Chair Lee on class size compliance costs and DOE funding alignment
Lee asks whether IBO agrees with the administration's $122 million DOE plan for 70% class size compliance. Sarah Parker confirms alignment, and notes IBO has not updated its full cost estimate for 100% compliance by 2030 but plans to do so with new data.
Great.
Thank you.
And we have been joined by Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse.
Thank you for sticking through to the end.
Okay, so in terms of class size, I know that you had outlined in your testimony, you had mentioned some of the incentives that UFT announced and how
You know, it still is.
a bit difficult to sort of assess the true cost of this, but I know the administration planned 122 million in DOE to meet the 70% compliance next school year.
So do you think that, are you in agreement with that number or?
Yes.
Yes, okay.
And with the newly extended timeline, does IBO have a new cost estimate to meet 100% class size compliance by 2030?
No, we haven't updated our estimate.
We plan to do that as we have when we get new data.
But based on our current estimate and the funding in the budget, we do feel that that is in alignment with what we would anticipate.
Okay, perfect.
And then the executive plan does include the funding for class size bonus payments, which you had mentioned, which is good to see.
But how many, how many, wait, actually, let me move on to the next question.
I'm sorry.