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Impact of class size reduction mandates on dedicated art spaces
2:07:01
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Council Member Rita Joseph raises concerns about the impact of class size reduction mandates on dedicated art spaces in schools. DOE officials provide a brief response on the current approach to addressing this issue.
- Council Member expresses concern about preserving dedicated art spaces such as music rooms, dance, and visual art classrooms.
- DOE officials acknowledge that having dedicated facilities for arts is ideal.
- Principals have been asked to submit plans addressing class size mandates, specifically regarding space utilization.
- Only plans that do not result in a reduction of programs are being approved by the city.
Rita Joseph
2:07:01
And I've been getting calls about this class size.
2:07:05
With the implementation of class size reduction mandates, how is New York City Public School ensuring that dedicated art space such as music rooms, dance and visual art classrooms are preserved and maintained for intended use and my art teachers are not arts on wheels, pushing carts around, but they have a dedicated space for students to really enjoy art?
Cordelia Veve
2:07:26
So of course here representing the arts office we believe that the arts, having a dedicated facility is the ideal.
2:07:35
What is being done around the class size mandate is that principals have been asked to submit plans about how they're going to address that, specifically around space, and only those plans where there is not a reduction in programs are being approved by the city.
Rita Joseph
2:07:53
You wanted to say something?
2:07:58
Chair Rivera.
2:08:04
Oh, okay.