Joseph A. Fiordaliso

I strongly support Helen Rosenthal for reelection to the New York City Council.

As the President of Community Education Council D3 representing the Upper West for the past four years, I had a strong ally in our fight to relieve overcrowding and open new schools including West End Secondary School and the Riverside School for Makers & Artists. I've experienced firsthand the personal interest that Helen takes in CSD3 Parents, CSD3 Presidents' Council and all our kids educations. If not for Helen's direct involvement and strong advocacy, we would not have approved last Fall's 11-school elementary school rezoning which eliminated waitlists at schools like PS199 and PS87, made historic gains in school diversity, and put all of our schools in a position to succeed.

Helen has worked diligently on behalf of our schools and I offer her my full-throated endorsement. If you are an Upper West Sider and District 6 voter, please join me in voting for Helen in the primary election next Tuesday, September 12.

Check out the NYC Board of Elections for info on your polling place: http://vote.nyc.ny.us/html/home/home.shtml

Read more about Helen here: http://www.helen2017.com/

Helen Rosenthal for City Council 2017 Helen Rosenthal has had the honor of serving the residents of District 6 in the New York City Council for the last few years. Join the effort to reelect her as she continues to work on issues critical to the Upper West Side and all of New York City.

blame indeed, to the assembly, senate, republicans and democrats and also to you, governor Andrew Cuomo, for playing political games with the education of 1.1 million school children under the charge of the New York City Department of Education and mayor Bill de Blasio including the tens of thousands that i represent.

No Deal, Just Blame, on Mayoral Control of New York City Schools The day was full of pointed language from lawmakers, the mayor and the governor, and no plans were made to return to Albany to seek a compromise.

my six-year tenure is coming to a close and i will preside over my final meeting on wednesday june 21, 2017. it would be wonderful to see friends and colleagues, old and new. please stop by if you can!

Wednesday, June 21, 2017
5:30pm-6:30pm - End of Year Celebration
6:30pm-9:00pm - Calendar Meeting
PS 145, 150 W. 105 St.
https://www.cec3.org/calendar

CEC3 District 3 | United States | CEC3 | CALENDAR Community Education Council 3 / Manhattan

my final meeting of cec presidents with New York City Department of Education chancellor carmen farina and i brought my trusted aides.

I'm elated to read reports that House Speaker Paul Ryan will be visiting Manhattan's District 3. On behalf of CEC3 I am inviting the Speaker to meet with us and also tour one of our amazing public schools while he is in our District. I look forward to the response from his office!

House Speaker Paul Ryan To Visit Harlem Success Academy, Reports Say CEO Eva Moskowitz reportedly invited Ryan to visit the W 118th St. charter school Tuesday.

Congratulations to Manuel Casanova for his election as 2nd Vice President of Community Education Council D3! Manuel was unanimously elected to this leadership post at our Calendar meeting this past Wednesday. Manuel has distinguished himself as a leader on the Council since being elected last year to fill the position vacated by now-Regent Nan Mead. I am proud to call him a colleague and friend and applaud his work to make sure that all District 3 children receive an excellent education from the New York City Department of Education!

you're right, Success Academy Charter Schools CEO Eva Moskowitz, there ARE "fundamental inequities" including free rent, less-qualified teachers, and expelling ELL and IEP kids in order to artificially inflate your test scores. You sound as connected to reality as the other winners of the week, Sean Spicer and Oscar Munoz...

Eva Moskowitz: State budget a ‘travesty’ for charter schools “Backroom manipulation” by Albany lawmakers will cost charter schools more than a billion dollars in funding over the coming years, according to some critics. Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz ripp…

This June I will have completed six years of service to my community as a member of the Community Education Council D3 for New York City’s District 3, including the last four as President. It is with much satisfaction for all that I have accomplished in the service of my community that I am announcing that I will not seek another term as a member of the Community Education Council for New York City’s District 3.

The oath of the Athenian City-State reads in part that “we will transmit this city not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.” I’ve worked tirelessly over the past six years to make the Upper West Side and my city is a better place than I found it. And I truly believe it is.

My first major accomplishment as President was spearheading CEC3’s efforts to establish the West End Secondary School (WESS). Now in its second year, WESS serves grades 6-12, alleviates middle school overcrowding, gives parents more choices, and for the first time in many years will give District 3 parents priority in high schools admissions in their own neighborhood. WESS is a wildly successful school with a dynamic leader and bright future and promises to be an Upper West Side gem for generations to come.

Last Fall I shepherded approval of a historic 11-school elementary school rezoning that will alleviate overcrowding, enhance diversity, and put all of our schools in position to succeed. The breadth and scope of this rezoning made it exceedingly difficult to accomplish. Causing disruption to many families made it controversial. Yet the District 3 community and the New York City Department of Education came together and overwhelmingly supported a plan that will bring meaningful and lasting positive change.

Somewhere between these two achievements, CEC3 also managed to hold the reckless expansion of Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy Charter School network in check; enhanced public safety by exposing and calling for reforms to a broken system of school incident reporting and response; successfully fought to keep Wadleigh High School open; saved PS149/PS811 from charter school eviction; protected public health by fighting for expedited PCB remediation in our schools; successfully advocated for a long-overdue safety renovation of the PS166 schoolyard whose unsafe design led to serious injuries to our kids; and restored good working order, civility and respect to a Council whose dysfunction had given District 3 a black eye.

Despite having four more years of eligibility to serve on CEC3, now is the right time to step away. The Council has an amazing group of leaders who are ready to boldly and decisively act on behalf of all District 3 families, make our great schools even better, and make our community the envy of the entire city.

I’ll have more to say - and people to thank - as my term nears its conclusion. In the meantime, there is plenty of work to be done between now and June and I look forward to working with my District 3 colleagues, friends and neighbors to fulfill the ideals of the Athenian Oath. Onward.

The Daily News gets it right. More to be done, but an historic achievement!

Public schools for all N.Y. A few newly integrated schools down, a great many more to go.

New Upper West Side School Zones Approved A long, contentious rezoning ended on a sour note for many parents frustrated by New York City's process for creating new boundaries for almost a dozen elementary schools.

Vote Being Held Tonight on Rezoning Policy on Upper West Side A vote is being held tonight on a controversial school rezoning policy on the Upper West Side.

After years of protest, Upper West Side school rezoning plan passes The Upper West Side's local parent council approved a large-scale rezoning of its elementary schools on Tuesday, the culmination of two years of debate over how the liberal neighborhood should address urgent overcrowding and