Karen Sprowal, Class Size Matters Feb. 24, 2015 HOW DOE’S PROPOSED CAPITAL PLAN WILL LEAD TO WORSE OVERCROWDING & LARGER CLASSES IN D17.
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Karen Sprowal, Class Size MattersFeb. 24, 2015
HOW DOE’S PROPOSED CAPITAL PLAN WILL LEAD TO WORSE OVERCROWDING & LARGER
CLASSES IN D17
D17 building utilization rates are below the citywide average
*Calculated by dividing building enrollment by the target capacity
Source: 2013-2014 DOE Blue Book
District 17 Elemen-tary Schools
Citywide Elementary Schools
District 17 Middle Schools
Citywide Middle Schools
Brooklyn High Schools
Citywide High Schools
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
120.0%
81.2%
97.5%
75.8%81.1%
86.1%92.5%
These estimates Do NOT include the following:
• Do not include need to address neighborhood overcrowding;
• Do not include need to eliminate Kindergarten wait lists;
• Do not include expanded preK or reduced class size;
• Do not include need to eliminate trailers;
• Do not include schools regaining lost cluster rooms and/or space for students with disabilities to receive their mandated services.
9 ES buildings above 100% in D17926 seats needed to reduce building utilization to 100%
Source: 2013-2014 DOE Blue Book
P.S. 399 P.S. 189 MINISCHOOL
P.S. 397 P.S. 241 MINISCHOOL
P.S. 249 P.S. 92 P.S. 6 P.S. 22 P.S. 1890
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
179
160
141 140128
122113 109
101
One D17 struggling school on “renewal” list• 94 schools on DOE’s renewal list of struggling schools threatened
with closure if not improved.
• In D17 MS 352 Ebbets Field Middle School has class sizes as large as 33 in all subjects.
• 7 Brooklyn renewal HS have at least 2 classes of 30 students or more: Academy of Urban Planning (41 for ICT social studies) Brooklyn Collegiate (37 for English), Multicultural HS (36 for social science) and Cypress Hill College Prep School (34 for math & English).
• DOE claims in Dec. 2014 online “public comment summary” that its C4E class size reduction plan “will now focus on the 94 schools in the Renewal Program” but don’t see class size mentioned anywhere else.
Brooklyn HS Enrollment Projections of 5,569 but NO seats in Capital Plan to address need
*Does not include 4,900 seat as yet unsited and undetermined location and/or grade level seats**Estimated Total Added Enrollment= Averaged DOE Enrollment Projections + Housing Starts Estimated Growth
Brookly
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Citywide capital plan has 1/3 seats just to address projected K-8 enrollment increases of more than 84,000 students
*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.
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
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10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
29,482
40,589
51,954
38,244
84,516
*Does not include 4,900 seat as yet unsited and undetermined location and/or grade level seats**Estimated Total Added Enrollment= Averaged DOE Enrollment Projections + Housing Starts Estimated Growth
Citywide capital plan has one tenth of seats needed just to address projected HS enrollment increases of more than 32,000 students
*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
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10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
3,147
19,461 18,387
13,483
32,407
*Does not include 4,900 seat as yet unsited and undetermined location and/or grade level seats**Estimated Total Added Enrollment= Averaged DOE Enrollment Projections + Housing Starts Estimated Growth
This doesn’t include at least 32,000 seats currently needed to bring down to 100% in districts averaging over 100%
*These figures are the difference between capacity & enrollment in the organizational target # in 2013-2014 Blue Book
Source: 2013-2014 DOE “Blue Book”
D8 D10 D11 D15 D20 D22 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D30 D310
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
131
3,124
1,9661,970
4,553
464
5,277
1,9691,678
1,307864
6101,114
# of Seats Needed in all districts with ES building utilization rates
higher than 100%
Queens HS Staten Island HS0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,0006274
761
# of Seats Needed in all dis-tricts with building utiliza-tion rates higher than 100%
at HS level
18 Brooklyn High Schools Above 100% 8,732 HS seats needed to reduce building utilization rate to 100%
Source: 2013-2014 DOE Blue Book
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CHOOL0%
50%
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150%
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250%
214
172 164 159 159 152134 130 123 121 120 119 118 112 108 104 103 103
Reducing class size #1 priority of parents citywide and #2 in D17
Smaller class size
More preparation for state tests
More hands-on learning
Stronger enrichment programs
More effective teaching
Stronger arts programs
More effective school leadership
More rigorous curriculum
Better communication with parents
Less preparation for state tests
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
23%
17%
15%
12%
9%
8%
5%
4%
4%
2%
17%
18%
18%
14%
8%
11%
7%
5%
5%
3%
Top parent responses for school improvement in District 17 compared to Citywide results
D17Citywide
Data Source: 2014 NYC School Survey Results
Citywide class size trends this fall• This fall, citywide class sizes increased an average one tenth of a
student per class, according to the DOE.
