This document provides a progress report on New York City's plan to expand access to universal pre-kindergarten. It summarizes that the city has received proposals to create over 29,000 new pre-K seats, exceeding its goal of 21,600 new seats for September 2014. Proposals came from both public schools and community-based organizations across the five boroughs. The city is on track to meet its targets for expanded access to high-quality full-day pre-K while maintaining a focus on quality standards.
This document provides a progress report on New York City's plan to expand access to universal pre-kindergarten. It summarizes that the city has received proposals to create over 29,000 new pre-K seats, exceeding its goal of 21,600 new seats for September 2014. Proposals came from both public schools and community-based organizations across the five boroughs. The city is on track to meet its targets for expanded access to high-quality full-day pre-K while maintaining a focus on quality standards.
This document provides a progress report on New York City's plan to expand access to universal pre-kindergarten. It summarizes that the city has received proposals to create over 29,000 new pre-K seats, exceeding its goal of 21,600 new seats for September 2014. Proposals came from both public schools and community-based organizations across the five boroughs. The city is on track to meet its targets for expanded access to high-quality full-day pre-K while maintaining a focus on quality standards.
This document provides a progress report on New York City's plan to expand access to universal pre-kindergarten. It summarizes that the city has received proposals to create over 29,000 new pre-K seats, exceeding its goal of 21,600 new seats for September 2014. Proposals came from both public schools and community-based organizations across the five boroughs. The city is on track to meet its targets for expanded access to high-quality full-day pre-K while maintaining a focus on quality standards.
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I. Lxecut|ve Summary Slnce Lhe release of Lhe 8eady Lo Launch" plan ln !anuary, Lhe clLy has made slgnlflcanL progress Loward Lhe goals of creaLlng Lhousands of addlLlonal free, full-day pre-klndergarLen seaLs, and creaLlng Lhe sysLems needed Lo ralse quallLy LhroughouL Lhe sysLem. ln shorL, Lhe clLy ls on Lrack Lo fulflll Lhe promlse of enabllng each famlly of a 4-year-old Lo access hlgh-quallLy, full-day free pre-klndergarLen, lf Lhe resources are Lhere Lo fund lL. Whlle many speculaLed abouL Lhe clLy's ablllLy Lo ramp up qulckly, Lhe clLy wenL ouL Lo publlc school prlnclpals and communlLy-based organlzaLlons, and asked Lhem Lo propose amblLlous buL reallsLlc plans for expanslon ln Lhe nexL year. As parL of Lhese appllcaLlons, schools and C8Cs musL ldenLlfy space for Lhe program and puL forLh a comprehenslve plan for ramplng up for SepLember - lncludlng how Lhey wlll ldenLlfy, Lraln and supporL Lhelr Leachlng sLaff. Many organlzaLlons LhaL applled already provlde some uk, and all programs, sLarLlng from Lhe Llme of appllcaLlon, musL meeL and susLaln rlgorous quallLy sLandards. 1eams of uCL sLaff have begun revlewlng wrlLLen appllcaLlons and slLes Lo ensure any program servlng 4-year-olds dellvers hlgh quallLy servlce.
