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JULY 2003

End of School Letter to Parents
by Chancellor Joel I. Klein

Dear Parents,

This is the final week of what has been an historic school year. Under the Mayor’s leadership and through Children First, we have begun the monumental task of creating a system of 1,200 outstanding schools in New York City. We know that there is a lot of hard work ahead of us in reaching this goal, but if we all continue to work together, we can make that goal a reality.

I have met with thousands of you during this school year, and I will continue to meet with parents during the summer and throughout the coming school year. The Children First reform agenda reflects what we heard in the meetings thus far: that parents and community members want stronger instruction in the basics of reading, writing and math; the redirection of resources to schools for classroom instruction; a voice for parents in their children’s education; and greater accountability system-wide for student performance.

Beginning July 1, you will be able to go to any of the full-service Learning Support Centers that have been established across the City. The Learning Support Centers will be open six days a week, as well as two weeknights, to address any questions on school issues you may have. In addition, you can also visit any of the district-based offices, which we are staffing with an individual who can address parent issues.

For the addresses and contact information for the Learning Support Centers as well as the district-based offices, important information relating to matters that may arise over the summer, including summer school, free food programs, transfers and registration, check our website at www.nycenet.edu or call the Chancellor’s hotline at (718) 482-3777.

Beginning in September, you will see many changes occurring in your children’s schools. Many schools will begin to use the new curriculum and new materials we have chosen to improve student achievement in reading and math. There also will be new coaches to assist teachers in the roll out of the new curriculum and a new Parent Coordinator who will serve as a resource and a new point of access for parents at the school level.

I understand that the success of our children hinges not only on the teachers and principals in our school system, but also on you—our students’ parents. As we close out this year, I want to thank you for this extraordinary opportunity to work with and for your children. I look forward to September, when the reforms we have all been anticipating will finally become a reality in classrooms throughout the system, and I want to wish you and your family a healthy and restful summer.

Sincerely,

Joel I. Klein, Chancellor

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