School Contracts for Approval in August 24th, 2016
August contracts are posted here. Lots of big $ maintenance and supply contracts along with some small but important City Council initiatives. Leave comments below or send us a note with questions or concerns.
Huge $14 million contract for mental health professional development for pre-K staff. While training in social-emotional development and family engagement is important, it should be secondary to compensating pre-K staff at levels that allow us to recruit and retain people to work with our youngest students. The De Blasio DOE too often prefers professional development to more substantive actions.
ReplyDeleteArticle here explains how the De Blasio administration still has not recognized the need to provide parity between DOE and non-DOE staff. https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160107/civic-center/de-blasios-15-wage-for-pre-k-staff-doesnt-level-playing-field-critics