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Replacement funding and temporary structure removal program

5:18:56

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The SCA details its efforts to replace and relocate schools as needed, as well as its program to eliminate reliance on temporary classroom structures, showcasing improvements in school infrastructure.

$400 million allocated for replacement funding
First replacement project cited for PS 106 in Far Rockaway, Queens
$250 million dedicated to ending reliance on temporary structures
Only 23 transportable classroom units remaining at 5 sites, down from 350 initially
New additions, like at PS 96 in South Ozone Park, are replacing temporary structures and adding amenities

Nina Kubota

5:18:56

This category also includes 400,000,000 in replacement funding, which provides for the development of seats for schools that must be relocated.

5:19:04

These seats are provided through new construction or alternative leasing opportunities similar to new capacity.

5:19:10

In this proposed amendment, we have cited our first replacement project for PS one hundred six in Far Rockaway, Queens.

5:19:18

Additionally, there's $250,000,000 associated with our program to end our reliance on temporary structures.

5:19:25

Out of the roughly three fifty transportable classroom units we started with, we have only 23 remaining at just five sites.

5:19:33

In addition, there are 54 sites that have other temporary structures, and 16 of them already have an identified removal plan.

5:19:42

With the council's support, we have made huge strides in this area.

5:19:46

We were happy to join speaker Adams a few weeks ago as we celebrated the new addition at PS ninety six in South Ozone Park that did three things for the school.

5:19:56

It added additional capacity, provides amenities such as a gymnasium, art room, music room that the school was previously lacking, and it will allow us to remove the TCU from the school's yard and turn it into a brand new playground.

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