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NYC’s 2008-09 Proposed Citywide C4E Plan

The FY09 Contracts for Excellence allocations described in this plan are preliminary. Funds are subject to a public engagement process and approval by the State Education Department.

All C4E Allocations by Program Area

Full-Day Pre-K$4,885,268

1%

Model Programs for ELLs$13,746,689

4% Middle & High School Restructuring$18,328,251

5%

Teacher and Principal Quality Initiatives

$87,740,60523%

Time on Task$107,380,700

28%

Class Size Reduction$146,523,625

39%

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All Spending: By Program Strategy

Discretionary Targeted District-Wide Total

Class Size Reduction

Creation of additional classrooms $46,341,355 - $46,341,355

Reducing teacher-student ratio through team teaching strategies

$37,872,902 $62,309,368 - $100,182,270

Total $84,214,257 $62,309,368 $146,523,625

Time on Task

Before- and After-School Programs $24,759,859 - - $24,759,859

Summer School Programs $955,818 $30,004,891* - $30,960,709

Dedicated Instructional Time $41,615,983 - - $41,615,983

Individualized Tutoring $10,044,149 - - $10,044,149

Total $77,375,809 $30,004,891 - $107,380,700

Teacher and Principal Quality Initiatives

Programs to recruit/retain Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT)

$4,033,334 - $20,000,000 $24,033,334

Professional mentoring for beginning teachers and principals

$7,334,730 - - $7,334,730

Instructional coaches for teachers $45,177,223 - - $45,177,223

Leadership coaches for principals $1,195,318 - $10,000,000 $11,195,318

Total $57,740,605 - $27,000,000 $87,740,605

*Maintenance of Effort funds

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All Spending: By Program Strategy

Discretionary Targeted District-Wide Total

Middle & High School Restructuring

Instructional Changes $8,472,872 - - $8,472,872

Structural Changes $2,855,379 - $7,000,000 $9,855,379

Total $11,328,251 - $7,000,000 $18,328,251

Full-Day Pre-K Total $122,150 $4,763,118 - $4,885,268

Model Programs for ELLs

Total $11,573,740 $2,172,949 - $13,746,689

TOTAL ALLOCATED $378,605,139

TOTAL FY09 C4E AMOUNT $385,776,488

Difference* $7,171,349

*Please note that an additional $7 million will be allocated to a group of high-need schools at the end of the week of July 21, 2008. Details about school-level allocations will be posted as soon as they are available.

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Discretionary Allocations to Schools

Amount$242 million in restricted Contracts for Excellence funds were released to 1,439 schools on May 22, 2008 and June 30, 2008

Description

Funds were released directly to schools to be used at the discretion of the principal, School Leadership Team, and greater school community.

Restricted to spending on new or expanded supplemental programs in the six C4E-eligible areas.

Schools were required to complete an appendix to the Comprehensive Education Plan (CEP) outlining uses of these funds.

The following slides outline how schools have proposed spending these discretionary funds.

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2008-09 Proposed Discretionary Spending by C4E Program Area

Full-Day Pre-K$122,150

0%

Model Programs for ELLs $11,573,740

5%

Middle & High School Restructuring$11,328,251

5%

Teacher and Principal Quality Initiatives

$57,740,60524%

Time on Task$77,375,809

32%

Class Size Reduction $84,214,257

34%

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Discretionary Spending: By Program StrategyAllocations % Total

Average Allocation

# Schools

Class Size Reduction

Creation of additional classrooms $46,341,355 19.1% $132,027 351

Reducing teacher-student ratio through team teaching strategies

$37,872,902 15.6% $121,000 313

Total $84,214,257 34.7%

Time on Task

Before- and After-School Programs $24,759,859 10.2% $44,373 558

Summer School Programs $955,818 0.4% $19,913 48

Dedicated Instructional Time $41,615,983 17.2% $97,920 425

Individualized Tutoring $10,044,149 4.1% $53,144 189

Total $77,375,809 31.9%

Teacher and Principal Quality Initiatives

Programs to recruit/retain Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT)

