Q&A
Discussion of Intro 700: College admissions counseling program
1:57:21
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Council Member Stevens and DYCD officials discuss Intro 700, which proposes a college admissions counseling program. The conversation centers around the existing work being done and potential challenges in implementing the legislation.
- DYCD supports expanding college access information but has concerns about their reach to 11th and 12th graders
- Council Member Stevens emphasizes the importance of collaboration between DYCD and DOE
- Questions raised about whether funding is the main issue for implementing the program
- Suggestion to continue discussions and get more feedback on potential implementation
Althea V. Stevens
1:57:21
And I guess for me, I guess the first question would be around intro 700.
1:57:27
I guess my question is more around, like, I know 1, I know that the US City is already doing work around college preparedness and access and all that stuff.
1:57:36
Like, that's just the work that we do.
1:57:38
And so is the reservation around this legislation because of lack of funding because we're already doing this work.
1:57:46
So why wouldn't we just kinda like solidify it?
Susan Haskell
1:57:50
Well, I think it's a good question.
1:57:52
We absolutely support the notion.
1:57:55
Focused, I think, on 11th and 12th graders in the legislation of expanding information access experiences for young people to support college access.
1:58:07
I don't think ayCD has the kind of robust connection with 11th and 12 Quaters that can be really relied upon as I'm reading the legislation to actually walk students through the college application process.
Althea V. Stevens
1:58:21
Students work regularly, especially in our cornerstones, in those programs where students who often don't have a connection with schools going and doing this work.
1:58:28
So that's why I'm asking is it because of funding that this might be reservation around the legislation because I can I can I can do that and say, okay?
1:58:36
Well, let me go out on here and figure out the money.
1:58:38
Like, I feel like we're already doing the work.
1:58:40
And so is it the funding that's the issue?
1:58:42
Because the work is happening.
Susan Haskell
1:58:45
I agreed, and we don't wanna walk away from that work.
1:58:48
We wanna continue to support the work that New York City Public Schools is doing around 11th June 12th graders in college.
1:58:53
This.
1:58:54
I don't think our reach is robust enough to be relying on NYCD funded programs across 11th and 12th graders to have that kind of impact I think you're asking for across the board.
1:59:04
I think that happens with New York City public schools.
1:59:06
But where we have connections through cornerstones or b in other programs with 11th and trough graders, we appreciate, like, the sentiment, the value here about the important role that after school programs can play in supporting college access.
1:59:21
Yeah.
Althea V. Stevens
1:59:21
I just want us to, like, kinda, like, just look at a little bit further because, like, one, I think, to say that we're gonna leave it to DOE, that doesn't make sense to me.
1:59:30
Right?
1:59:30
We just sat here for 3 hours talking about how the collaboration.
1:59:33
This is another place where we should be collaborating on because, again, we should be touching students at all the different points.
1:59:38
And so that's why I even led with, is it a lack of funding?
1:59:41
And then I can go out here and, like, try to find the money opposed to it being, like, oh, we don't have the reach because I know for a fact, you know for a fact this work is being done on a regular basis.
1:59:50
And we know a lot of times these programs are catch areas for students because they're not getting the support in DOE.
1:59:57
Right?
1:59:57
We know that a lot of times they end up in our community centers asking for college support and our Cornerstones and beacons because they're not getting that support and it's not there.
2:00:07
So I think we should definitely continue to talk and have some more feedback around that.
2:00:13
And even get your feedback or reservations around why this will look like what it would look like if it did go through.
