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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction and budget overview for FY 2026
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Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos presents the Department of Education's FY 2026 executive budget to the City Council Committees on Finance and Education. The budget totals approximately $42.2 billion, including $34.4 billion in operating resources and $7.8 billion for education-related pension and debt service funds.
- The budget represents nearly a billion-dollar increase over the FY 2025 budget.
- Aviles-Ramos expresses gratitude to the mayor and council for their investment in school communities.
- She reflects on her seven months as Chancellor and the progress made in recent years.
Melissa Aviles-Ramos
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Good morning Chair Brannan, Chair Joseph, and members of the Council Committees on Finance and Education.
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Thank you for inviting me to testify on the mayor's FY twenty six executive budget.
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I am Melissa Aviles Ramos, Chancellor of New York City Public Schools, and I am joined by first deputy chancellor, Daniel Weisberg, deputy chancellor of operations and finance, Emma Vadera, and chief financial officer, Sarita Scott.
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In New York City Public Schools, our fiscal year twenty twenty six executive budget totals approximately $42,200,000,000 which includes $34,400,000,000 in operating resources and another $7,800,000,000 for education related pension and debt service funds.
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This is nearly a billion dollar increase over the FY '25 budget and I want to thank the mayor and this council for their deep investment in our school communities.
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As I mark seven months since assuming the role of chancellor, I'd like to take this opportunity to reflect on the we've made both in recent months and over the past few years.