1ogeLher, publlc school prlnclpals and communlLy-based organlzaLlons from roughly 930 slLes l proposed creaLlng more Lhan 29,000 new seaLs - 8,000 more Lhan needed Lo meeL Lhe 8eady Lo Launch" LargeLs for SepLember 2014. lurLhermore, Lhe ueparLmenL of LducaLlon (uCL) plans Lo run addlLlonal sollclLaLlons LhroughouL Lhe year. Whlle Lhe clLy musL compleLe Lhe revlew of Lhese proposals Lo ensure LhaL Lhey meeL quallLy sLandards, and LhaL Lhe space Lhey propose Lo use ls sulLable and susLalnable, Lhese resulLs glve reason for sLrong confldence ln Lhe clLy's ablllLy Lo achleve Lhe plan's goals on Lhe proposed Llmellne. Leaders on Lhe ground, ln publlc schools and communlLy-based organlzaLlons have puL forLh proposals for servlces Lo be offered ln classrooms sLarLlng Lhls SepLember. Commun|ty-8ased Crgan|zat|ons C8Cs submlLLed proposals for 647 slLes, represenLlng approxlmaLely 20,000 poLenLlal new and converLed full-day seaLs. We have recelved proposals from nelghborhoods across Lhe clLy ln all flve boroughs from organlzaLlons as dlverse as Lhe clLy Lhey're proposlng Lo serve. Cur call for Lruly unlversal pre-k has ellclLed a Lruly unlversal response. ln addlLlon Lo Lhe 8l, Lhe uCL surveyed 307 exlsLlng uk C8C provlders wlLh uCL conLracLs Lo gauge lnLeresL and capaclLy for provldlng full-day pre-k Lhls fall. rellmlnary esLlmaLes suggesL LhaL Lhe uCL could poLenLlally secure 6,000-8,000 more seaLs by engaglng half-day uk provlders from survey respondenLs who dld noL submlL an 8l. 1o furLher expand Lhe C8C pool, Lhe clLy wlll survey an addlLlonal 330 slLes LhaL offer parL-day uk wlLh Chlld Care and Pead SLarL Lhrough an LarlyLearn conLracL wlLh Lhe AdmlnlsLraLlon for Chlldren's Servlces Lhls week.
2 ub||c Schoo|s 1he day afLer Mayor de 8laslo lald ouL hls pre-k plan before Lhe new ?ork SLaLe LeglslaLure's [olnL budgeL hearlng, Schools Chancellor Carmen larlna senL a memo Lo all prlnclpals, encouraglng Lhem Lo apply. WlLhln Lwo weeks, roughly 280 elemenLary school prlnclpals expressed lnLeresL. uurlng lnformaLlonal calls led by Lhe uCL's Cfflce of Larly Chlldhood LducaLlon, prlnclpals expressed exclLemenL for supporLlng lmplemenLaLlon, glven hlgh demand for full-day pre-k ln Lhelr communlLles. As wlLh Lhe C8C 8l, Lhe publlc schools ln our appllcaLlon plpellne come from communlLles across all flve boroughs, surpass our responses from lasL year, and lnclude enough seaLs Lo meeL ?ear 1 publlc school LargeLs. 8ased on resulLs of Lhe publlc school appllcaLlon survey, schools are proposlng roughly 9,000 new and converLed full-day seaLs. new ?ork ClLy's unlversal pre-k plan, aL lLs core, ls abouL ensurlng all chlldren across Lhe clLy have access Lo hlgh quallLy full-day pre-k. CuallLy ls essenLlal and non-negoLlable. Cur chlldren and our clLy deserve more Lhan [usL access Lo #+% pre-k program. 1hey and Lhelr famllles deserve an enrlchlng and welcomlng learnlng envlronmenL, ln whlch chlldren acLlvely explore, dlscover, make frlends, use new vocabulary ln meanlngful ways, develop foundaLlonal llLeracy and maLh skllls, and Lhlnk crlLlcally Lo solve problems. 1he selecLlon of hlgh quallLy pre-k provlders wlLh space Lo accommodaLe sLudenLs ls Lherefore a plvoLal drlver of successful lmplemenLaLlon. Cur emphasls on quallLy means LhaL noL all appllcanLs wlll be accepLed. 1haL sald, beLween Lhe 29,000 seaLs proposed Lhrough Lhe C8C and publlc school appllcaLlon processes and 6,000-8,000 addlLlonal seaLs ldenLlfled Lhrough Lhe uCL space survey, we wlll meeL SepLember LargeLs, even lf noL all appllcanLs are approved or some appllcanLs recelve fewer seaLs Lhan requesLed. uCL ls prepared Lo run an addlLlonal C8C mlnl-sollclLaLlon Lhls sprlng and addlLlonal publlc school appllcaLlon rounds, as has been done ln Lhe pasL. ll
1he number of programs and classrooms needed Lo supporL clLywlde expanslon of full-day pre-k ls no longer an absLracL number of poLenLlal classrooms. Leaders on Lhe ground, ln publlc schools, and communlLy-based organlzaLlons have puL forLh proposals for servlces Lo be offered ln classrooms sLarLlng Lhls SepLember. CurrenL esLlmaLes puL new ?ork ClLy well on lLs way Loward meeLlng ?ear 1 LargeLs, and we have Lhe Llme and lnfrasLrucLure needed for securlng addlLlonal provlders and space, lf needed.
