Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I want to first wish everyone a safe and happy new year. I trust that everyone had a great holiday season as we closed the door on 2010.
In 2008 the electorate voted nationally for a "change" with a vast majority of the electorate (democrats, republicans and independents) voting for then Senator Barack Obama. Conversely, fewer seasoned voters came out to support and vote for Senator McCain. For the first time in our presidential history, voters 35 years old and younger outnumbered voters who were 55 and older.
This new voting pattern phenomenon within national electoral politics was not based on race or even party affiliation; rather, it was based on an electorate who for the first time concentrated on what we all have in common - the need for a new direction for our nation.
With that being so duly noted, we have to really consider the growing gap between the "haves" and the "have not's", and what we, as a nation and state, plan to do in terms of investing in New York State and New York City.
Politically, in 2011 the issue of redistricting and the need to support an independent commission versus the politically induced redrawing of districts by legislatures; the immediacy for local institutions to be upgraded in an effort to rely upon real time and fully equipped grassroots operations; the need for the implementation of new economies (i.e., green jobs, high speed rail, etc.) to be installed within New York State; embracing progressive initiatives while remaining sensitive to the "old guard"; and last, getting prepared for an influx of radical third party divisive initiatives and rhetoric throughout New York State.
Our fiscal plans need to ensure stability and confidence in our workforce going forward. Although our middle class has been given immense nationally attention, the need to pay attention to our working middle class and working poor cannot be ignored. In New York State, these two classes serve as the backbone to our state's labor success. Accordingly, these two groups alone, in absence of small business owners, will take clear and immediate advantage of the necessary job growth within the private and public sectors.
Acknowledging that republicans have directed the city's policy agenda and economy for the past 17 years, democrats have been seen as the defender of the status quo. Accordingly, if it is a new vision and/or plan that needs to be put in place, then democrats must embrace these new policies while remaining true to our ideals as a party.
As your New York State Committeeman and District Leader, I am fortunate to be in a position where I can assist with shaping our common agenda while taking into account the new vision set by our leaders in Washington, DC, Albany and City Hall. Likewise, I wholeheartedly accept this challenge and look forward to working with local, state and federal officials as we confront the many challenges ahead.
Until we speak again, I thank you for your faith in me and my ability to do what is right for the men, women and children who make up the 57th Assembly District.
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCES START OF KINDERGARTEN ADMISSIONS PROCESS
Families Should Apply Directly to Schools By March 4, 2011
The New York City Department of Education today announced key enrollment dates for families of children who will begin kindergarten in September 2011. Families should apply in person between January 10 and March 4 at their zoned school. Families may also apply to any other schools which their children are eligible to attend. Schools will notify families about assignment offers beginning March 21. To accept an offer, families must visit the school that made the offer between March 28 and April 15 and pre-register their children.
Children are eligible to start kindergarten in September if they were born in 2006, and are residents of New York City. Families must show the following documentation when they apply to a school:
- Proof of residence. This consists of any two of the following documents:
- A residential utility bill (gas or electric) in the resident's name and dated within the last 60 days;
- Documentation or letter on letterhead from a federal, state, or local government agency indicating the resident's name and address and dated within the last 60 days;
- An original lease agreement, deed, or mortgage statement for the residence;
- A current property tax bill for the residence;
- A water bill for the residence dated within the last 60 days;
- Official payroll documentation from an employer dated within the last 60 days, such as a form submitted for tax withholding purposes or payroll receipt (a letter on the employer's letterhead will not be accepted);
- Child's birth certificate or passport;
- Child's immunization records;
- Names of any siblings who will be enrolled in grades 1-5 at the school in 2010-2011.
Zoned schools will give priority to students who live in that zone, as they have in the past. Schools will make assignments according to the following priorities, listed from highest to lowest:
1. Zoned students with a sibling who will be in grades 1-5 at the school in 2011-2012;
2. All other zoned students;
3. Students residing in the school's district but outside the school's zone, with a sibling who will be in grades 1-5 at the school in 2011-2012;
4. Student residing outside of the school's district with a sibling who will be in grades 1-5 at the school in 2011-2012;
5. All other students residing in the school's district but outside the school's zone,
6. All other students.
Families can visit the Department's Web site at www.nyc.gov/schools or call 311 to locate their zoned school.
Walter T. Mosley III
Friends of Walter T. Mosley III
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