Our Saviour's Lutheran Preschool

Once again, we find ourselves in a struggle with our partner, the NYC Department of Education, and we need your support. The DOE is delaying (or not paying at all) 3-K and Pre-K providers throughout the city and millions of dollars in back payments are owed. Until recently, OSLP had been fortunate to receive timely payments but now we find ourselves in the same position as our fellow centers and are owed 2 months worth of funds.

Hundreds of community-based organizations throughout NYC, OSLP included, have joined together and are demanding that the DOE make timely payments for services rendered. One of our efforts is getting as many stakeholders (parents, staff, community members) to sign a petition. Would you support us and sign?

Sign the Petition Demand NYCDOE Pay Up! 3K/Pre-K Providers Haven’t Been Paid!

It's time to register for September 2021!

We need to reopen and we need the financial support of our federal government to do it.

Opinion | Remote School Is a Nightmare. Few in Power Care. Government should treat the need to reopen schools as an emergency.

Sharing Ideas & Solutions for
Reopening Schools:THE PATH FORWARD
Virtual conference, Saturday, June 20 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Parents need to be heard!

Click here for more info:https://www.classsizematters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6.20.20-Zoom-Conference-flyer-updated.pdf

Do you have concerns about the reopening of schools? Please complete this important survey no later than 5:00 PM, June 15! Your feedback will provide the educational advocacy groups, Class Size Matters and NYC Kids PAC with vital information for their annual conference on Saturday, June 20. Due to covid pandemic, the conference will be virtual and the theme is Sharing Ideas & Solutions for Reopening Schools: The Path Forward.

The conference organizers are seeking ideas from parents, guardians, teachers and concerned New Yorkers about school reopening. The Governor and the Mayor have appointed advisory boards on reopening schools, but with few parents or NYC educators. If schools reopen this fall, it must be done the right way to ensure the health and safety of students and staff and to maximize academic and emotional support.

Ideas & Solutions for Reopening Schools Class Size Matters and NYC Kids PAC are holding a conference on Saturday, June 20 from 11 AM to 1 PM called Sharing Ideas & Solutions for Reopening Schools: The Path Forward. During this conference, we will seek ideas from parents, guardians, teachers and concerned New Yorkers about school reopening...

Having conversations with children about the protests is important:

Even Young Children Notice What's Happening In The World Right Now. Here's What You Can Do To Help Them Understand What L.A. parents are doing to start conversations about race and help their kids dream of a better future.

The events of the past nine days have impacted so many of us in a myriad of ways. We need to support and guide our children towards a better tomorrow.

Why colorblindness is not the answer:

Raising Colorblind Kids Isn't the Point, Raising Empathetic Kids Is Having honest conversations with our kids about racial, gender, and socioeconomic differences will only make them stronger allies.

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This campaign needs you now Demand Ruth's Chris Steak House Return the Twenty Million Dollars

Please support OSLP by writing to our elected officials in Congress. The CARES ACT was intended to support small businesses during this global crisis. We must compel them to expand the funding for this program. Sample letter below.

Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand 202.224.4451 http://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/

Senator Charles E. Schumer 202.224.6542 http://www.schumer.senate.gov/

Possible Representatives:
Representative Jerrold Nadler CD 10 202.225.5635 https://nadler.house.gov/

Representative Max Rose CD 11 202.225.3371 https://maxrose.house.gov/

Representative Nydia M. Velazquez CD 7 202.225.2361 https://velazquez.house.gov/

Find your representative: https://ziplook.house.gov/htbin/findrep_house

A repost but so worth it.

https://www.facebook.com/PrimaryTechie/posts/1960946670716010

I'm not sure who originally posted this, but I kinda love it. 💗

Out of an abundance of caution, we have canceled the Open House scheduled for March 12th. Stay healthy!