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CB 8 NEWS - Responses to Bronx Community Board No. 8 Questions (sent 9/19/06)
Please note that questions below are verbatim of questions submitted for response.

Gifted and Talented
“Why are there no Gifted & Talented programs? What reasons outweigh the benefits of such a program? ”

The Department of Education (“DOE”) currently provides Schoolwide Enrichment Model (“SEM”) Gifted and Talented programs in the Riverdale community.  As part of our launch of additional Gifted and Talented programs throughout the city, the DOE added 6 SEM programs to District 10 for the 2005-2006 academic year. The opening of many SEM programs demonstrates our commitment to providing all students who either excel academically or who have a talent or interest in a specific content to develop in those areas.  SEM programs allow schools to have more flexible structures.  Schools can create programs that are more targeted to their students’ needs.
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CB 8 NEWS - Shielding Riverdale character
BY BOB KAPPSTATTER
DAILY NEWS BRONX BUREAU CHIEF
     
Another major chunk of Riverdale real estate may soon become even more exclusive.
The city Planning Commission certified yesterday a proposed new zoning plan for a 23-block area of mostly single-family homes on large lots in Riverdale-on-Hudson to preserve its small Hudson River village look.
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CB 8 NEWS - Special Natural Area District Rezoning - Approved
The Department of City Planning proposes to amend the Special Natural Area District (SNAD) text of the Zoning Resolution to improve preservation of significant natural features in parts of Staten Island, the Bronx, and Queens. The purpose of the Special Natural Area District, created in 1975, is to guide development to preserve unique natural features by requiring City Planning Commission review of new developments and site alteration on primarily vacant land.
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