So I...

Mercedes Narcisse

Just like for the credit.

Mercedes Narcisse

And I still have time?

Mercedes Narcisse

Oh, that's good.

Mercedes Narcisse

High five.

Mercedes Narcisse

First, I want to say thank you for this young lady over here.

Mercedes Narcisse

I'm not going to call her.

Mercedes Narcisse

Don't get jealous because she's always with me whenever I have a question.

Mercedes Narcisse

Civic engagement is so important.

Mercedes Narcisse

But I find that for the young folks, if we're creating incentive, like what they can get, a little prompt, a little acknowledgement, and SEAL is the best way to do it, say that this is the way you can go and get

Mercedes Narcisse

acknowledgement for when you get to college, you're not going to be a stranger.

Mercedes Narcisse

There's courses that you already take.

Mercedes Narcisse

I had some other questions, but it's not coming.

Mercedes Narcisse

I was trying to get to the point.

Mercedes Narcisse

But I probably will come back for that because I had some other question that was very important in my head and I escaped so thank you for your time I don't want to waste the time of the chair chair probably have more questions