As the year comes to an end we would like to thank you all for your continued support throughout the year! Our wonderful 303 community is thriving because of your financial contributions, because of your helping hands during our many events, because of your public engagement with the greater community and, most of all, because of your passion and commitment as parents. We wish all of our families the happiest of holidays and the very best for 2020! We can’t wait to start a new decade! We hope you enjoy your winter break and we are looking forward to seeing you in the New Year!
Upcoming events:
Monday, 12/16: Forest Hills High School Holiday Concert:
Kindergarten through 4th grade will be attending a winter concert at Forest Hills High School.
Wednesday, 12/18: Pre-K Holiday Party, School-wide Pajama and Movie Day
Thursday, 12/19: Winter cultural celebration for Kindergarten through 4th grade
Looking ahead to 2020!
12/23/19-1/1/20: Winter break (school is closed)
School resumes Thursday, 1/2/20!
Thursday, 1/2/20 at 6:30pm: CEC meeting
Wednesday, 1/8/20 at 7:30am: SLT meeting.
Thursday, 1/9/20 at 7pm: PTA meeting
Holiday Card Online Sale (until 12/31)
If you are interested in making holiday cards using your new photos from picture day, you can save 20% off holiday cards and gifts at Minted.com using code FUNDRAISEPS303. The PTA receives 15% of the proceeds. The discount code is valid from November 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. Please check out their cards here: https://www.minted.com/
District 28 Diversity Process Updates
On Thursday 12/5, WXY Studios who was hired by the DOE to facilitate the diversity process presented their anticipated process plan to the Community Education Council (CEC). Many parents came to share their fears, concerns and frustrations with DOE, WXY and the suggested process. Due to overcapacity, many had to be turned away.
Here is a summary of WXY’s presentation to the CEC:
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/86f0286adad53f1f51dfd0c36/files/451ae0ec-271e-4a15-b3c3-
6708a737d613/191203__D28DiversityPlan_December_CEC_Meeting_Final_Updated.pdf
There will be 4 major workshops for public engagement organized by WXY and the Diversity Working Group starting in January 2020 and ending in May/June when recommendations are presented. Parents will be able to voice their ideas/suggestions/concerns at any of those 4 workshops. In addition, smaller meetings will be held for hard-to-reach groups. Feel free to contact WXY directly at the email address provided below if you want to make your voice heard.
Further resources:
www.d28diversityplan.com
info@D28diversityplan.com
http://www.wxystudio.com/
Video and articles about the CEC meeting on 12/5/19
https://www.facebook.com/cecdistrict28
https://thecity.nyc/2019/12/parents-bristle-at-school-districts-path-to-diversity-
plan.html?utm_campaign=mailchimp&utm_source=daily&utm_medium=newsletter
https://gothamist.com/news/queens-district-28-school-desegregation
https://nypost.com/2019/12/06/queens-parents-rage-after-being-barred-from-school-
diversity-meeting/
Happy holidays! See you next year!
PTA of AEA