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Update on paraprofessional vacancies in NYC public schools
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First Deputy Chancellor Daniel Weisberg provides information on paraprofessional vacancies in NYC public schools.
- The latest number of paraprofessional vacancies is 1,459 out of about 24,000 total positions
- The number of paraprofessionals has grown significantly in the last five years
- Vacancies are filled on a rolling basis as they arise due to new IEP requirements or other reasons
- The vacancy number is tracked monthly and is slightly down year over year
Daniel Weisberg
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Council member oh, sorry, excuse me.
0:52:15
Just wanted to get you a number that you asked for here in real time.
0:52:18
The latest numbers we have on paraprofessional vacancies is fourteen fifty nine.
0:52:24
That's out of about 24,000 paraprofessionals, which has actually grown quite a bit in the last five years.
0:52:31
So those vacancies, as you know, they come up during the year as we go, as a student might have an IEP that requires a paraprofessional or vacancies created.
0:52:42
So we're filling them on a rolling basis.
0:52:44
That number will change even week to week.
0:52:47
But it's the vacancy number is something we track.
0:52:49
I get a report on it myself every month.
0:52:53
It's slightly down.
0:52:54
The number of vacancies is slightly down year over year.
0:52:57
So it's something we're watching carefully.
Farah Louis
0:53:01
Thank you so much.
0:53:02
Thank you, chair.
Seritta Scott
0:53:03
Can I also get back to you on the family?
0:53:05
Yep.
0:53:06
It's baselined.
0:53:07
Mhmm.
Rita Joseph
0:53:08
Thank you, council member Lewis.
0:53:10
Council member Brooks Powers.