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Funding and enhanced hours for middle school students in Summer Rising
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Council Member Rita C. Joseph inquires about the $19.6 million funding in the fiscal 2026 program to enhance hours for middle school students in Summer Rising. DYCD officials explain that the decision was made to create a safe space for kids, minimize issues, and continue building upon what they learned during the summer to minimize learning loss. The enhanced hours include expanding weekday hours to 6 PM and adding hours for Friday, resulting in a full restoration of the program.
- The funding aims to address potential learning loss and provide a productive environment for middle school students.
- The enhanced hours represent a restoration of previously cut Friday hours and extended weekday hours.
- This change was a result of advocacy efforts by council members and community stakeholders.
Rita C. Joseph
1:46:10
Thank you chair, good afternoon, how are you?
1:46:13
Good to see you all.
1:46:15
I'm gonna talk about summarizing.
1:46:17
In the preliminary budget, we saw 19,600,000.0 in the fiscal for 2026 program to enhance the hours for middle school students, right?
1:46:26
That was a big win for us last year when we decided to make it Monday through Thursday and what was gonna happen to that middle school crowd.
1:46:33
It was huge, but please explain why the decision was made to enhance the hours for middle school students.
1:46:38
I know why, but folks want to know why.
Nevita Bailey
1:46:43
I think it's creating a space safe space for kids CBS so that they know we can ensure that you know we minimize any issues and they're productive and continue to expand and build upon what they learned during the summer, minimize learning loss.
Rita C. Joseph
1:46:55
Absolutely, tutoring we know that, but the original peg reduced the eliminated Fridays and weekdays hours.
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What would the enhanced hours be like for middle school students?
1:47:05
What does that look like?
Nevita Bailey
1:47:06
The peg
Rita C. Joseph
1:47:07
Other than the learning loss?
Nevita Bailey
1:47:09
So, peg expanded the work the weekday hours to 6PM as well as added hours for Friday, and so it was a full restoration.