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CEC 28 urges DOE to site Queens High School for the Sciences at new Jamaica building; resolution passes unanimously
Summary
Community Education Council 28 passed a resolution urging the Department of Education and the high school superintendent to site Queens High School for the Sciences at a new facility in Jamaica; the council recorded the measure as passed unanimously (11–0).
Community Education Council 28 voted unanimously at its June meeting to urge the New York City Department of Education and the local high school superintendent to site Queens High School for the Sciences at a new facility currently under construction in Jamaica, Queens.
The resolution asks the DOE Office of District Planning to locate Queens High School for the Sciences at a site identified in the text as the new high‑school facility at 165–1580 Eighth Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, and to include long‑term planning to address an inequitable shortage of specialized and general high‑school seats in Queens. It also asks the Office of District Planning to provide annual reporting on progress to CECs 24–30 and the citywide council on high schools.
Simone (Simone Dunbar/Donmark as recorded) introduced the resolution and described visiting the existing Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, saying the current building is “really, really overcrowded” and that students currently share cramped space and off‑site gym and event space. Several council members with experience attending specialized high schools spoke in support; member Jennifer (last name given in the transcript as Lopez) said she was a graduate of a specialized high school and described the difference an adequate building can make for students’ experiences.
Council leadership called for public comment on the resolution before the roll call; no public speakers were recorded during that specific comment slot. The council then took a roll-call vote; the chair recorded the motion as passing unanimously, 11–0.
The resolution text calls on the DOE and the high‑school superintendent to site the specialized school at the designated new building and requests that the Office of District Planning include the expansion of specialized and general high‑school seats in Queens within its long‑term plans, with annual reporting to neighboring CECs and the citywide council on high schools.
The measure was recorded as passed by the council and will be transmitted to the DOE Office of District Planning and relevant elected officials, per the resolution language.
