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Council Member Brannan questions DOE officials on school nurses, funding, and restorative justice programs
3:23:36
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Council Member Justin Brannan engages in a Q&A session with DOE officials, focusing on school nurse staffing, funding allocations, and restorative justice programs. The discussion covers the breakdown of nurse positions, total funding for nursing, and the potential involvement of the UFT Teacher Center in restorative justice and SEL programs.
- Detailed breakdown of school nurse staffing provided, including DOH, DC 37, and agency nurses
- Questions raised about the total funding amount for school nursing programs
- Inquiry into the UFT Teacher Center's involvement in restorative justice and SEL programs for 3-K to 12th grade
Justin Brannan
3:23:36
So there was a hundred and 94,000,000 for school nurses.
3:23:40
Could you give us what the breakdown is between contracted DC 37 UFT?
Emma Vadehra
3:23:48
Yes.
3:23:49
Give me one second.
3:23:56
So overall, we have 14 by the way, just to say it, that funding was added on top of existing funding to bring us to whole, and so I'm giving you this sort of full capacity, not just that funding.
Justin Brannan
3:24:10
And what's the total amount now?
3:24:13
Funding amount?
Emma Vadehra
3:24:14
That's a great question.
3:24:15
And that I don't think I have.
3:24:16
Do you have a full nursing amount?
3:24:18
We'll get back to you
Amy Tsai
3:24:18
on that.
3:24:18
Okay.
Emma Vadehra
3:24:21
Overall, across the system we have 2,677 nurses in schools.
3:24:29
And those break down 1,200 are DOH, five hundred staff nurses, so those are DC Thirty Seven, Seven Hundred Agency Nurses.
3:24:39
New York City Public Schools, Five Hundred And Eighty Eight Staff Nurses, Eight Hundred And Eighty Three Agency Nurses for a total of fourteen seventy one.
3:24:49
And then not assigned to schools, we can also share all this data with you if helpful.
3:24:54
But not assigned to schools, we can share as well.
Justin Brannan
3:24:57
Okay.
3:24:58
Then question around restorative justice and the SEL programs.
3:25:03
Is teacher center working with restorative justice and SEL for three k to 12?
3:25:10
Uh-huh.
3:25:12
Teacher center?
3:25:13
The U of T center?
Mark Rampersant
3:25:17
Is that what
Justin Brannan
3:25:17
you're Yeah.
Mark Rampersant
3:25:18
I'm not completely sure of that.
3:25:20
I will
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3:25:20
get back to you with
Justin Brannan
3:25:21
that.
3:25:22
Okay.
Melissa Aviles-Ramos
3:25:23
But we do value the work of the Teacher Center.
3:25:27
As a matter of fact, we were very vocal about that work and so we're always open to conversations with the U of T on how we can further especially around restorative justice and the teacher's side.