Q&A
Impact of late funding restoration on middle school Summer Rising programs
1:34:42
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Council Member Stevens inquires about the impact of late funding restoration on middle school Summer Rising programs. DYCD Deputy Commissioner Susan Haskell responds that providers were able to quickly adapt to the restored hours, including Fridays and late afternoons, by modifying staff schedules and hiring additional staff as needed.
- Providers had to pivot quickly to implement the restored hours
- Middle school programming was enhanced to include full days
- DYCD acknowledged the challenges but praised providers for their adaptability
Althea V. Stevens
1:34:42
Thank you.
1:34:44
Council member nurse.
1:34:46
So I guess for me, I'm gonna jump right in.
1:34:50
How did the late restoration of fund for middle school program impact providers' abilities to provide programming?
Susan Haskell
1:34:59
Thank you for that question.
1:35:01
We were thrilled to have the middle school hours restored in the budget cycle, which included Fridays and late afternoons, as you know.
1:35:13
Our providers were able to pivot very quickly and enhance those hours, modify staff schedules, hire additional staff as needed.
1:35:23
We always have the goal of maximizing planning time.
1:35:26
Planning time is, like, equal to high quality program.
1:35:29
No question about it.
1:35:30
In this case, we did our middle school programming set up.
1:35:33
It was really just, you know, enhancing the hours.
1:35:36
So we are super grateful for our providers in terms of pivoting quickly to make sure middle school students had a full day.
Althea V. Stevens
1:35:43
Yeah.
