Chair Marte questions SCA on class size reduction plan alignment
Marte asks how the proposed school aligns with the 2022 class size reduction law. Bender and Dr. Palton explain the annex will spread Curtis's existing population across two buildings to relieve overcrowding and address 28 overcrowded classrooms.
Thank you for that.
I have a few questions.
In September 2022, Governor Hochul enacted Chapter 556 of the Laws of 2022, which requires New York City school districts to create a five-year class I reduction plan for all New York City K-12
community districts and high school.
How does this proposed school align with that plan and how will it contribute to meeting the city's class I reduction requirements?
Thank you so much, Chair, for that question.
I'll start and then I'll let Dr.
Paltin expound if he would like to.
So the purpose of this annex is really, as I said, to relieve the overcrowded conditions that are currently existing at Curtis High School.
So this 801-seat annex will really take the existing population of Curtis High School and spread it over two buildings to relieve class size pressures that are currently on the existing high school space.
I think you covered it really well.
This building will definitely address the 28 overcrowded classrooms that we have at Curtis, as well as create opportunities for our students by expanding the nursing program in the school.