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CEC Meeting - Wed 12/3/08, 6:30pm
Working Session Meeting
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
6:30pm
JOA Complex
154 West 93rd Street – Room 204 (between Columbus & Amsterdam Avenues )
New York, NY 10025
(212) 678-2782 (o) (212) 678-2804 (f)
CEC3@schools.nyc.gov
If you have any questions, contact us at ps199community@yahoo.com
Posted on November 30, 2008 at 10:30am —
Wed 11/19 6:30 CEC Passes the Resolution
We support this resolution which supports our young children, PS199, and relocates the Center School.
We want to thank the CEC for passing this resolution.
This was a big step for us, but just a step, as there are still several steps to go through in the process. For example, the DOE still needs to approve everything.
Posted on November 19, 2008 at 11:30pm —
11/12 CEC Meeting: Public Discussion about Draft Resolution
Wednesday November 12, 2008
CEC members gave opening remarks. Special thanks and applause were given to the CEC for their dedication and public service.
The DOE gave their support of the draft resolution and added a few additional items to be included in the resolution.
Each school and CPR for PS199 had 3 minutes to give their response to the Draft Resolution.
There was Q&A.
The OFFICIAL VOTE will be on Wed Nov 19 a… Continue
Posted on November 13, 2008 at 1:00pm —
CEC presents DRAFT resolution
CEC presents DRAFT resolution to be voted on on on Nov 19.
The draft resolution supports the principle that young children need to go to their local elementary school and recommends relocation of the Center School to the PS9 Building.
The draft resolution will be open to public discussion on Nov 12 and will be voted on on November 19th.
CPR for PS199 would like to thank the Community Education Council for all their hard work and supporting the princi… Continue
Posted on November 5, 2008 at 11:00pm —
Full House at CPR for PS199's 1st Informational Meeting (photo)
Monday, November 3 at Habonim
Some 100 concerned parents and neighbors gathered Monday night to talk about the overcrowding crisis at PS 199, potential solutions to that crisis and the importance of acting immediately. This meeting organized by Concerned Parents & Residents (CPR) for PS199 (producers of this web site), was the first public meeting of Upper West Side residents alarmed at the prospect of not being able to send the… Continue
Posted on November 4, 2008 at 3:00pm —
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PRESS ABOUT PS199 OVERCROWDING
Eric Shuffler, whose 4-year-old son would attend PS 199 next year, told me that parents are “grateful” that the CEC “clearly recognizes that the neighborhood children should receive priority to their neighborhood zoned school.”
CATCHMENT-22
West Siders who are straining to make their mortgages consider PS199 a godsend, a way to avoid adding $20,000 in private-school tuition (per kid!) to the annual household budget. Needless to say, parents take serious pains to live within P.S. 199’s catchment and are unhappy to find, all of a sudden, that a seat in the nearest public school may not be a given. (11/26/07)
P.S. 199 REZONING PLAN
There’s a middle school, the Center School, that’s housed within PS199. If they were to relocate, PS199 would have additional capacity. (9/25/08)
'CRISIS' - NYC School Overcrowding
PS199 was built to accommodate 476 students, but it has nearly 200 more than that. Parents told CBS 2 there are fifth grade classes with more than 30 students and one teacher. The maximum class size for that grade is supposed to be 23. (10/3/08)
NY's Coveted Public Schools Face Jam
The process used to figure out where to build new schools is critically flawed. PS199 is struggling to accommodate a wave of prospective kindergarteners. (5/9/08)
Public school parents fear the financial crisis will cause a huge influx of private school kids into the already overcrowded public system. (10/10/08)
WAYS TO SHOW SUPPORT
1. Contact the DOE, elected officials and community representatives to voice your support for "Proposal B: Relocate Center School."
Click here for list of people to contact (PDF)
2. Attend community meetings that discuss "overcrowding at PS199/District 3 schools."
3. Join this web site's online community to show your support and to get news updates.
4. (Coming Soon !) Print out this flyer and distribute to your neighbors and post on your building's bulletin boards.
5. Invite your friends, neighbors and colleagues to visit this site.
6. Contact the media, post blog entries, and respond to articles on web sites about PS199 overcrowding.
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