The New York City education department on Tuesday announced which 72 schools will hire more teachers in a bid to boost reading outcomes for students.
The $18 million initiative aims to lower teacher-to-student ratios, with a focus on campuses where class sizes are larger than the city average, test scores in reading and math are below the city average, and more than 70% of students come from low-income families. City Council members pushed to include the pilot program in the city’s budget, which was approved this month.
“Educators know that smaller classes mean more attention for each child,” education department spokesperson Katie O’Hanlon said in an emailed statement. “Thanks to our partners at the city council, we’re adding staff and reducing class sizes at some of our highest-need schools to make that happen.”
It’s unclear how many of the schools will add teachers to classrooms, instead of whittling down the total number of students in a room. Since many overcrowded schools are crunched for space, it will likely be hard for many of the campuses to accommodate more classrooms with fewer students.
O’Hanlon pointed out that the education department’s capital plan funds 57,000 new school seats across the five boroughs. Officials also hope that an historic increase in school budgets will also mean that principals hire more teachers to reduce class sizes.
Below is the list of schools included in the pilot.
| District | School |
|---|---|
| 5 | P.S. 046 Arthur Tappan |
| 6 | P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell |
| 7 | P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School |
| 8 | The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School |
| 8 | P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt |
| 8 | P.S. 138 Samuel Randall |
| 8 | P.S. 146 Edward Collins |
| 9 | P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld |
| 9 | P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magne |
| 10 | PS/MS 20 P.O.George J. Werdann, III |
| 10 | P.S. 023 The New Children's School |
| 10 | P.S. 032 Belmont |
| 10 | P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight |
| 10 | P.S. X037 - Multiple Intelligence School |
| 10 | P.S. 094 Kings College School |
| 10 | P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher |
| 10 | P.S. 205 Fiorello LaGuardia |
| 10 | P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr. |
| 10 | P.S./M.S. 280 Mosholu Parkway |
| 10 | P.S. 310 Marble Hill |
| 10 | P.S. 315 Lab School |
| 11 | P.S. 041 Gun Hill Road |
| 11 | P.S. 083 Donald Hertz |
| 11 | P.S. 087 Bronx |
| 11 | P.S. 089 Bronx |
| 11 | P.S. 096 Richard Rodgers |
| 11 | P.S. 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein |
| 11 | P.S. 106 Parkchester |
| 11 | P.S. 111 Seton Falls |
| 11 | P.S./M.S. 194 |
| 12 | P.S. 047 John Randolph |
| 12 | P.S. 057 Crescent |
| 12 | P.S. 214 |
| 12 | Bronx Little School |
| 17 | Norma Adams Clemons Academy |
| 19 | P.S. 089 Cypress Hills |
| 19 | The Fresh Creek School |
| 20 | P.S. 179 Kensington |
| 20 | P.S. 503: The School of Discovery |
| 21 | P.S. 128 Bensonhurst |
| 21 | P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin |
| 22 | P.S. 119 Amersfort |
| 22 | P.S. 139 Alexine A. Fenty |
| 22 | P.S. 194 Raoul Wallenberg |
| 22 | P.S. 198 Brooklyn |
| 22 | P.S. K315 |
| 22 | P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School |
| 23 | P.S./I.S. 323 |
| 24 | P.S. 014 Fairview |
| 24 | P.S. Q016 The Nancy DeBenedittis School |
| 24 | P.S. 019 Marino Jeantet |
| 24 | P.S. 143 Louis Armstrong |
| 24 | Elm Tree Elementary School |
| 27 | P.S. 104 The Bays Water |
| 27 | P.S. 123 |
| 27 | New York City Academy for Discovery |
| 28 | P.S. 082 Hammond |
| 28 | P.S. 160 Walter Francis Bishop |
| 28 | P.S. 182 Samantha Smith |
| 29 | P.S. 034 John Harvard |
| 29 | P.S. 035 Nathaniel Woodhull |
| 29 | P.S. 036 Saint Albans School |
| 29 | P.S. 052 Queens |
| 29 | P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley |
| 29 | P.S. 118 Lorraine Hansberry |
| 29 | P.S./I.S. 268 |
| 30 | P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr. |
| 30 | P.S. 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School |
| 30 | P.S. 148 Queens |
| 30 | P.S. 149 Christa McAuliffe |
| 31 | P.S. 020 Port Richmond |
| 31 | P.S. 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park |
