New schools, additions and annexes for fall 2009
This afternoon, the DOE announced that 26 schools will take occupancy on 22 new or improved sites in Sept. 2009, including six entirely new school buildings. Part of the Mayor’s $13 billion, 5-year capital plan, these new, expanded and relocated schools will add more than 14,000 seats for New York City students.
Not all of the new spaces have school programs assigned to them yet, but for those that do, schools range from elementary to high schools and include traditional schools and charters. Many are young schools that ‘incubated’ at other school sites and are now ready to move to a permanent location.
Among the brand-new schools are a new selective high school, the Cinema School, slated for the Bronx — and a 1500-seat high school in Sunset Park that is the first large high school to open in the Bloomberg-Klein era. More information, organized by district, can be found here.
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How about the new citiwides? Didn’t they promises to open 2 new citiwides this year - 1 in Brooklyn and 1 in Queens? Has that plan now been scrapped?
Comment by Katya — February 2, 2009 @ 9:13 am
Katya, the plan to open two new citywide elementary schools (in Brooklyn and Queens) has not been scrapped, not at all — I checked in with Andy Jacob of DOE last week, asking about siting the new schools, and while they don’t yet know where they will be housed (##$$!!), the plan is still going forward, as far as we know, to open the two new citywides. The confusion may be because DOE announced new/renovated buildings — the citywides may go into existing school buildings, especially in their early years, so may not be part of this new-schools announcement. (It’s more of a new/updated facilities announcement than actual new schools.)
Comment by Helen — February 2, 2009 @ 2:16 pm
If your zoned school is being phased out do you receive any sort of priority in the lottery for other schools (for example in district three).
Comment by Elise — February 2, 2009 @ 5:35 pm
Good question, Elise. Students at schools that close entirely can register at other zoned schools (or even at the new school that opens in their former school facility), and many schools phase out instead of shutting down (esp. high schools). But I’m not sure if any lottery priority is conferred, will check.
Comment by helen — February 3, 2009 @ 8:49 am
any new elementary school for PS151 zone? the neighboring schools are over-crowded and we need a school for PS 151. Do you have any updates?
Comment by Lan — February 3, 2009 @ 3:29 pm
Why can’t one of these schools/programs be placed in District 29?
Comment by pat — February 3, 2009 @ 11:09 pm
Any answer from DOE on lottery priority for kids whose zoned school is shuttered?
Comment by Janette — February 5, 2009 @ 6:29 am