Good news for pre-K sibs
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Looks like the DOE has made room for pre-K siblings of elementary school students. Extra paraprofessionals now treading water in the DOE ‘excessed’ pool will ease the class-size expansion to 20 from the legally mandated cap of 18.
What’s great news for families may be a mixed bag for those who submitted second-round pre-K applications. The deadline for that process was last Friday; families can expect to hear placement news by mid-August.
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The $1.4 million the DOE is spending to fix their mistakes (still no apology) could be spent on 18 more pre-k classrooms ($1.4 mill. divided by $55,000 average teacher salary). 324 more 4 year olds could be attending public pre-k in the city instead of the 80 who cost the city $1.4 million.
If this makes you angry and you want to make sure it does not happen again next year, sign the petition!
http://www.gopetition.com/online/20080.html
Comment by Anonymous — July 25, 2008 @ 12:26 am
I agree completely that the DOE screwed up big-time, but I think it is actually good that they have found a solution, even though it will be expensive. Unfortunately I don’t think it’s as easy as redirecting the money into teacher salaries for 18 more prek classes. that simple. Many schools don’t have classroom space to host another class.
Comment by Anonymous — July 26, 2008 @ 2:14 am