Mark Treyger 🍎
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CEO of JCRC-NY🟦Former Senior NYC Ed advisor & Council Ed Chair, Educator 🍎, Lifelong learner, Knicks & Bills, Brooklynite & Dad to my rescue dog Jessie 🐾
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In September 2023, the president instructed eight federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education, to clarify in writing that Title VI of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibited antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other forms of discrimination in federally funded…
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This is in my district. I went to the site. This construction debris was left near a construction site on Ave X in Gravesend. Could be evidence of a developer breaking law since phase 1 hasn’t begun, but there was no evidence of organized looting on X last night that I’m aware of
This is what our cops are up against: Organized looters, strategically placing caches of bricks & rocks at locations throughout NYC.
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Lincoln HS in Coney Island this morning. Mostly staff and almost no one getting vaccinated. Irony is the city’s website says no appointments are available for my constituents today, but no one is there & they’re sitting on vaccine supply. This is unacceptable
@nycHealthy
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There are 1,100,000 students in NYC schools.
Yet our schools only have:
1,335 Social Workers
2,958 Guidance Counselors
560 School Psychologists
We have more School Safety Agents (5,500) than Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, and School Psychologists combined.
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The mayor speaks as if he’s not in charge of the city. As if he’s a bystander. This is not a police-run city. NYPD reports to him. That’s how it works. What is becoming more clear is that not only is he losing control over the police but he’s losing control of the city altogether
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I’m old enough to remember when 70K Manhattan residents lost power for 5hrs in July 2019 outage, which was national breaking news. Over 200K outer-borough residents are w/out power in a pandemic & are told it will take days to restore. Hope things are well in Manhattan & Hamptons
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Only thing worse than submitting a failing school reopening proposal to NYS is knowingly submitting a failing proposal. I know what they privately know. NYC doesn’t have enough $ & time to safely operationalize plans. Difference is I’m willing to admit it to keep kids/staff safe.
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Receiving many reports of vaccinated educators either testing positive or not being able to get tested due to long lines. NYC should have never stopped offering tests for staff at schools. Situation Room is overwhelmed w/cases & school leaders growingly concerned about staffing.
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Message from a NYC principal: “Our custodians have been diluting the soap with water because there isn’t enough. It barely makes bubbles. Most cleaning supplies are bought by teachers/paras & with limited supply now in stores it’s harder to supply their classrooms & their homes”
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Amazing how fast the government can ensure every child will have a standardized test to take this spring with no delivery issues expected, but couldn’t support states and cities with adequate COVID testing capacity, vaccines, and tech/internet for all kids who need it.
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How twisted can the city administration be in arresting essential workers at 8pm after encouraging New Yorkers to clap for them at 7pm?
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Common concern I’m hearing from principals about lack of a remote option: if a child has to quarantine at home for 10 days, then what will instruction look like and who will be responsible for it? Last year kids in quarantine could log onto remote classes.
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Another painful school story: “We have a senior in our HS and before pandemic... his GPA was a 3.6. But now, at home, his GPA is a 2.1. That's because he has several people living in only two rooms, anxiety, insufficient tech access, and there is no quiet space for him to study.”
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@elizashapiro
In 2015, the Council passed a law requiring NYPD to report on metal detectors & scanners in schools. They refused to comply. Last year, we pushed for principals to evaluate school safety performance. I’m told it never happened. Nothing short of big, structural change will cut it.
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NYC schools are not ready to safely reopen today and they won’t be ready to fully operationalize plans by Sept 21. Only thing worse than getting this terribly wrong is knowingly getting it wrong. No amount of gaslighting during morning pressers will change the facts on the ground
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Hearing from vaccinated educators that wanted to get tested in their schools after their vaccinated colleagues experienced breakthrough infections, but were turned away & told tests are only for unvaccinated & small % of students. This is pure negligence by the Health Department.
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If you’re lecturing to fully reopen schools, but are MIA in fight to fully fund them & actively work to cut their $, then you’re part of the problem. Stakeholders are keenly aware of the pre-existing conditions that have plagued schools, chronic under-funding chief among them.
