{"id":814,"date":"2022-10-08T06:52:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T06:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=814"},"modified":"2022-10-08T06:52:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T06:52:19","slug":"more-budget-cuts-ahead-for-nyc-schools-with-enrollment-shortfalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/08\/more-budget-cuts-ahead-for-nyc-schools-with-enrollment-shortfalls\/","title":{"rendered":"More budget cuts ahead for NYC schools with enrollment shortfalls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even as many New York City schools reel from this summer\u2019s budget cuts, some principals are bracing for another financial hit.<\/p>

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For the first time since the start of the pandemic, schools with enrollment shortfalls will have to pay back money midway through the school year. Education department budget directors warned many schools last week that they may have to let go of, or \u201cexcess,\u201d teachers to achieve hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings through what\u2019s known as the \u201cmidyear budget adjustment,\u201d multiple principals said.<\/p>\n

Some principals sent teachers packing weeks into the new school year, while others warned staff that more cuts could be coming. Still others are opting not to make any more cuts this year and take on a budget deficit. But that decision could worsen their long-term financial outlook and bring additional spending restrictions for the rest of this school year.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrincipals are kind of between this rock and a hard place,\u201d said one Brooklyn school leader who will likely owe more than $200,000 to the education department this school year, and who spoke on the condition of anonymity. \u201cIt\u2019s a significant amount of money.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019ve chosen to do is not excess anybody and see where the cookie crumbles,\u201d said the Brooklyn principal.<\/p>\n

Principals receive their midyear budget adjustment \u2014which takes away money from schools whose enrollment falls short of projections and adds money to those with more students than predicted \u2014 typically each fall after enrollment counts are finalized on Oct. 31, and again later in the winter.<\/p>\n

The midyear adjustment is meant to address any student roster imbalances from the budgets issued in June, which are based on education department projections for the coming school year. When schools end up with fewer students on their rosters than projected or have students with extremely low attendance rates they can lose per pupil funding for those kids midway through the school year. That amounts to more than $4,000 a student for a general education high school student and up to nearly $12,000 a head for students with disabilities, who receive extra funding, according to DOE figures.<\/p>\n

The midyear clawback was paused for the past two school years because of the pandemic, and its return could bring more financial pain and disruption for some schools still reeling from the effects of a first round of enrollment-based budget cuts over the summer.<\/p>\n

At some schools, the midyear belt tightening has already taken a toll \u2014 even though it\u2019s only about a month into the school year.<\/p>\n

The principal of P.S. 222 in Jackson Heights, Queens, told parents last week that \u201cdue to\u2026declining enrollment it has become necessary to reorganize our first grade classes at this time. The reorganization entails the elimination of your child\u2019s class,\u201d according to a copy of the principal\u2019s letter posted by Susan Kang, a parent in the eliminated class.<\/p>\n

Kang said her son was devastated to lose the teacher he\u2019d spent weeks getting to know, and worried that the disruption would increase behavior challenges and slow down academic progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung children this age bond with their teachers very quickly,\u201d Kang said. \u201cI imagine there\u2019s going to be more behavioral issues because of this change \u2026 it seems unnecessarily cruel.\u201d<\/p>\n

At one Bronx middle school, four teachers were excessed just this week, the teachers union confirmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really disruptive to the kids,\u201d said one staffer at the school, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. \u201cAnd then you have the rest of the staff, now we have four less people for coverages.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fact that the departures happened nearly a month into the year, after the school had already spent weeks \u201cestablishing routines,\u201d made it particularly jarring, the staffer added.<\/p>\n

The education department declined to say how much money schools with enrollment shortfalls are expected to have to pay back or how many teachers have been exceeded since the school year started. Excessed teachers remain on the education department payroll, but have to find a job at a different school.<\/p>\n

Education department spokesperson Jenna Lyle said \u201cunder the terms of our labor agreements, teachers must be notified by Sept. 30 that they may be required to take a role at another school due to enrollment shifts. If there is the possibility of an enrollment-driven staffing adjustment, principals often utilize this notification as a way to responsibly plan ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

But long-time Queens high school principal Mike Athy, who recently retired after 14 years, said in his experience it\u2019s \u201cunusual\u201d for so many principals to be grappling with the possibility of excessing as part of the midyear budget adjustment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my particular case, I never issued a September excess letter in 14 years,\u201d he said, adding that he\u2019s heard from several principals in recent weeks who said they were encouraged to issue excess notices.<\/p>\n

For schools facing big enrollment shortfalls, the midyear clawbacks can force principals to choose among what feels like a set of bad options.<\/p>\n

One Bronx principal was notified two weeks ago that he will owe the education department about $750,000 due to enrolling roughly 75 fewer students than expected. That would mean excessing seven to eight teachers who he just hired this summer after a wave of departures. He\u2019s planning to shift the debt to next year, even though district officials have urged him against it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would literally destroy the school\u2019s programs, not to mention excess all the new teachers we brought in who have brought fresh energy, fresh blood and new life to the school,\u201d said the principal, who runs one of the city\u2019s community schools, which serve larger shares of high-needs students.<\/p>\n

Other principals said they\u2019re also determined not to excess any staff midway through the school year, and are planning to carry forward a budget deficit into next year instead. Some school leaders are waiting and hoping that the education department will forgive the debt, as happened last year.<\/p>\n

A few principals are pounding the pavement, trying to recruit new students before the Oct. 31 enrollment count.<\/p>\n

The Bronx principal said since receiving a letter about his $750,000 deficit, about 10 new students have enrolled, bringing his debt down by roughly $100,000. In hopes of enrolling more children, he plans to spend the rest of the month promoting the school \u201con social media, getting brochures, getting flyers on to the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n

But taking on a budget deficit comes with its own risks, said Athy, the former principal.<\/p>\n

Education department budget officials need to approve the arrangement, and can impose restrictions like limiting spending on after-school programs for schools that go into the red, Athy said.<\/p>\n

Still, for many principals, that\u2019s a more appealing prospect than cutting staff midway through the school year.<\/p>\n

On the other end of the enrollment stick, schools with more students than projected get extra funding through the midyear adjustment. But the extra cash comes late enough into the school year that it can be difficult to spend effectively, Athy said.<\/p>\n

It can be difficult to hire new teachers midway through the year, and plugging new hires into a schedule that\u2019s already set can cause more disruption.<\/p>\n

Making matters more complicated, the education department often doesn\u2019t announce whether schools with budget surpluses can roll their extra money into next year until the spring, upping the pressure on principals to spend the cash right away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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