DOE allocates $18 million to pilot initiative to lower class sizes

The New York City Department of Education is testing out a new initiative to help reduce class sizes and increase literacy instruction at 72 schools.

Schools will hire more teachers with the new $18 million investment, first reported by Chalkbeat, which will help lower the teacher-to-student ratio and provide additional support for reading instruction. The average amount each school will get will be about $25,000 but the exact amount will depend on their average teacher salary.

“Educators know that smaller classes mean more attention for each child—which leads to a greater focus on literacy,” said DOE spokesperson Katie O’Hanlon.”Through our academic recovery plan, we’re supporting all students’ ability to read on grade level by the end of second grade, and thanks to our partners at the City Council, we’re adding staff and reducing class sizes at some of our highest-need schools to make that happen.”

The initiative is the result of a partnership with the New York City Council and will focus on high needs k-8 schools with lower than average state test scores and higher than average class sizes.

Here is the list of selected schools:

District	School
05	P.S. 046 Arthur Tappan
06	P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell
07	P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
08	The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School
08	P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt
08	P.S. 138 Samuel Randall
08	P.S. 146 Edward Collins
09	P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld
09	P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magne
10	PS/MS 20 P.O.George J. Werdann, III
10	P.S. 023 The New Children’s School
10	P.S. 032 Belmont
10	P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight
10	P.S. X037 – Multiple Intelligence School
10	P.S. 094 Kings College School
10	P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher
10	P.S. 205 Fiorello LaGuardia
10	P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr.
10	P.S./M.S. 280 Mosholu Parkway
10	P.S. 310 Marble Hill
10	P.S. 315 Lab School
11	P.S. 041 Gun Hill Road
11	P.S. 083 Donald Hertz
11	P.S. 087 Bronx
11	P.S. 089 Bronx
11	P.S. 096 Richard Rodgers
11	P.S. 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein
11	P.S. 106 Parkchester
11	P.S. 111 Seton Falls
11	P.S./M.S. 194
12	P.S. 047 John Randolph
12	P.S. 057 Crescent
12	P.S. 214
12	Bronx Little School
17	Norma Adams Clemons Academy
19	P.S. 089 Cypress Hills
19	The Fresh Creek School
20	P.S. 179 Kensington
20	P.S. 503: The School of Discovery
21	P.S. 128 Bensonhurst
21	P.S. K225 – The Eileen E. Zaglin
22	P.S. 119 Amersfort
22	P.S. 139 Alexine A. Fenty
22	P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg
22	P.S. 198 Brooklyn
22	P.S. K315
22	P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
23	P.S./I.S. 323
24	P.S. 014 Fairview
24	P.S. Q016 The Nancy DeBenedittis School
24	P.S. 019 Marino Jeantet
24	P.S. 143 Louis Armstrong
24	Elm Tree Elementary School
27	P.S. 104 The Bays Water
27	P.S. 123
27	New York City Academy for Discovery
28	P.S. 082 Hammond
28	P.S. 160 Walter Francis Bishop
28	P.S. 182 Samantha Smith
29	P.S. 034 John Harvard
29	P.S. 035 Nathaniel Woodhull
29	P.S. 036 Saint Albans School
29	P.S. 052 Queens
29	P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley
29	P.S. 118 Lorraine Hansberry
29	P.S./I.S. 268
30	P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr.
30	P.S. 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School
30	P.S. 148 Queens
30	P.S. 149 Christa McAuliffe
31	P.S. 020 Port Richmond
31	P.S. 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park

District	School
05	P.S. 046 Arthur Tappan
06	P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell
07	P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
08	The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School
08	P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt
08	P.S. 138 Samuel Randall
08	P.S. 146 Edward Collins
09	P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld
09	P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magne
10	PS/MS 20 P.O.George J. Werdann, III
10	P.S. 023 The New Children’s School
10	P.S. 032 Belmont
10	P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight
10	P.S. X037 – Multiple Intelligence School
10	P.S. 094 Kings College School
10	P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher
10	P.S. 205 Fiorello LaGuardia
10	P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr.
10	P.S./M.S. 280 Mosholu Parkway
10	P.S. 310 Marble Hill
10	P.S. 315 Lab School
11	P.S. 041 Gun Hill Road
11	P.S. 083 Donald Hertz
11	P.S. 087 Bronx
11	P.S. 089 Bronx
11	P.S. 096 Richard Rodgers
11	P.S. 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein
11	P.S. 106 Parkchester
11	P.S. 111 Seton Falls
11	P.S./M.S. 194
12	P.S. 047 John Randolph
12	P.S. 057 Crescent
12	P.S. 214
12	Bronx Little School
17	Norma Adams Clemons Academy
19	P.S. 089 Cypress Hills
19	The Fresh Creek School
20	P.S. 179 Kensington
20	P.S. 503: The School of Discovery
21	P.S. 128 Bensonhurst
21	P.S. K225 – The Eileen E. Zaglin
22	P.S. 119 Amersfort
22	P.S. 139 Alexine A. Fenty
22	P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg
22	P.S. 198 Brooklyn
22	P.S. K315
22	P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
23	P.S./I.S. 323
24	P.S. 014 Fairview
24	P.S. Q016 The Nancy DeBenedittis School
24	P.S. 019 Marino Jeantet
24	P.S. 143 Louis Armstrong
24	Elm Tree Elementary School
27	P.S. 104 The Bays Water
27	P.S. 123
27	New York City Academy for Discovery
28	P.S. 082 Hammond
28	P.S. 160 Walter Francis Bishop
28	P.S. 182 Samantha Smith
29	P.S. 034 John Harvard
29	P.S. 035 Nathaniel Woodhull
29	P.S. 036 Saint Albans School
29	P.S. 052 Queens
29	P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley
29	P.S. 118 Lorraine Hansberry
29	P.S./I.S. 268
30	P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr.
30	P.S. 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School
30	P.S. 148 Queens
30	P.S. 149 Christa McAuliffe
31	P.S. 020 Port Richmond
31	P.S. 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park