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The mayor of NYC, who was granted full control over schools by NYS, just announced that it’s NOT safe to go to school in 9 zip codes, but is encouraging kids to get 1 more day inside school before they close. This isn’t your gym experience, Mr. Mayor. Trust is irreparably broken
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A text from a dedicated principal this morning after learning of more school changes on eve of re-opening via social media last night: “I can’t do this anymore. I’m not OK. I can’t look my community in the eye and tell them with a straight face that we’re OK. I want to quit.”
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A reminder that many old schools rely on open windows as their main source for ventilation. Temps are dropping & the wind chill will be even colder during snow. This is not education. This is an irresponsible and unsafe attempt at crisis management. They have no plan for winter.
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The fact that city food delivery workers who work overnight to restock shelves are messaging me frantically right now not sure if they can work tonight with the abruptly announced city curfew tells you a lot about the state of government right now.
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DOE should offer a fall remote option for kids not of vaccination age and have it run by central rather than by individual schools. I support 5 days a week in person instruction for all, but we need to follow science and adjust accordingly while providing flexibility for families
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I stand by my call for a remote option in the fall for kids who are not of vaccination age & immunocompromised students, which should be administered centrally. Waiting to see what happens is not a plan. It’s almost August & contingency plans shouldn’t fall on individual schools.
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Another reminder for folks who never worked a day inside a school who have a lot to say about teachers: There are pre-existing conditions plaguing our school system prior to the pandemic that contribute to the city’s inability to fully and safely reopen by Sept 10.
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“For America’s educators, this is a great day for you all!” “There will be an educator in the White House!” 🍎 📚 🇺🇸
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I’ve been contacted by a constituent living in a shelter with her kids in need of internet for remote learning & forwarded to DOE to address. I want to point out that NYC has a franchise agreement with AT&T to provide free Wi-Fi in Central Park but no such deal for shelters.
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Not falling for this teachers vs parents narrative. Many teachers are parents. Teachers have died defending students. Teachers are only part of a school community. Nurses, social workers, counselors, cleaners, food workers& other staff are valued& needed for safe school settings
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One principal I spoke with learned of today’s news during staff meeting where she fielded complaints of many unknowns & constantly changing guidance with no support. When given today’s news, she checked with superintendent who didn’t know either. Schools deserve better than this.
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After reviewing City Hall’s “plan” for re-opening schools in the fall, it appears that they don’t have a plan & are therefore telling 1800 schools to come up with one on their own. The same schools that are in the dark about budgets, including many without nurses & social workers
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Let’s start with free Wi-Fi for ALL NYC students
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New York State chronically underfunds NYC and imposed more cuts this year on vital services and has a looming additional $2 billion cut to schools and hospitals during a pandemic, but they want to lecture us on being prudent while refusing to raise taxes on millionaires. Got it.
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City Hall still hasn’t figured out how to deliver diplomas to high school seniors who graduated in June, but we’re supposed to believe they’ll deliver adequate cleaning supplies and PPE for every school?
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NYC’s fact sheet says people should quarantine for 10 days, not 7, if they are unvaccinated and are a close contact to confirmed cases. Try telling parents, students, & educators that 10 days are brief w/out instruction. Worksheets aren’t instruction. Kids need a remote option.
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The fight for better ventilation in schools doesn’t just mean classrooms. School food workers, who have been working around the clock feeding our families, have been subjected to 100 degree plus temps in cafeterias for many years. Their essential voices need to be heard as well.
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NYS still hasn’t drafted a single sentence of reopening guidance for OUTDOOR Coney Island amusements this year, which were closed the entire season for the first time in history last year and are experiencing dire financial hardships. We must center the outer-borough economy.
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This is a reminder that New York threatens to shut down establishments for solely serving potato chips in the name of public health, but green lights reopening schools experiencing virus outbreaks.
BREAKING: 16 NYC school staffers test positive for COVID-19 at 16 different schools: union
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LA is adopting plan I called for in NYC: “A key element of LA coping strategy will be opening 40 family resource centers throughout the vast school system that will open Wed. These centers will provide childcare, educational activities&other services. They’ll also provide meals.”
