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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Summary of key achievements in New York City public education
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Chancellor Aviles-Ramos concludes her testimony by summarizing the key achievements of the administration in New York City public education over the past three and a half years.
- Enrollment has stabilized post-pandemic, welcoming over 50,000 new students.
- Attendance is up 1.5 points, and chronic absenteeism is down 5.4 points since the 2021-2022 school year.
- Teacher retention is at nearly 95%.
- Academic improvements include a 4-point increase in K-2 reading screener scores and a 15.5-point increase in grades 3-8 math scores since spring 2022.
- Specialized programs have expanded, including 1,400 new autism programs since 2022 and 103 new bilingual programs.
- Postsecondary enrollment has increased by nearly 5 points in the last two years, and high school students have earned $18 million in work-based learning.
Melissa Aviles-Ramos
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Looking back over the past three and a half years of this administration, I wanna close with a summary of where we stand and a sampling of what we've achieved.
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We are keeping students and staff in school.
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We stabilized enrollment post pandemic welcoming over 50,000 of our newest New Yorkers.
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Attendance is up 1.5 points and chronic absenteeism is down 5.4 points since the twenty twenty one, twenty twenty two school year.
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Teacher retention is at nearly 95%.
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We are ensuring students learn.
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K to two reading screener scores are up four points since spring twenty twenty two.
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'3 to eight math scores are up 15.5 points over the same time period.
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Summer Rising has shown statistically significant impact on academic outcomes.
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We are serving students with diverse needs.
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We added 1,400 specialized autism programs since 2022, and ASD Horizon and NEST have a ninety seven percent graduation rate.
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Added 103 new bilingual programs since 2022.
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Due process complaints are down thirty percent from last school year, and we are preparing students for bold futures with postsecondary enrollment increased nearly five points in the last two years, and our high schoolers have earned $18,000,000 in work based learning.
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As the accomplishments and data points shared in this testimony demonstrate, when we invest in our children, students, and families, we see real and impactful results.
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Thank you, and we look forward to answering your questions.