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BUDGET CUTS - ALL PARENTS SHOULD CALL 311 Dear Bronx Science parents, Your help is urgently needed to avert budget cuts to our school. As you may have heard on the news, Bronx Science and other top-performing schools are slated for cuts of as much as 6% next year. For Bronx Science, this would mean a reduction of over $800,000. These proposed cuts far outstrip the worst-case scenario Principal Reidy was planning for could affect class offerings and much more that we take for granted will have to go if they are implemented. But we can stop this, read on for details. The State "kept their promise" and budgeted the $600 million it had it had agreed to fund the City’s schools as part of the settlement of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity suit, but the City has proposed to cut $450 million of the $600 million they agreed to fund as part of the settlement. How can these cuts be justified? Chancellor Klein blames the State for requiring that a portion (up to half) of this new State funding go primarily to low-performing schools; he claims that if DOE could distribute these funds equitably, all schools would see a 1.4% reduction in their operating budget next year. What he is not saying is that there would be no need for any cuts if the city were to fulfill its own commitment to match the State in fully funding the schools. It is the city’s taking away the $450 million it promised the schools, not the State requiring that a portion of the additional $600 million go to low-performing schools, that translates into drastic cuts at schools like Bronx Science. The truth is that there is no excuse for any school to see budget cuts next year. If the city kept its promise to match the State's $600 Million, all schools would see an increase. NYC’s Independent Budget Office has projected a surplus of $4.6 billion this year, and surpluses for at least two years after that. We understand fiscal responsibility means looking at the long-term and not robbing the future, but depriving current students of the resources they need for a quality education is robbing our own future. It will decrease the quality of life in the City and diminish the City’s attractiveness as a center of business, industry and culture. Call and write Mayor Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and you City Council member. Include in your message to the Mayor and City Council: " Keep the commitment to CFE, restore full funding for education in the NYC budget. Prioritize our children's education, don't break your promise. Stop the $450 Million dollar cut. Thank you.” Call: 311 to leave message for Mayor Bloomberg; City Council Speaker Quinn at 212-788-7210. You can reach your Council member via the City Council switchboard at 212-788-7100. You can also reach the Mayor via the Keep the Promise toll-free number 1-800-961-6198. Write: Mayor Bloomberg, City Hall, NY, NY 10007, Council Speaker Quinn, City Hall, NY, NY 10007 Note: to find who represents you in the City Council, go to: http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml For more information: www.cfequity.com Wanted: Parent Volunteer to be Web Master. My last child
at Bronx Science has graduated and we need someone to keep this web
page going. It's fairly straightforward and instruction will be
provided. Work closely with PA presidents and executive board. No
experience required, just general computer confidence, know how and
desire to do the job.
Bronx Science Students and their Families know this school better than anyone. Please share your
best ideas about aspects of the school and/or your student's
experience that could be improved in the coming year by filling out this
form.
The results of this informal year-end survey will be made available to the school community in September. The PA reserves the right, without recourse, to edit out any comments determined to to be inappropriate, as solely determined by the PA volunteers working on this project and/or the PA executive board. School Communications If you are not
receiving the incredibly valuable weekly e-mails from our parent
coordinator, then perhaps the school does not have your email. Click
here to get on the list. Also confirm that your e-mail is in
the web college resource system: Naviance
Wanted: Mentors As more schools
participate in Intel, the competition for mentors gets tougher
>>> Can your lab or university mentor a Bronx Science student? <<< Each year about 80 students enter the Bronx Science research program, a 3-year sequence that provides motivated kids with in-depth experience doing research. After a year spent reading professional papers in their area of interest and learning basic research techniques, the students select a topic for a long-term project. We need your help finding great mentors for about 20 sophomores now embarking on their research. Physical science and biology students need access to sophisticated labs and dynamite scientists; they commit to working two summers at the mentor's institution. High quality social science and math mentors are also in demand. Got ideas? Contacts? Email or call Dr. Jean Donahue at jdonahu@schools.nyc.gov or (718) 817-7714. Budget Cuts Mayor
Bloomberg and
Schools Chancellor Klein have instituted an immediate 1.75% budget cut
for schools, translating into a loss of $238,000 for Bronx
Science. Coming in the middle of the year, the loss is
painful.
mbloomberg@cityhall.nyc.gov; JKlein@schools.nyc.gov To find your Council Member, go to: http://www.cmap.nypirg.org/netmaps/MyGovernment/NYC/MyGovernmentNYC.asp?cmd=start *** Download a letter that you can send to the Mayor, the Chancellor, and your City Council Member. (Word format) http://www.bxsciencepa.org/BudgetCutLetter2_2008.doc (PDF) http://www.bxsciencepa.org/BudgetCutLetter2_2008.pdf On-Line Form to subscribe/unsubscribe/change your e-mail Requests for changes must be
done through this form - click
here to access
Bronx High School of Science Cookies!!! Looking for
a great holiday gift or for dessert with that special someone?
Why not try some of Duane Park Patisserie's
Bronx Science cookies! These are the same cookies that
Madeline Lanciani donated to the Bronx Science auction (so if you had
some at the auction, you know how good they are!) In addition a
portion of each sale is donated to the Bronx Science PA.
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Disclaimer: The PA does not approve or disapprove of these services. These companies have paid the PA a fee to advertise in our newsletter. College Process Slides (updated 11/2007) are available for viewing
on-line and
for download.
You
cannot start this process
too early! Please also be aware of Naviance
- this is is an extremely valuable tool which you should know
about even if
your child is Freshman. Students use it to register for classes
and for help with collges. All students have accounts and parents
have access also either through your child's account or (limited) as a
guest. Your child should have information on how you can access Naviance.To view the slides on-line, click here. To download the slides as a PDF, click here.
New Public Bus Route from Queens to Bronx Science Please
look into the X32 bus route. Click here for a bus ma
If you have moved or changed contact information, you must inform the attendance office of Bronx Science. Click here for the form and information. Print, fill in and send to the attendance office with a copy of the required documents.
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The Bronx High
School of Science
Parents' Association
75 West 205th Street
Bronx, NY 10468
718-817-7718 / Fax: 718-733-7951
For any questions, comments, suggestions or to submit an item,
Parents' Association
75 West 205th Street
Bronx, NY 10468
718-817-7718 / Fax: 718-733-7951
For any questions, comments, suggestions or to submit an item,
contact
the
webmaster: George Sukenick 
This web page is
maintained by the Parents Association.
Opinions and ideas expressed on these pages
have not been approved by and are not necessarily that of
the Bronx High School of Science or of the Dept. of Education.
Last update: 5/2008
© 2008 Bronx Science Parents' Association, All Rights Reserved
Opinions and ideas expressed on these pages
have not been approved by and are not necessarily that of
the Bronx High School of Science or of the Dept. of Education.
Last update: 5/2008
© 2008 Bronx Science Parents' Association, All Rights Reserved