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School cleaners are messaging me that they don’t have the budgets for deep cleaning every night for the year ahead. I’m also told there’s a multi-month backorder on Lysol wipes and other needed supplies. This is only one part of the unfunded guidance released by safety experts
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Let’s not flip the script on educators and support staff. Many have died serving and defending their students. Gov’t is responsible for inadequate vaccines, for inadequate testing program where folks wait weeks for results, for inability to fully adhere to CDC guidance,
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The mayor continues to wing it with his sudden school announcement today on using outdoor space. Principals I’ve spoken with have received no info/$ for this and still don’t know how to assign staff. Relying on PTA fundraising to fund this effort only exacerbates inequity as well
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This is a very concerning NYS press conference. The state doesn’t trust the city to handle indoor dining, but is green lighting in-person school to reopen with a vague testing strategy and with serious questions on capacity to live up to agreement with unions.
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Just spoke to a school leader who proactively reached out to the new DOE “PPE supply hotline” to ask when they’ll receive thermometers for temp checks. The response they received: “why are you worried about this now when schools haven’t even started yet.” Yep, this is going great
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Your glaring omission of the legal and moral requirement to protect all students is what I find outrageous, Congressman.
As a former educator and as the former Chair of the NYC Council’s Education Committee, who helped usher in over $700 million to increase school budgets and…
I am outraged by the level of police presence called upon nonviolent student protestors on Columbia and CCNY’s campuses. As an educator who has first hand experience with the over-policing of our schools, this is personal to me.
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The cost of being transparent with New Yorkers about school challenges? $0.
The cost of the mayor’s gaslighting about those challenges? Ask school staff, parents, and students today and they’ll tell you.
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The isolated cluster strategy didn’t work & the 9 zip code strategy won’t work either. NYC needs help from NYS to ensure every child from every zip code receives technology and internet. Schools should shift to remote & Regional Enrichment Centers should be revisited immediately.
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Schools aren’t returning to a new school year. They’re returning to a hurried and sloppy attempt to manage crisis. Trust is foundational in both education and crisis response. It’s shattered. Being told everything is ok while you’re on your own isn’t leadership you can believe in
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Quote from tireless school leader who spent months re-programming her school under constantly changing guidance and with limited staff/resources: “I don’t have the staff to do this. No one asked me if we can make this work. Another uninformed surprise announcement. I’m done.”
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I’ve been informed that DOE has asked borough field offices to determine if schools are ready to reopen & are aligned with safety protocols via walkthrough survey. However, borough offices were instructed NOT to complete survey in writing if they deemed buildings unsafe to reopen
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The state and city show more concern about safety protocols and compliance with protocols for indoor dining than they do for in-person school. This is not normal and this is not OK.
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The DOE proposal is incomplete, mainly optics, raises more questions, and reads more like a liability compliance checklist rather than something designed to instill confidence and build trust. Schools already paid a heavy price for poor decisions. I don’t support the DOE proposal
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This is very concerning but I have to ask how do tigers have better access to testing than our constituents
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STATEMENT: NYC Council Members Treyger & Richards Call for the Division of School Safety to be Removed from the NYPD & Return to the DOE
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Another principal: “I just re-programmed for April when we have to administer NYS exams that should have been cancelled. No heads up about the announcement & I don’t have enough staff. Parents don’t call the mayor for answers. They call principals & we don’t have any ourselves.”
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PTA’s shouldn’t have to fundraise to keep students/staff safe. This isn’t normal & it is appalling for someone entrusted with sole authority over NYC’s school system to suggest this. Plus, my legislation shed light on fundraising inequities & mayor’s plan deepens those inequities
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NYC schools have 1,293 social workers
NYC schools have 2,880 guidance counselors
NYC schools have 583 school psychologists
NYC schools have 5,511 school safety agents
We need at least as many social workers, guidance counselors & psychologists combined as school safety agents
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I was a teacher and I remember how much time it took for effective lesson planning. Many educators use summer to plan ahead. It is extraordinary how quickly educators are adapting and preparing to meet the needs of our kids in a middle of a pandemic. Our educators are HEROES!
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Reminder for folks who never worked a day inside a school who have a lot to say about teachers: Teachers are only one part of a school community.
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We don’t have sufficient COVID-19 testing capacity for all NYC schools, which impacts safety operations, but the federal government chooses to require standardized tests this spring? Plus, there are kids literally still waiting for an appropriate device and reliable internet!