1he followlng paper ouLllnes speclflcs on benchmarks meL Lhrough our C8C 8l and publlc school appllcaLlon processes. lll
"keady to Launch:" key Ieatures of the Uk-NC |an 73,230 4-year-olds Lo be served, up from 20,000 recelvlng full-day pre-k currenLly Plgh quallLy opLlons for famllles ln publlc schools and communlLy-based organlzaLlons 8y SepLember 2014: 33,604 full-day uk, wlLh 6 hours and 20 mlnuLes free for famllles, up from 20,000 currenLly A LoLal of ~70,000 chlldren wlll have access Lo full-day or half-day pre-k ln ?ear 1, up from 39,000 currenLly All exlsLlng full-day seaLs broughL up Lo new quallLy model Average cosL per chlld lncreased from $7,207 Lo $10,239, a 42 percenL lncrease More LargeLed and lnLenslve supporL for Leachers, asslsLanLs and admlnlsLraLors, wlLh a parLlcular focus on meeLlng Lhe needs of sLudenLs learnlng Lngllsh CuallLy sLandards focused on chlldren developlng foundaLlonal language, llLeracy, cognlLlve, soclal, and physlcal skllls reflecLed ln Lhe sLaLe pre-k learnlng sLandards lncreased supporL for famllles ln hlgh-need areas
III. C8C kI and Space]Interest Survey ShorLly afLer Lhe mayor Look offlce, uCL held lnformaLlonal sesslons for C8C provlders. C8Cs from across Lhe clLy recelved a clear message: lf you have Lhe capaclLy Lo provlde hlgh quallLy full-day pre-k and are lnLeresLed ln sLarLlng Lo offer Lhose servlces Lo chlldren and famllles sLarLlng Lhls SepLember, you should apply. Cn Lhe lebruary 18 deadllne, hundreds of provlders responded Lo LhaL call by brlnglng appllcaLlon packages for 647 slLes, represenLlng roughly 20,000 seaLs lnLo uCL fleld offlces. 1he mlx of slLes reflecLs Lhe sLrengLh of our clLy's neLwork of communlLy-based organlzaLlons offerlng servlces LhaL make Lhem well poslLloned Lo expand full-day opLlons sLarLlng ln SepLember. AppllcanLs lnclude: CrganlzaLlons already provldlng half-day and/or full-day uk servlces proposlng Lo converL half- day seaLs and/or add full-day classes aL elLher exlsLlng or new locaLlons, 1hose wlLh experlence provldlng early chlldhood servlces ln non-uk seLLlngs, or Lxperlenced educaLlon or soclal servlce agencles commlLLed Lo brlnglng on leaders wlLh experlence and cerLlflcaLlon ln early chlldhood educaLlon. 1he number of slLes and seaLs proposed far exceeds numbers from lasL year and offers a pool of appllcaLlons large enough Lo produce enough approved quallLy provlders. 1he clLy saw a 93 percenL splke ln Lhe number of full-day slLes proposed, compared Lo lasL year's resulLs. 1he geographlc spread ensures LhaL communlLles across Lhe clLy wlll beneflL from expanded opLlons.
