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    City Announces Plan to Reopen Schools After Temporary Halt to In-Person Learning

    NYC Public Schools  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio describes the City’s plan to reopen schools on November 29, 2020. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

    Elementary schools will reopen December 7th but middle and high schools will remain remote only for the foreseeable future. On November 29, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Education Chancellor Richard Carranza announced a plan to reopen New York City public schools for in-person learning after temporarily shutting schools on November 19th after the City’s COVID-19 positivity rates exceeded three percent.  (read more…)

    Tags : COVID-19, Schools
    Date:12/01/2020
    Category : Mayor
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    City Launches COVID-19 Cluster Map Amid Rise in Hotspots

    COVID-19  •  Citywide

    The “Find Your Zone” Map showing yellow, orange and red zones over several neighborhoods in Queens. Click to enlarge image. Image Credit: NYC Mayor’s Office/Office of Emergency Management

    Indicated zones will undergo restrictions for a minimum of 14 days after the zone is identified. On October 7, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of the ‘Find Your Zone’ map, the City’s newest tool to help New Yorkers stay informed about the spread of COVID-19. The map allows users to enter an address to identify if that location is in a COVID-19 hotspot and what restrictions may apply to that zone for local schools, businesses, houses of worship, and other gatherings. (read more…)

    Tags : businesses, coronavirus, COVID-19, indoor dining, Interactive Tools, non-essential businesses, outdoor dining, Schools
    Date:10/09/2020
    Category : Mayor
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    City Announces Abrupt Changes to Return of In-Person Instruction at Schools

    School Reopening  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The delay comes less than a week before all students were scheduled to return to in-person instruction. On September 17, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio, DOE Chancellor Richard Carranza, United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew and Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA) President Mark Cannizzaro announced a delay in the return to in-person instruction at NYC public schools. This is the second delay in the return to in-person instruction. Schools will physically reopen for students in a phased plan over a couple of weeks. (read more…)

    Tags : coronavirus, COVID-19, school reopenings, Schools
    Date:09/18/2020
    Category : Mayor
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    City Announces Preliminary Plan for Upcoming School Year

    Schools  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio and DOE Chancellor Richard Carranza announce the City’s preliminary plan to reopen schools at a socially distanced press conference on July 8, 2020. Image Credit: Mayoral Photography Office

    The City’s plan offers three basic models schools can base their scheduling on to rotate students between in-person and remote learning. On July 8, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Education Chancellor Richard Carranza announced the City’s preliminary plan to reopen public schools in September. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have physically been closed since mid-March and operated remotely for the remainder of the school year. The “blended learning” approach will allow for students to rotate in groups to have both in-person and remote instruction every week. (read more…)

    Tags : Chancellor Richard Carranza, childcare, coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Education, education, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Schools, schools reopening
    Date:07/28/2020
    Category : Mayor
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    School Construction Authority Responds to Bronx Borough President Report

    School Facilities  •  Citywide

    Image credit: School Construction Authority.

    The report requested school space studies as a part of ULURP among other recommendations.  In response to this article, on September 23, 2019, the School Construction Authority contacted Cityland to respond to Bronx Borough President Rubin Diaz Jr.’s recommendations. (read more…)

    Tags : Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., School Construction Authority, Schools, ULURP
    Date:10/01/2019
    Category : School Construction Authority
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    Bronx BP Releases Report Calling for School Construction Authority Reform

    School Construction Authority  •  Citywide

    Bronx Borough President Rubin Diaz Jr.’s Proposed Changes to the School Construction Authority aim to address overcrowding and other issues. Image Credit: Bronx Borough President’s Office

    Report outlines action plan for the School Construction Authority to address public school overcrowding and cost proposals. On September 4, 2019, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. released a report outlining an action plan for the School Construction Agency to address public school overcrowding and school construction cost proposals. The School Construction Authority is charged with the building and maintenance of public school space in New York City. (read more…)

    Tags : Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., education, School Construction Authority, Schools
    Date:09/23/2019
    Category : Borough President
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