Class sizes and school overcrowding citywide and in

Class sizes and school overcrowding citywide and in D 28 CEC D 28 presentation in conjunction with the Feb. 2017 Capital Plan Martha Chavez Class Size Matters 2/16/17 info@classsizematters. org

In District 28, average K-3 class sizes fell slightly by. 3 students per class this fall; yet remain more than 5 students above C 4 E goals that NYC originally promised to achieve and more than 1 student over the Citywide average. D 28 K-3 rd Class size trend 29 27 26, 1 25 25 23, 8 23 21 21, 5 21, 0 21 21, 6 20, 9 20, 7 22, 3 21, 4 20, 5 22, 8 22, 1 22, 9 20, 3 20, 1 24, 5 23, 9 19, 9 26, 1 25, 9 24, 7 24, 6 19, 9 25, 6 24, 2 19, 9 19 Baseline 2007 -8 2008 -9 2009 -10 2010 -11 C 4 E goals 2011 -12 2012 -13 Citywide actual 2013 -14 D 28 2014 -15 2015 -16 2016 -17

Average class size for 4 -8 th grades stayed the same as last year; more than 5 students over C 4 E goals and 1. 5 students over Citywide average. D 28 4 -8 th Class size trend 30 28 26 26, 9 26, 5 25, 6 27, 3 25, 4 25, 1 24, 8 25, 4 25, 3 24, 6 24 26, 3 25, 8 23, 3 28, 6 28, 5 27, 8 27, 6 26, 7 26, 8 22, 9 28, 1 26, 7 26, 6 22, 9 22 Baseline 2007 -8 2008 -9 2009 -10 2010 -11 C 4 E target 2011 -12 2012 -13 Citywide actual 2013 -14 D 28 2014 -15 2015 -16 2016 -17

Average HS class sizes declined by. 2 students per class; would take 10 years to reach original C 4 E goals 26, 1 26 26, 2 25, 7 26, 6 25, 2 2007 -08 2008 -09 2009 -10 26, 5 24, 8 2010 -11 26, 4 26, 3 24, 5 2011 -12 2012 -13 Citywide Actual 26, 7 26, 8 26, 7 24, 5 2013 -14 2014 -15 C 4 E Target 2015 -16 26, 5 24, 5 2016 -17

Latest overcrowding data from “Blue Book” --42% of NYC schools/programs were at or over 100% in 2015 -16 -- 580, 000 students (62% ) were enrolled in these schools/programs data source: SCA “Blue Book” 2015 -16, utilization & enrollment of school/organizations

Existing overcrowding in District 28 • 45 D 28 Schools, including high schools, were overcrowded according to 2015 -16 Blue Book, meaning at 100% utilization or more. • About 5852 students were crammed into those 45 schools. • The district averaged 109% utilization, with a districtwide shortage of 3448 students. • There was a shortage of 88 cluster rooms in 85 schools districtwide, including 21 rooms in 30 schools claimed to be under 100% utilization.

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February 2017 capital plan still underfunded • Funds less than 45, 000 seats – about 54 % necessary to alleviate current overcrowding and accommodate enrollment growth, according to DOE estimates. • Only 27% of seats needed have actual sites and are in process of scope and design. • Our estimates are that the actual need is much greater than DOE projects.

There are 1920 K-8 funded seats in D 28 in the latest (Feb. 2017) capital plan – (about 41, 000 overall) 6000 4885 4869 5000 4536 3840 4000 3150 3016 3000 2593 2221 1920 2000 692 1000 640 456 912 991 1000 1736 924 972 912 456 0 0 D 2 D 3 D 7 D 8 D 9 D 10 D 11 D 12 D 13 D 14 D 15 D 19 D 20 D 21 D 22 D 24 D 25 D 26 D 27 D 28 D 30 D 31

Nearly as many unfunded K-8 seats in D 28 (1718) compared to DOE’s analysis of actual need (34, 354 overall) 6000 5453 5000 4518 3706 4000 2902 2676 3000 1852 2000 1000 572 572 82 0 D 2 D 3 0 572 824 844 572 1718 1580 1524 1439 1612 764 0 D 7 D 8 D 9 D 10 D 11 D 12 D 13 D 14 D 15 D 19 D 20 D 21 D 22 D 24 D 25 D 26 D 27 D 28 D 30 D 31

Only 30% of needed K-8 seats in D 28 have sites and are in the process of design (29% overall) 120% 100% 80% 100% 70% 60% 33% 40% 22% 20% 0% 0% D 2 D 3 D 7 0% D 8 D 9 31% 28% 37% 22% 21% 13% 9% D 10 42% 37% 0% D 11 D 12 D 13 D 14 42% 38% 30% 19% 0% D 15 D 19 D 20 D 21 D 22 D 24 D 25 D 26 D 27 D 28 D 30 D 31

Funded vs. unfunded high school seats by borough Capital Plan Feb. 2017 4 500 4 078 4 000 3 500 3 000 2 802 2 500 2 000 1 500 1 000 345 500 - Queens HS (Funded) Queens HS (Unfunded) Staten Island HS (Funded) 55 Staten Island HS (Unfunded) DOE claims no more HS seats needed in Manhattan, Bronx or Brooklyn

More reasons actual need is much higher than DOE projects • DOE school capacity formula is based on average class sizes larger than currently exist in NYC schools & in D 2 (28 students per class in 4 -8 th grades; 30 in HS) • Their enrollment projections have proven faulty many times. • City Planning ratio from housing starts is borough-based rather than neighborhood-based. • And the City Planning ratio relies on Census data more than 16 years old.

School siting dysfunctional --There are districts where schools have been funded for more than ten years without a single school sited or built ; --School Construction Authority only has one person on staff per borough looking for sites for schools; ---The SCA never uses eminent domain to acquire sites unless the property has recently been on the market; --- They never “cold call” meaning inquire when they’ve identified good sites before they’re for sale; --- There have been more than 4, 000 seats funded for 3 years in the “class size reduction” category with only three small projects identified

We need a new planning process for schools -- So that schools are built efficiently along with new housing and not lagging the process by years afterwards -----In most large states and districts, developers have to pay an “impact fee” to help fund new infrastructure including schools, but not in NYC ---In NYC, a new residential development has to increase overcrowding by 5% to even consider the need for a new school – even in neighborhoods where the schools are ALREADY very overcrowded.

What is being done about this? --Public Advocate Tish James, 22 Council Members, Class Size Matters and parent leaders pointed out many of the problems with school planning and siting in a letter we sent the Chancellor in June 2015. --Last week, Speaker Mark-Viverito announced that Council would form an internal working group to come up with proposals to reform the process. --On Tuesday, Feb. 28 2017 City Council will hold hearings to hear from public on how the process of school planning and siting should be improved.

What can you do? --Attend Feb. 28 City Council hearing at City Hall to support our call for a improved process of school planning & siting ---Come and testify or just come at 10: 00 AM to show your support; bring signs! ---Public testimony will begin about 1 PM. If you can’t attend, email Council staff the day before with your testimony to jatwell@council. nyc. gov ---Or email us at info@classsizematters. org with your comments so we can put them into our written testimony ---Sign up for our newsletter at www. classsizematters. org for updates on the latest developments on class size/overcrowding