Office of Borough President James P. Molinaro
Staten Island, New York
B.P Molinaro announces good news for public schools
Allocates $3.5 million in funding for capital improvements across the Borough
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Borough President James P. Molinaro today announced the allocation of $3.5 million for capital improvements at public schools across the Borough.
$1 million of the allocation is to fund 199 “Smart Boards” to be distributed among 19 elementary, intermediate, and high schools. Molinaro’s office was instrumental in making this innovative 21st Century technology readily available to the greatest number of Staten Island public school students by pushing to make it a capital budget item. Instead of writing with chalk, students will now have the whole world of the Internet at their fingertips.
Molinaro has directed the remainder of his FY08 education capital funding as follows:
> $500,000 to Wagner HS for Football Field Repair
> $350,000 to Curtis HS for Auditorium Climate Control
> $250,000 to PS 32 for Library Upgrade
> $250,000 to PS 57 for Library Upgrade
> $225,000 to PS 1 for Computer Technology Upgrade
> $160,000 to IS 75 for 4 Wireless Laptop Carousels
> $160,000 to Petrides for Auditorium Seats
> $120,000 to PS 41 for 3 Wireless Laptop Carousels
> $120,000 to PS 13 for 3 Wireless Laptop Carousels
> $110,000 to PS 44 for Wiring Upgrades
> $100,000 to IS 49 for 3 Classroom Conversions
> $80,000 to PS 29 for 2 Wireless Laptop Carousels
> $65,000 to PS 6 for a Mobile Science Lab
> $50,000 to Tottenville HS for a Virtual Enterprise Classroom
> $40,000 to PS 55 for a Wireless Laptop Carousel
“The best investment we can make in Staten Island’s future is with our schoolchildren,” said Molinaro. “In dire need, these schools requested upgrades for their facilities, and each year it is my distinct pleasure to provide educational resources in a safer and more attractive learning environment to help our students achieve their fullest potential and meet the challenges of the 21st Century.”
September 4, 2007