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Gutiérrez asks if conversion strategy has opened new classrooms

New York City Council · Sep 29, 2026 · starts 1:08:26 · 31 sec

Gutiérrez asks whether the classroom conversion strategy has succeeded in opening new dual-language classrooms. Branch says leaders are interested but no new classroom has opened yet.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Has that garnered any success in opening up new classrooms?

Georgette Branch

The current strategy right now is to convert classrooms, and there are leaders who are 100% excited about it.

Georgette Branch

My team and I have been on the field kind of just getting the interest ideas, the surveys around what schools and communities are already asking for.

Georgette Branch

And to answer your question, yeah, leaders are completely open to that strategy.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

But we haven't started, we haven't opened up a new classroom.

Georgette Branch

Not yet.

Georgette Branch

Okay.