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District 1 Coalition’s press briefing
The District One Coalition to Save Our Schools (the “Coalition”) is a growing coalition comprised of elected representatives from PS 20M Anna Silver School, PS 94M (a District 75 school that is located inside of PS/MS 188M building), PS 184M Shuang Wen, and PS/MS 188M The Island School. The Coalition held a press briefing on Tuesday, [...]
ACT BY 12/10 – Make 311 Calls/Outreach to Politicians at Parent RM 114 @ Drop-off/Pick-up Times
Dear Parents and Teachers, Thank you for delivering your letters and 311 messages in November. The politicians heard us and it was NOT ENOUGH. We are not done fighting. The DOE will accept feedback about the proposed plans until December 10. We have a lot to do before December 10 and here’s how you can help: Come to the Parent Room 114 [...]
VIDEO: Shuang Wen Community, District 1 Speaks Out Against DOE Charter Expansion Plan
Please view the following videos of Shuang Wen parents, teachers, other District 1 community members and City Councilmembers Alan Gerson and Rosie Mendez speaking out against the DOE Charter Expansion plan at the CEC meeting on Nov. 18, 2009. The press briefing before the CEC meeting is also there, so you can see the statements made by PS 20 PTA [...]
Call 311, Our Campaign is Working!
Suggested Message: Complaint against the DOE: Have you heard our voices? I say NO to the DOE’s plan for a Girls Prep Charter Middle School which will overcrowd, disrupt, destabilize and hurt District 1 children, most particularly Shuang Wen PS 184M.
11/19 – Thank you, Shuang Wen Parents, Teachers and Friends
Dear Parents and Teachers, On Wednesday, we made our voices heard at the Community Education Committee (CEC) meeting. Thank you to at least 250 parents and teachers who attended, spoke, and watched our children. Please visit the YouTube site to see and hear our press briefing and our speeches: http://www.youtube.com/saveshuangwen. We also [...]
Thank you from a Shuang Wen parent for speaking out at 11/18 CEC meeting
Dear Shuang Wen families and supporters, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has worked so hard on saving Shuang Wen. There are too many people to thank here but here goes: the speakers (Susie, Denise, Ms. McClung, Ms. Phillips, Jeanie, Saultan, Lynn, Ceci, Deborah, Christine, Ann and a few others that I'm forgetting or don't [...]
