The Department of Education is holding a public hearing at Community Education Council District 10’s monthly meeting tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m. at PS 32, 690 E. 183rd St. The hearing will be to discuss proposed zoning changes for several schools in the northwest Bronx — specifically PS 20, PS 56, PS 8, PS 280, PS 46 and PS 54 — that will be affected by the opening of the new elementary school opening in a new building on Webster Avenue next year.
The DOE says the zoning changes are designed to alleviate some of severe overcrowding issues at many of these District 10 schools. The map above shows the proposed zoning lines compared to the current zones and below is the presentation of the rationale for the new zones, including information about each school’s enrollment will be affected, at least in theory. You’ll see capacity levels at some of these schools are off the charts right now.