SHELDON SILVER HOSTS OPEN HOUSE FOR KINDERGARTEN IN THE COURTHOUSE: 1/29/9 @ 4:30 PM.

The problem: Overcrowding in lower Manhattan schools.

The solution: Create two new schools—PS 276 in Battery Park City and the Spruce Street/Beekman School.

New problem: Schools take a long time to build.
Temporary solution: Fall classes in a National Hisoric Landmark.

 

That’s right, folks. Your kindergartener could start school at the magnificent Tweed Courthouse; that’s where the two new schools will be holding classes until their own buildings are ready to go. Assemblymember Sheldon Silver will be on hand to introduce Pre-K parents to the principals of the new schools, take them on a tour of the classrooms at Tweed, and answer any questions they may have. This kind of access is rare, so anyone with a downtown toddler starting school next fall is strongly encouraged to attend.