March 3, 2009
Dear Friend of Brooklyn Prospect Charter School,
We are pleased to inform you that the NYC Department of Education has proposed placing Brooklyn Prospect Charter School within the newly constructed Sunset Park High School building. We are thrilled to potentially locate the school within the Sunset Park neighborhood and to have the opportunity to allow Brooklyn Prospect to begin serving 6th grade students within this new facility.
The Sunset Park High School Facility is a newly constructed building located at 35th Street and 4th Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Sunset Park High School will have approximately 400 students in its first year in a building with a capacity of 1600. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School will have fewer than 100 sixth grade students in its first year.
We are grateful to Principal Corinne Vinal, Council Member Sara Gonzalez, the Center for Family Life Co-director, Julie Stein-Brockway, Community Board 7 and the Sunset Park High School Task Force who have worked tremendously hard in the creation of Sunset Park High School We look forward to working closely with them to ensure a seamless collaboration and strong foundation for both schools.
Please keep in mind the following important information:
· April 5th 2009 is the last day to sign up for Brooklyn Prospect Charter School’s lottery . Please go to our website http://www.brooklynprospect.org/Students to register. Families without internet access and/or Spanish speaking families may leave a message at (718)-289-3174. Note this is an extension of the deadline.
· Entering Brooklyn Prospect’s lottery does not affect the NYC Department of Education’s middle school admissions. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School is an additional free public school option; but the student/family must enroll in the lottery by April 5th to have Brooklyn Prospect as an option.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Warm regards,
Daniel Kikuji Rubenstein
Executive Director/Co-founder
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School
(212) 437-8383