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Paraprofessional coverage for student transportation
3:42:38
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Deputy Chancellor Christina Foti provides information on the current status of paraprofessional coverage for student transportation in response to Council Member Rita Joseph's inquiry. The discussion highlights the ongoing efforts to arrange services for students who require paraprofessionals for transportation.
- 160 students are currently waiting for paraprofessional coverage for transportation
- The DOE is working with agencies to arrange paraprofessional coverage
- The process includes canvassing schools, districts, and offering positions to existing paraprofessionals
- Council Member Joseph emphasizes the need for continued outreach to employ paraprofessionals
Rita Joseph
3:42:38
And students many students have transportation paraprofessionals mandated on their IEP still waiting for paraprofessionals and therefore unable to ride the bus, and what's the number on that?
Christina Foti
3:42:53
There are 160 students that we're working with agencies to arrange paraprofessional coverage for.
3:43:00
This is after canvassing their school, then canvassing schools in their area, then canvassing their district and offering these positions to our paraprofessionals in our schools.
3:43:11
But we're gonna continue to work with these agencies, Chair, to to arrange services.
Rita Joseph
3:43:15
And to do outreach to make sure we're employing paraprofessionals as well, because this has been a long standing issue.
3:43:22
Deputy Chancellor, you had something to add?