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GUIDED TOUR-Ed,vard R. Kolevzon, director of the Northeast Bronx Education out the new school a tour of school construction t11 members and Staff The program is preparation fo:r the opening of the first school of the park,
The plan calls for a Co-op City fund raislng day, when a table will -bé set up in the lobby of every building and Advisory Council representatives will be on hand to collect funds. The ad hoc committee will recommend Saturday, September 18th for this day. AC members wíl canvass the apartments whose owners do not contribute on the fund raising day. The committee's . recommendation also will include a suggested donation scale
No Funds Being Collected by AC The Advisory Council is funds to fight the increase in carrying charges. Any residen ts being approached for funds should understand that, at this such are unofficial groups and are not sanctioned the Council.
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An ad hoc committee of the Council is working on plans for the collection and allocation of funds to the increase. These plans will be given wide publicity when they are formalized.
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A and Staff Development Program opened Monday at P. S. H>3B on Bavchester Avenue in preparation for the opening of the first school in the Education Park. The Title IH summer school dass is made up of supervisors, teacher trainers, consultants and selected teachers and parents. The purpose of th.e project is to prepare the school staff for the introduction and furtherance d · '!'11ªs ti th h . ay, wi con mue roug of. a non-graded learning en- S ep t emb er 2 n d . Th e e1 ass and to foster an .11 h tu th h. of $2 per room. Each con- víronment . . w1 ear 1 ec res on e p 1appreciation and undertributor will receive a re. Northeast s t an d mg of w h a t Ed war d R . Iosophy of the . ceipt; all contributions . p k Bronx Education Park, HuEd uca t 1on ar . . would be confidential and, K.ol evzon, and Cultural call s "h urnan d.1- man Diversity • d 1rect. ·o:r· of course, voluntary. . · ' Pluralism, Needs AssessBy Julius Palmer versity and cultural plural- . t T T h. th ,, t d t th men s, earn eac mg, e The committee's recom- . ism, . as re 1 a e o e com- N on-gra ded Sys t em, I n d.1v1idI, Julius B. Palmer, will mendation further stipulates munity served by the Educar d t ti L ~a ize 1 ns rue 1?n, earn- no longer be a part of any that the AC will have sole tion Park. mg Centers, Flexible Group- coalition to fight the rent responsibility for collecting increase, inasmuch as many Kolevzon will publish a ings, Use of Para-Profesthe funds since the Council people in the · community book slïortly on cultural sionals and Parent Volunis assuming responsibility feel that the participation pluralism, which he deteers, Space Utilization, Infor administering the funds. scribes as the study of a so- novations in the Middle of a member of the Board A , further provision of ciety of diverse ethnic and School, etc. There even of Directors in such a coalithe recommendation sug- racial backgrounds. be a classroom situation set tion divides the The summer program, ( Continued on Page 4) up where elementary stu- and makes the very dents will give up a few tant task of fighting the exhours of their vacation to cessive rent increases more difficult. participate in the program. , It is, therefore, my The summer workshop is that others will do as I am funded by a grant from the doing and allow the AdviU. S. Office of Education unsory Council to proceed, der Title III which is money knowing that it (the Coungranted for innovative cil) has a united people beschool programs. During the By Richard Ferguson school year 1971- 72, a corps hind it. Chairman Executive Committee of A.C. The worst possible of teacher-trainers and parwe can do at this time is to For the past few weeks the Executive Committee of ents will work with the prostart fighting each other and the Advisory Council has been listening to the thoughts and fessional staff in a continubreaking off into smau ideas of many community group leaders on how best to anee of the program. groups. We need unity now unite and cooperate in fighting the upcoming rent increase. Throughout this one year more than any time since The purpose of this fact-finding is to develop a recommen(Continued on Page 5) Co-op opened, and I hope dation for full Advisory that my . withdrawal Council action on such a coterms of participating in a operative effort. distinct coalition that is inMuch misinterpretation tent on going its own has been placed on what we will in some small way are doing and the leaders unify our of some groups feel that As a former member of their ideas and suggestions the Advisory I am are being rejected. These partial to this very leaders suggested one organization, and form of cooperation-a coaI would never (as rumor lition of groups with has "support another status. are unwilling or group to talk about any other form the Council. of cooperative effort. This said it and has delayed the development I'll say it I've made of a group cooperative ef- SCHOOL DAYS-Abe Bluestein, Co-op area manager, many and I'll fort with the Advisory speaks to members of the "Community and Staff make others, for I'm True cooperation ment Program," which· was set up by the director of the cannot evolve if some groups Northeast Bronx Education Park in for the perfect either. opening of P. S. in September. (Continued on Page 8)
Committee To Present. aising Ideas The ad hoc committee, appointed by the Advisory Council (AC) to study fund · raising techniques, formu.lated a August 9th which will be presented to AC for approval Monday. Funds collected are to used to the recently announced carrying charge increases.
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Community Grou Urged To Coordinate Efforts With Advisory Council