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Discussion on Learn to Work program funding and RFP timeline
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Council Member Stevens and First Deputy Chancellor Weisberg discuss the Learn to Work program, focusing on its funding and the timeline for issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP).
- $31 million was added to the preliminary plan for fiscal year 2026, bringing the total to $45 million
- The DOE plans to issue an RFP for fiscal year 2026, but the exact timeline is not yet determined
- Council Member Stevens expresses strong support for expanding and baseline funding the program
- Weisberg agrees on the importance of baseline funding for Learn to Work
- The DOE is working on the RFP and expects to issue it soon, but no specific date is provided
- Stevens offers to help push for baseline funding, recognizing it as a key need for the program's sustainability
Althea V. Stevens
2:47:02
Yeah, I definitely want us to make sure that we are making this available to those young people.
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I wanna shift gears really quickly to learn to work.
2:47:11
31,000,000 was added to the preliminary plan in fiscal twenty twenty six for learn to work, bringing the total to 45,000,000, which is a lie which line which in line with recent years.
2:47:23
We understand that deal we plans to issue RFP for fiscal twenty twenty six.
2:47:27
What is the timeline of this RFP?
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And the deal we talked with OMB about baseline in this program because I just want to record, this is a program that I believe that we should be expanding and continue to grow.
2:47:39
And I've worked in LTW programs and just saw the benefits of it.
2:47:43
And I know that this is one of the things that have that was cut before and they were like really fighting hard.
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And so I think that this is definitely something we should baseline and continue to think about growing and developing and putting in more schools.
Daniel Weisberg
2:47:56
Yeah.
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We we agree, council member.
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We, you know, certainly are hopeful that funding for LTW is is baseline, and we are working on RFP now.
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We don't have a timeline yet for when it'll be issued, but we we expect it to be soon.
Althea V. Stevens
2:48:14
So you have no idea, maybe a couple months, September?
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Do you need what do need from us to help push it?
2:48:19
Like, how could I be supportive?
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Like, what do you need?
Daniel Weisberg
2:48:22
Well, baselining the funding would certainly help.
2:48:25
Okay.
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Certainly help.
Althea V. Stevens
2:48:27
So you need us to help you push them to baseline this funding?
2:48:30
You didn't say it, but I said it.
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So that's what you need from us.
2:48:34
Got it.
2:48:35
Thank you.