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INCREASING STUDY HOURS IN NEW YORK CITY’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS IN K-12
29984, Legislative Policy Analyst
ACTION FORCING EVENT
New York City’s public school students not doing well; need more hours of instruction
NYS AVERAGES ON MATH, CRITICAL READING AND WRITING VS. NATIONAL AVERAGE
Categories 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Source: http://www.hflcsd.org/district.cfm?subpage=616770
Current Laws in NYS Regarding School Hours
Daily Sessions of:
O Half kindergarten shall be minimum 2 ½ hours
O Full Kindergarten shall be and grades 1 through 6 minimum 5 hours
O Grades 7 through 12 shall be minimum of 5 ½ hours
Source: www.nysed.gov – Section 175.5 Length of School Day
Pilot Program in NYCO Longer hours
• 20 underperforming schools • Starting Fall 2013
O Evaluation After 3 years
Literature Review
Longer Hours Needed States with longer hours
National Center on Time and Learning (Paulson, 2012)
Washington D.C (Turque, 2010)
Scholars believe students forget during long summer breaks (Cooper, 2003).
Massachusetts – Inproved in grades since program was introduced (Mass2020.org)
Chicago (Spielman et al, 2012).
Stakeholders
NYC Chancellor – Dennis Walcott
Parent Teachers Association (PTA)
Richard Iannuzzi – NYSUT (Advocacy Group)
Governor Andrew Cuomo
Commissioner John B. King Jr.
Option 1
Extended School Day
Additional hours from Monday through Friday which will lengthen the school day
Option 2
Extended Calendar
Extension of the number of weeks students attend school from Monday through Fridays
Option 3
Saturday Classes
One additional school day to the week. Students will attend school from Monday through Saturdays
OPTION ANALYSIS
Extended school day Strong Administrative and political feasibility
Extended academic calendar Additional budget required Highly effective
Saturday Classes Effective Administratively feasible
Recommendation – Option 2
Pros Cons
Keep student academically involved for more weeks
Additional budget
Students and staff can still attend school Mon – Fri at the same time as they are used to
Shorter breaks for staff and children
Highly effective May encounter initial objection from advocacy groups