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Leonie Haimson, Class Size Matters
Nov. 20, 2014
HOW DOE’S C4E PLAN DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS CLASS SIZE OR OVERCROWDING IN
D3 AND CITYWIDE
Reducing class size #1 priority of parents in D3 and citywideData Source: 2014 NYC School Survey Results
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Top parent responses for school improvement in District 3 compared to Citywide results
CitywideD3
CFE and C4E • In 2003, the state’s highest court concluded in the Campaign for Fiscal
Equity (CFE) case that NYC kids were denied their fundamental constitutional right to an adequate education.
• This was primarily because NYC class sizes were much larger than NY state averages and far larger than research shows is optimal.
• In 2007, a new state law was passed, the Contracts for Excellence (C4E) that would provide NYC with extra funds on condition that the city also submit a plan to reduce class size in all grades.
• Yet every year since then, class sizes have increased, and now in the early grades are the largest in 15 years!
DOE’s class size reduction plan • In Nov. 2007, the DOE submitted a plan to gradually
reduce average class size over five years at three different grade ranges.
• In K-3, class sizes to be reduced to no more than 20 students per class, in grades 4-8 no more than 23 and HS core classes would be no more than 25 on average
• Yet each year since 2008, class sizes have increased rather than decreased and are now largest in 15 years in early grades.
Class size trends this fall• This fall, class sizes overall increased an average .1
student per class citywide, according to the DOE.
• In K-3, our calculations show class sizes decreased slightly citywide from 24.9 to 24.7 but at this rate would take 24 years to reach C4E goals of 20 students per class.
• In 4-8th, average dropped slightly from 26/8 to 26.7 & wd take 30 years to reach C4E goals 23 students per class.
• In HS, average increased from 26.7 to 26.8 students per class.
Class sizes in D3 have increased in grades K-3 by 11% since 2007
Data sources: DOE Class Size Report 2006-2014, 2008 DOE Contracts for Excellence Approved Plan
Baseline 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-13 2013-14 2014-1515
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D3’s class sizes in grades 4-8 have increased by 4% since 2008
Baseline 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-13 2013-14 2014-1520
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Data sources: DOE Class Size Report 2006-2014, 2008 DOE Contracts for Excellence Approved Plan
Class sizes city-wide have increased in core HS classes as well, by 2.6% since 2007, though the DOE data is unreliable*
*DOE’s class size data is unreliable & their methodology for calculating HS averages have changed year to year
Data sources: DOE Class Size Report 2006-2014, 2008 DOE Contracts for Excellence Approved Plan
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Why? Because DOE has cut back school budgets by 14% since 2007
• In the state C4E law, says these funds must “supplement not supplant” city funds.
• This means that the DOE could not cut back its own funding to schools when the state increased its funding. But this is what happened, starting the first year of C4E.
• This year, in its C4E plan, for the first time DOE admits allowing supplanting – but also claims that the State Education Dept. has given its permission for this to occur.
• “Expenditures made using C4E funds must ‘supplement, not supplant”’ funding provided by the school district; however, SED has provided guidance explaining that certain expenditures may be paid for with C4E funds even though these programs or expenditures were originally or have been typically paid for by the district or by other grants.”
Examples of schools in D3 with large class sizes, K-3
Data source: 2014 DOE Class Size Report
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Instead of hiring new teachers, the number has dropped by more than
5,000 since 2007-8 citywidedata source: Mayor's Management Report
Other ways city has encouraged class size increases
• In 2010, the DOE eliminated the early grade class size reduction funding for K-3, despite promising to keep it as part of its C4E plan.
• In 2011, the DOE refused to comply with a side agreement with the UFT to cap class sizes at 28 in grades 1-3, leading to sharp increases in these grades to 30 or more.
• Co-locations have made overcrowding worse, and taken space that instead could have been used to reduce class size.
• When principals try to lower class size, particularly in middle or high schools, DOE often sends them more students.
More ways DOE has worked to increase class size in its C4E plan
• DOE refuses to allocate any funds specifically towards class size reduction in its targeted or citywide C4E allocations.
• DOE allows principals to use C4E funds to “Minimize growth of class size,” which is not class size reduction.
• DOE has never aligned its capital plan or the school utilization formula to smaller classes, contrary to the C4E law.
Overcrowding in D3 and Manhattan
• Last year there were 10 District 1 buildings with elementary and middle school students that were over 100% utilization.
• 17 Manhattan high school buildings were over-utilized with a shortage of 3,181 seats.
• Most experts believe that these figures underestimate the actual level of overcrowding in our schools; and so Chancellor has appointed a task force to revamp the Blue Book formula.
• DOE consultants project over 1,000 new D1 students over next 5-10 years.
• Yet there are only 692 ES & MS seats for D1 in the 5 year plan, and NO Manhattan HS seats.
Source: 2013-2014 DOE Blue Book
10 ES and MS Buildings are over-utilized in D3393 seats needed to reach 100% building utilization
Source: 2013-2014 DOE Blue Book
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17 Manhattan High School Buildings are over-utilized3,181 HS seats needed to reach 100% building utilization
Source: 2013-2014 DOE Blue Book
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New Seats in Capital Plan and DOE Enrollment Projections for CSD 3
~915 to 1,442 seats needed to accommodate growth, acc. to enrollment projections but only 692 seats added in capital plan.
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City-wide Enrollment Projections K-8 vs. New Seats in Capital Plan *Statistical Forecasting does not include
D75 students; K-8 Seats in Capital Plan are categorized as Small PS and PS/IS and includes 4,900 seats for class size reduction if Bond issue passes.
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Source for Housing Starts: NYSCA Projected New Housing Starts 2012-2021, http://www.nycsca.org/Community/CapitalPlanManagementReportsData/Housing/2012-21HousingWebChart.pdf; Projected public school ratio, https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Education/Projected-Public-School-Ratio/n7ta-pz8k
City-wide Enrollment Projections HS vs. New Seats in Capital Plan
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*Statistical Forecasting does not include D75 students; HS Seats in Capital Plan are categorized as IS/HS and does not include seats for class size reduction
Source for Housing Starts: NYSCA Projected New Housing Starts 2012-2021, http://www.nycsca.org/Community/CapitalPlanManagementReportsData/Housing/2012-21HousingWebChart.pdf; Projected public school ratio, https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Education/Projected-Public-School-Ratio/n7ta-pz8k
Bill de Blasio promised to reduce class size while running for Mayor
• During his campaign, Mayor de Blasio promised if elected to abide by the city’s original class size plan approved by the state in 2007.
• The Mayor needs to deliver on his promise and provide what NYC parents want and their children need.
• He also needs to expand the capital plan to alleviate school overcrowding, end ALL co-locations, and build more schools!
Comparison of class sizes in Blue book compared to current averages & Contract for excellence goals
Grade levelsUFT Contract
class size limits
Target class sizes in "blue
book"
Current average
class sizes
C4E class Size goals
How many students allowed in 500 Sq ft
classroom according to NYC building code
Kindergarten 25 20 23 19.9 14
1st-3rd 32 20 25.5 19.9 254th-5th 32 28 26 22.9 25
6th-8th
30 (Title I)
33 (non-Title I)
28 27.4 22.9 25
HS (core classes) 34 30 26.7* 24.5 25
*DOE reported HS class sizes unreliable
How can you help?• Sign up for the Class Size Matters newsletter.
• Meet with your City Councilmembers (Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Helen Rosenthal,, and Inez Dickens) to urge them to expand the capital plan and end all future co-locations.
• Be pro-active about fighting for your children to receive their constitutional right to a sound basic education, by lowering class size.
• Questions, please email us at [email protected]