1hese proposals come wlLh deLalls around everyLhlng from Lhe speclflc locaLlons where chlldren wlll recelve servlces, Lo Lhe currlculum and famlly engagemenL pracLlces programs wlll offer. ln addlLlon Lo Lyplcal pre-k communlLy-based seLLlngs, proposals lncluded slLes ln Archdlocese, ulocese, publlc llbrary, and n?CPA faclllLles. 1he uCL ls already worklng closely wlLh oLher clLy agencles, lncludlng Lhe ueparLmenL of PealLh and MenLal Pyglene (uCPMP), Lo deLermlne whaL Lhe non-permlLLed slLes need Lo geL ready for SepLember and how Lhe sLarL-up fundlng lncluded ln Lhe mayor's plan can supporL Lhose efforLs. 1hls cross-agency coordlnaLlon bullds on an exlsLlng parLnershlp and goes even furLher: Whlle ln Lhe pasL, Lhe uCL worked wlLh uCPMP as laLe as Lhe summer Lo address lssues and ensure slLes LhaL could meeL Lhe requlremenLs were permlLLed ln Llme Lo begln fall classes, Lhe uCL and uCPMP are Laklng a more proacLlve approach by surfaclng poLenLlal lssues, deslgnaLlng sLaff focused on LhaL coordlnaLlon, and seLLlng up regular meeLlngs wlLh uCPMP, Lhe ueparLmenL of 8ulldlngs, and lun? Lo monlLor and advance progress. SLarL- up cosLs lnclude fundlng for addlLlonal uCPMP lnspecLors Lo ensure slLes are revlewed and permlLLed ln Llme for Lhe sLarL of school. now LhaL proposals are ln, uCL ls movlng forward wlLh revlewlng proposals and conducLlng slLe vlslLs on all slLes LhaL meeL mlnlmum quallflcaLlons, meanlng LhaL Lhe organlzaLlon has aL leasL one year of experlence provldlng early chlldhood educaLlon servlces or a leader wlLh early chlldhood cerLlflcaLlon and aL leasL Lwo years of experlence provldlng early chlldhood educaLlon. lf a slLe does noL have a uCPMP permlL or Lhe equlvalenL ln place, Lhey musL, aL mlnlmum, have a leLLer of lnLenL Lo renL a space. Lven before Lhe deadllne, a 60-person Leam conslsLlng of sLaff from Lhe uCL's Cfflce of Larly Chlldhood LducaLlon wlLh operaLlonal and lnsLrucLlonal experLlse recelved Lralnlng on Lhe 8l and scorlng rubrlc. 1o prepare for Lhe expecLed large volume of proposals, Lhe uCL broughL on and Lralned 20 addlLlonal revlewers, maklng a LoLal revlew Leam of 80. 1eams of Lhree revlewers wlll evaluaLe proposals and conducL slLe vlslLs Lhrough Lhe end of March. ln Aprll, uCL fleld offlce leadershlp wlll engage slLes LhaL meeL quallLy expecLaLlons ln budgeL negoLlaLlons.
3 Add|t|ona| Lxpans|on Cpportun|t|es ln addlLlon Lo Lhe 8l, Lhe uCL surveyed exlsLlng uk C8C provlders wlLh uCL conLracLs Lo gauge lnLeresL and capaclLy for provldlng full-day pre-k Lhls fall. All 307 slLes compleLed Lhe survey. Whlle some of Lhose provlders applled for full-day Lhrough Lhe 8l, Lhose LhaL dld noL serve as a vlable plpellne for addlLlonal servlces Lo be offered sLarLlng Lhls fall. rellmlnary esLlmaLes suggesL LhaL Lhe uCL could poLenLlally secure 6,000-8,000 more seaLs by engaglng half-day uk provlders from survey respondenLs who dld noL submlL an 8l. 8eLween Lhe 20,000 seaLs proposed Lhrough Lhe 8l and 6,000-8,000 addlLlonal seaLs ldenLlfled Lhrough Lhe space survey, Lhe uCL wlll meeL SepLember C8C LargeLs, even lf Lhe uCL does noL allocaLe seaLs Lo all appllcanLs. uCL ls prepared Lo run an addlLlonal mlnl-sollclLaLlon Lhls sprlng, lf necessary. 1o ensure enough space ls avallable for boLh years of lmplemenLaLlon, Lhe clLy conLlnues Lo pursue addlLlonal space opporLunlLles, lncludlng spaces ln new ?ork ClLy Pouslng AuLhorlLy (n?CPA) developmenLs, llbrarles, Archdlocese and ulocese faclllLles, and oLher prlvaLely-held spaces. uCL, ln collaboraLlon wlLh Lhe AdmlnlsLraLlon for Chlldren's Servlces (ACS), wlll send ouL a survey Lo 330 addlLlonal slLes LhaL may have space Lhls week. 1hese slLes currenLly serve 12,681 4-year-olds wlLh half- day pre-k comblned wlLh Chlld Care and Pead SLarL servlces, Lhrough a conLracL wlLh ACS.
