tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post3404541667688685782..comments2024-03-29T06:21:22.494-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: De Blasio's Victory Lapreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-83384215944316513592014-09-05T21:08:12.241-04:002014-09-05T21:08:12.241-04:00I support the comptroller reviewing all of this. I...I support the comptroller reviewing all of this. I think it is important.. <br /><br />Most of these CBOS will do whatever they can to grab the money for these UPK classes. I assure you, some of these places, parents would not want their kids to be in at all. <br /><br />Tracie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-77610771235906730152014-09-05T21:06:52.475-04:002014-09-05T21:06:52.475-04:00and here is another example why contracts need to ...and here is another example why contracts need to be reviewed thoroughly.<br /><br />Kindergarten class gets bumped to cafeteria to make room for UPK <br />http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Kindergarten-Classroom-Displaced-Cafeteria-Universal-Pre-K-New-York-City-274175671.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_NYBrand<br /><br />Tracie <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-78598751557777167722014-09-05T20:23:04.437-04:002014-09-05T20:23:04.437-04:00The Regents Chancellor said she wouldn't expec...The Regents Chancellor said she wouldn't expect 100% of the contracts to be handed over to the comptroller before the start of the school year in the first year of the program.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-57091986349866686302014-09-05T20:11:58.049-04:002014-09-05T20:11:58.049-04:00I do not think Stringer is being so illogical here...I do not think Stringer is being so illogical here. I worked for a CBO in a UPK class 3 years ago. The DOE gave the money to the CBO to find a rented space and for resources in short notice. The rented space was not up to code with wires hanging from ceiling and walls, bathroom fixtures on the floor and not hung up, dust everywhere, cubbies blocking the unsafe zones. <br />After a week, the dept of health (an anonymous call, most likely, but not confirmed) came into the space and inspected. They shut down the site and I was teaching on the floor of a public school cafeteria for 3 days. The class gets temporarily moved to a new site while the real site is fixed up. <br /><br />I ended up leaving after 23 days because this was too much drama for me, also specifically because there were oodles of problems that the CBO did not do and became my problem. I became the admin, secretary, teacher and nurse all on 1 site and working from 8-3 with no break. There were only 2 staff members from this CBO on site which is actually against regulations. Prek classes are supposed to have 2 teachers in a classroom. Workers are supposed to have a break.<br /><br />This was a recipe for disaster from the beginning,.<br /><br />I am pro-early childhood and 100% support De Blasio's pre k expansion but I also support safety and making sure it is done right, and this is coming from first hand experience. <br /><br />Tracie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com