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Hearing objectives and specific data requests
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Council Member Joseph outlines the objectives of the hearing and specifies the data and information the committee is seeking to understand about special education in NYC.
- Requests data on students receiving mandated services, broken down by various demographics
- Seeks information on DOE's efforts to ensure 100% of students receive required special education services
- Asks for strategies to address chronic absenteeism and increase staffing for special education
- Expresses interest in hearing recommendations from various stakeholders present at the hearing
Rita Joseph
0:07:14
At today's hearing, the committee is seeking to understand the landscape of special education at DOE.
0:07:20
This includes data related to the number of students with IEPs receiving their mandated services by race, ethnicity, gender, school district, income level, and related disparities.
0:07:32
This also includes information related to DOE's effort to ensure a 100% students who require special education services receive them.
0:07:41
More specifically, this means addressing chronic absenteeism through appropriate through appropriate transportation services and increasing the number of faculty, counselors, therapists, psychiatrists that works with students with IEPs.
0:07:55
We also hope to hear recommendations for improvement from students, parents, educators, and other here other stakeholders here today.