PS 413 – What Happens When a Politician Does the School Setup, Instead of Parents!
At Community Board 10 tonight, a CB 10 member discussed the new school coming 3rd Avenue and Senator Street. The school is called K053 or PS 413.
This elementary school is supposed to open this September. The school will be for 310 Students, but this year they will only have two kindergarten classes.
Curriculum:
Literacy – HMH
Phonics – Haggerty
Mathematics – Envision by Savvas
Social Studies – Passport to social studies
Science – Amplify Science
Afterschool – they will have afterschool, but parents have to pay for the afterschool
When the school was introduced, the community was told that there was supposed to be a PreK, but it turns out the school is not going to have a PreK.
In June, parents were asked what they would like at the school. Yet none of the things parents asked for have been integrated into this school.
The new school is:
– Not going to have District 75 seats (how is that even allowed?)
– Not going to have NEST program
– The school will not have the twice exceptional program
– The school will not have project-based learning
– The school will not have a garden or edible school yard
The school has some good things: It was named The School of International World Studies. I didn’t see that shared anywhere!
On social media, I saw the school was going to have a dual language Kindergarten class, so that’s good!
This parent recommended that in the future, the Community Board needs to be aware of what programs will be at the school before they vote. Parents need more of an input in community schools! (Applause for this parent for sharing this information.)
Later in the meeting, another CB 10 member sympathized and said that the Community Board is only allowed to vote on the location.
Thank Councilman Brannan for a no frills school. Politicians can’t be making decisions about schools ALONE. When the politicians are gone, the community is left with a school that they aren’t excited about. School decisions need to be made by the community.
To Brannan, the terms NEST Program and project-based learning are just buzz words. To parents, these are great programs which engaged children! Don’t settle parents!
The Councilman didn’t share that this school won’t have any special programs!
Hugs,
marlene
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