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 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.
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...
The Annual Financial Statements for the Department of Education of The City of New York for Fiscal Year 2011 includes a Management's Discussion and Analysis, Financial Statements and supplemental schedules. The financial statements received an unqualified opinion from its auditors, Deloitte and Touche LLP.
The Annual Arts in Schools Report includes data about arts teachers, arts budgeting, space for the arts, partnerships with arts and cultural organizations, and parent involvement for elementary, middle, and high schools.
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
Letter from DYCD Commissioner introducing consultant report The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Final Report on Implentation and Youth Experience in the Initiative.
DYCD contracted with Policy Studies Associates, Inc. (PSA) to conduct a three-year evaluation of the Middle School Initiative. The evaluation was designed to inform DYCD about program-level implementation patterns, the characteristics of youth served by the initiative, their patterns of program participation, and relationships between Beacon Middle School program features and certain youth outcomes.
DYCD contracted with Policy Studies Associates, Inc. (PSA) to conduct a three-year evaluation of the Middle School Initiative. The evaluation was designed to inform DYCD about program-level implementation patterns, the characteristics of youth served by the initiative, their patterns of program participation, and relationships between Beacon Middle School program features and certain youth outcomes
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 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 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.
The Annual Financial Statements for the Department of Education of The City of New York for Fiscal Year 2010 includes a Management's Discussion and Analysis, Financial Statements and supplemental schedules. The financial statements received an unqualified opinion from its auditors, Deloitte and Touche LLP.
The Annual Arts in Schools Report includes data about arts teachers, arts budgeting, space for the arts, partnerships with arts and cultural organizations, and parent involvement for elementary, middle, and high schools.
The Annual Financial Statements sets forth fairly the financial position and results of operations of the DOE as measured by the financial activity of its various funds; and that all disclosures necessary to enable the reader to gain the appropriate understanding of the DOE's financial affairs.
This New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) fiscal brief addresses the issue of overcrowding in New York City schools, particularly in high schools. Included are various data tables and graphs on the issue, as well as recommendations on how to combat this issue to alleviate the pressure put on a small number of schools.
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.
The Annual Arts in Schools Report includes data about arts teachers, arts budgeting, space for the arts, partnerships with arts and cultural organizations, and parent involvement for elementary, middle, and high schools.
DYCD engaged Policy Studies Associates (PSA) to conduct the evaluation of the Beacons Middle School Initiative over three years. The first year report focuses on Beacons' implementation of the Middle School Initiative and how programs adapted to the new requirements. It includes analyses of program participation, activity approach and content, relationships with partners, and staff retention and professional development.
The Annual Arts in Schools Report includes data about arts teachers, arts budgeting, space for the arts, partnerships with arts and cultural organizations, and parent involvement for elementary, middle, and high schools.
Report detailing DYCD's Language Access Plan, designed to improve access to funded services for Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals throughout the city.
This Comptroller's report addresses the initiatives taken to increase competency and ability of the labor force for the City of New York. The report pulls focus to key findings regarding discrepancies and shortcomings of the current system of coordinating the work force, and makes recommendations as to how to improve any and all possible workforce development efforts. Also included in this report are data on funds for these efforts in past fiscal years.
The Annual Arts in Schools Report includes data about arts teachers, arts budgeting, space for the arts, partnerships with arts and cultural organizations, and parent involvement for elementary, middle, and high schools.
This New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) fiscal brief addresses the initiatives taken to tackle the disproportionate spending on students and general education in schools. The report includes the plan for the new funding formula as well as the impact and responses it has created. Also provided are data and analyses addressing the school system, general spending patterns in schools, the model for the spending changes, and other demographic related information.
DOI's findings of 14 members of the NYC Fire Department purchased bogus diplomas on the Internet and submitted them to the FDNY in an attempt to meet education requirements. The degrees were bought online from an entity that called itself "St. Regis University."
This Executive Order by the Mayor announces the transfer to the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications of Certain Computer Functions for the Benefit of the Department of Education.
This report determines whether Community School
District 15 complied with applicable Department of Education procedures for purchasing, imprest fund expenditures,
and timekeeping. District 15 generall complied with applicable Department procedures for purchasing. It generall
spent its funds on purchases that were reasonable and necessary for the operation of the schools and facilities.
It did not comply with certain provisions of the Standard Operating Procedures Manual for Financial Management Centers
pertaining to purchasing and inventory management. It also did not always follow timekeeping requirements of the
Chancellor's Regulations. There are several recommendations listed to address the issues in this report.
The audit was to identify New York City Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) pedagogical pensioners
who may be illegally re-employed (double-dippers or disability violators). There were 26 individuals found who
violated RSSL sections 211 or 212 and 1117 of State and City laws. The audit recommends that the TRS should investigate
the individuals and forward the names to the Department of Investigation if the circumstances warrant such action.
An audit report of Community School District 5 to see if said district complied with the Department of Education's procedures for purchasing, funding, and timekeeping.
'This Executive Order by the Mayor announces that the title of Deputy Commissioner of Investigation for the City School District of the City of New York is hereby changed to the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District.
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.