Q&A
Clarification on prioritization of vulnerable students in Summer Rising enrollment
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Officials explain the prioritization process for Summer Rising enrollment, addressing concerns about vulnerable students and the balance between public and charter school participation. Council members seek clarification on these policies.
- Priority given to students in temporary housing, foster care, and other vulnerable groups regardless of school type
- Certain priorities apply only to New York City public school students
- Higher offer rate for public school students compared to charter school students
- Council members express ongoing concerns about ensuring equitable access for public school students
Angela Faloye
0:42:37
Absolutely.
0:42:38
In the grand scheme of things, again, we have 110,000 seats.
0:42:42
We gave out or by 110,000 seats.
0:42:45
So 10,000 for child or school in comparison, but it increased
Althea V. Stevens
0:42:50
from the yearbook.
Angela Faloye
0:42:51
I understand that.
0:42:51
And so
Althea V. Stevens
0:42:52
that means next year, it's gotta be more.
Angela Faloye
0:42:54
What we're also doing is if you look at the priority structure, the first set of students that we prioritize a promotion in doubt to the home school.
0:43:02
And then also the when it comes to prioritizing vulnerable students, we're not looking at where they're from.
0:43:09
You can be STH in charter school, STH.
0:43:12
I'm gonna be a New York City Public School student.
0:43:15
I mean, New York City students, regardless of whether you're a charter or public school, we would prioritize you if you are vulnerable.
0:43:24
So it could be that that could they could have come from that segment, but For long story short is that in terms of how we prioritize, we prioritize BYCD students who actually are connected to BYCD CPUs, we prioritize the local community However, again, we do not choose where an estate student comes from or student from.
Emma Vadehra
0:43:51
I think I think I I understand your point chair and and your I think your point is all taken.
0:43:57
I think the team has done and can share a lot of efforts and outreach to improve applications process among New York City public schools applications among New York City public schools students as well.
0:44:06
And we obviously do get far more locations than we can serve already for the program each year, but understand your point on the data.
0:44:14
I will say and and we can keep thinking about that.
0:44:18
I will say just because it was implicit in what Angela just said is there are a couple of priorities that do only a apply to New York City public school students, and we do see a higher offer rate by a bit for New York City public school students than charter school students when we actually look at those.
0:44:34
So those two priorities you just mentioned.
0:44:37
Only applied to New York City public school students in affiliation with the school, an affiliation with the dycdcBO program.
0:44:44
I assume that's partly why we do see a higher offer rate for public school students than charter school students, which is also in here in the data.
