We need YOU.
Our first major response to the proposed budget cuts is happening TONIGHT and we are asking all parents, staff, and teachers to show their support for the Curley and all Boston Public Schools by attending the School Committee Meeting in their black Curley T-shirts, as we have done before. Curley parent and SSC co-chair, Heshan Berents-Weeramuni will speak on our behalf, but we need the School Committee to know that MANY dedicated parents and staff stand behind him. Past experience has shown that speaking with a single voice can be very effective at getting our message across, but the impact is that much greater when spoken from a sea of support. Come be part of that sea!
Let’s show the Boston School Committee that the Curley community is dedicated to helping 14 of our valued teachers and staff retain their positions. That we don’t want to lose Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) or Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) strands at our school due to faulty enrollment projections. That we have the facilities, faculty, and demand for three general education classrooms in K1 and K2, music and journalism classes, and that large schools like the Curley need more administrative support to function at their best, not less. Let’s all urge the School Committee and the Mayor to reconsider these issues before the BPS budget is finalized in March.
PLEASE find a way to come to tonight’s meeting as we are strongest when we stand together.
Boston School Committee Meeting
Wednesday, January 29th at 6 p.m.
(public comments are early on the agenda, so aim to be there around 5:50 PM to assemble as a group)
Edward Winter Chambers, 1st Floor, 26 Court Street, Boston
(2 blocks from the State Street or Government Center T stops)
Black Curley T-shirts will be available for purchase at the meeting, ($14 cash or check made payable to the Curley K-8 SPC). All proceeds benefit the Arts & Sciences at the school.
Additional upcoming School Committee Meetings while the budget is under review include; Wed. Feb. 5th – Carrie Fletcher to speak; Wed. Feb. 26th – Laurie Ciardi to speak. We need a good representation of our entire community at each meeting, so wash up your Curley pride T-shirts and plan to be there.
For more information, to sign up to speak at other School Committee meetings, join our planned lobbying of politicians and policy makers, be a part of our media team, or actively advocate in other ways, contact Heshan Berents-Weeramuni,Carrie Fletcher, Jill Lazer, or Dana Willeke.
