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November 21, 2009

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P.S. 58 Carroll School
330 Smith Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 Phone: (718) 330-9322 Fax: (718) 596-2969 Map	Principal: Giselle Gault Mcgee Parent Coordinator: Joan Bredthauer (347) 563-5379
WHAT'S SPECIAL: Lots of involved parents. DOWNSIDE: Families looking for lots of test prep won't find it here.

Grade levels: PK to 5
Class size: 22
Enrollment: 603
Ethnicity %:
51 W; 14 B; 27 H; 8 A

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District 15

Admissions: neighborhood school
Neighborhood: Carroll Gardens
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PS 58 went through a major "confusion," Gault said, when the former principal, Joyce Plush Saly left the school early in 2006 following a Department of Education investigation that concluded there was a breach in the standardized English Language Arts exam on her watch. (Students had seen passages on a practice test that ended up being on the actual exam.) Gault succeeded her in March of that year, after having worked as assistant principal at nearby PS 29. She has since worked on rebuilding confidence in the school, and now, with the partnership of her assistant principal, "we have really gotten parents to trust us," she said.

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(parent) Sep 9, 2009	I believe the previous negative comment was posted by someone not involved with P.S. 58. The truth of the matter is that 58 is a wonderful school and I believe that my children are receiving an... read more
(parent) Sep 8, 2009	For all the "can do" posturing and desire for strong parental involvement, the principal consistently deals with dissent in a negative manner and with a "brush-off" mentality. If you complain... read more
(other) Dec 15, 2008	The school hired a photographer to take more expressive school photographs of the students, according to an read more

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