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District 28 leaders review FY25 allocations and explain Fair Student Funding
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Eric Blake walked Community Education Council District 28 through New York City Public Schools' $40.8 billion FY25 budget, the city's funding sources and how fair student funding (FSF) allocates the bulk of school dollars; district 28 was shown a $640 million allocation with 75% delivered via FSF.
District 28 Superintendent Dr. Eric Blake told the council that the New York City public school system's FY25 budget is $40.8 billion and that most day-to-day spending for schools is allocated through a program called Fair Student Funding.
"The purpose of tonight is to look at your budget, to do the budget presentation, to understand the review of the New York City, the public school's budget, review fair student funding, and to review the school budget web pages," Dr. Eric Blake said, opening his presentation.
The nut graf: The presentation aimed to give parents and CEC members a plain-language explanation of where city, state and federal money flows, what FSF pays for and how principals and School Leadership Teams (SLTs) decide individual school spending. That context…
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