PARENT ASSOCIATION OF P.S. 144
2009-2010
PA Minutes
PA of P.S.144
PS 144Q Parents’ Association General
Meeting
October 20, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Co-Presidents Maria Cognata and Trica
Kampton welcomed parents.
Community Relations: JR Nocerino
gave the following update:
·
It’s My Park Day, Saturday, Oct. 24th;
PS 144 participants can go to Pebblestone Park at 10:00 a.m. to
clean up and plant bulbs.
·
Little League registration for baseball and girls’
softball will be Friday, Oct. 30th, 7:00-9:00 p.m.,
and Saturday, Oct. 31st, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. First
game is April 8, 2010.
·
Metropolitan Ave. Halloween Parade is Saturday,
Oct. 31st, starting 1:00 p.m. at Maspeth Bank.
·
Kidzcare Thanksgiving Senior dinner will be
Thanksgiving Day; set-up starts at 11:00 a.m. and Seniors are
served 12:00-3:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed, and spread the
word to any Seniors who may be interested.
·
Metropolitan Ave. Campus schools are opening Sept.
2010. There will be 3 schools: 1) 700-seat IS/HS, for
Districts 24 & 28; 2) 1000-seat locally zoned HS; and 3)
200-seat District 75/special needs. Local zoning will be
determined by mid-November. The schools will not be filled
right away; the IS/HS will start with 6th and 7th
grades only and the HS will start with just 9th
grade, 108 students in each class. It is estimated that it will
take 4 years to fill the school.
**(see updated notes on Metro
Campus below)
There was a
meeting last night at the district office where 7 principals
presented their curriculums. Finalists will be chosen by the
end of November. The next meeting will be in November and will
focus on zoning.
Events: Halloween Party is this
Saturday and many more volunteers are needed; money is still
being collected for the Fall Fundraiser; coat/clothing drive is
Nov. 5th & 6th.
Swine Flu: Tricia Kampton attended
the swine flu briefing at Queens Borough Hall last night. She
reported that the Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene will send out
information packets and consent forms next week, for students
only. UPK students in DOE buildings are included in this
vaccination program; UPK students in private schools or centers
are not included. Both shots (inactive virus) and nasal mist
(active virus) will be offered. Even with a consent form, no
student will be forced to take the vaccine if he or she is
uncomfortable or afraid.
Magnet schools: A representative
from the DOE will come to the PA’s November meeting to talk and
answer questions about magnet schools.
Playground update: PS 144 received
a total of $500,000 from Melinda Katz and Andrew Hevesi’s
offices to re-do the playground. The large play yard will have
its surface repainted and have a play area added on one side of
the handball court. The will be a new small playground
installed, including a new surface approved by the school and
state. Work will begin in the Spring; the play are will be shut
down piece-meal so it is not 100% unusable all at once.
Meeting adjourned 7:45 p.m.
Minutes submitted by Susan Chin-Louie
As
of November 4, 2009, this is updated information on the
Metropolitan Ave. campus schools:
·
The IS/HS will be a choice school for District 28 only
·
The HS will be locally zoned for both District 24 and District
28
·
The 9th grade at the HS will start with approx. 250 students;
the HS will be at full capacity in 4 years starting with 9th
grade
·
The IS/HS will take 6 years to be at full capacity (starting
with 6th and 7th grades)
