here is the update from Farina. Good news is Eva is gone from her downtown beachhead at Bergtraum. And watch the Post scream about this one which they, probably tipped off, have been doing for days over that credit recovery sham with attacks on de Blasio over keeping failed schools open. Not that that program didn't come under the Bloomberg admin, but why would the Post bring that up?
What about the Eva bastions in Bensonhurst and Mill Basin? Politicians were screaming about it. I guess since Dominick Recchia got Dewey - his alma mata -- off the list he abandoned Seth Low? And what about the slugs at Coney Island prep who were slammed at the PEP hearings?
Good news on the PS 84K expansion to K-8 -- Eva is right down about 2 blocks occupying a middle school and competing directly with PS 84. This should help, especially if Eva is blocked from expanding that school to grade 8.
Dear Community Members,
We are committed to engaging more meaningfully with
our school communities—nothing is more important than involving
families in decisions affecting their children’s education. I am writing
to share our process for reviewing the 49 space-sharing
proposals that were approved last fall.
The previous administration handed over these
proposals—and we have had to review all of them under inflexible
deadlines. While the circumstances for each proposal are unique, we
identified clear criteria and we followed it. But more importantly,
as enrollment deadlines approach, we considered the thousands of
families that could be affected. We were deliberate in our decisions
and, under the circumstances we inherited, believe this is the best
approach.
If there is one thing school communities should
know, it’s this: we are going to do things differently. Today, we are
turning the page on the approach of the past. We are going to listen and
be responsive like never before, and that will
be reflected in everything we do.
First, we do not believe new elementary schools
should be opened on high school campuses. While there are examples where
it can be effective, overall we have heard concerns from high school
communities, as well as elementary level ones,
about this practice. We believe high school campuses should serve high
school students. On high school campuses, if we have several schools
together, we can encourage them to share resources such as AP classes or
a library.
Second, we want to ensure that all new schools have
the resources they need to provide the services students deserve. Very
small schools—under 250 students—may have difficulty providing the range
of support needed to serve students effectively.
Third, we considered construction. We looked
closely at proposals that would have depended on significant capital
work to create space for the co-location, or those that required
substantial dislocation to the existing schools within a
building.
Last, we considered District 75 capacity. We will not reduce seats for these students.
When making these decisions, we considered
families. We have many deadlines coming up—in sum, these 2014 proposals
have an impact on up to roughly 4,500 students going through upcoming
enrollment processes. With Round Two of middle and
high school admissions approaching, rescinding many or all of these
proposals would mean that students would be limited in their second
round options. We aimed to be minimally disruptive to those existing
processes and the families going through them.
Of the 49 proposals from
last fall, we are sharing our decisions on 45 of them, all of which are
for 2014 implementation. There were four proposals approved for 2015,
and we are deferring any decision on these at
the moment because the needs of the communities between now and the
2015 school-year may change. We want to listen to community concerns as
2015 draws closer.
Of the 45 that we have
decided on, we are withdrawing nine proposals and revising one. In line
with the lens through which we reviewed the proposals, we are proposing
alternative locations to open three of the schools
whose proposals we have withdrawn in order to provide better building
matches. Here is the list of withdrawals:
84M386
|
M
|
Co-location of grades 5-8 of SA - Harlem 4 @ M149
|
Re-siting and grade reconfiguration
|
04M204
|
M
|
Opening of a New District Middle School 04M204 @ M096
|
New School
|
04M964
|
M
|
Expansion of CPE II from current K-5 to K-8 and Co-location @ Bldg M013
|
Grade Reconfiguration
|
16K762
|
K
|
Opening of New District Middle School 16K762 @ K335
|
New School
|
84MTBD
|
M
|
Opening of Success Academy - NY 1 K-4 @ M520/Murry Bergtraum
|
New School
|
84QTBD
|
Q
|
Opening of Success Academy - New York 5 @ Q400
|
New School
|
01M203
|
M
|
Opening of a New 9-14 CTE High School 01M203 @ M446
|
New School
|
21K768
|
K
|
Opening of New District High School @ K540/Dewey
|
New School
|
30Q335
|
Q
|
Enrollment Reduction of LIC and Opening of New District CTE High School @ Q452/LIC
|
New School
|
From the nine proposals
that will be withdrawn, we are able to propose better building matches
for three of those schools, which will be described in two educational
impact statements.
We will propose opening a 9-14 high school –
previously proposed for the University Neighborhood High School – and a
Career and Technical Education high school – previously proposed for
Long Island City High School – at the Murry Bergtraum
campus. If approved, that means that campus will serve only high school
grades. We also propose to open a district high school on the August
Martin Campus, which was originally slated to open on the Dewey Campus.
In addition, we will revise a proposal regarding
American Dream Charter School. Rather than opening four sections per
grade at building X030 in the Bronx, we are proposing that it open three
to better fit the space available.
As you may know, we are initiating a new,
meaningful engagement process. The buildings of the above-described
proposals will receive walk-throughs from senior DOE leadership, the
principal, and the SLT. We will also consult with the school
community significantly - the engagement process for these proposals is
going to look very different than it has in the past.
For the 35 proposals that will be implemented, we
will host a meeting for each school community to discuss next steps,
listen to, and engage with parents and educators.
Let me know if you have questions and I appreciate all that you do.
Best,
Carmen FariƱa
Chancellor
ortantly, as enrollment deadlines approach, we considered the thousands of
families that could be affected. We were deliberate in our decisions and,
under the circumstances we inherited, believe this is the best approach.”
“If
there is one thing school communities should know, it’s this: we’re going to do
things differently. Today, we are turning the page on the approach of the past.
We are going to listen and be responsive like never before, and that will be
reflected in everything we do.”
