HS Superintendent Francesca Pena to Speak at September 11 PTA Meeting

The year's first PTA meeting on Tuesday, September 11 at 6:00 pm in the school library promises to be an important and informative event for at least three reasons.

First, MCSM parents will have a great opportunity to learn more about the many changes taking place in the NYC Department of Education and how they might affect MCSM. Joining us as a guest speaker will be our new High School Superintendent, Ms. Francesca Pena. Ms. Pena will help us understand some of the many changes the DOE has implemented or is planning to implement and will answer parents' questions.

Second, parents will have their first opportunity to meet and hear from MCSM's new Interim Acting Principal, Mr. David Jimenez.

Third, parents will be asked to vote for six parent representatives to MCSM's School Leadership Team (SLT). Any parent wishing to know more about SLT or interested in being nominated as a candidate for the SLT can post their questions on this site, send them by email to Steve Koss at mathman180@aol.com, or contact Julia Valentin, MCSM's Parent Coordinator.

New Interim Acting Principal

You may recall that a C-30 committee was formed last June to select a new Principal to succeed Corinne Vinal. This committee included seven parent representatives. Two finalists were chosen from that meeting, but subsequent events eventually led to neither of the two candidates being hired. As a consequence, MCSM's new High School Superintendent Francesca Pena has named Mr. David Jimenez as our Interim Acting Principal.

Mr. Jimenez will serve as MCSM's Acting Principal until such time as a permanent Principal can be hired. We anticipate that a second C-30 committee will be formed in the early fall to interview prospective Principal candidates. Parents interested in participating in that C-30 meeting can contact Steve Koss at mathman180@aol.com or Parent Coordinator Julia Valentin at MCSM.