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Q&A on community school funding discrepancies
10:25:29
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Council Member Rita Joseph questions Chelsea Baytemur about a discrepancy between the Department of Education's testimony and Chelsea's testimony regarding the number of schools receiving community school funding. Chelsea clarifies the breakdown of schools and funding amounts.
- Discussion of the discrepancy between DOE's claim of 17 schools and Chelsea's claim of 80 schools
- Explanation of the funding breakdown: 70 schools for the campus model and 10 schools in COVID-19 impacted neighborhoods
- Offer to share the detailed list of schools with the council member
Rita Joseph
10:25:29
Chelsea, DOE testified that 17 schools received the 14,000,000 for community school, your testimony said 80.
10:25:35
What do you think New York City Public School is referring to?
Chelsea Baytemur
10:25:38
I don't know what 17 schools they're referring to but the way my colleagues broke it down.
10:25:44
So it's 70 for the 52 campus model schools and that total is $9,160,000.
10:25:50
We keep fighting for it year after year and then it's 10 schools in the neighborhoods most impacted by COVID-nineteen and that was your school's, the council and
Rita Joseph
10:25:58
now it's on
Chelsea Baytemur
10:25:58
the other side.
10:25:59
So 80 schools and they actually sent us that list which I can share with you.
Rita Joseph
10:26:03
Okay, that'll be great.