• In K-3, our calculations show class sizes decreased slightly 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 & would take 30 years to reach C4E goals of 23 students per class.
• In HS, average class size increased from 26.7 to 26.8 students – it trend continues, would never reach C4E goals of 25.
Data sources: DOE Class Size Reports 2006-2014, 2008 DOE Contracts for Excellence Approved Plan
Class sizes in D17 in K-3 dipped but have increased by 14.9% since 2007
Baseli
ne
2007
-8
2008
-9
2009
-10
2010
-11
2011
-12
2012
-13
2013
-14
2014
-1519
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
2120.7
20.520.3
20.119.9 19.9 19.9 19.9
21 20.9
21.4
22.1
22.9
23.9
24.524.924.7029350468913
21.020.8
21.4
22.0
22.7
23.3
24.124.9
23.9
C4E goalsCitywide actualD17
Stud
ents
per
sec
tion
Data sources: DOE Class Size Reports 2006-2014, 2008 DOE Contracts for Excellence Approved Plan
Class sizes in D17 in grades 4-8 dipped even morebut have increased by 4.2% since 2007
Baseli
ne
2007
-8
2008
-9
2009
-10
2010
-11
2011
-12
2012
-13
2013
-14
2014
-1522
23
24
25
26
27
28
25.6
24.824.6
23.8
23.322.9 22.9 22.9 22.9
25.6
25.125.3
25.8
26.326.6 26.7 26.826.6626233896604
25.1
23.7 23.8
24.925.3
25.726.0
25.024.7
C4E targetCitywide actualD17
Stud
ents
per
Sec
tion
Class sizes city-wide increased in core HS classes this year and up 2.6% since 2007
*DOE’s class size data is unreliable & their methodology for calculating HS averages have changed year to year
Data sources: DOE Class Size Reports 2006-2014, 2008 DOE Contracts for Excellence Approved Plan
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-1524.0
24.5
25.0
25.5
26.0
26.5
27.0
26.126.2
26.626.5
26.426.3
26.726.8
26
25.7
25.2
24.8
24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5
Citywide ActualC4E Target
Examples of schools in D17 with large class sizes, K-3
Data source: November 2014 DOE Class Size Report
01020
3033 31 30
26 25.5 25.5 25 25
D17 Kindergarten
0
1020
3032 31 30 29 27 27 26 26 26 26 25.5
D17 1st Grade
2224262830
30 30 29 29 29 28 28 28 27 27 27 2725 25
D17 2nd Grade
0102030
31 31 30 30 29 29 29 28 28 28 27 27 26 25 25 25
D17 3rd Grade
FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY 13
79,109 79,021
76,795
74,958
72,787
73,844
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 has cut school budgets by 14% since 2007.
• DOE failed 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 lowering class size
• DOE has never aligned its capital plan to smaller classes, as required by state C4E regs.
• The current “Blue Book” formula would tend to force class sizes higher especially in grades 4-12.
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!
What can you do?• Urge Chancellor and your City Councilmembers to
expand capital plan and reduce class size.
• City Council votes on capital plan every June;
• This year they should refuse to approve the capital plan until it is significantly improved.
• Will you help us urge them to do so by sending a letter to the Mayor?
• Please sign up for our newsletter to be kept up to date on this issue.
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 141st-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
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