Resources: Data, docs & info regarding class size law and its implementation
As of 9/13/24
Class Size Law, approved by Legislature in June 2023 and signed into law by Governor in Sept. 2023
CSM FAQ on law & its implementation, updated for the 2024-2025 school year
CSM Myths and Facts on class size law
DOE class size data by city, district and school, updated three times a year & annual state- mandated Class Size Reduction implementation reports
C4E & class size hearings, public comment and annual plans
DOE’s Revised Class Size Reduction Plan for 2023-2024 school year, (posted Sept. 2023)
DOE report to NYSED on 1st year results of their class size implementation Summary Document (Nov. 2023); Table A – Contracts for Excellence Funding & Classroom Teacher Data by School; Table B – Enrollment Projections; Table C – Class Size Compliance by School ; Table D – Capital Planning (Open external link)
CSM summary of average class size increases for second year in a row (Nov. 15, 2023)
CSM and AQE letter to State Education Commissioner Rosa, urging her to require DOE develop a corrective class size Action Plan (Nov. 30, 2023)
Majority Report, Class Size Working Group (December 2023)
NYSED responses to DOE class size plan and 2023-2024 implementation report (Dec. 2023)
Resolutions passed by ten Citywide and Community Education Councils, as well as several Community Boards, in favor of implementing proposals in Class Size Working Group report (as of June 2024)
DOE’s draft 2024-25 Draft Class Size Reduction Plan (May 2024)
Petition to DOE, signed by 570 parents, educators and advocates, urging them to revise their draft 2024-2025 class size plan, (June 2024)
DOE’s revised 2024-2025 Class Size Reduction Plan, submitted to NYSED (July 2024)
CSM letter to State Education Commissioner Rosa, urging her to require DOE prepare and implement detailed, multi-year class size plan (July 2024)
CSM follow-up letter to Commissioner Rosa, after $2B was to new capacity in Five-year plan Capital Plan, in compliance with FY 2025 state budget (August 2024)
CSM second follow-up letter, focused on District planning’s refusal to take class size into account in its school utilization proposals running through 2025-2026 (Oct. 2024)
DOE’s class size proposal for the 2025-2026 school year