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Transportation contracts and costs for Summer Rising

2:26:38

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Council Member Rita C. Joseph inquires about transportation contracts and associated costs for Summer Rising. DOE officials provide information on busing arrangements and expenses.

All transportation contracts are through New York City Public Schools
The overall cost of busing for the last summer was approximately $100 million
Some contracts are summer-specific, while others are extensions of school year contracts
Officials unable to provide the exact number of contracts for the summer specifically
Both summer-specific and school year contract extensions have the same rigidity in terms of requirements

Rita C. Joseph

2:26:38

Of course.

2:26:39

Thank you.

2:26:41

All transportation contracts are through New York City Public Schools?

Emma Vadehra

2:26:45

Yes.

Rita C. Joseph

2:26:47

If yes, how many are there and what are the associated costs with that?

Emma Vadehra

2:26:54

I don't know how many there are for the summer in particular.

2:26:56

I will get you back get you that number.

2:26:58

Some are some are only.

2:26:59

Some are extensions of school year contracts.

2:27:02

As you know, we have a 100 contracts generally for busing overall.

2:27:07

The overall cost of busing for this last summer roughly was roughly a 100,000,000.

Rita C. Joseph

2:27:15

Does the the contract stand as an extension or from the contract that you already already have?

Emma Vadehra

2:27:23

Do you mean the big extension, or do you mean the summer?

Rita C. Joseph

2:27:25

Yes.

2:27:25

It's summer.

Emma Vadehra

2:27:26

Yeah.

2:27:26

So so some of summer is summer specific contracts, and some is the rest of a school year contract.

Rita C. Joseph

2:27:31

I said a school year contract.

2:27:33

Okay.

2:27:33

But they

Emma Vadehra

2:27:33

have the same they have both of the same rigidity around what's in them.

2:27:39

Thank you.

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