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Discussion of capacity benchmarks and plans for seat reallocation
2:00:27
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Council Member Restler and DOE officials discuss capacity benchmarks for the three-k system and plans for reallocating seats to meet demand in different school districts.
- DOE officials state that 95% is their benchmark for capacity
- Restler questions whether this benchmark allows for offering convenient seats to all students
- The discussion touches on plans to move seats around in districts where applications exceed available seats
- DOE confirms they are working to reallocate seats within the constraints they face
Daniel Weisberg
2:00:27
95 is our benchmark.
2:00:29
That's where we would like to be.
2:00:30
And you
Lincoln Restler
2:00:30
think you can offer a convenient seat for every student at
Daniel Weisberg
2:00:32
95?
2:00:33
Sure.
2:00:33
At 95% enrollment?
2:00:35
Sure.
Lincoln Restler
2:00:35
So for the nine school districts where we have more applications than we did seats this year, are you actively working to move seats around in those districts to those districts to make sure that we're meeting demand?
Daniel Weisberg
2:00:45
Within the constraints we have, that is absolutely the process that we're undergoing.
2:00:49
Absolutely, to move seats around.
Lincoln Restler
2:00:50
We'd like
Daniel Weisberg
2:00:51
And to move age ranges as well.
Lincoln Restler
2:00:52
Getting real time updates during the school year for how we're planning for next year would be very helpful.