NEWS: The Recovery School District has advised the Douglass Steering Committee that students will NOT be sent to portable (trailer) classes this fall. They are moving ahead (despite our opposition) with plans for a Public Safety Academy, with a curriculum geared toward police, emergency, and other public service careers.

A group has been formed to ensure that community input is listened to and acted on by RSD superintendent Paul Vallas. The group, Frederick Douglass Coalition, is composed of many community groups as well as neighbors, parents, teachers, and students at Douglass.

Discussion has included the possibility of returning the school to NOPS; continuing the development of Douglass as a performing arts school; questioning the price tag of renovation; etc.

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IMPORTANT DATES:

Tuesday, June 17
The next meeting of the Douglass Steering Committee will be at 2:30pm in the school office. A Frederick Douglass Community Coalition meeting will follow at 4:30 in Room 106. If you have anything you want to contribute but can't make the meeting, please post it to the listserv.