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History On February 26,1986 a significant cross-section of representatives from Black organizations, other national organizations, associations, local grass-roots communities, local and national institutions, along with other concerned educators and individuals was convened to discuss the status and future of the African-American child. The focus was education in general, and urban public education in particular. The strategy was to consolidate ideas and information from all the stakeholders in Black students' education: students, parents, teachers, administrators, policymakers, as well as business and community leaders.
The product of that effort was the establishment of an organization, the National Conference (now Council) on Educating Black Children (NCEBC), which sponsors an annual working conference and a framework for change, A Blueprint for Action. The first of these conferences was held September 5-7, 1986 and produced what became known as Blueprint I. A revised and enlarged version, Blueprint II, was produced in 1987 and has been widely disseminated across the United States. More than 100,000 copies have been distributed. Now, the 1996-98 Blueprint III includes chapters on support services providers, paraprofessionals, religious communities, and higher education, all added to make the "stakeholder" concept more complete. With each revised version, NCEBC has maintained its initial policy that A Blueprint for Action would be succinct, on-target, and achievable.
This collaborative network effort has resulted in more than a decade of national conferences, and the establishment of six regional subdivisions: NORTHEAST, MID-ATLANTIC, SOUTHEAST, MID-WEST, SOUTHWEST, AND WESTERN Regions. Each works autonomously to carry out the mission of NCEBC in urban school districts across the country. That mission is "to improve the achievement of African-American students by disseminating and promoting A Blueprint for Action, sharing successful educational programs, and monitoring those programs."
A Blueprint for Action III is predicated on "effective schools" research pioneered by the late Dr. Ron Edmonds and the concept that "all children can learn." It is designed so that public school districts and communities can recommend to their "stakeholders" collaborative means of solving problems and accelerating achievement for all children, and Black children in particular.
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