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Join us for our upcoming Middle and High School Fair on Wednesday November 12, 2025 at MS 354. Please see flyer below for more information. @SheneanL @CEC17NYC @RitaJosephNYC @NYAMCunningham @zellnor4ny @Empressrose72 @District17CEC @CSD17NYC

What a night in District 17! 🎤🎶 CEC 17’s Town Hall brought our community together — student performances, shared meals, and real talk with Chancellor Aviles-Ramos on issues that matter most. 👏🏽 Huge congrats to CEC 17 on a job well done! #District17 #CEC17 #NYCPS

Join us for a Town Hall focused on reading! 📚 District 17, CEC 17, & Literacy Academy Collective are hosting a community discussion to explore strategies and resources to support our children's reading development. #Werisebyliftingeachother

We will continue to wrap our arms around the children of District 17, because even though today it is Haitians, tomorrow it could be someone else, and we will always work to keep this sort of xenophobia away from our extremely diverse community.

We will not allow another generation of children to be traumatized by a thoughtless, conspiratorial, and desperate person with a bullhorn and a cult following. +

We are proactively discussing how to reinforce not just the respect for all structure in our schools, but also ensuring we empower students to stand up for each other and stop bullying in its tracks, especially the kind that turns a nationalistic identity into a pejorative. +

thats little more than the approach in the 90s, and we’re not repeating history. The goal is to ensure that no matter what, all of the children of District 17, no matter where they come from, feel safe and welcome and a part of our community. +

lawful residents who didn’t deserve the bullying and harassment then, but also never got the apology their deserved. But the trauma is why I’m talking about this today. We can simplify this by saying “nobody’s paying attention” or “that’s not a big deal,” but +

is, again, familiar. Moreover, some of us remember what it was like the last time Haitians received this amount of attention on a national scale. The racist and deeply problematic scapegoating not only worsened a public health crisis, but it also traumatized a generation of+

Good evening, y’all. A quick note. Over the last week, we’ve watched a horrific and unfortunately familiar narrative form around Haitian migrants who have legally and rightfully taken up residence in an Ohio town. It is disgusting and it is morally repugnant, but it +

Join us on Saturday, September 14th from 10am to 2pm for CSD 17 Back-to-School Bash. There will be Music, Vendors, Games, Popcorn, Backpacks, and School Supplies giveaways while supplies last. See flyer below. @SheneanL @RitaJosephNYC @CEC17NYC @NYAMCunningham @CMFarahLouis

The council has plans to expand its community outreach and give our kids and schools more opportunities to shine, so stay tuned! We can’t wait to connect with all of you!

Thank you to our families for coming out to our first festival since the pandemic! Special thanks to our partners @FDNY, @BklynBookBodega, & @DigitalGirlInc, our Super Supe @SheneanL, & our amazing principals @Principalmluard, @PPAatMS2, & @tdelaun_tricia!

CSD 17 cordially invites you to Jazz Night 2024. See flyer for information. @SheneanL @CEC17NYC @Empressrose72 @SenatorMyrie @NYAMCunningham

Have you heard? District 17, in partnership with @LiteracyAcadNYC, is crafting a school for students with dyslexia! So excited to witness this work coming alive!

Any parents who haven’t heard from either the DOE or their child’s school should double check that they have a NYC Schools Account (NYCSA) and that the contact info inside is current. Check w/your child’s parent coordinator to get connectivity info if you never had an account.

Schools should’ve heard from either the DOE or their principals by now, but here in D17 our babies, our staffers, and our buildings are okay. Maybe shaken up a bit, but okay. Concerns will be escalated as they arise, and parents will be kept up to date on any next steps.

Greetings, D17 family! Share with your networks! If you have any questions about the process or how to use it, ask away and we’ll do what we can to help! —Erika

If your child was born in 2019 and lives in NYC, they are eligible to attend kindergarten in the fall. Applications are due on 1/19. We're offering 2 free workshops this week on the transition to kindergarten process. Visit our calendar to register: pulse.ly/aa5bcuki30

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