Full House at CPR for PS199's 1st Informational Meeting (photo)
Full House at CPR for PS199's 1st Informational Meeting
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 their children to PS199, their local school next year and was generously hosted by Habonim Synagogue. The meeting exposed community members’ deep feelings about the news that unless the Center School – an unzoned middle school located at PS 199 is moved, few or no new children will be able to enter kindergarden next year. All participants emphasized the urgency of the problem: a decision concerning overcrowding will be made by November 30th.
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 their children to PS199, their local school next year and was generously hosted by Habonim Synagogue. The meeting exposed community members’ deep feelings about the news that unless the Center School – an unzoned middle school located at PS 199 is moved, few or no new children will be able to enter kindergarden next year. All participants emphasized the urgency of the problem: a decision concerning overcrowding will be made by November 30th.
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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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We would love to hear from you. Send email to ps199community@yahoo.com
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