All right, greetings everyone. We're now starting our CCD75 capacity and utilization committee at 6:10 p.m. This meeting is being recorded and it will be populated and shared on CCD75 outreach, which is what you may
search to find this recording on YouTube. We will now hand it over to our second vice president, Stephanie Bonia, who is also chair of this committee with our co-chair, Mr. Craig Spencer. Please let me know where I can try to support
in this meeting. And over to you, Stephanie. Nope. Thank you, Miss President Angel. Thank you everyone for joining us tonight. We appreciate your time. We here to do a short presentation and to
answer some of your questions for capacity in your legislation. Mr. Craig Spencer, would you like to say a welcome? >> Thank you. Uh, second VP Bonia. Greetings everyone. Hope everyone is warm from this uh, blast of winter that
we got. Um, I'll go into it later. We uh had a meeting scheduled for the 29th, but thank goodness we postponed it because there's a couple things that happened. Uh I'll go into that later, but I want to welcome everyone. Uh this will be the
the next committee meeting will be in December. So, we've got a couple things we want to uh prepare our community for and thanks for coming in and showing out and uh pass uh spread the word. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Spencer,
Miss Miss Gabrielle, if you could share the screen when you can share the presentation as well at the end. This is just our introduction again um on our capa capacity and utilization
committee but we have a few questions that we would like to ask you to make sure that you know why certain things are important and we will be sharing the information as well.
Next slide please. Why attend community team meetings in your school district? Next slide, please. Community meetings are vital to our learning about how the DOE and local school administrators will resolve
utilization issue or issues such as spacing and class accessibilities the community has brought to them. At these meetings, the public can learn who are the decision makers as well as who
speaks in the process, parent leaders, CC reps, citywide pep um members, etc. Next slide, please. These are some of the proposals that
were um happened in October that we would like to share. One of them was the Bronx proposal for the merge of IS- 313 and IS-339 in EX-47.
And it will start in the next school year of 2026 2027. And it will also be a collocation of the new high school of hiphop in the building of X147.
and the X147 will house the D75 site for Bron School of Continuous Leaders which will be 469. The community meeting was on October 24, 2025 and the joint public hearing was on
October 30th. We would like um you all to start attending these meetings. That way your voice could be heard or you could hear your school community's voice be heard as to what they would like in their
community. Some may be for the proposals, some may be against proposals, but we will have to hear what is the why. So our next question is why attend
school visits in your school district? Next slide please. Your school visits are critical toward acquiring physical accountability regarding moderate to severe utilization and safety issues during the time period
community meetings are held. In most cases, sorely administrators and parent leaders, representative attendees visits to have manageable size of attendees walk through the school site in question
in reasonable amount of time. Excuse me. The results of the visits can be reviewed during a community meeting. If you go to the school before a community meeting, you could be able to voice up about what you have seen in the
community aside from your parents. Next slide. Thank you. Um, these were some school visits that we were able to visit. Mr. Spencer, you have you have something to add?
Yeah. Uh I just want to uh stress the fact that um um we this committee uh and our council encourages um we we're we're presenting this to you so you know there are voices
there are avenues for your voice so you won't feel boxed in so you won't you won't have that problem that you're running across fester. Um, you go to your you go to your parent leaders, you go to your your PA, your PTA,
um, and if it if it's not there, your SLT, your school leadership team. Um, these are the folks uh that represent you. Um, because you're not going to be able to go to a school visit. Only a limited amount of people uh could go through a school site during the, you
know, during a school school day. um not like a community meeting or a meeting like this where it's virtual and we just want to make sure you guys are aware of the avenues you have to advocate >> and uh for yourselves.
>> Thank you, Mr. Spencer. Um this was one of the schools that we visited on Friday. Next slide, please. And this was another school as well. We visited some schools on Friday in the Bronx.
Next month we have a list of visiting some Queen schools as well for assessability. Give me one second. I'm going to share my screen on um let's keep that let's skip that slide. Um
Gabrielle, please. Thank you. Why attend joint public hearings in your school district? Next slide. Joint public hearings are served as a official acknowledgement that community
hearings have been held regarding a proposal for new school site that addresses the utilization concerns. Additional public comment is welcome for the record so it can be reviewed and voted for the panel for educational policy
which is the PEP also accepts public comment beforehand such that such that when approved plans can be put in motion for the new site to be created. Next slide please.
