Comments on: Sheepshead Bay HS Gets a “C”, May Turn Charter

By: Sheepshead Bay High School And Others May Close | Sheepshead Bay News Blog

Sheepshead Bay High School And Others May Close | Sheepshead Bay News Blog — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:02:25 +0000

[...] first wrote in November that administrators were considering Sheepshead Bay H.S. (3000 Avenue X) for closure, but at the time the principal denied the claims. Since then, the school’s list of [...]

By: Allan Randall

Allan Randall — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:05:12 +0000

Hello, I’m a student at Junior High School from Cunningham. I understand that your school is being listed for a charter school. What will happen to my zoned school because my zoned school is your school? What will happen?

By: City Wants Input On Adding Seats At Local Schools | Sheepshead Bay News Blog

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:04:18 +0000

[...] 2010 – 2014 Capital Plan that will place 5,123 new elementary and middle school seats to eventually sell to charter operators school districts across the city. DOE officials are asking for public input before going ahead with [...]

By: Arthur B

Arthur B — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:16:53 +0000

I went to Sheepshead Bay HS. I graduated in 2001. It was a shit hole then. It’s a shit hole now.

If a Charter can do better, then mazeltov.

By: neighbor

neighbor — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:10:39 +0000

My son is a Junior at Rachel Carson HS. It is located on West Avenue and occupies the upper levels of a Middle School. He is very happy at the school which is a smaller venue which seems to be what NYC is trying to establish instead of the huge high schools like Sheepshead. I don’t think that Rachel Carson is a zoned HS, he had to apply and be accepted but I’m really not sure. My older son attended Sheepshead and seemed to get lost in the shuffle although he did have many caring and helpful teachers. He graduated a year early with a Regents Diploma, however I’m not sure how much he actually learned or how much he was coached. He is now a Lance Corporal in the Marines and stationed in Camp Pendleton, California waiting to be deployed to Afghanistan in January.

By: Lisanne!

Lisanne! — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:00:04 +0000

In other words, our Mayor is dismantling the public school system. As more public schools go the charter route those who will use public schools will be squeezed into the remaining ones. These schools will have lower performance because their resources will be strained. Voila! Another round of closings.

What happens when they run out of schools to close?

Some of the poorer performing schools were extraordinary years ago. So how does this decline happen?

By: Ray Johnson

Ray Johnson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:35:50 +0000

Wow. This is unbelievable that there is a local school dedicated to coastal studies. BrooklynQ, you might do a service to the local community by putting together some useful information that could help us learn more about this school. How did you come to hear about it?

By: BrooklynQ

BrooklynQ — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:43:00 +0000

You didn’t mention the Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies (West Avenue) which received a B and was unrated last year.