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Council member addresses outdated contract rates for after-school programs
1:21:10
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Council Member Linda Lee raises concerns about outdated contract rates for after-school programs, emphasizing the need for rate adjustments to reflect current costs and expenses.
- Linda Lee confirms that the last contract update was in 2015
- She highlights a significant discrepancy between actual costs per student and contract rates
- The council member estimates a 50% gap between current expenses and contract allocations
- Lee emphasizes the importance of reviewing and updating these rates
- She echoes Chair Stevens' earlier sentiments on the need for rate adjustments
Linda Lee
1:21:10
Okay, and is this accurate where the last contract was in 2015?
1:21:14
Because I remember applying for those grants.
1:21:17
Was it 2015?
1:21:18
Oh my god, okay.
1:21:21
So, I obviously don't wanna, you know, keep reiterating this point, but I can't emphasize enough how important it is to look at those rates and see what we can do because I think when we look at the actual cost per student versus what is being given in the contracts, there's like a 50% discrepancy there in terms of where the salaries and expenses should be.
1:21:42
So I just wanted to reemphasize that point which I know Chair Stevens has already done.
1:21:47
So I also echo those sentiments.
1:21:50
And just really quickly, do you also provide after school programs for students that have ID and DD, the disabilities?
1:21:59
Yes.
1:22:00
Okay, and then for those, do you oversee them with a different agency like DOHMH because I know they have some of those programs, but is that also okay.
1:22:10
No.
1:22:10
Okay, and then in those instances, I would imagine, do you see the same if not more I would say right staffing challenges or issues around how to address the students that have special higher needs or Deputy Commissioner Haskell speak