Cavallaro to Coney Island Prep: “Build your own school”
Cries of “Go home!” “Build your own school!” and “No co-location!” were heard loud and clear as parents, teachers and students at I.S. 281 Joseph B. Cavallaro Junior High School packed a public hearing regarding the proposed co-location of Coney Island Prep (CIP) into their building on Monday, October 21.
Facilitated by the Department of Education, which is handling the application, District 21 and District 20’s Community Education Councils held a joint public hearing about the co-location of Coney Island Prep at Cavallaro, on 24th Avenue in Bensonhurst.
According to the proposal, CIP would co-locate grades kindergarten through 12 beginning in the 2014 school year, adding 55 to 70 kindergarteners each year until it reaches full size in 2017.