IV. ub||c Schoo| App||cat|on Survey As wlLh Lhe C8C 8l, publlc schools ln our appllcaLlon plpellne come from communlLles across all flve boroughs, surpass our responses from lasL year, and lnclude enough seaLs Lo meeL ?ear 1 publlc school LargeLs. 8ased on appllcaLlon survey resulLs, schools across Lhe clLy are LogeLher proposlng Lo offer roughly 9,000 new and converLed full-day seaLs. 1haL number represenLs more Lhan double whaL uCL ls pro[ecLlng ls needed Lo meeL publlc school LargeLs for ?ear 1 and an lncrease of 130 percenL from proposals submlLLed lasL year. Number of L|ementary Schoo|s ropos|ng Iu||-Day re-k: Compar|son to Last ear v
Cur plpellne ln areas wlLh large seaL gaps ls sLrong. ApproxlmaLely 60 percenL of schools LhaL applled and requesLed seaLs are ln nelghborhoods wlLh a large seaLs gap. vl 8oughly 62 percenL of schools
6 lnLendlng Lo apply came from areas consldered hlgh-need, uslng Lhe economlc needs lndex (free lunch ellglblllLy, Lemporary houslng, P8A ellglblllLy) and sLudenL achlevemenL.
ubllc schools, llke C8Cs, musL ldenLlfy space Lo be used for pre-k classes as parL of Lhe appllcaLlon process. 1eams of uCL revlewers wlLh lnsLrucLlonal experLlse sLarLed slLe vlslLs Lhe week of lebruary 10. ln addlLlon Lo observlng lnsLrucLlon and lnLervlewlng admlnlsLraLors, Lhese revlewers verlfy LhaL Lhe space proposed meeLs uCL requlremenLs. lollow-up calls and vlslLs are conducLed as necessary by Lhe uCL's Cfflce of Space lannlng. roposal revlews and slLe vlslLs wlll conLlnue Lhrough mld-March. 1he ma[orlLy of declslons wlll by flnallzed by March 17. As of lebruary 24, 40 schools were vlslLed. 1hrough Lhese exLenslve revlews, uCL wlll deLermlne whlch schools meeL quallLy and space requlremenLs. uCL expecLs LhaL Lhese assessmenLs, happenlng alongslde Lhe C8C revlews, wlll produce a breakdown of publlc school and C8C allocaLlons roughly slmllar Lo Lhe currenL spllL for new seaLs. 1he breakdown wlll llkely vary by nelghborhood, dependlng on proposals comlng ln from each.
1o conLlnue Lo bulld Lhe plpellne of schools LhaL may offer full-day pre-k Lo supporL expanslon, now LhaL Lhe lnlLlal appllcaLlon deadllne passed, uCL ls puLLlng ln place a rolllng appllcaLlon process. Schools can conLlnue Lo submlL appllcaLlons. 1hose LhaL respond wlll be consldered for expanslon ln SepLember 2014 or 2013, dependlng on Lhe need.
1he number of programs and classrooms needed Lo supporL clLywlde expanslon of full-day pre-k ls no longer an absLracL number of poLenLlal classrooms. Leaders on Lhe ground, ln publlc schools, and communlLy-based organlzaLlons have puL forLh proposals for servlces Lo be offered ln classrooms sLarLlng Lhls SepLember.
