Case: The Computer School + Anderson + Dual Language MS
All three schools are co-located in the same building. Manhattan Youth ran afterschool across the building for years, with shared theater and musical productions that pulled cast and crew from across the three schools. Under the May 8, 2026 award list, Manhattan Youth was retained at Anderson and at the Dual Language Middle School — and replaced at The Computer School by YMCA of Greater New York. The Computer School's principal publicly said the school had identified Manhattan Youth as the best fit. West Side Rag reports the existing production team did not expect the next musical to continue with them.
What this breaks in a shared building
- Siblings split: Families with kids in two of the three schools now navigate two different providers, two pickup policies, and potentially two end times.
- Cross-school programming: Joint clubs, theater, and tournaments that historically ran across the campus now sit on either side of a contract line.
- Space sharing: Gym, cafeteria, and stage schedules will need to be renegotiated between two providers instead of coordinated by one.
- Staff relationships: Long-time MY staff who worked across the building lose half their roster overnight.
What we are asking
- A written co-location plan for this building from both providers and the school administrations.
- Scoring documentation showing how 'shared building continuity' was — or was not — weighted in the rebid.
- A standing policy that future rebids consider co-located campuses as a unit, not as three independent procurements.