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District 25 council backs moving 3-K, pre-K classes into community-based organizations to free classroom space
Summary
The Community Education Council for New York City Geographic District 25 voted to urge the DOE to relocate 3-K and pre-K classes from some school buildings into nearby community-based organizations to free rooms for compliance with the state' mandated class-size reductions and to preserve specialized spaces such as art and music rooms.
The Community Education Council for New York City Geographic District 25 voted Thursday to approve a resolution encouraging New York City Department of Education schools to move 3-K and pre-K classes that are currently housed inside elementary school buildings into suitable, nearby community-based organizations (CBOs) to free classroom space.
The resolution, introduced by CEC members Bob Wozorek, Catherine Saint Pierre and Grace Torres, says relocating early childhood classes to CBOs could help schools comply with the state'mandated class-size reductions while preserving or creating specialized spaces for art, music, science, dance and libraries.
The nut of the measure: the council framed CBOs as existing partners that already deliver DOE-funded early-childhood services and argued that shifting some classrooms could add educational square footage without capital construction. "The resolution states that the 3-K and pre-K programs should be moved to…
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