[ [http://www.5tjt.com/pdfs/20061117_Issue.pdf.pdf 5 Towns Jewish Times Vol. 7 No. 7] ] As of the spring of 2008, the continued existence of the Brooklyn campus has been put into question. ]Educational Philosophy
Said Rabbi Lieberman:
Battle for the Brooklyn Campus - Growing Allegations of Administrator Improprieties
In May 2008, after years of unconfirmed but ever-expanding rumors, parents at the Shulamith School in Brooklyn found out that a sale of the Brooklyn campus was in the works and seemed to be directly tied to the purchase of a new campus in Long Island - with no plans for a new facility in Brooklyn.
Attempts by parents at confirmation of the sale and questions about the future of the Brooklyn school were met with no response from the administration. The parents then began to organize; they held meetings and an attorney was retained to try to get answers and determine a course of action.
The parents questioned whether the Brooklyn campus - with over 700 students - was being sold in order to purchase a new campus in Long Island. The administration of Shulamith School has over the years since the inception of the Long Island school done nothing to make Brooklyn parents feel that the school was going to be in their future. This in turn lead to a reduced enrollment as parents had to guess what school their daughters would attend. Recently a news article vaguely stated that "even after the building was sold Shulamith School would remain in its Brooklyn campus for two years."Fact|date=June 2008 This was followed by an even more vague statement that "Shulamith School was in Brooklyn to stay" coupled with a statement that "there was not going to be a new building built in Brooklyn." The question Brooklyn parents were now faced with was how to reconcile these various statements by the Shulamith administration.
A formal request by the organized parent group for Shulamith organizational documents (to determine the rights and responsibilities between parents, administrators and the board of the school) and financial accounts of the school (to determine the accuracy of administrator statements about the well being of the school) was met with flat refusal by the school administration.
The sole extent of information provided was a photocopy of half of an article in the Jewish StarFact|date=June 2008 sent by the school's administration to the parents. The parent group then filed papers in the New York Court to compel the administrators to release the information.
In the course of investigation, questions have arisen not only with respect to the validity of administrator statements about the school but also regarding a number of improprieties, some verging on criminal action - whether administrators improperly diverted moneys belonging to the Brooklyn school; whether the planned purchase of the campus by a board member constitutes improper dealing; whether the board and administrators conspired to hamper the viability of the school for the purpose of eliminating the Brooklyn campus; whether individuals who did not actually work for the school are or were listed on employment rolls and received a salary; whether even the initial establishment of the Long Island branch was accomplished properly with respect to the xchool's charter. All questions which await the compelled release of school records for full corroboration.
Extracurricular Activities
Shulamith participates in the Salute to Israel Parade and Chidon HaTanach. They also hold a Torah Bowl and stage a yearly music and dance production. The student newspaper, the "Kaleidoscope", won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Silver Crown in 1995. [ [http://www.columbiauniversity.org/cu/cspa/docs/contests-and-critiques/crown-awards/recipients/1995-scholastic-crown.html Columbia Scholastic Press Association 1995] ] The student literary magazine "Serendipity" won the National Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award for Humor in 1997. [ [http://www.columbiauniversity.org/cu/cspa/docs/contests-and-critiques/gold-circle-awards/recipients/1997-scholastic-circles.html Columbia Scholastic Press Association 1997] ] Students may attend the Bais Yaakov Convention. Shulamith also competes in an all-yeshiva league in basketball, volleyball and softball. Students also join academic teams such as model congress, debate and mock trial teams. The mock trial team was instituted in 1999 by Michelle Hagler (now a NYS admitted attorney) and Yocheved Kleinbart.
Notable Graduates
*Rochelle Shoretz was a former Law Clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She founded Sharsheret, "a national organization of cancer survivors dedicated to addressing the unique concerns of young Jewish women facing breast cancer." [ [http://www.sharsheret.org/about.php Sharsheret] ]
*Nancy Morgenstern worked for Cantor Fitzgerald. She was killed on 9/11 in the World Trade Center. [ [http://legacy.com/Sept11/Story.aspx?Page=Story&PersonID=143174 Legacy.com memorial site] ] [ [http://legacy.com/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonID=143174 Legacy.com guestbook entry] ] [ [http://nancymorgensternmemorial.org/ Nancy Morgenstern Memorial website] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.mappington.com/maps/Shulamith_School_for_Girls,_Brooklyn,_Brooklyn,_New_York,_United_States/ Shulamith School for Girls on Mappington]
