Neighborhood Meeting- Open to All
Schools! Schools! Schools! - Get the Help you need!
A.R.T./ NY - 138 South Oxford Street
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 – 7:30 P.M.
7:00 Neighborhood Mixer – Enjoy the tasting menu provided by Mullanes Bar & Grill
718.797.7606, 71 Lafayette Avenue, http://www.mullanesbrooklyn.com/
Wines provided by Best But Wine Spirit Warehouse, 701 Fulton Street, 718.237.1219
Thanks to CRUNCH Fitness for the special offer to FGA Members attending the meeting.
7:15 Gordon Chambers – Enjoy and follow-up with Gordon’s music at http://www.gordonchambers.com/
7:30 Welcome – Paul Palazzo ([email protected])
7:35 Fort Greene Goings-On
- Green Fort Greene & Clinton Hill – Jed Marcus ([email protected])
- Grants – Mary Priebe ([email protected])
Brooklyn Pit Bulls http://www.eteamz.com/brooklynpitbulls/guestbook.cfm
Lloyd Rodriguez
FG SNAP – Auburn Shelter
–Special Thanks to Jive Turkey, 570 Myrtle Ave, www.thejiveturkey.com/
- Brooklyn Bridge Park - Paul Palazzo
- Communications – Lillian Jean-Baptiste ([email protected])
Black History Month call for Submissions
Our Twitter & Facebook giveaway
Brooklyn Music School Holiday Toy Drive
- Public Safety Taskforce – Bring Back the Beat - Paul Palazzo
(download the letter and send today)
- Fowler Square Decorating – Saturday, November 20, 12noon
-Enjoy coffee and hot chocolate provided by Connecticut Muffin, 59 Lafayette Ave
- FGA Holiday Party – Friday, Dec 3 – Paul Palazzo
- FGA Elections – Joan Bassin
7:50 Schools! Schools! Schools! - Get the Help you need!
– Siyon Breeze ([email protected])
Robin Aronow has her Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work and was a clinician in private practice and a school social worker prior to the birth of her first son in 1987. Ten years ago she expanded her practice in the direction of educational consulting in the search for ongoing schools, pre-K through high school, both private and public. Robin has positive working relationships with private school admissions directors and administrators at Hunter College Campus Schools, the Anderson Program, and administrators in the Department of Education.
Members of the city council, the media, and insideschools.org contact her for her opinions on education issues and she has been interviewed by Brian Lehrer for his New York City Public Radio Show. She is an advisor to Manhattan Media (West Side Spirit and Our Town) Blackboard Awards which honor excellence in education. Robin consults individually with families as well as conducts workshops on the process of applying to schools in NYC.
For follow up you can find Robin at 212.316.0186, www.schoolsearchnyc.com or email [email protected].
Joyce Szuflita (chef-leeta) is an educational consultant who helps families navigate the public and private school choice process in Brooklyn. She blogs and speaks publicly on school issues and has been quoted in The NY Times, Time Out NY Kids, The NY Post, NY Family/Brooklyn, the Reporter’s Roundtable on Education, AChildGrowsinBrooklyn.com, and NYC Private School Blog. For follow up you can find Joyce at 718.781.1928, www.nycschoolhelp.com or email [email protected].
9:15 Community Forum Open Mic
The floor is yours for two minutes. Use it to announce an upcoming event or raise an issue.
Speaking slots are limited, sign up at the door.
9:30 Final Announcements and Adjournment
Next FGA Neighborhood Meeting, Monday, February 28, 2011
We’ll see you next time but we’re always available online or by email at [email protected]
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