File #: Res 0287-2018    Version: * Name: DOE to expand the use of the community learning schools model.
Type: Resolution Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Education
On agenda: 4/11/2018
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: Resolution calling upon the Mayor of the City of New York and the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education to expand the use of the community learning schools model.
Sponsors: Mark Treyger
Council Member Sponsors: 1
Attachments: 1. Res. No. 287, 2. April 11, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 3. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-18, 4. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 11, 2018

Res. No. 287

 

Resolution calling upon the Mayor of the City of New York and the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education to expand the use of the community learning schools model.

 

By Council Member Treyger

                     Whereas, Non-academic factors such as where students live, family instability, poverty, homelessness, and inadequate access to health care negatively impact student achievement; and

                     Whereas, One out of five children in New York City depends on emergency food for their next meal; and

                     Whereas, More than 22,000 children in New York City sleep in homeless shelters each night; and

                     Whereas, In 2015, more than 28% of children in New York City lived below the federal poverty line; and

                     Whereas, The community learning schools model acknowledges the influence of these factors on a child’s academic achievement; and

                     Whereas, The model was created in collaboration between the United Federation of Teachers, the New York City Council, the Partnership of New York City, and Trinity Wall Street; and

                     Whereas,  The community learning schools model partners public schools and service organizations to support the academic, social service, and health needs of school children, their families and communities; and

                     Whereas, As of December 2017, there are 29 community learning schools across the five boroughs of which there are high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools; and

                     Whereas, Community learning schools are a type of community school; and

                     Whereas, Studies have shown that community schools can increase student attendance and scores in math and reading; and

                     Whereas, Studies in the United States by the Bright Research Group, Economic Modeling Specialists, and The Finance Project show that for each dollar spent on community schools, there are greater returns to society;  and

                     Whereas, One such study in New York City found a social return on investment of $10.30 per dollar of investment at PS 5 Ellen Lurie Elementary School and $14.30 at the Salomé Ureña campus; now therefore, be it

                     Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the Mayor of the City of New York and the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education to expand the use of the community learning schools model. 

 

 

 

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