"The Department has proposed the closing of 22 schools, fifteen of them high schools. Although the accompanying press releasesgive “reasons” for the closing of each school the process is baffling in that other schools, with worse data were not recommended for closing.
The new governance law requires a comment period and a public hearing in the district before a final vote by the PEP, the replacement for the central board. A majority of the PEP is appointed by the mayor, and, with the exception of Patrick Sullivan, the Manhattan Boro Prez appointee the panel has routinely approved each and every contract and policy proposed by the chancellor."
The new governance law requires a comment period and a public hearing in the district before a final vote by the PEP, the replacement for the central board. A majority of the PEP is appointed by the mayor, and, with the exception of Patrick Sullivan, the Manhattan Boro Prez appointee the panel has routinely approved each and every contract and policy proposed by the chancellor."