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Data on preschoolers waiting for related services
2:41:16
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Council Member Rita Joseph requested data on preschoolers waiting for related services. Jessica Wallenstein from the DOE provided the following information:
- 5,861 preschool students are waiting for at least one of their related services to begin, which is 23% of eligible students
- 3,402 students are waiting for their special education itinerant teacher (SEIT) services to begin, which is 52.9% of eligible students
- 5,657 preschool students are receiving no services at all, which is 22.2% of eligible students
Wallenstein noted that these numbers are from their new data system and may change due to ongoing data migration. The data includes both 3K and pre-K students, as they are generally combined for special education purposes.
Rita Joseph
2:41:16
So how many and what percentage of preschoolers with IEP mandating related services are currently waiting to start 1 or more related services?
Jessica Wallenstein
2:41:25
I'll share that number again.
2:41:26
One second.
2:41:32
So as of this past Monday, and I I do wanna know it, I should have said this earlier, our numbers are being pulled from our new data system and we are still going through some data migration.
2:41:41
So we will share what we were able to pull from that system, but they may change when it comes to public reporting for the city council
Esther Lebowitz
2:41:47
bill.
2:41:47
Okay.
Jessica Wallenstein
2:41:47
As of Monday, 5,861 students, were awaiting at least one of their, services.
2:41:56
That's 23%.
Rita Joseph
2:41:58
And how many and what percent of preschools IP mandating, are waiting for teacher services?
Jessica Wallenstein
2:42:04
So special education itinerant teachers?
2:42:06
Yeah.
2:42:07
3,402 students waiting for their special education itinerant teacher to begin, and that's 52.9%, unfortunately.