To: Chancellor Betty A. Rosa, New York State Board of Regents

No Charter In District 20

We, the undersigned, together voice our opposition to the application by The Hellenic Classical Charter School – Dyker Heights in Brooklyn - and urge its charter application be denied.

Why is this important?

We are the parents, neighbors, and residents in District 20 in Brooklyn that includes neighborhoods of Borough Park, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Sunset Park, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Fort Hamilton.

We are very proud that District 20 public schools are one of the highest academic achievement school districts in New York City, despite the majority of our schools being drastically overcrowded.

What our community needs is additional resources for our existing public schools and new traditional public schools that will provide the same good quality of education available currently in the district for our children to learn and grow. A charter school will not meet the needs we have in our district.

We, the undersigned, together voice our opposition to the application by The Hellenic Classical Charter School – Dyker Heights in Brooklyn and urge its charter application be denied.