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Contracts for Excellence In 2003, the States highest court said
class sizes in NYC schools were too large to
provide students with the constitutional right to a sound basic
education.
April 2007, NY State settled the Campaign for Fiscal lawsuit by
passing theContracts for Excellence (C4E) law.
State agreed to send billions in additional aid to NYC &
other high needs schooldistricts; which they would have to spend in
six approved areas, including class size
reduction.*
In addition, NYC had to submit a plan to reduce class size in
all grades.
In fall of 2007, the state approved DOEs plan to reduce class
sizes on average to nomore than 20 students per class in K-3; 23 in
grades 4-8 and 25 in core HS classes.
In return, NYS has sent more than $2.4 billion in C4E funds
cumulatively to NYCsince 2007, though funding has never reached its
full level..
*other allowed programs include Time on Task; Teacher &
Principal Quality; Middle & HS Restructuring; Full-Day Pre-K;
& Model Programs forEnglish Language Learners
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This year, class sizes increased in
grades K-3 for the 5th year in a row
2120.7
20.520.3
20.119.9 19.9
21 20.9
21.4
22.1
22.9
23.9
24.5
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Baseline 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
2012-2013
Average class size K-3(gened, ICT & G&T)
C4E Target
Citywide
Actual
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Class sizes in Grades 4-8 up for the 5th
year in a row
25.6
24.824.6
23.8
23.3
22.9 22.9
25.6
25.125.3
25.8
26.3
26.6 26.7
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Baseline 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
2012-2013
AxisTitle
Average class sizes 4-8gened, ICT & G& T
C4E Target
Citywide Actual
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Class sizes increased this year sharply
in HS as well, far above C4E levels
(data on HS class sizes not reliable)
26.1 26.2
26.626.5
26.4
27
26
25.7
25.2
24.8
24.5 24.5
23
23.5
24
24.5
25
25.5
26
26.5
27
27.5
2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-2013
Core HS class sizes
Actual
C4E targets
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Long term trends
(IBO data 1998-2006)
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Class sizes are now the largest in the
early grades in at least 14 years
Class sizes in K-2 grades are the largest since1998
Class sizes in 3rd grade are the largest we have
in the historical record (before 1998) Class sizes in 4th grade
are the largest since
2001
Class sizes in 5th, 7th & 8th grades largest since2004
Class sizes in 6th grade largest since 2003
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The number of Kindergarten students
in very large classes continues to grow
17%
22%
24%
34%
42%
45%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
K students in classes of 25 or more
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.
Children who are in small classes inKindergarten are shown to
have significantly
better life outcomes
They are more likely to have graduated from
college more than 20 years later.
And own their own homes and have a 401K3.
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Conclusion:
The citys record in providing an adequateeducation is
abysmal.
Our children are being cheated of their rightto an adequate
education, according to thestates highest court.
The DOE is not interested in abiding by thelaw, listening to the
priorities of parents.
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Where is the state?
missing in action
SED recently informed us they still have notyet approved the
citys C4E plan for LAST year(2011-12) though all the money was
grantedand spent.
The city missed the deadline for posting thisyears plan (in
Sept.) and holding hearings (in
October) and still has not released it.
There is no accountability for DOE.
