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Stabilization needs for ACE and potential impact of baseline funding for CUNY Reconnect
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The discussion focuses on the stabilization needs for the ACE program and the potential impact of baseline funding for CUNY Reconnect.
- Officials explain that ACE needs stabilization in terms of predictable funding to plan for future cohorts
- The state executive budget funding is not sufficient to fully stabilize the ACE program
- For CUNY Reconnect, baseline funding of $8.8 million would allow for continued outreach and expansion
- With baseline funding, CUNY Reconnect could reach a minimum of 15,000 students annually
- The cost per student for ACE is $3,600 per year, while for CUNY Reconnect it's $3,900 per student
Eric Dinowitz
0:40:18
Okay.
0:40:22
In the joint legislative hearing with the state assembly and senate on February 25, chancellor Matos Rodriguez testified that the funding for ACE will mainly be used to stabilize the program.
0:40:33
What aspects of ACE need to be stabilized?
Alicia Alvero
0:40:37
What needs to be stabilized is our ability to project because we do not have baseline funding.
0:40:44
Every year it is difficult in planning the recruitment for the following cohort without knowing and having that stability.
0:40:51
So the state funding will allow us ability to project and recruit a new cohort.
Eric Dinowitz
0:40:59
I'm gonna assume the amount in the state executive budget is the state executive budget is not sufficient to stabilize the program.
0:41:06
Is that
Alicia Alvero
0:41:07
Correct.
Eric Dinowitz
0:41:07
There?
0:41:08
But based on your previous answer, you also don't know how much additional funding is needed
Alicia Alvero
0:41:14
We can give
Eric Dinowitz
0:41:14
you yes.
0:41:16
Please.
0:41:17
The speaker said at the city address, she called for CUNY Reconnect to be enhanced and baselined at eight point eight million dollars in fiscal twenty six.
0:41:25
What changes or impact would a baseline funding bring to the CUNY Reconnect program and its students?
Alicia Alvero
0:41:32
Baselining that funding would allow us to continue outreach and expanding outreach to cohorts of students.
0:41:38
We know that we have reached 47,000 students but we also know that there are many more adult learners that have some college whether within CUNY or without CUNY credits credentials, and it would allow us to make this part of the culture that we're continuously reaching out and and really expanding the network of students that could come to CUNY.
Eric Dinowitz
0:42:00
How many additional potential students could CUNY Reconnect be able to support if it were allocated this increased funding of $8,800,000?
Alicia Alvero
0:42:15
I wanna look up a number before I answer that question if that's alright.
Eric Dinowitz
0:42:18
Sure.
0:42:19
I'll give you the next one in case it's on the same page.
Sharon Brown
0:42:21
Yes.
0:42:22
That would be great.
Eric Dinowitz
0:42:22
What is the the cost per student for CUNY Reconnect?
0:42:28
And similarly to the ACE and ASAP question, the level of need for expansion and how much that would cost.
Alicia Alvero
0:42:45
I would have to get back to you on that number.
0:42:48
I do not it does not look like I have that number with me.
Eric Dinowitz
0:42:53
Including the cost per student for CUNY Reconnect?
Alicia Alvero
0:42:57
ACE and ASAP should be coming up to me soon.
0:43:00
Someone should be giving me a piece of paper with that.
0:43:02
But it's a CUNY Reconnect answer.
Eric Dinowitz
0:43:04
Okay.
0:43:04
I will tell you the suspense is killing me.
Hector Batista
0:43:06
So
Alicia Alvero
0:43:11
I will tell you our projected enrollment goal for CUNY Reconnect in fiscal year twenty four was 15,000, and with the funding we were able to reach 16,553.
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So with a continued funding of 5 point did you say 8 or nine?
Eric Dinowitz
0:43:29
Eight point eight million dollars.
Alicia Alvero
0:43:31
We would be able to reach our goal of 15,000 every year minimum.
0:43:38
We've exceeded it every year.
0:43:42
And for ACE, the cost per student is $3,600
Eric Dinowitz
0:43:52
Per year?
Alicia Alvero
0:43:53
Per year per student.
0:43:55
Correct.
0:43:57
I do not have it for ASAP here.