V. Capac|ty to Support Imp|ementat|on
uCL ls prepared, wlLh Lhe lnfrasLrucLure, lnLeragency parLnershlps, experLlse, and leadershlp Lo move forward wlLh Lhese efforLs. llrsL, Lhe uCL's Cfflce of Larly Chlldhood LducaLlon (CLCL) has a Leam of 130 people lnvolved ln boLh Lhe revlew of appllcaLlons descrlbed above and oLher key aspecLs of Lhe plan. CLCL cenLral sLaff ls organlzed by funcLlonal areas LhaL colnclde wlLh key componenLs of Lhe mayor's plan:
! lnsLrucLlon and erformance (rofesslonal developmenL for Leachers, prlnclpals and C8C ulrecLors, ongolng supporL aL program level, currlcula resource developmenL) ! SLraLegy and ollcy (uaLa analysls, quallLy assurance and research) ! lamlly LngagemenL (CuLreach/enrollmenL, guldes for famllles) ! CperaLlons (CverslghL of space and permlL coordlnaLlon wlLh uCPMP, uC8 and lun?, budgeL, C8C conLracLs, processlng and onboardlng of new sLaff) 8orough-based fleld offlces lnclude operaLlonal and lnsLrucLlonal Leams wlLh exLenslve lnsLlLuLlonal knowledge and experlence supporLlng and monlLorlng boLh operaLlonal and program quallLy. 1helr lnslghLs and day-Lo-day work wlLh program admlnlsLraLors and Leachers wlll ensure Lhe expanslon and susLalnablllLy of unlversal pre-k ln new ?ork ClLy ls regularly lnformed by Lhe successes and needs of programs dlrecLly lnLerfaclng wlLh chlldren and famllles.
7 ln order Lo supporL expanslon and susLalnablllLy of hlgh quallLy programmlng, uCL wlll bulld on Lhls exlsLlng lnfrasLrucLure wlLh addlLlonal sLaff. 1he mosL slgnlflcanL growLh wlll be ln dlrecL fleld supporL needed for ongolng monlLorlng and supporL of operaLlonal and programmaLlc quallLy over Lhe nexL year and a half. Whlle numbers are sLlll belng flnallzed, uCL pro[ecLs a need for approxlmaLely 160 lnsLrucLlonal coaches, operaLlons analysLs, soclal workers, and famlly engagemenL speclallsLs Lo supporL full lmplemenLaLlon. As ln prevlous years when uCL sLarLed hlrlng for slmllar Lypes of poslLlons ln Lhe sprlng, uCL expecLs Lo have a slgnlflcanL number of sLaff Lo supporL ?ear 1 of lmplemenLaLlon ln place before Lhe school year beglns.
Second, Lhe uCL ls ramplng up Lo supporL programs ln ldenLlfylng quallfled Leachers for new classrooms. 1he uCL has already esLabllshed a sysLem for C8C ulrecLors Lo access a pool of lndlvlduals who apply for Leachlng poslLlons Lhrough Lhe uCL's onllne sysLem. 1he uCL plloLed Lhe sysLem lasL year wlLh approxlmaLely 90 C8C users. As a resulL, C8Cs and schools can connecL wlLh approxlmaLely 2,000 Leachers wlLh early chlldhood cerLlflcaLlon who Lyplcally apply Lo Lhe uCL each year. 1o supporL programs furLher, Lhe uCL wlll launch a pre-k speclflc Leacher recrulLmenL lnlLlaLlve ln Lhe comlng weeks, LenLaLlvely known as 1eachuk-n?C. 1hese efforLs wlll make lL easler for C8Cs and schools Lo flnd appllcanLs lnLeresLed ln Leachlng pre-k and provlde guldance on how C8Cs and prlnclpals can selecL hlgh quallLy pre-k Leachers from Lhls pool. 8epresenLaLlves from