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Council Member Rivera inquires about DOE's process for school partnerships with cultural organizations
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Council Member Carlina Rivera begins by asking about the Department of Education's process for determining which schools receive partnerships with cultural arts organizations. She notes that 81% of schools partner with at least one such organization and inquires about support for schools lacking these partnerships or full-time certified arts teachers, particularly in The Bronx and Brooklyn where percentages are low.
- Rivera acknowledges the DOE and DCLA's collaboration on this issue
- She specifically asks about support for schools without external partnerships or full-time arts teachers
- The question highlights disparities in arts education access across boroughs
Carlina Rivera
1:11:20
Hello.
1:11:21
Thank you so much for your dedication, of course, to the city and, of course, to the students and families.
1:11:30
I'll start with some questions on how DOE determines which schools receive the partnership.
1:11:40
So DOE reports that 81% of schools responding to the annual arts education survey partner with at least one cultural arts organization.
1:11:49
And in both of your testimony, you really discussed how you work together.
1:11:54
You touched on it as much as you could in the time that you were given.
1:11:58
But how does DOE determine which schools receive these partnerships and what support is provided to schools that lack external arts partnerships, including how DOE supports schools that lack full time certified arts teachers, particularly in The Bronx and Brooklyn where there is a very, low percentage?