Closing a school is not fun.

The neighborhood opposes it. Justifiably.

Kids will no longer be able to walk a few blocks to school. No one knows what will take the school’s place in the community.

In the short term, the disruption of a renovation is not good for the students, who move to a swing school while their school is a construction site.

But now it’s time to reopen three renovated schools in the 41st District – Forest Park, Pimlico and Wildwood, and to break ground for two other schools – Arlington and Calvin Rodwell.

My new 41st District colleagues and I met with City Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises yesterday to be brought up to date. It was our first meeting as a group.

Today, I received an email that Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle School is applying to participate in the Ingenuity Project, which is focused on advanced math and science for middle and high school students.

I’m going to ask my colleagues, Senator Jill Carter and future Delegates Dalya Attar and Anthony Bridges, who wants to draft our letter of support.

This is how you get things done.