I have worked on Charter school issues as a parent and Neighborhood President. As Tony Scallon has pointed out, there are a variety of issues with ownership and use of Park Board, Public school and the Midtown YWCA facilities. There has also been the issue of the opportunity for team sports for charter school kids. At Matthews Park there has been great controversy about locking teens out in the early evening if they are not enrolled in a specific program-which I believe is the current policy. For Park staff it is an issue of capacity and ability to run quality programs during this time. It is still a divisive issue. I hope there is an opportunity to examine these issues and what resources should be made available to charter and alternative schools. Meanwhile back at the Park Board we have an opportunity to see if there will be a power struggle forming during the Interviews of the two Superintendent finalists. Thanks, Scott Vreeland Seward REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait.
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