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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM JANUARY 26, 2017 • KIDS & EDUCATION •THE QUEENS COURIER 55 kids & education Townsend Harris to get a permanent principal soon Rents stabilize in Astoria & LIC, but spikes loom in Queens BY ANGELA MATUA amatua@qns.com/@ AngelaMatua A report released by Modern Spaces found that the  average condo price in Long Island City has seen a large increase in the past year, but that the rental market principal in accordance with the C-30 regulation,” a DOE spokesperson said. “We continue to listen to feedback from this school community.” Additionally, the school’s SLT will see a change in leadership as of next month. Aft er the group nominated the candidates and came to a consensus, PTA co-president Susan Karlic and student union president Alex Chen were chosen  to replace Jahoda as co-chairs of the group. According to Jahoda, the change in SLT leadership was recommended  by the DOE’s  Division of Family and Community Engagement  Photo (courtesy FACE).of Shutterstock Chen asked Jahoda why the change was suggested. “I think it’s just a matter of wanting to make sure that its clear that this is a committee and the principal doesn’t, you know, direct them,” Jahoda said. “I still would serve as a mandated member of the SLT and still be engaged in the process. But that was a recommendation.” Photo by Suzanne Monteverdi/QNS Interim acting principal Rosemarie Jahoda discussing the C-30 process at Thursday’s SLT meeting. While rental prices in Astoria and Long Island City are stabilizing, people are looking to places like Sunnyside and Rego Park for more affordable housing. BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI smonteverdi@qns.com @smont76 Change is coming to Townsend Harris High School. Aft er a  student protest, parent, faculty and alumni outcry at a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) meeting  and  a response  from the borough president, the school community in  Flushing  has received an answer from the Department of Education (DOE) regarding interim acting principal Rosemarie Jahoda and the principal hiring process. Aft er a tense School Leadership Team (SLT) meeting on Jan. 19 at the school, PTA Co-President Susan Karlic  informed parents at the monthly PTA meeting that the DOE’s C-30 process to hire a permanent  principal would restart as of Feb. 1. “Th e C-30 process, which  was under investigation prior, has now been closed,” Karlic said. “Now, that frees up our ability to be listed on the vacancy pool. Feb. 1 starts the new period for the vacancy and our name — our school — will now be listed, and we will be collecting principal applications.” Parents in attendance began to applaud and cheer. Th e news comes aft er weeks of  reports  of strained relations between Jahoda and the THHS community. Borough President Melinda Katz also chimed in on her Facebook page aft er hearing news of the C-30 restart. “Th e DOE has informed me that the C-30 process for hiring a permanent principal at Townsend Harris High School is being restarted,” Katz said. “I hope the community’s voice will be heard during this process, which is designed to incorporate public input into the process of hiring a principal. Th e DOE is draft ing a new job posting for the position and I will post it here as soon as it is available.” Members of the Townsend Harris Alumni Association (THAA) were also present at the PTA meeting and commented on the news. “Th is year in particular, the THAA has been very active in reporting what has been going on within the school to the alumni community at large,” said THAA board member Lara Traum. “And that has, in turn, connected a lot of this energy to press, to government, to petitions … All of these things keep the community engaged in the process.” Jahoda will continue to serve as interim acting principal and will remain in the pool of candidates. “We are re-posting the position, and will hire a Townsend Harris More Great Queens rates teens like are taking ours and are passing always college-in level season. 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CFOEMBR |U FAERBYR U2A0R17Y | 2C0R1Y7D| LEERH PAOVINRET COURIER 15 will continue to stabilize as more units are introduced in the market. The Orange Report  examines the real estate market primarily in  Long Island City and Astoria and the changes in prices in the condo and rental markets. The average condo price in Long Island City has increased 25 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to the report. The average price for a one-bedroom condo during the fourth quarter of 2016 was $881,608 while the price during the same time in 2015 was $782,976. The average price per square foot in the condo market has also continuously increased since 2013. Currently, the average price per square foot for a condo in the neighborhood is $1,122. Long Island City’s rental market has seen a decrease in average price per square foot.  Arlinda Dine, executive director of marketing at Modern Spaces,  told QNS in October  that rental prices in the neighborhood would stabilize soon as about 20,000 rentals come to the market in the near future. She also predicted that Astoria’s condo market would continue to grow and since last quarter the average price per square foot in Astoria has risen 11 percent, though that number is mostly attributed to The Marx Condominium. Rental rates in Astoria have not seen a huge shift. According to the report’s Astoria Rental Snapshot, the average rental price rose from $2,446 last quarter to $2,565 in the fourth quarter of 2016. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the average rental price was $3,131. Modern Spaces predicts that prices in “emerging markets” such as  Flushing,  Jackson Heig hts, Woodside, Sunnyside and R ego Park will continue to rise as people are priced out of other neighborhoods. In a chart comparing the average price for a studio in some of these neighborhoods, Long Island City and Astoria were unsurprisingly the most expensive. The average price for a studio in Sunnyside is $1,644 and in Rego Park that price is $1,572. In Long Island City, the average rental price for a studio is almost double at $2,407. “We predict that prices in these areas will continually increase as developments rise and the market strengthens,” said Eric Benaim, president and founder of Modern Spaces. Visit ModernSpacesNYC.com to view the full report. passing these classes, the highest of any borough. De Blasio, along with Schools Chancellor Carmen  Fariña, also announced an initiative called AP for All, which aims to make at least fi ve AP classes available to 75 percent of New York City schools by 2018 and to all high school students by fall 2021. “We are shaking the foundation no AP courses during the 2015- 16 school year. 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