Preliminary REP pages 64-72
Plan area: Children, Youth, Older Adults & Families
NYC Public Schools is the largest school system in the United States, serving 900,000 students. The system acknowledges that Black and Latino/a students, multilingual learners, and students with disabilities have historically faced systemic barriers in education. The plan sets goals for closing opportunity gaps, expanding access to high-quality early childhood and gifted programs, improving cultural responsiveness, and building a diverse educator workforce. McKinsey & Company analysis noted that at pre-pandemic pace, achieving educational parity would take between 60 to 160 years. The system is committed to accelerating progress.
Ensure that NYCPS makes consistent and timely payments to Community Based Organizations, Family Child Care Networks, and other partners who play a key role in serving communities of color
Population focus: Children & families
Goal ID: NYCPS-G01
Build a workforce that emphasizes culturally responsive and sustaining instruction and recognizes and addresses the role of implicit bias. We recognize that implicit bias training should not be treated as a one-off workshop or isolated professional development requirement. Instead, it is positioned as a core, foundational element that underpins all K–12 priorities, beginning in every early childhood program. By embedding implicit bias awareness and culturally responsive practices across all levels of the system, NYCPS ensures that educators, leaders, and staff have the mindset and skills necessary to recognize inequities, disrupt harmful patterns, and make decisions that advance academic success for every student
Population focus: Children & families; Agency staff / employees
Goal ID: NYCPS-G02
Address the disproportionate placement of Black boys with disabilities in District 75 schools during the kindergarten Individualized Education Program (IEP) process
Population focus: People with disabilities; Black and/or Latino communities
Goal ID: NYCPS-G03
Integrate a commitment to holistic child development, responsive caregiving, and supportive high-quality environments in all NYCPS’ education settings to support the social and emotional development of students and reduce inappropriate disciplinary measures that disproportionately impact students of color
Population focus: Children & families
Goal ID: NYCPS-G04
Ensure that students with disabilities are able to attend school in their local communities by providing the necessary supports in their zoned district schools, with a particular focus on disparities that result in Black boys being almost 3 times more likely than Black girls to be placed in District 75 schools
Population focus: People with disabilities; Black and/or Latino communities
Goal ID: NYCPS-G05
Disrupt historical inequities in college and career success by ensuring that all students graduate with a pathway to a rewarding career and long-term economic security
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYCPS-G06
Refine financial management systems and operational infrastructure that house M/WBE information to allow employees to more efficiently work with M/WBE vendors while continuing to implement and evaluate M/WBE utilization goals going forward to ensure they are consistent with federal, state, and local law
Population focus: M/WBE owners; Agency staff / employees
Goal ID: NYCPS-G07
Close achievement gaps and racial disparities in literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional development to strengthen student outcomes and career pathways
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYCPS-G08
Prioritize literacy and reading instruction for elementary school students focused on addressing racial disparities in reading proficiency so that all students are confident readers
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYCPS-G09
Achieve structural reform to ensure all NYC Public Schools are fully inclusive, ensuring equity in budgeting and service delivery by 2034
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYCPS-G10
NYCPS has had a 30% goal for M/WBE utilization and will continue to implement and evaluate goals going forward to ensure they are consistent with federal, state, and local law.
Population focus: M/WBE owners
Goal ID: NYCPS-G11
