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ALBANY, N.Y. (June 23, 2008)
-- The
City School District of Albany Board of Education will hold a public
hearing June 30 to solicit comments from the community in
connection with the charter application for the Albany Leadership
Charter High School for Girls.
The public hearing
will be from 7-8 p.m. at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School,
located at 100 Elbel Court off of Whitehall Road.
Any
individual wishing to have his/her comments submitted as part of the
public hearing record must submit such comments in writing to the
facilitator of the public hearing at the time of the public hearing. No
comments, written or otherwise, shall be considered or accepted after
the public hearing is closed. Speakers will be permitted three minutes
for comments.
The City School
District of Albany serves approximately 8,600 students in 18
elementary, middle and high schools. In addition to neighborhood
schools, the district includes several
magnet schools and programs, as well as other innovative academic
opportunities for students. The
district is more than halfway through its comprehensive facilities
project to newly build and/or renovate nearly all of its elementary
and middle schools. The ultimate goal of the facilities project is
to provide schools with the resources necessary to help students
succeed in the 21st century. |
