Comments on: In District 3, parent council recommends only minor rezoning

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:45:26 +0000

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By: question

question — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:00:17 +0000

If i am in ps199 catchment can I just send my kids to ps191? how does that work ? do i have to request to go there?

By: Sue

Sue — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:37:15 +0000

P.S. 191 is not a bad school. No it is not as high achieving as P.S. 199 but that is because it pulls from a predominately lower socio-economic pool. Studies show that children from lower socio-economic areas perform lower on standard test due to the long term effects of being poor. There are studies, look them up. I think that P.S. 191 has help a lot of their children get through some of those problems during the academic day. P.S. 191 gets a bad rap otherwise. Ask any teacher one way to tell a good school is their teacher turnover rate. If it is high – run! If it is low, you will have a hard working dedicated staff. P.S. 191 has a low turn over. There is no reason why the newer Trump buildings can’t be zones for P.S. 191. Let’s see I can have my child be 1 of 16 in a Kindergarten class at P.S. 191 or 1 out of 25 at P.S. 199. I am going to go with the place that has more attention to give to my child.

By: Serenity2

Serenity2 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:29:12 +0000

Eric and Serenity are HIRED LOBBYISTS and DOORMEN for the school. Take that unsubstantiated meaningless comment!

By: Serinity

Serinity — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:19:46 +0000

Eric Shuffler is not only a “prospective”parent at 199. He is also a HIRED LOBBYIST for the school.

By: Uncle Matt

Uncle Matt — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:24:03 +0000

Eric is a prospective parent. A professional lobbyist would be in deep trouble for false impersonation. Such shameful tactics are The Center School’s bailiwick.

By: John

John — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:23:11 +0000

Eric Shuffler is a lobbyist. He has worked for Christine Quinn, as well as numerous politicians in NJ. Are you sure he is a prospective parent and not just a hired lobbyist?

By: Nancy Brandwein

Nancy Brandwein — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:39:16 +0000

I agree that it makes sense for the Center School to move, but doesn’t it make much more sense for the Center School to move to the MS 44 building rather than Anderson. The latter school is a K-8 school that is a CITYWIDE G&T program. There is absolutely no reason to house this school in District 3. Further, why have elementary students coming into a school with two middle schools in it? It will wreak havoc on the Computer School’s and MS 44′s schedules. The Center School, in contrast, is a middle school that is similar in diversity and philosophy to The Computer School and would be a much better match for sharing the building.

By: Len Howard

Len Howard — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:29:26 +0000

I fully support relocating the Center School, a district wide middle school. Kindergarteners deserve to go to their local elementary school.

By: Kumakeke

Kumakeke — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:53:19 +0000

I applaud the CEC’s draft resolution. The principle that neighborhood children deserve to attend their local zoned school should always be paramount in any discussion. The Center School, as fine a school as it is, is not a zoned school, and should not operate in a way that shuts out zoned Kindergarteners and forces them to travel to other areas in the District. It’s never easy to relocate or move, but I imagine that 12 and 13 year olds can handle that better than 4 and 5 year olds. Thank you, CEC!

By: Uncle Matt

Uncle Matt — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:51:31 +0000

The Center School has been and continues to be the single biggest obstruction to an immediate, efficient and effective solution to the overcrowding problem. It should not go unnoticed that they have not given any reason that they should not move other than “we dont want to” or “it will be disruptive”. And most obvious point that everyone seems to miss is that wherver that school is located, it as a school, will remain entirely intact. If PS199 is rezoned, its student body and surrounding community will be fragmented. That is what rezoning is. Center School is a school of adolescent and near-adolescent kids that mostly commute. Shame on them for suggesting that zoned PS199 students, woh being school as TODDLERS, be bused to inferior schools so that Center School can continue to borrow space at PS199.

By: Not Jack

Not Jack — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:40:48 +0000

It can take over 5 years for a new school to be approved, designed, built and become open to the local community – even assuming everyone agrees to this now – so this won’t solve anything immediately, anyway. More importantly, why target (discriminate against?) any particular group. All kids from our neighborhood are entitled to a good education, regardless if they live in an ugly building or not.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:32:23 +0000

This proposed plan including moving Center School is the only way to keep PS199 a great neighborhood school. And in addition it is a win win – the Center school is pushing the boundaries of their space. Moving is not easy, but being shut out 9 months before the school year is not acceptable.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:54:00 +0000

What is the fastest way to get a new school built? Tell the kids living in the Trump buildings that they’re going to PS 191 next year!