Borough
|
Proposal
Title
|
Type
|
Year of
Impl.
|
Status
|
M
|
Opening and Co-location of a New 9-14 CTE High School
01M203 @ M446
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Withdraw
|
K
|
Opening and Co-location of New District High School @
K540/Dewey
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Withdraw
|
Q
|
TER of LIC and Opening and Co-location of New District
CTE High School 30Q335 @ Q452/LIC
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Withdraw
|
M
|
Co-location of grades 5-8 of SA - Harlem 4 @
M149
|
Re-siting and
grade reconfiguration
|
2014
|
Withdraw
|
M
|
Opening and Co-location of a New District Middle School
04M204 @ M096
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Withdraw
|
M
|
Expansion of CPE II from current K-5 to K-8 and
Co-location @ Bldg M013
|
Grade
Reconfiguration
|
2014
|
Withdraw
|
K
|
Opening and Co-Location of New District Middle School
16K762 @ K335
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Withdraw
|
M
|
Opening and Co-location of Success Academy - NY 1 K-4 @
M520/Murry Bergtraum
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Withdraw
|
Q
|
Opening and Co-Location of SA - New York 5 @
Q400
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Withdraw
|
M
|
Expansion of Clinton Academy from 6-8 to 6-12 @ M898
(10 East 15th)
|
Grade
Reconfiguration
|
2015
|
No decision at
this time
|
K
|
Co-location of Explore Exceed Grades 6-8 @
K320
|
Grade
Reconfiguration
|
2015
|
No decision at
this time
|
Q
|
Co-Location extension of MS 311 @
Q744
|
Co-location
Extension
|
2015
|
No decision at
this time
|
K
|
Co-Location of New School Achievement First North
Brooklyn Preparatory 5-8 @ K299
|
Grade
Reconfiguration
|
2015
|
No decision at
this time
|
X
|
Co-Location of American Dream @
X030
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Revise and
Implement
|
M
|
The Re-siting of UA High School for Emergency
Management (CTE) to M520/Bergtraum
|
Re-siting
|
2014
|
Implement
|
M
|
The Re-siting of Mather High School (CTE) to
M625/Graphics
|
Re-siting
|
2014
|
Implement
|
M
|
Expansion of P.S. 72 Lexington Academy from current K-5
to K-8 @ M072
|
Grade
Reconfiguration
|
2014
|
Implement
|
M
|
Opening and Co-location of a New District Middle School
06M209 @ M192
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
M
|
Opening and Co-location of a New 9-14 CTE HS 06M211 @
M052
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
X
|
Opening and Co-location of a New District Elementary
School (08X392) @ X192
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
X
|
TER of I.S. 131 and Opening and Co-location of
Success Academy - NY 2 @ X131
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
X
|
Co-location of Girls Prep Charter School Grades 6-8 @
X120
|
Grade
Reconfiguration
|
2014
|
Implement
|
X
|
Co-location Expansion of Mott Hall Charter School
@X063
|
Co-location
Extension
|
2014
|
Implement
|
X
|
Co-location Extension and Grade Reconfiguration of
Children's Aid College Prep Charter School @ X193
|
Co-location
Extension
|
2014
|
Implement
|
X
|
Opening and Co-location of new district ES 12X458 @
X050
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
TER of 13K113 and Opening and Co-Location of Compass
Charter School @ K113
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
Expansion of 14K084 from K-5 to K-8 @
K084
|
Grade
Reconfiguration
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
Opening and Co-location of New District High School
16K765 @ K455/Boys & Girls
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
Resiting and Co-location of Success Academy 7 from K167
to K161
|
Re-siting
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
Co-location of Uncommon High School 3 @ K515/South
Shore
|
Grade
Reconfiguration
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
Opening of New District Middle School 18K763 @
K244
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
Co-location Extension of Invictus Preparatory Charter
School @ K218
|
Co-location
Extension
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
Opening of New CTE High School 19K764 @
K420/Lane
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
TER of IS 171 and Opening and Co-location of New
District Middle School 19K760 @ K171
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
Opening and Co-Location of Achievement First Charter
School @ K166
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
Opening and Co-location of Success Academy - NY 3 @
K096
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
Co-location of Coney Island Prep K-4 @
K281
|
Grade
Reconfiguration
|
2014
|
Implement
|
K
|
TER of 22K078 and Opening and Co-location of Success
Academy - NY 4 @ K078
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
Q
|
Re-siting and Co-location of 24Q290 and
75QTBD
|
Re-siting
|
2014
|
Implement
|
Q
|
TER of 26Q435 and Opening and Co-location of New 9-14
CTE High School 26Q315 @Q435/Van Buren
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
Q
|
TER of 27Q475 and the Resiting of RHHS 9th grade cohort
@ Q636 in building Q475/Richmond Hill
|
Re-siting
|
2014
|
Implement
|
Q
|
TER of Q226 and Opening and Co-location of New
District ESI High School 27Q314 @ Q226
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
Q
|
Opening and Co-Location of New District ES 28Q312 @
Q040
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
Q
|
Opening and Co-Location of New District MS 28Q332 @
Q072
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
Q
|
Opening and Co-Location of SA - New York 6 @
Q059
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
Q
|
Opening and Co-location of New District CTE High School
29Q313 @Q490/Campus Magnet
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
Q
|
Co-location of 30Q092 at Q329 (Temp Swing
Space)
|
Co-location
|
2014
|
Implement
|
R
|
TER of R016 and Opening and Co-location of New District
ES 31R010 @ R016
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|
R
|
Opening and Co-Location of Eagle Academy grades 6-8 in
Staten Island @ R049
|
New
School
|
2014
|
Implement
|