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New capacity projects and class size compliance initiatives
5:16:09
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The SCA outlines its plans for new capacity projects aimed at achieving compliance with the class size law, demonstrating a data-driven approach to allocating resources and addressing educational needs across the city.
- $6.13 billion allocated for new capacity to create over 33,400 new seats citywide
- 10,596 seats have already been sited in the new plan
- The February amendment proposes allocating nearly 7,100 seats for 15 new projects in specific districts and subdistricts
- A phased approach includes various project types: new buildings, leased spaces, and interior conversions
Nina Kubota
5:16:09
The FY twenty five to twenty nine capital plan has 6,130,000,000.00 for new capacity to create over 33,400 new seats citywide.
5:16:19
New capacity is the funding category that will be used for continued compliance with the class size law.
5:16:26
10,596 seats have already been cited in this new plan, so we're already a third of the way there.
5:16:33
In our recently published February amendment, the SEA is proposing to allocate nearly 7,100 seats for 15 new projects to specific districts and subdistricts, roughly 31% of the remaining unsighted seats.
5:16:47
While these projects do not actually have sites identified yet, they demonstrate where we think funds are the most needed under the class size law.
5:16:56
In short, these districts and subdistricts represent areas where after careful data analysis, we believe capital construction is needed to achieve class size compliance.
5:17:07
The balance will remain citywide in the plan for other projects to be identified.
5:17:11
This gives us, in partnership with New York City Public Schools, the ability to respond effectively to address class size and allows us to provide targeted support to individual schools that are not located in areas receiving allocation but must rely on capital investment to achieve compliance.
5:17:31
The change to the new capacity program I just outlined was done as a response to the public feedback we received after publishing the original eighth plan.
5:17:41
As you can see from these maps, there are 12 districts and subdistricts where we have allocated seats on a PSIS level as well as on a borough level for the high school seats.
5:17:56
We used the latest enrollment projections, housing development, as well as class size data to develop our proposed framework to allocate seats.
5:18:05
Building new capacity is and will continue to be done in a phased approach and will include a variety of different types of projects from new buildings to leased spaces and interior conversions in our existing buildings.
5:18:18
In fact, three room conversion projects are underway now at Elmhurst Educational Campus and Far Rockway High School in Queens and at IS one hundred one in The Bronx.
5:18:29
These projects represent two twenty nine of the 6,363 seats that we are opening in September.
5:18:37
These room conversion projects allow us to add capacity to existing school buildings and provide support in both a time and cost efficient manner.
5:18:47
Overall, the capacity category totals 6,980,000,000 and its funding level remains unchanged from the adopted plan.