Q&A
Future assessments of private sites and improving communication
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about future assessments of private sites and improvements in communication. Director Cora Liu from the NYC School Construction Authority provides information on lease extensions and future planning.
- The DOE inherited about 86 ACS sites, with about 60 in private sites
- Leases have been extended for all inherited sites
- Future planning now aims for a longer time frame, beyond six months
- Lease expiration dates for the 60 sites extend as far as 2040
- Approximately six sites have upcoming expiring leases in the next two years
Rita Joseph
1:09:32
Through the enrollment and outreach program.
1:09:34
How many remaining private sites will New York City public schools be assessing in the out years and what have you learned from this year's proposal to improve communication since advocates emphasize the lack of communication.
Simone Hawkins
1:09:46
Do you wanna speak to the number of terminations, and I'll say this speak to the next one?
Cora Liu
1:09:51
Sure.
1:09:51
We do have, as deputy chancellor Hawkins mentioned, we when we inherited about 86 ACS sites, six about 60 of them were in these sites.
1:10:03
We have caught up and extended leases for all of them.
1:10:06
So we have caught up.
1:10:07
We are now working to plan ahead, not just six months, but maybe with a longer time frame so that we can plan better and communicate, sooner.
1:10:17
Those 60 sites will all have future expiration date, and some of them going out to 2040.
Rita Joseph
1:10:24
Do you have a number of how many sites that have upcoming expiring leases in the two years?
1:10:29
Off the top of your head, do you know how many sites?
Cora Liu
1:10:32
I think we have about six, three of which out of the five sites we're talking about today.
Rita Joseph
1:10:38
About six sites?
1:10:40
Yeah.
1:10:40
Okay.