KIDS & EDUCATION
From left, Assembylmember Harvey Epstein, Principal Marlon Hosang, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, Principals Robert Simon
and Abbe Futterman and District 1 Superintendent Carry Chan Howard during Carranza’s recent tour of some of the schools in District 1.
Carranza parleys with Dist. 1 principals
BY ALEJANDRA O’CONNELLDOMENECH
Earlier this month, Department
of Education Chancellor Richard
Carranza toured P.S. 64,
Tompkins Square Middle School and
The Earth School.
The trio were the fi rst Community
Education Council District 1 schools
visited by the chancellor this year,
according to Naomi Pena, C.E.C. 1
president.
C.E.C. District 1 includes the East
Village between E. 14th and Delancey
Sts. east of Fourth Ave./Bowery and
also part of the Lower East Side.
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
was on hand for the tour.
“TY @DOEChancellor Carranza
for visiting some amazing schools we
have in District1! I’m glad we had a
chance to discuss arts in education,
more funding 4 Title I schools, diversity
admission, & the probs w/ Half-
Fare MetroCards that don’t serve our
students. Come back any time!”
The Feb. 7 visits were coordinated
Good, good, good vibrations! Chancellor Carranza jams on a xylophone
in the music room at Tompkins Square Middle School.
with Epstein, who extended an invitation
to the chancellor last spring.
District 1 Superintendent Carry
Chan Howard was also present during
the tour.
Highlights from the schools chancellor’s
tour included a visit to The
Earth School’s rooftop garden and
an impromptu jam session in the
music room of Tompkins Square
Middle School. The latter was fi tting
for Carranza, given that in
December he announced a $17 million
increase in arts funding for city
schools.
According to a representative
from Epstein’s offi ce, Principals
Abbe Futterman, Robert Simon and
Marlon Hosang got the chance to
speak with the chancellor, district
superintendent and assemblymember
one on one “about issues they felt
were important to their schools.”
D.O.E. has not responded to questions
from The Villager about what
exactly those issues were.
The chancellor also promised to
return to each school for a longer
visit.
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