$4,033,334 1.7% $42,014 96

Professional mentoring for beginning teachers and principals

$7,334,730 3.0% $39,223 187

Instructional coaches for teachers $45,177,223 18.6% $79,119 571

School leadership coaches for principals $1,195,318 0.5% $17,841 67

Total $57,740,605 23.8%

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Discretionary Spending: By Program StrategyAllocations % Total

Average Allocation

# Schools

Middle & High School Restructuring

Instructional Changes $8,472,872 3.5% $130,352 65

Structural Changes $2,855,379 1.2% $129,790 22

Total $11,328,251 4.7%

Full-Day Pre-K Total $122,150 0.1% $122,150 1

Model Programs for ELLs

Total $11,573,740 4.8% $82,083 141

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Class Size Reduction: Targeted Grades, Subjects & Populations

Additional ClassroomAdditional Teacher in

Classroom

Targeted Grades

K-3 22% 24%

4-5 27% 13%

6-8 21% 27%

9-12 27% 34%

No response 3% 2%

Targeted Subjects

English Language Arts 43% 47%

Math 9% 14%

Other (Science, Social Studies) 11% 11%

All (Elementary Only) 35% 26%

No response 3% 2%

Targeted Populations

ELLs 17% 26%

Students with Disabilities 4% 17%

Students in Poverty 20% 10%

Students with Low Achievement 53% 44%

No response 5% 3%

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Other Discretionary Spending: Targeted Populations by Program Area and StrategyPlease note that schools were required to target one or more of the following student groups when allocating funds to a particular C4E-eligible activity.

% of Schools Targeting

# Schools ELLsStudents

with Disabilities

Students in

Poverty

Students with Low

Academic Achievement

Time on Task

Before- and After-School Programs

558 68% 59% 66% 87%

Summer School Programs 48 73% 60% 73% 85%

Dedicated Instructional Time 425 60% 58% 54% 86%

Individualized Tutoring 189 60% 58% 54% 79%

Teacher and Principal Quality Initiatives

Programs to recruit/retain Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT)

96 72% 65% 67% 76%

Professional mentoring for beginning teachers and principals

187 62% 55% 60% 69%

Instructional coaches for teachers 571 75% 73% 70% 87%

School leadership coaches for principals

67 66% 63% 66% 81%

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Discretionary Spending: Targeted Populations by Program Area and StrategyPlease note that schools were required to target one or more of the following student groups when allocating funds to a particular C4E-eligible activity.

% of Schools Targeting

# Schools ELLsStudents

with Disabilities

Students in Poverty

Students with Low Academic Achievement

Middle & High School Restructuring

Total 65 71% 68% 70% 90%

Full-Day Pre-K Total 1 100% 100% 100% 100%

Model Programs for ELLs

Total 141 100% - - -

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Targeted Allocations to Schools

Amount

$76 million is our revised estimate in this category since the preliminary posting of our plan. The total allocation amount will be determined through a public process and SED approval. Schools receiving allocations were chosen based on a) overall student need and b) capacity to carry out specific program.

Description

Funds allocated by the DOE directly to schools for specific uses that are eligible within the C4E programs areas:

> $58 million - New Collaborative Team Teaching (CTT) Classrooms (inclusive of fringe)

> $5 million - Full-Day Pre-K Expansion

> $5 million - New & Expanded Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Classrooms

> $2 million - ELL Summer School Expansion

Please note that an additional $7 million will be allocated to a group of high-need schools at the end of the week of July 21, 2008. Details about school-level allocations will be posted as soon as they are available.

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District-Wide Initiatives

Amount

$37 million is our revised estimate in this category. The total allocation amount will depend on the public process and SED approval. While these funds will not appear on schools’ budgets, they will be attributed to impacted schools as part of the DOE’s citywide C4E plan.

Description

Funds allocated to Central programs that directly benefit schools.

> $7 million - New & Expanded Multiple Pathways to Graduation Initiatives (for over-age and under-credit students)

> $10 million - New & Expanded Principal Training Initiatives

Please note that, while the following allocations will appear on schools’ budgets, they do not constitute operational funds. As such, they have been moved from the Targeted Allocations to the District-Wide Initiatives category.

> $20 million – School-Wide Performance Bonus Program

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Maintenance of Effort

Amount $30 million

Description The Department proposes to spend these funds to maintain summer programs impacting the students with the lowest academic achievement in the system.