New Schools to Open this Fall in NYC

The Board of Education (BOE) has approved the establishment of several new schools that will open this fall throughout the city, some in already existing schools.

Community School District 4 approved the Bilingual Bicultural School, PS 182M, as a K-6 school. Located on East 109th Street, Manhattan, it has served the needs of English Language Learners (ELL). The new school will offer ELL curricula as well as courses to maintain proficiency in Spanish.

The Powell Middle School for Law and Social Justice, located on West 129th Street, will teach concepts of law and social justice. According to the BOE, “The school will parallel and support the revitalization of the Harlem community.” Legal Outreach, an organization that has served public schools for 18 years, will partner with the school and provide professional development and mentoring for staff.

PS/IS 323K, designated to support developmentally appropriate curriculum, will open at 210 Chester Street, Brooklyn. Along with providing support services, the school will strongly encourage parents to serve as partners in their child’s development.

Community School District 1’s Coalition/
Umbrella School, PS 196M, will be expanded to include the 7th and 8th grades to provide students who attended the school an opportunity to continue their education in an environment that maintains the principles of the Coalition of Essential Schools.

For more information about school
openings, redistricting and closings, go to www.nycenet.edu.

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