Showing posts with label COUNCIL DISTRICT 45 COMMUNITY NEWS. Show all posts
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Saturday, April 16, 2016

COUNCIL DISTRICT 45 COMMUNITY NEWS










Community Says NO To Co-Location 
Proposal At Meyer Levin JHS


On Monday night, April 11Council Member 
Jumaane Williams joined parents, teachers and 
students to testify at a Department of Education 
(DOE) hearing at Meyer Levin Junior High 
School to speak out against the forced co-location 
of Meyer Levin with the proposed Uncommon 
Charter School. For video of the Council Member's 
testimony, log on here. And hear from the students 
themselves in this unique video that demonstrates 
the extraordinary talent being nurtured at Meyer 
Levin.


The forced co-location would displace Meyer 
Levin's performance arts space on the third floor, 
essentially "gutting" their performance arts program, 
which is the heart of the school's curriculum. Here 
are photos of what the community would lose if this 
co-location were allowed to proceed:


Since the rally, the Department of Education has felt 
the pressure and decided to postpone the vote about 
the co-location to May 18 at Long Island City HS in 
Queens, which was initially to take place next week. 
Plans are now underway to transport parents & 
student to the vote. Council Member Williams is 
working with his colleagues in government, State 
Perry to help preserve this much-needed resource 
in our community.


COMING NEXT WEEK!
Wednesday, April 20
SUNY Downstate Medical Center Auditorium
395 Lenox Road, Brooklyn
7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20
1097 Bergen Avenue, Brooklyn
7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20
175 Lawrence Avenue, Brooklyn
7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21
2820 Snyder Avenue, Brooklyn
8 p.m.