These are some joint public hearings that we've attended in the month of November. If anyone is from Brooklyn or if if anyone here can please put their burrow and where they're from in the chat, that would be helpful as well
because we could also help you be able to be part of these joint public hearings. Next slide please. These are the ones upcoming now in December. And that is where my question
goes. So where is your district? What borrow are you from? If we hear of any proposals, we could let you know. That way you could be part of it and be able to also advocate for your school
community or your school district. Next slide please. These are some joint par hearings coming up in January. We also have some PEP proposals coming up in January as well that we will share
next month that are going in for voting. Next slide, please. This is a short little timeline um of steps just for everyone to be aware of what they could look out for. Look out
for doing your school visits, doing your school community meetings, joining your joint public hearings with the entire community, and also going to the PEP in order for votes to go for the proposal.
These are some questions that we could have. Some are what? Why when I go to another school it doesn't look the same? Sometimes when we see our school it may look different than another school that
we visit. They may have different things that we don't have or um they may have different curriculum that we don't have as well. Another question we could have is why doesn't the school have any doorbells at
the entrance goes back again to some schools were seeing that some have doorbells but some still do not have doorbells as of yet. What things are SCA and building
facilities working on my in my school? Those are questions that we could ask depending on the issue of the school to see what department will be assigned for that.
And these are some examples that we could look into as well. Either ADA bathrooms, ADA entrances or exits, sensitivity rooms, instructional curriculums,
etc. And for closing again, let's keep in mind the main questions. Why is important to attend our school visits? Why is important for us to attend our community? >> President Bonia, can I jump in really
quickly? I know we use acronyms a lot, >> but just in case people don't know what ADA stands for, it's the Americans with Disability Act. And that is things that allows us to have accommodations in spaces where our children and where we
function. So when you hear Vice President Bonia say ADA, she's referring to Americans with the Disabilities Act. Just wanted to put that in there just in case some people may not have known. With the bathrooms is accessible meaning. Vice President, do you want to jump into that when we're talking about
what it means to be accessible in these spaces? >> No, thank you for that, President Angel. Um, all I was I was going to add for the bathrooms that is usually that they have wide um door spaces. Some of our
students may have wheelchairs that may be a that have mobile um abilities that need to be more um attend to and need more space. as well as when we saw in the school on
Friday >> ramps and the elevators. Yes. >> Yes. And the elevators as well. I was the bathroom on Friday. They actually had a bath shower in their ADA bathroom which is something that I advocate for
for them to all have. Um but they also had a stretcher in their bathroom. They had a section a section according to ADA which I was very impressed about. >> And just know that we're trying to make sure that our schools are accessible for
our students and our parents. And just as a quick pin before I give the floor back, I don't want to take over. Um, for parents, if there's something that you need to help your student, if you come into the classroom or if you're putting your child on the bus or anything of that nature, please do add that to your
student's IEP. That way, the accommodation that's needed for you will be accommodated in the full IEP and travel along with your child on paper. Back to you, Vice President. >> Um, Vice I mean, sorry, President Angel, can you give us an example of that? Is
that like if a parent needs >> Absolutely. >> If a parent is visually impaired, but they want to walk their child to the bus, they have a legal right to do so. If someone says, "Oh, well, your husband
can get the child to the bus more easily," or something of that nature, that means you're taking away my rights and my accommodations to be able to participate in my child's life. We may have parents that are in wheelchairs that are taking students to buses and or
back or going into buildings and they don't need to roll down a full city block to get inside. And those things, we can uplift those if we add what the accommodation is for our parents in the IEP. As we know, all disabilities are
not seen. So, if you know that you do need additional assistance, it would be wonderful to remember to put that in your students IEP or pass it forward to someone that may need that information um at some point. Thank you.