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I’ll never forget when
@RitchieTorres
and my other Council colleagues were subjected to a pressure campaign by self-declared progressive groups urging us not to participate in a City Council delegation trip to Israel back in 2015. Council Member Torres at the time shared that he…
There’s a false narrative that I am pro-Israel because of “the Jewish lobby” or “Jewish money” or whatever antisemitic tropes critics wish to invoke.
Left unmentioned is the fact that I have been pro-Israel for nearly a decade—long before I ever thought of running for Congress.…
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Another reminder that NYC educators and school support staff continue to move heaven and earth to support our students with limited support. We see you, we appreciate you, and will always have your back. 🍎
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Receiving reports that some NYC health officials did not agree with the mayor’s decision to weaken the quarantine policy for elementary schools.
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New York State Education Department is now providing districts throughout the state guidance on how to establish a summer school meals program right now
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Students/educators have been proven right again. Mayor continued to misleadingly declare that every student had tech/internet they needed even after hearing that wasn’t true. Now they’re ordering 100K iPads for Nov. Why didn’t they listen in 1st place & get this right months ago?
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NYC teachers shifted the largest school district in the nation to remote in under a week with inadequate support. They’ve lost colleagues and loved ones in their family. Many are primary caretakers and became de facto caseworkers and counselors for students and their families.
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I wish state & city leaders showed as much interest in ensuring every child from every zip code has access to remote learning as they do in one-upping each other on TV. And interest in fully funding schools so they have nurses, social workers, and enough SOAP in their buildings
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Receiving word that school leaders were informed last night that their schools could now use school $ to purchase PPE for students/staff. Why is this sudden shift significant? Because the mayor promised to pay for adequate PPE for each school, centrally.
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One high school with normally strong student attendance numbers is reporting 30% attendance today with numerous staff outages as well. With no remote option in place, the school is turning to worksheets in place of instruction. (As predicted!)
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Hearing from more school administrators who are facing greater programming challenges each day with news of less staff returning in-person. Still aren’t hearing back from ATR’s/subs/central. This is not education. This is a sloppy and hurried attempt at crisis management.
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Being told by educators that a pregnant teacher in PS 199 in Brooklyn has reported to DOE she has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized. DOE is aware. My prayers are with her and our school community. Responsible shutdown-summer school model NOW
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I’m hearing the number of returned test consent forms from across NYC is very low. This will mean the same small group of students will get tested over & over again, which falls short of a comprehensive testing program. A school w/1500 students received <100 forms back so far.
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Governor Cuomo, how do you justify forcing NYC DOE to pay $2.9 million in yearly rent to Success Academy for a property they OWN at Hudson Yards, which sits on some of the most expensive real estate in the City of New York
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@RitchieTorres
YES to the defense of democracy here and around the world. Thank you, Congressman Torres.
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I’m being told senior DOE officials are speaking with high school leaders today about physically reopening 5 days a week in Feb 2021. When DOE is asked “with what staff?” “Blank stares & silence,” one school leader told me. Looking more and more of a repeat of failed past efforts
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After yesterday’s oversight hearing on NYC’s school reopening plan, I am more certain that NYC families need a remote option.
A lot to unpack from yesterday’s hearing, but wanted to share key information:
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Hearing strong feedback from students, parents& educators that chromebooks work better than iPads due to functionality/compatibility w/remote learning. They need to come w/Wi-Fi hotspots. Now that City Hall agrees that more kids need tech let’s give them right options
@NYCSchools
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The blended learning outcomes City Hall is concerned about were predictable. This model was designed for a mayoral photo-op. It was not designed to meet the needs of children who rely on in-person instruction/services and it certainly wasn’t designed to help working parents.
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Think about the contradicting message here. An outdoor celebration is being cancelled due to legit Delta variant concerns, but NYC is providing inadequate flexibility to school families, particularly for kids not of vaccination age, who share the same legit Delta concerns.
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Kudos to educators who spoke up about ventilation problems at MLK campus, which will not open this week. Unfortunately, the MLK campus isn’t alone in experiencing infrastructure issues. I’ll continue to push for greater accountability & transparency on behalf of students & staff
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This is not a new expense. This is $ workers earned years ago. The same workers who had colleagues/loved ones die while shifting largest system in US to remote, deepening connections w/students, & operationalizing EVERY City Hall change. Educators MUST get their hard-earned $ NOW
In a video posted recently, UFT president Michael Mulgrew says the city said today it won't pay retroactive payments to union members, citing the city's fiscal crisis.
