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Speak up for a public school at Atlantic Yards that works for the community
What: Joint hearing of Community Board 8 and Community Education Council 13
When: Wednesday, June 3, 7:00PM
Where: CNR-Center Light Health Care Center, 727 Classon Avenue (corner of Park Place)
One of the key benefits promised by the Atlantic Yards project is a new public school to be created at the site. Development plans currently call for the facility to be located in a building to be constructed at the northeast corner of Dean Street and Sixth Avenue beginning in July 2016.
The proposed site of the school falls within District 13. The School Construction Authority has announced that the facility will contain 616 seats for primary and intermediate school students. No other information has been released.
Schools that provide access to a quality public education for local families are more than an investment in the future of all of our children—they help to build stronger communities. Unfortunately, Prospect Heights currently lacks public middle school options accessible to all of their students. DOE facilities in our neighborhood that could house a public middle school for District 13 instead have been allocated to charter school networks and students from other districts.
On Wednesday evening, you have a chance to tell the School Construction Authority, the Department of Education, and our elected officials that a new school at Atlantic Yards must address the needs and concerns of its community. Neighborhood children deserve a middle school that reflects the diversity of its school district and is accessible to all. Local residents must have the opportunity to participate in the design process in a meaningful way so that traffic and pedestrian safety at the site is ensured, and the operation of the school works for students, neighbors and nearby fire and police services. Come out and speak up for accountability on one of Atlantic Yards’ key public commitments!"
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http://phndc.org/content/speak-public-school-atlantic-yards-works-community
Speak up for a public school at Atlantic Yards that works for the community
What: Joint hearing of Community Board 8 and Community Education Council 13
When: Wednesday, June 3, 7:00PM
Where: CNR-Center Light Health Care Center, 727 Classon Avenue (corner of Park Place)
One of the key benefits promised by the Atlantic Yards project is a new public school to be created at the site. Development plans currently call for the facility to be located in a building to be constructed at the northeast corner of Dean Street and Sixth Avenue beginning in July 2016.
The proposed site of the school falls within District 13. The School Construction Authority has announced that the facility will contain 616 seats for primary and intermediate school students. No other information has been released.
Schools that provide access to a quality public education for local families are more than an investment in the future of all of our children—they help to build stronger communities. Unfortunately, Prospect Heights currently lacks public middle school options accessible to all of their students. DOE facilities in our neighborhood that could house a public middle school for District 13 instead have been allocated to charter school networks and students from other districts.
On Wednesday evening, you have a chance to tell the School Construction Authority, the Department of Education, and our elected officials that a new school at Atlantic Yards must address the needs and concerns of its community. Neighborhood children deserve a middle school that reflects the diversity of its school district and is accessible to all. Local residents must have the opportunity to participate in the design process in a meaningful way so that traffic and pedestrian safety at the site is ensured, and the operation of the school works for students, neighbors and nearby fire and police services. Come out and speak up for accountability on one of Atlantic Yards’ key public commitments!"
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http://phndc.org/content/speak-public-school-atlantic-yards-works-community
