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District outlines $1.97 million summer school plan with expanded early‑childhood and targeted high‑school supports
Summary
Assistant superintendents presented a $1,967,113 projected budget for 2026 summer programs covering jumpstart for incoming kindergarteners, consolidated elementary and middle‑school sites, high‑school credit recovery and Regents prep, ESY for special education, newcomer and refugee academies, and an alternative education pathway at the Tony Clement Center.
Assistant Superintendent Jasmine Brown and Assistant Superintendent Lynn Rutnik presented the district’s 2026 summer programming and a projected total budget of $1,967,113 funded from a combination of Title I, Title III, 21st Century grants, IDEA/IDEIDA and some general‑fund sources.
Key elements of the plan include:
• Jumpstart (incoming kindergarten): expand to two classrooms serving up to 32 students, budgeted at about $42,000 for foundational school‑readiness work.
• Elementary K–5: consolidate to one primary site (Toast) this year to share resources and manage costs; projected elementary budget ~ $279,000, with partners providing afternoon enrichment (Boys & Girls Club, YMCA).
• Middle school: consolidate three programs into a central Hackett site to increase collaboration and equity, serving roughly 225 scholars with approximately $217,000 in Title I funding.
• High school: programming focused on credit recovery, Regents prep and acceleration to keep students on graduation pathways; projected to serve about 750 scholars using roughly $610,000 in general‑fund support and culminating with a summer graduation event in August.
• ESY (extended school year for students with disabilities): estimated 125–150 students, budgeted at about $600,000 funded partially by state special‑education allocations and the general fund.
• Newcomer/ENL, dual‑language and refugee academies: targeted language and transition supports with separate budgets (newcomer ~85 students at ~$89,000 from Title III; refugee academy ~50 students at ~$51,000).
• Tony Clement Alternative Education Center (TCECC): an alternative pathway offering 80 seats for grades 7–11 focused on credit recovery and individualized supports (budgeted ~$53,000 via 21st Century funding).
Brown and Rutnik said transportation will be provided for summer programs (current policy: students living more than 1.5 miles receive busing) and described hiring timelines and targeted recruitment using assessment data and teacher recommendations. Board members asked for last‑year comparisons (presenters said elementary came in under budget) and for clarity about eligibility and logistics; staff agreed to provide comparative cost data outside the meeting.
The summer plan aims to combine academic reinforcement, language acceleration and social‑emotional supports while optimizing resources across sites.