>> Thank you for that, President Angel. Um again these are just some important questions to keep in mind which is the why is important to attend school visits, why is important to attend community meetings, why is important to
attend joint public hearing meetings. Next slide please. And this is our last slide, but um this is just our survey in order for us to get the information of everyone that attends today of any concerns that you
have of your school community. But while I trans um we're going to add that into the chat while I transition into the next slide. Um Gabrielle, I'm going to share my screen.
and I'm going to share our accessibility list. Mr. >> We want to welcome uh Chief Andy Corso of special education that is joining us tonight. We really do appreciate um having support on every level. She is a
wonderful collaborator with us. Um back to you Stephanie Bonia. Uh if you want to say something vice president um please let um guide this meeting in the way that you want to go. just wanted to uh shout her out since she just joined. >> No problem. Thank you, Miss Corso, for
joining us tonight. I think you joined us as a at a perfect time. We're going to go over our accessibility list to see which schools we are highlighting into that we need more accessibility in
um in our citywide. Mr. Spencer, is there anything you want to add before I share the accessibility list? >> Uh, thank Yeah, I was you're reading my mind. Um, yeah. Uh, so I I want to uh
uplift those um uh the joint public hearings that have happened so far. Um what and congratulations and I know the joint public hearing that I went to was on the 5th the same about a week a week ago for um
uh 75K uh 04 at uh K235. It was ed um um um elementary school um and they believe that's uh that's going to be voted on. And um what I we hope to have um Vice President Bonia and I we want to include
in our meetings some sections uh some time for folks in the community to speak uh regarding the joint public hearings and that way you can hear it from those that uh are directly affected the positive uh how it benefited the
community. So that way um parents can have an endgame, a result, you know, they they'll know how it how it looks like at the end so they could work toward that and ask for help to work toward that. So, I want to uplift um specifically um the folks in district 18
um because you know they with elementary school this space it was very sparse and this new space that they're um creating with um uh 235 uh really will help in terms of cutting down the transportation
uh time and uh you know just the space uh more space for our kids. So, woohoo. Um, uh, I'll leave it at that for now. >> Thank you, Mr. Spencer.
>> I'm going to share the screen now. >> Thank you. So, Vice President Bon, so you just you're trying to the the spreadsheet for the accessibility info. That's what you're trying to upload for folks to see.
Well, while we're waiting for um Vice President Bonia to upload the spreadsheet that Chair co-chair Spencer is speaking of, we want you to know that this is something that shows and displays all district 75 schools, their addresses, the principles, etc., but it
also gives us a rating of 0 through 10 that lets us know the building accessibility. A building may be accessible, but it may also have different levels of boundaries. Let's say there's a playground. Different kids can have accessibility to it, but a wheelchair student may not. If there's
three stairs, if there is not a ramp, there's different things to see if when you're looking in the auditorium, if there's no ramps, the auditorium is not accessible. What does that look like? And as you'll move through these meetings with um forgive the snoring in the background, my son is getting a good nap in. I'm enjoying the quiet and doing
the work. Um, as we look in these buildings, our CEC's have a legal space that they function in with their school visits where they are looking at, you know, is there chipping paint? Are the water fountains up to space? When have
your filters been changed? You know, what's going on with the asbestous? What's going on with the spacing and things in the building? as a citywide, we look at the curriculum, we look at different aspects, and we also uphold what the CEC's do as well. So know when
we invite you guys to the meetings, we're going to incorporate what you need and what we do so we can make sure that everybody gets done what they need to do. And with this next page that Vice President Bonia or our AA Gabrielle will bring up, it will give us a little bit
more information about what I was speaking toward in regard to what schools lot look like in their accessibility and what these ratings 0 through 10 mean. Are you guys ready for me to hand it back over?
Looks like we might be okay. If you can pull that up, expand it and then maybe scroll left and or right. I think that may work. Stephanie. >> Yeah. I want to try. My computer's freezing. >> We we are working.
