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Letter to Mayor Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg
Mayor
253 Broadway # 9
New York, NY 10007

November 24, 2009

Dear Mayor Bloomberg,

As a proud public charter school parent, I am writing to ask you to take a leadership role in supporting Girls Prep Lower East Side Middle School’s request for public school space.

Although my child attends [insert your school name] Charter School, I see Girls Prep’s fight as a threat to all charter schools throughout the city. When you ran for re-election this fall and asked for my support, you promised to offer more good schools for students in New York City. If charter school opponents win the fight against Girls Prep, thousands of students in New York City might lose the opportunity to attend charters schools that fits their needs. At Girls Prep, where 97% of students are Latina or African-American, 100% of all students passed the New York State Math exam, and 96% passed the English Language Arts exam in 2009. But in other schools in District 1, only 63% of Latino and African-American students passed the ELA exam, and only 82% passed the math exam. Those results aren’t good enough for the LES community or any students in NYC.

This is public education, and we need you, as mayor of our city, to help us make this work. Girls Prep needs space in order to continue to educate its students. Schools such as [insert your school name] and Girls Prep that offer better results for Latina and African-American children should be offered to more parents in New York City. If Girls Prep Middle School is granted public school space, there will be room for 50 additional students from District l next year and 25 more students every year thereafter. Girls Prep offers 100% preference for District 1 students in its lottery and serves a population in which 73% of students receive free and reduced-price lunch.

Mr. Bloomberg, please support charter schools by helping Girls Prep secure space on the Lower East Side.

Sincerely,

Letter to Panel for Education Policy Members

New York City Department of Education
52 Chambers Street
New York, NY 10007

November 24, 2009

Dear Panel for Education Policy Members,

As a proud public charter school parent, I am writing to ask you to support Girls Prep Lower East Side Middle School’s request for public school space.

Although my child attends [insert your school name] Charter School, I see Girls Prep’s fight as a threat to all charter schools throughout the city. If charter school opponents win the fight against Girls Prep, thousands of students in New York City might lose the opportunity to attend charters schools that fits their needs. At Girls Prep, where 97% of students are Latina or African-American, 100% of all students passed the New York State Math exam and 96% passed the English Language Arts exam in 2009. The sad reality is that DOE schools in this city fail Latino and African-American students.

Schools such as [insert your school name] and Girls Prep that offer better results for Latina and African-American children should be offered to more parents in New York City. If Girls Prep Middle School is granted public school space, there will be room for 50 additional students from District l next year and 25 more students every year thereafter. Girls Prep is a Title 1 and District 1 school, offering 100% preference for District 1 students in its lottery and serving a population in which 73% of students receive free and reduced-price lunch.

Please support charter schools by helping Girls Prep secure space on the Lower East Side.

Sincerely,

Letter to Chancellor Joel Klein

Joel Klein
Chancellor
New York City Department of Education
52 Chambers Street
New York, NY 10007

November 24, 2009

Dear Chancellor Klein,

As a proud public charter school parent, I am writing to ask you to take a leadership role in supporting Girls Prep Lower East Side Middle School’s request for public school space.

Although my child attends [insert your school name] Charter School, I see Girls Prep’s fight as a threat to all charter schools throughout the city. As Chancellor, you have supported exceptional schools serving students in New York City. We need you to continue this work by supporting Girls Prep. If charter school opponents win the fight against Girls Prep, thousands of students in New York City might lose the opportunity to attend charters schools that fits their needs. At Girls Prep, where 97% of students are Latina or African-American, 100% of all students passed the New York State Math exam, and 96% passed the English Language Arts exam in 2009. But in other schools in District 1, only 63% of Latino and African-American students passed the ELA exam, and only 82% passed the math exam. Those results aren’t good enough for the LES community or any students in NYC.

This is public education, and we need you, as chancellor, to help us make this work. Girls Prep needs space to continue to educate their students. Schools such as [insert your school name] and Girls Prep that offer better results for Latina and African-American children should be offered to more parents in New York City.

Mr. Klein, please support charter schools by helping Girls Prep secure space on the Lower East Side.

Sincerely,