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Yet according to DOE, the need for seats has increased even more, to 83,000.
Thus the new capacity funded by the plan will fulfill only 59% of the DOEs estimate of the need for new
school seats, based on existing overcrowding and future enrollment increases. Below is a chart showing
the unmet need for seats in each district, according to the plan:
Unfunded seat need according to the DOE in March 2016 capital plan
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
-
5,453
4,534
3,706
2,902
2,676
1,852
42
1,524
844
4,078
1,580 1,718 1,612
1,439
764
55
Here is the percent of K-8 seats funded compared to the need by district, according to the DOEs
estimates.
99%100%
100%
76%
80%
60%
53%
44% 44%
40%
20%
61%
26%
63%
76%
51%
47%
52%
37% 35%
43%
56% 53%
52%
37%
0%
0%
D2 D3 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D19 D20 D21 D22 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D30 D31
Queens and Staten Island will receive 41% and 86% of the need for new seats, respectively, according to
the DOE. No other borough is due to receive any new high schools seats.
Recommendations
Because of the problems outlined above, we urge members of the Panel to reject the proposed capital
plan, until and unless the DOE provides more accurate and transparent enrollment projections,
identifies where all the seats in the Class Size Reduction category will be sited and where replacement
seats for the TCUs will be found, and fully funds at least its own estimate of needed new seats of 83,000.