NYC Public School Parents: Important update on Sandy re closed & relocated schools!

NYC Public School Parents: Important update on Sandy re closed & relocated schools!:

Important update on Sandy re closed & relocated schools!

by Leonie Haimson

I hope you are all recovering from Hurricane Sandy; I just got my power restored last night here in Greenwich Village, though there are still nearly one quarter of a million NYC residents and more than a million households in the tri-state area without power or heat. 

Immeasurable damage has occurred to people’s homes and even more tragically, lives have been lost, but I wanted to update you on new developments as regards the NYC public schools:

•  On Monday, most NYC public schools will resume classes.  However, there are 57 schools that have suffered “severe damage” according to the DOE, and have to be re-located to other buildings.  The list of schools that will be closed until further notice and their re-location sites are posted as an spreadsheet on the DOE websitehere.  For those who cannot access spreadsheets, I have also posted this list on my website as a word doc  and as a pdf.

• However, students in the closed schools will NOT be attending classes until Wednesday, to make sure that their new buildings are ready for them.   DOE says they will provide updates early in the week about transportation; teachers are expected at these new sites on Monday and Tuesday. 

All public schools are closed for classes on Tuesday for Election Day, as previously planned. 

• There is another, even longer list of schools that as of last night (Friday) lacked power; many of them have had their power restored already but many have not. 

The list of schools that were undamaged but lacked power as of Friday (as a spreadsheet) is posted here.   As a pdf on my website, it is here.  Check back on the DOE website over the weekend for updates as to which of these schools may NOT be reopening on Monday.

 

I dearly hope you and your family members and loved ones are all safe and sound.  Please feel free to email me if you have questions about this, and I will try to find out answers for you.