About Bank Street

Founded 1916

President Elizabeth D. Dickey

Graduate School
Master's Programs in Education
Number of Faculty: 125
Number of Students: 1,052 total (368 full-time and 684 part-time)

New Perspectives
Comprises short summer and weekend courses and workshops for teachers, childcare providers, school leaders/administrators, school psychologists, social workers and child life specialists. In addition, New Perspectives sponsors study abroad programs designed by and for educators to Costa Rica, Morocco and Uganda.
Number of courses: 64
Number of workshops: 64
Number of students: 1400

Children's Programs
School for Children serving children ages 3-14
Head Teachers: 44
Assistant Teachers: 14
Interns: 10
Fellows: 3
Support Service Faculty: 6
Number of Students: 430
Percentage of students of color: 33%
Percentage of families with financial aid: 30%
Financial Aid: Comprises 15% of the Budget.

Family Center Inclusive Day Care serving children 6 months to 5 years
Number of children: 40
Number of head teachers: 3
Number of assistant teachers: 3
Number of interns: 3
Number of part-time teachers: 2
Number of therapists: 6
Liberty Partnerships Program interns: 11
Percentage of children of color: 50%
Percentage of children of with special needs: 25%

Family Center Home/Community-Based Special Education Program serving children 6 months to 5 years
Numbers of teachers: 8
Number of children: 50
Number of therapists: 8

Library
http://streetcat.bankstreet.edu
Total number of professional and children's volumes: 123, 215

Bank Street Bookstore
http://www.bankstreetbooks.com
Broadway at 112th Street
Books and educational materials. New York's best bookstore for and about children.

CURRENT MAJOR BANK STREET PROJECTS
After School Projects
Assessing the Effectiveness of State and Local Quality Initiatives in Child Care
Alliance+ (Cleveland, OH; Phoenix, AR; and Miami, FL)
Bank Street College of Education/Stephens Institute of Technology Partnership
Bank Street Head Start at Genesis/Robert F. Kennedy Center Apartments
Center for Early Childhood Professionals

The Four-College Consortium: The Early Childhood Initiative
Goldman-Sachs Teaching Policy Forum
Liberty Leads
The Institute for a Child Care Continuum
Kindergarten Math Curriculum Program
Leadership Preparation Institute
Midtown West
The New York Times Learning Network
Project LEARNS: Linking Education and America Reads through National Service