>> Okay. So, what you guys are seeing so far as Vice President Bonia moves through um the screen, you're seeing that this the seven shows the district. So, row B that you're looking at that shows the district. District 7, District 8. Row C shows the burrow. Row D shows
the building code. So if it's 040 at location 352, that means you're at the Vita Bogart School for all children, grades K through 8. So if you look at all the titles, it will show you the grades, the
schools, the address, and then the accessibility. And you'll see it says partially accessible, fully accessible, things of that nature. What we are doing as a council is starting from 0 to 10 and we're going through the buildings that
are not accessible through the buildings that are fully accessible and what that means. Vice President Bonia, do you want to take the example of the first school and show them what a one of 10 means? Um, I think it should, if it doesn't click in, maybe we could show them the
example that I screenshot to you earlier. It may not click. It's It's with uh screen share or excuse me, SharePoint with DOE. So, it may not give her the ability. If not, could you pull Could you please pull up um the screenshots
that we had earlier this afternoon and then maybe we could walk through it that way? >> Yeah. >> To show people. Okay. >> Let me try to get uh So, what we want you to know, CEC members, when you go on your visits in this accessibility
spreadsheet, when you click the link, it actually will show you if the bathrooms are accessible and why they are not. If there is something blocking possibly the doorway that causes a barrier, so the bathrooms are accessible to certain people but not wheelchairs. Um, maybe
the building is accessible, but you but our parents have to walk an extra block. Things that we've said like that before. It will show you these things before you go to the building. Thank you. Uh you want to tap in, vice president. If not, this is page one of what you may
see. Building accessibility profile. This is available to you guys. If you cannot see it, please ask your AAS. Please ask any of our members on the council. We will make sure you get this information. It will show you ahead of
time what is going on. So they have a 1 out of 10. This shows it was accessed as of 2018. It shows the nearest accessibility to the subway and things of that nature. Vice President, it is cutting off the screen on this end. I'm not sure if
everyone else can see it as well. >> Can everyone else see the full screen or is it just me? No, it's cut off on the right side. Oh, there we go. That's a full screen. >> All right, there we go. So then we can see that the accessible entrance is not
the same as the main entrance. The accessible entrance is on 139th Street. And that's something to look at when you go in the building. Maybe have someone else go in on the main entrance and someone else go in on 139th. And you guys compare and contrast and see what this looks like. The main point is every
school gets to put in what they want for SCA. At the end of the day, everyone has reso a and we have a right to look at how we can support these schools and figure out monies that can support these situations. Additionally, having the information before you go into the building is always knowledge is power,
right? So, uh, Vice President Bonia, the screen dropped. >> I'm getting you the numbers up. >> Okay, wonderful. And while we're waiting, guys, please know if you would like us to visit your schools, we would love to do so. There's
different things that we do look at to make sure that our schools are in compliance as much as they can be. we do uplift them in spaces where we can support and if you see something that we may not see you know New York says if you see something say something um we agree in that space. So, Vice President,
if you could start with um maybe number one and walk us up through what the ratings mean. One is very um Hold on. Let me see. It's pretty hard. >> It doesn't let me see it on the screen.
It says there is general access to at least some of the ground floor through accessible entrance, although not all spaces contained. I can't read the bottom. The second one, we'll come back to that. Number two, if you see these numbers
next to your buildings, this is the rating they have for accessibility. A number two means there's general access to most of the ground floor, at least one accessible bathroom on that floor, and there are no accessible classrooms
on the ground floor. Three means there is general floor access and at least one accessible bathroom and one accessible classroom exist on the ground floor. and certain classrooms or public assembly
spaces on the ground floor may still not be accessible due to changes in elevation. Number four, the ground floor is fully accessible, including all public assembly spaces present on the ground floor. At least
one accessible bathroom and one accessible general ed education classroom exists on the ground floor. Five, the ground floor is fully accessible, including at least one bathroom and one classroom. And the building includes at least one elevator
or lift. Elevator. When they say lift, it means it may be just one student and one other person is allowed in that quote unquote elevator space. Providing access to an additional floor other than the ground floor. Access to additional floors may not include access to all
floors in the building. and they may not include additional accessible bathrooms or classrooms other than on the ground floor. This would be something that you would see when we have annex spaces when there are new spaces added to a building and they may have issues of how they
mended the old in or blended the old into the new. Number six, at least one elevator or lift provides access to several floors other than the ground floor, including the main corridors and most spaces connected to
them. Access to additional floors may not necessarily include additional accessible bathrooms or public assembly spaces due to changes in elevation or other barriers. Number seven, at least one elevator provides service to all
floors in the building, including most classrooms on each floor. Accessible bathrooms exist on at least one floor in addition to the ground floors that are accessible bathrooms. Certain public assembly areas or classrooms may not be accessible due to changes in elevation
or other barriers. Eight, at least one elevator provides service to all floors in all the building and public publicly public assembly areas in the school are accessible. Access is provided to most classrooms on multiple floors.
