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January21,2015CouncilmemberJumaaneD.WilliamsCouncilMember,45thDistrict,BrooklynDistrictOf*ice4517AvenueDBrooklyn,NY11203
DearCouncilmemberWilliams:Itiswithoursincerestgratitude,thatwethankyouforcontactingourschool,P.S.193,regardingtheproposedamendmenttotheFiscalYear2015-2019FiveYearCapitalPlan.Thisannouncementcameasapleasantsurpriseduringatimeinwhichourschoolisthoroughlyassessingwhatourintrinsicneedsaretobetterserveourstudentsinthefuture.Attached,youwill0indalistofourproposedmajorcapitalrepairsandupgrades.WehavesubmittedthislisttotheSchoolConstructionAuthority(SCA)throughourCommunityEducationCouncil,aswell.However,wewouldliketotakethetimetoexpoundonsomeoftheserequestsingreaterdetailforyouinanattempttofurtherdemonstratehowbene.icialandessentialourproposalistonotonlyourschool,butallofthegreaterBrooklyncommunity,aswell.Our%irstpriority,intermsofmajorcapitalrepairsandupgrades,istheadditionofanall-inclusiveSTEM/Lego-Robotics/ScienceandTechnologywingthatwillaffordusthespaceandtechnologicaladvancesweneedtoserveasanevenmorewell-developed,collegeandcareer-readyschool.Inaddition,byaddingaSTEMwingequippedwithanelevator,wewillincreaseouron-siteresourcesimmenselyandwillenhanceeducationthroughexposuretotechnology,CommonCorealignment,rigorousresearchopportunities,andequalmobilityaccesstostudentsofallabilitylevels.Theproposedwingwouldalsoencompassatrue,full-sizegymnasium(whichwecurrentlydonothave),spaceformoretechnologically-advancedPre-Kclassrooms,andthebuilding-wideelectricalandlowvoltagesystemupgradesnecessaryforthewingtosuccessfullyinteractwiththeremainderoftheschoolbuilding.Asyoumaydeducefromthedescriptionabove,P.S.193isdedicatedto“educatingthewholechild”–bothinsideandoutsideoftheclassroom.Thiscredohasnotonlyinspiredthisproposal,butalsothevariousextracurricularactivitieswehaveimplementedforourstudentsincludingtripstoCarnegieHall,Broadwaymusicalexperiences,andanempoweringmotivationalspeakerseries.Essentially,wewantourstudentstoaspiretogreatnesstheymighthaveneverimaginedbyheighteningexposuresandexperiences.Weknowthatdoingsowillenableourstudentstobecomeleadersofnotonlyourschoolcommunity,butalsothegreaterBrooklyncommunity,nowandinthefuture,aswell.PleaseassistusinfurthersculptingthefutureofourstudentsandallofBrooklynbyconsideringtheamendmentof
theFY2015-2019FiveYearCapitalPlantore4lectourcapitalrepairsandupgrades.Althoughourschoolisundergoingamajorpositivecultureshiftwithournewleadership(Principal,ParentCoordinator,etc.),wegenuinelybelievethatwithyourhelp,P.S.193hasthepotentialtoserveasoneofthemostphenomenallywell-roundedandcelebratedschoolsinnotonlyDistrict45,butalsothroughouttheentireboroughandcity.Thankyou,inadvance,forconsideringourproposal.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorrequireanyfurtherinformation,pleasedonothesitatetocontactmeviaemailatXXXXXXXXXXorviatelephoneatXXXXXXXXX.Inaddition,ifyouwouldliketoreachourPrincipal,XXXXXXXX,youcanreachheratthenumberaboveorviaemailatXXXXXXXXXXXX.Welookforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Sincerely,DestinyEsperParentCoordinatorAttachment