In this Proposed Amendment, the key changes include the identification of 10 new capacity projects creating 5,454 seats and 52 Pre-Kindergarten sites which would create more than 6,800 seats; display of additional TCU removal projects completed and identified; increase of funding for Student Bathroom Upgrades; and inclusion of selected cafeteria upgrades as well as identification of one additional year of Capital Investment projects. Moreover, the amendment also reflects an increase of Wrap Up insurance cost in FY 2015 and FY 2016 and a slight increase in Prior Plan Completion costs.
The Enrollment, Capacity, and Utilization Report is published annually by the Department of Education. This report identifies the capacity numbers for all Department of Education buildings based on a set of assumptions uniformly applied, compared to actual enrollments, which together allow for a standard framework with which to assess the utilization of our buildings. The information provided in this report allows us to understand the conditions under which multiple schools share a single building; assists in making informed decisions about enrollment growth or placement of new schools or programs in under-utilized buildings; and plan for major capital projects (including new school buildings, school annexes and additions, and other upgrades that expand a building's capacity.
The Enrollment, Capacity, and Utilization Report is published annually by the Department of Education. This report identifies the capacity numbers for all Department of Education buildings based on a set of assumptions uniformly applied, compared to actual enrollments, which together allow for a standard framework with which to assess the utilization of our buildings. The information provided in this report allows us to understand the conditions under which multiple schools share a single building; assists in making informed decisions about enrollment growth or placement of new schools or programs in under-utilized buildings; and plan for major capital projects (including new school buildings, school annexes and additions, and other upgrades that expand a building's capacity.
This letter serves as a follow-up to the October 17, 2012 technical meeting between The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York City School Construction Authority regarding the August 21st, 2012 Final Remedial Investigation (RI) Report.
The new Projected Public School Ratio is developed utilizing the 2000 Census Data - Public Use Microdata Sample (5%). Ratios are calculated based on information for housing units built from 1990 to March 2000. Projected Public School Ratio will be incorporated in the City Environmental Quality Review manual.
The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) proposes the design and construction of a new Primary School (P.S.) facility containing approximately 444 seats for students in prekindergarten through fifth grades (P.S. 62R) in the Rossville/Woodrow section of Staten Island, in Community School District (CSD) 31. The project site consists of Block 7092, Lots 39 and 75 on the block bounded by Crabtree Avenue to the north, Bloomingdale Road to the east, Woodrow Road to the south, and Trina Lane to the west. Lot 39 is an proximately 2.9-acre, previously developed and currently vacant, wooded lot, and Lot 75 is an approximately 0.3-acre lot containing a two-story residential building.
This is the final Environmental Impact Statement
The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) proposes the site selection, acquisition, acceptance of construction funding, and construction of a new Primary School (P.S.) facility with the capacity of approximately 472 seats in the Ridgewood section of Queens. The proposed school would serve Community School District (CSD) 24 and would accommodate children in pre-kindergarten through fifth grades. The project site, an approximately 29,000-square-foot (sf) lot located at located on the southwest side of Seneca Avenue between DeKalb Avenue and Stockholm Street (Block 3425, Lot 7), currently contains a two-story former parochial school that is now occasionally used for parish activities.
This is the final Environmental Impact Statement
a report outlining long-term consequences of the Administration's proposal to eliminate 6,000 teachers. These layoffs are the largest since the 1970s fiscal crisis and data from that period shows that massive layoffs have consequences that linger long af...
A new report released today investigates New York City's upcoming overhaul of Special Education in public schools. ?Educating All Students Well? was commissioned by the Fund for Public Advocacy and researched the Department of Education?s preparations an...
This new report by the Office of Bill de Blasio shows that the growing demand for pre-kindergarten seats far outstrips supply across the city. Included in this report are data and analyses of this trend in New York City for recent years, as well as brief recommendations for how to tackle this issue.
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) today released a report that examines how the Department of Education (DOE) makes decisions regarding major changes in school buildings utilization. The report focuses on the DOE?s practice of having schools share building space, also known as co-locations and school closings procedures.
Public Advocate de Blasio?s eight point plan proposes new State and City reforms that will make the DOE?s handling of co-locations more open and fair to all school communities, both charter and traditional. The Public Advocate?s plan includes case studies cataloging the DOE?s mismanagement of co-locations this year, which has led to increased conflicts between charter and traditional school communities.
a report cataloging the burdens on thousands of students with disabilities, their parents and taxpayers caused by poor planning at the Department of Education. The report shows that due to the Department?s missteps in what is known as the ?Turning Five? process, 2,500 students with disabilities and their families are being directed to utilize Non Public School (NPS) programs that cannot possibly accommodate a large influx of additional students.
a report recommending new workshops and outreach to parents in order to prevent bullying in New York City schools. The report builds on an anti-bullying forum hosted by de Blasio in August that focused on how schools could implement the State?s new Dignity for All Students Act for the current academic year.
DOI and SCI Issued a Report into Allegations That a Meeting Sponsored by Local 1182 Communications Wokers of America and Attended by The Mayor in July 2014 Improperly Exlcuded Members of the Press