Lhe clLy's early chlldhood leadershlp also sLarLed engaglng unlverslLy parLners Lo ldenLlfy ways Lhey can supporL Lhe developmenL of a sLrong pre-k Leacher plpellne, for example new ?ork unlverslLy, 8ank SLreeL, and Lhe ClLy unlverslLy of new ?ork (Cun?). AL a panel on !anuary 31, 2014 organlzed by Cun?'s rofesslonal uevelopmenL lnsLlLuLe, leaders from uCL and Lhe AdmlnlsLraLlon for Chlldren's Servlces engaged faculLy from several unlverslLles ln a dlscusslon around expecLaLlons of hlgh quallLy pre-k Leachlng and how agencles and lnsLlLuLlons of hlgher educaLlon can sLarL Lo work LogeLher Lo supporL expanslon. 1he mayor's pre-k budgeL lncludes $9 mllllon ln sLarL-up funds LhaL could be used for workforce developmenL, lncludlng Lralnlng and supporL for cerLlfled Leachers, as well as scholarshlps and oLher supporL Lo help oLhers earn cerLlflcaLlon. uCL ls prepared Lo devoLe fundlng Lo move beLween 300 and 400 early chlldhood professlonals Lo earn Lhelr cerLlflcaLlon ln ?ear 1 alone. Accordlng Lo Sherry Cleary, LxecuLlve ulrecLor of Cun?'s rofesslonal uevelopmenL lnsLlLuLe and a member of Lhe mayor's exLernal pre-k lmplemenLaLlon worklng group, Lhese efforLs can be achleved Lhrough a varleLy of LargeLed supporL, ln collaboraLlon wlLh ouLslde parLners.
1hlrd, ongolng coordlnaLlon across clLy agencles ls crlLlcal Lo Lhe success of lmplemenLaLlon. 1he uCL collaboraLes closely wlLh Lhe AdmlnlsLraLlon for Chlldren's Servlces, ueparLmenL of PealLh and MenLal Pyglene, new ?ork ClLy Pouslng AuLhorlLy, ueparLmenL of 8ulldlngs, and lun?. lL wlll hold regular meeLlngs wlLh commlssloners from relevanL agencles Lo Lrack lmplemenLaLlon Lhrough Lhe 2-year perlod.
1he clLy has Lhe provlders, space and educaLors Lo lmplemenL Lhe mayor's plan. 1he mlsslng plece of Lhls puzzle ls fundlng. lf Lhe clLy remalns wlLhouL a new, sLable source of revenue, uCL sLands ready Lo enroll famllles ln Lhe sloLs LhaL exlsL ln Lhe currenL sysLem. 1he Lhousands of new seaLs proposed by our prlnclpals and communlLy leaders wlll go unfllled, and anoLher cohorL of 4-year-olds wlll mlss Lhe opporLunlLy LhaL hlgh-quallLy pre-klndergarLen can offer.
8uL, lf fundlng ls secured, uCL has Lhe lnfrasLrucLure ln place Lo seL up Lhose new seaLs, ensure LhaL every program servlng pre-k chlldren ls hlgh quallLy, and qulckly lnform famllles of Lhelr opLlons. 1hese communlLy ouLreach mechanlsms range from subway/bus ads, Lo a cadre of volunLeers wlLh esLabllshed proLocols for canvasslng nelghborhoods wlLh flyers and llsLs of nearby programs. ClLy Pall's CommunlLy Affalrs Cfflce wlll also brlng lLs resources Lo bear on Lhe efforL.
1he uCL has deslgned ads ln Lngllsh and Spanlsh Lo reflecL Lhe urgency of movlng ahead wlLh clLywlde expanslon: 933(0'*+8'% 5'#0'2 :(;< 6,'*" 6-(0#<
lncreased opporLunlLy for Lhousands of chlldren can sLarL now. 1he work of Lhe lasL several weeks underscores Lhe facL LhaL free, hlgh-quallLy pre-klndergarLen for all ls lndeed ready Lo launch.
