This is literal gentrification happening within the building and the institution and it's unacceptable. Parents and faculty voices are not being considered and respected by the FULL board, and it's a terrible look for what was once a wonderful, community based institution.
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Anonymous
6 years ago
Being a longtime parent, volunteer and even temporary employee while a different K-5 school shared space with BMS in the late-2000s, I'm well aware of the conflicts that arise when the tenant grows too big. During that time, BMS lost a chance to partner with a jazz consortium program, had to discontinue hosting programs of a community puppetry arts group, cut its dance and group music lesson offerings and also lost prospective students due to scheduling issues with shared rooms.
If Room 17 is now in question, then BMS has reached its capacity in rooms that can be rented to Muse.
Note that despite the many private and public K-5 schools in the area, some not even enrolled at full capacity, Muse has an exciting theme that makes it unique. However, poor planning on part of the Board Directors of both landlord organization and tenant school has caused Muse to grow without taking into account future space.
It doesn't take much skill to be able to count upcoming grades and required classrooms versus available rental space. Most people familiar with NYC construction know that building BMS' annex will take years. It should be embarrassing to those in charge that this classroom issue was not anticipated and addressed years ago.
As with previous tenant schools, Muse should immediately make arrangements to rent classroom space in a nearby facility. It should investigate the availability of a classroom across the street as other schools have in the past.
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Anonymous
6 years ago
Please keep KEY Piano room!
BMS Piano PArent
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Anonymous
6 years ago
BMS is a community space and should stay that way. It's also a very busy place and the students need all the space they can get. There's no other institution like BMS and I am proud that we participate in their music lessons and summer camp!!
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Debbie Belle
6 years ago
Keep the arts alive and affordable
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Laura
6 years ago
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Don't destroy this fine, longstanding Brooklyn institution serving the needs of *all* in favor of a high-tuition private school! Keep Room 17 for music lessons for children of all levels of need.
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Anna Fusina
6 years ago
We need the Brooklyn Music school as a community and all it offers! Stop absorbing classrooms for another agenda!!!!!!
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Linda Harris
6 years ago
Keep Room 17 for BMS students! As a longtime BMS parent, I believe that it would be absurd to take this room away from the many BMS students who benefit from it. I support the BMS faculty who wish to retain this room for the use of their students.
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Anonymous
6 years ago
We need to save room 17 for Brooklyn Music School.
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Joanna Gulik
6 years ago
this needs to stop
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Cleon Simpson
6 years ago
That would be a terrible thing. We should’ve figure when Gotham got involved. It is never a good idea.
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Anonymous
6 years ago
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—BMS is a wonderful institution affordable for the masses. Muse Academy is a startup for the wealthy. They should fund their own building.
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Richard Crawford
6 years ago
I support the saving of room 17 at BMS for BMS use
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Alicia Johnson
6 years ago
This will continue to benefit our children now and in the future
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Lindah Punnett
6 years ago
Thus school is historical and should remain as is and protected.
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Christopher Hunter
6 years ago
Keep BMS affordable and accessible.
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Anthony Rivers
6 years ago
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We need the Board of Trustees to advocate for BMS students. The loss of room 17 or any more rooms will reduce services of students and revenue to serve the needs of a very few privaleged students who are not part of the BMS community.
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Gloria Morgan
6 years ago
This cannot happen
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Lilia Teal
6 years ago
Please stand with and support the wishes of the BMS faculty
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Anonymous
6 years ago
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BMS has been my 13 year old son’s home away from home since he was 5. What message are we sending children when we displace them from their homes because of lower socioeconomic status?
This is literal gentrification happening within the building and the institution and it's unacceptable. Parents and faculty voices are not being considered and respected by the FULL board, and it's a terrible look for what was once a wonderful, community based institution.
Being a longtime parent, volunteer and even temporary employee while a different K-5 school shared space with BMS in the late-2000s, I'm well aware of the conflicts that arise when the tenant grows too big. During that time, BMS lost a chance to partner with a jazz consortium program, had to discontinue hosting programs of a community puppetry arts group, cut its dance and group music lesson offerings and also lost prospective students due to scheduling issues with shared rooms. If Room 17 is now in question, then BMS has reached its capacity in rooms that can be rented to Muse. Note that despite the many private and public K-5 schools in the area, some not even enrolled at full capacity, Muse has an exciting theme that makes it unique. However, poor planning on part of the Board Directors of both landlord organization and tenant school has caused Muse to grow without taking into account future space. It doesn't take much skill to be able to count upcoming grades and required classrooms versus available rental space. Most people familiar with NYC construction know that building BMS' annex will take years. It should be embarrassing to those in charge that this classroom issue was not anticipated and addressed years ago. As with previous tenant schools, Muse should immediately make arrangements to rent classroom space in a nearby facility. It should investigate the availability of a classroom across the street as other schools have in the past.
Please keep KEY Piano room! BMS Piano PArent
BMS is a community space and should stay that way. It's also a very busy place and the students need all the space they can get. There's no other institution like BMS and I am proud that we participate in their music lessons and summer camp!!
Keep the arts alive and affordable
Don't destroy this fine, longstanding Brooklyn institution serving the needs of *all* in favor of a high-tuition private school! Keep Room 17 for music lessons for children of all levels of need.
We need the Brooklyn Music school as a community and all it offers! Stop absorbing classrooms for another agenda!!!!!!
Keep Room 17 for BMS students! As a longtime BMS parent, I believe that it would be absurd to take this room away from the many BMS students who benefit from it. I support the BMS faculty who wish to retain this room for the use of their students.
We need to save room 17 for Brooklyn Music School.
this needs to stop
That would be a terrible thing. We should’ve figure when Gotham got involved. It is never a good idea.
—BMS is a wonderful institution affordable for the masses. Muse Academy is a startup for the wealthy. They should fund their own building.
I support the saving of room 17 at BMS for BMS use
This will continue to benefit our children now and in the future
Thus school is historical and should remain as is and protected.
Keep BMS affordable and accessible.
We need the Board of Trustees to advocate for BMS students. The loss of room 17 or any more rooms will reduce services of students and revenue to serve the needs of a very few privaleged students who are not part of the BMS community.
This cannot happen
Please stand with and support the wishes of the BMS faculty
BMS has been my 13 year old son’s home away from home since he was 5. What message are we sending children when we displace them from their homes because of lower socioeconomic status?