Additional accessible bathrooms exist on other floors in addition to the ground floor accessible bathrooms. There may be limited areas within the building that are not accessible due to changes in elevation or other barriers. Number nine, all educational primary
function areas within the building are accessible, although minor barriers may be present throughout the building where there are pre 1992 construction. 10. All educational primary function areas within the building are accessible. The building either has
construction date of 1992 or after and presents a building where major alterations, additions or remediations have been made to the pre992 construction to provide all full accessibility.
What I would say that just got me just reading that what is going on with the ground floor? What are we looking at with accessibility um in the buildings as prerequisites? Because it's very very hard to fix a lot
of things on the back end versus what we asked for in the beginning. That's just my feedback. Uh thank you for allowing me to read. Back to you, Vice President Bonia. >> No problem. Thank you, President Angel, for that. I would like to know does
anyone has any questions? if you would like to raise your hand. I see a lot of things was going in in the chat. So, I would just like to give the floor to the audience as well. >> Let me throw in an asterisk. There are
there is a zero rating. Right now, Vice President Bonia and myself are working with William Herrera, with DOE, with the Office of Accessibility Data to walk us through what that zero means, how they're moving through our buildings trying to make everything 75% fully
accessible, 50% accessible, and what this means in different buildings in different variations. Additionally, we are looking between now and December to have the SEA come and premit um present an amendment so that everyone knows what
is going on prior to January. >> Thank you. And I see one hand up from CC12 Marie Oalami. I apologize for any noise in the background. My kids are here. Um, I did want to ask if we are able to coordinate
any visits with uh any of the members uh if if that's a possibility or would you guys go on your own uh to visit the schools because I did see um one of my schools on the visits that you'd already done. Um and I would have loved to have
been there um for one of those visits. Then um another question I have is regarding the SCA. Uh just during the information session I was surprised to hear that there was no consideration for D75 schools uh when they do new
construction. So I I just wanted to know in general if we have any influence over that uh in the future. I know that what I'm hearing from SCA and from accessibility that they are prioritizing our district 75 schools. I
know that we're very separate from the regular Gen education. I can find out what this looks like for our students specifically and follow back up. But I do know that we are um DOE central etc.
SCA is looking for specific changes for district 75 that they have committed to >> and also like to give the floor to Miss Andy Corso. >> She could answer some of that for us as
to how the district is planning on our schools. >> Um thanks so much Vice President Bonia. Um definitely district 75 should be part of all SCA planning. So, want to make sure that um that we are there and in
any new construction, we're definitely part of that conversation also. That's very very important. Um and so, thank you so much for raising that um the member from district 12. Um that's essential that we're part of all those conversations um for district 75 and
we'll make sure to keep keep an eye on that as things move forward. >> Um VP Bonia, >> thank you. Yes, Mr. Spencer. >> Yeah, I I al I wanted to piggyback on
that uh on the the thanks regarding the SE that's one of we're leading toward uh addressing SEA concerns into January. Um specifically next month, we'll really tackle the SEA um and how that affects
our our district. Um, I want to uplift the survey that we have in the chat um for th for for things not to fall in between the cracks. It's a hefty load regarding what this council has to do in
terms of picking uh stuff for the SCA to to uplift. Um, so we're not going to go too much into the detail uh here now, but um it's like we said it they have a commitment to us. Um, they're going to
be presenting to our council. Uh, President Angel, correct me if I'm wrong, it be it'll be in January. