'The previous ideas of universal 3-K and pre-K do not account for children with disabilities. It was just wrong.'
“Today’s a very important day because this expansion will open enough preschool seats to serve every single preschool child with disabilities across the five boroughs,” Banks said. “This is a big deal because, for far too long, this term ‘for all’ has been thrown around. But in this sector, for all did not necessarily mean for all.
“Now all students with disabilities will receive the same amount of class time as their general education peers,” the mayor said. “Imagine that: children who need it more were receiving less. That is just dysfunctional at its highest level. This will help our children absorb more and also reduce their parents’ childcare burden.”
Mayor Eric Adams unveiling expansion of early childhood education program for students with disabilities. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.Additionally, Banks said, early childhood special education teachers will now be paid at the same rate as their general education equivalents. The long-standing pay disparity in this area, Banks said, has made it difficult for the city to retain staff for early childhood programs that serve students with disabilities.
“We had several instructors over the years who would leave because they also had to figure out how to take care of themselves and they had better paying opportunities in other places,” Banks said. “We need them to stay right here in places like this to work with our babies. And so we’re working to continue to close that gap.”
DOE Deputy Chancellor Dr. Kara Ahmed said special education teachers’ yearly salaries will increase from roughly $50,000-58,000 to about $68,000-70,000, during a question and answer session following the news conference. The allocation, Ahmed added, will also fund the recruitment and training of more early childhood special education teachers.
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