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Community Board 11 committee weighs how best to support local schools
Summary
At its Feb. 5 Education, Culture and Youth Services Committee meeting, members discussed updating a public list of district schools and narrowing realistic ways the board can help, from connecting schools to DOT for signage and crossing guards to hosting grant-writing workshops.
Alex Ellison, chair of the Community Board 11 Education, Culture and Youth Services Committee, opened the Feb. 5 meeting by saying, "I'm the new chair, Alex Ellison, leading my first meeting as chair." The committee reviewed the board's public list of schools and discussed how to prioritize outreach and support.
The committee debated what it can realistically offer to schools in the district. "I think definitely reaching out to schools is important, but I think something we need to determine amongst this committee is, like, what can we actually offer?" said Dier Taylor, a committee member. Taylor cautioned that asking schools an open-ended "how can we support you" question could produce requests beyond the committee's capacity.
Members identified several concrete…
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