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Approximately 100,000 NYC students will be unable to shift to remote learning because they still do not have a remote learning device and reliable internet. After months of being in denial, City Hall ordered additional devices only recently and they still haven’t come in.
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For the sake of our city’s children and in response to concerning infection rates, I am again asking
@NYCMayor
to cancel the hybrid (blended) school model, which is not equitable and nowhere close to meeting the needs of our most vulnerable children and working families.
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A reminder that while it is easy for folks at City Hall to tweet about last minute changes, it is ultimately up to school leaders and their team to operationalize plans. They’re carrying the burden to make sense of this with inadequate info, support, staff, resources, and tech.
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Getting more reports today of school leaders, mainly from elementary schools, getting calls from parents pushing for a remote option and asking for work for their children at home. Because of no remote option, parents are asking for worksheets and packets.
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If only the mayor listened to a teacher from the start.
BREAKING: NYC schools will NOT physically reopen for all students on Monday. The city is doing a phased-in reopening instead, by grade levels, throughout the next few weeks. This is the second time the mayor has delayed in-person classes. More soon.
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Being told by a school leader when they reached out for information on qualifications for “isolation room leader” and “COVID-19 coordinator” since school forms need to get submitted to the state, the response was “just put someone down.” This is not a plan. This is negligence.
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I’ve shared with DOE a temporary contingency plan that I believe could work in terms of a limited system shutdown while servicing the most vulnerable. I’m awaiting a response.
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There is a real opportunity to re-imagine mass transit in New York.
How can New York become a more equitable place AND encourage people to use public transit? Free subways and buses.
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Mr. Mayor, if you are more “concerned” about shifting school safety away from NYPD (like Guiliani) than you are about the fact that there are more NYPD agents in schools than social workers, counselors, and psychologists combined, then you are a big part of the problem.
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The vaccine mandate makes students & staff safe. A lack of a plan to implement the mandate without impacting important school operations makes students/staff less safe. Weakening the quarantine policy after calling the original one the gold standard also makes students less safe.
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The fact that school communities still do not know whether they’ll have adequate nurses, space, funding to comply with safety guidance, & a functional remote program while still being expected to administer state exams speaks volumes about priorities. NYS must cancel state exams
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The
@NYCCouncil
has a majority backing the call for a centralized remote learning option. Now w/28 CMs including
@NYCSpeakerCoJo
LETTER:
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Teachers should NOT be told to use their teacher’s choice funds to buy hand sanitizer and hygiene supplies for their schools. That is the responsibility of the DOE. Plus, some teachers who are willing to do this can’t find supplies in stores. This is outrageous and unacceptable!
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Based on feedback I’ve received from MS & HS educators/parents from across NYC, there is growing concern over NYC’s school health protocols since the protocols center around who is vaccinated and right now schools have little to no idea about their school’s vaccination numbers.
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Receiving reports that NYC will announce a weaker quarantine rule for elementary schools. Rather than whole class quarantining in the event of a positive case, only those kids deemed in close proximity will have to quarantine. This is not how Delta works & uh, kids move around.
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The lack of effective communication between DOE & DOHMH is unacceptable. I’m receiving many messages from parents who are being told by schools that their children don’t have to quarantine after a positive case in class, but later get called by Health Dept saying exact opposite.
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The mayor should also share on a daily basis the number of students still without a remote learning device and adequate internet who have been without meaningful instruction for over half the year. It is now mid-November and the need for tech/internet remains significant.
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@NYCMayor
Respectfully, Mr. Mayor, we told your office that testing was woefully inadequate back at our early September hearing and the response I was given was NYC was using the gold standard. Your administration still has to release data on number of consent forms collected per school.
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Getting more reports of concerning attendance figures at some schools in hardest hit communities. Some schools have attendance %s in the 50’s and 60’s range when they are traditionally in the upper 80’s. Families continue to ask schools for remote options for their children.
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School leaders I spoke with this morning tell me they still need paraprofessionals. They called for subs & no one arrived. They’ve nominated people for these positions & still waiting for applications to be processed. These are mandated service providers for students with IEPs.
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