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Funding for new special education programs and specialized programs
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Public Advocate Williams inquires about the funding for new special education programs sustained through current city and state budgets. DOE officials provide figures for specialized programs and District 75.
- Approximately $373 million is allocated for specialized programs like NEST, Horizon, and AIMS, serving 4% of the student population (7,000 students).
- District 75's budget is approximately $1.6 billion, serving 26,000 students.
- The remaining 80% of students with special needs are served in districts 1 through 32.
Jumaane Williams
0:29:31
Okay.
0:29:34
How much funding for new special education programs will be you will be sustained through current city and state budgets?
Christina Foti
0:29:49
For our specialized programs, our current budget excuse me, public advocate.
0:29:55
I wanna make sure I give you the right number here.
0:29:57
It's $373,000,000 approximately for school.
0:30:00
How much money?
0:30:01
$373,000,000 for our specialized programs.
Jumaane Williams
0:30:04
That's the programs in the schools?
Christina Foti
0:30:06
Those are those are school based programs that we discussed, like NEST, Horizon, AIMS.
0:30:10
The district seventy five's budget is is approximately $1,600,000,000.
Jumaane Williams
0:30:17
That's also for the programs in the schools?
Christina Foti
0:30:20
That's just district 75.