It was a pleasure hanging out with the parents and teachers of Central Park East 1 last night at dinner after the PEP meeting. The Farina assault on this school and the UFT turning its back says it all about what is going on. I will be putting up the videos of their comments, including charges of racism. The District 4 Supt looks to be another criminal supervisor put in power by Farina.
For Immediate Release:
Contact:
Kenya Dilday:
Kenya Dilday:
Kaliris Salas Ramirez:
Jennifer Roesch:
More information at www.savecpe1.org
Students, Parents to Walk Out of Historic East Harlem School Demanding Removal of Principal
Community to Demand accountability from District 4 Superintendent
Community to Demand accountability from District 4 Superintendent
EAST HARLEM—Students
will walk out of Central Park East 1 Friday morning to join a protest
march calling for an end to the year-long attack on the school’s
storied, progressive culture, its long-term teachers, children and
families.
The children, from pre-k through
fifth grade, will join their families and supporters in a march to the
office of District 4 Superintendent Alexandra Estrella. The walk out and
march is being organized to directly address Estrella for her role in
decimating a school that pioneered progressive education in the city.
In
the summer of 2015, Estrella appointed Monika Garg as the principal of
CPE1. Garg quickly lost the trust of the majority of CPE1 families by
antagonizing long-time teachers; submitting young children to
interrogations without informing their parents; advocating for a new
version of “separate but equal” by stating that CPE1’s progressive
education doesn’t work for students of color or poor children; and
bypassing the school’s democratic structures and even the Chancellor’s
regulations to push an agenda of changing the historic school.
Garg
has been supported by Estrella even as 70% of the parents at CPE1 have
called for the principal’s removal. As CPE1 parents take action to
demand Garg be removed from CPE1, Estrella has mounted her own campaign
against CPE1 families, spreading lies about parent leaders and purposely
misinforming the District 4 Community Education Council about the “SAVE
CPE1” movement.
Previous public actions by the
CPE1 community demanding Garg’s removal include multiple appearances at
the Panel on Educational Policy and a 300-person rally at DOE
Headquarters last month.
Who: Students and parents from CPE 1
What: Protest to demand removal of school’s principal.
Excellent
visuals include young children with protest signs,crowd chanting and
marching, delegation delivering petition to Superintendent Estrella.
When: Friday, June 24, 2016; Start time 8:30AM
Where: Starts at 106th Street between Madison and Park,march moves to 120th Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenue.
The website, savecpe1.org,
offers an extensive timeline detailing the pattern of administrative
mistreatment over time. It also provides testimonials from families
about what a Central Park East 1 education has meant for them and their
children. It explains Central Park East 1’s unique curriculum and
pedagogy as well as its success - as measured by the Department of
Education’s own metrics.
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