9 Append|x M||estones Met and to be Met Imp|ementat|on m||estones met Upcom|ng m||estones to be met Ident|fy h|gh qua||ty prov|ders |n pub||c schoo|s and C8Cs w|th su|tab|e space
" C8C and publlc school appllcaLlons developed, released and submlLLed " ClLywlde and LargeLed ouLreach Lo bulld appllcanL plpellne " lnformaLlonal sesslons on quallLy expecLaLlons and process for poLenLlal appllcanLs " Cadre of uCL revlewers formed and Lralned " All 307 slLes LhaL conLracL wlLh uCL compleLed space survey " CoordlnaLlon wlLh oLher clLy agencles Lo geL slLes ready (e.g., uCPMP, uC8, lun?, ACS) ConducL space survey of 330 ACS C8C slLes: lebruary- mld-March
llrsL seL of publlc school declslons flnallzed by 3/17
" CuLreach maLerlals developed (e.g., subway/bus ads, flyers) " lnLeragency and local parLnershlps formed " Canvasslng procedures and cadre of volunLeers developed CenLrallzed admlsslons process for publlc school opLlons: March-Aprll
lnform famllles of new publlc school opLlons kecru|t and se|ect h|gh qua||ty teachers
" SysLem ln place for C8Cs Lo access resumes of uCL appllcanLs " CollaboraLlon wlLh local unlverslLles and colleges lnlLlaLed " urafL maLerlals for pre-k speclflc recrulLmenL and selecLlon creaLed re-k speclflc recrulLmenL lnlLlaLlve launched on uCL webslLe: March
lndlvldual follow up wlLh unlverslLles and colleges Lo deLermlne how each can supporL plpellne developmenL 1ra|n and support teachers, ass|stants, and adm|n|strators " lramework for provldlng ongolng lnsLrucLlonal supporL ln place " Sample pre-k currlcula unlLs advanclng sLaLe pre- k learnlng sLandards avallable onllne " Culdance for parLnerlng wlLh famllles Lo supporL sLandards based learnlng avallable " lnlLlal revlew of pre-k currlcula done
CompleLe and share currlcula revlew wlLh programs: Mld-Aprll
uevelop unlverslLy parLnershlps for summer Lralnlng: Aprll
10 8reakdown of September 2014 1argets by Sett|ng and Component of Mayor's |an September, 2014 Iu||-day Lxpans|on Seat 1argets 1C1AL 21,440 ubllc schools 4,240 C8Cs 17,200
1hese converLed and new seaLs, comblned wlLh enhancemenLs Lo exlsLlng uCL publlc school or C8C full- day opLlons and ACS LarlyLearn seaLs belng broughL up Lo Lhe uk model, LogeLher LoLal Lhe 33,600 chlldren who wlll have access Lo free, hlgh quallLy full-day pre-k by Lhls SepLember. September, 2014 Iu||-day Lxpans|on and Lnhancement 1argets Convers|ons New Seats Lnhancements to Lx|st|ng DCL pub||c schoo| or C8C fu||-day opt|ons 8r|ng|ng ACS Lar|yLearn seats up to new Uk mode| 1C1AL (by September, 2014) 10,360 11,080 19,483 12,681 33,604
l 8ased on uCL analysls of unaudlLed daLa. ll ro[ecLlons for meeLlng SepLember 2014 LargeLs assume approval raLes LhaL accounL for pasL experlence and facLors unlque Lo Lhls year. lll See Appendlx for a summary of mllesLones already meL and upcomlng deadllnes and a breakdown of ?ear 1 LargeLs by seLLlng and componenL of Lhe mayor's expanslon plan. lv 8ased on uCL analysls of unaudlLed daLa. v 8ased on uCL analysls of unaudlLed daLa. vl SeaL gaps are deflned as Lhe dlfference beLween publlc dlsLrlcL and charLer klndergarLen enrollmenL and exlsLlng full-day opLlons. SeaL gaps range from 0 Lo 3,300. uCL conslders 800 seaLs or more a large seaL gap, or Lhe Lop quarLlle.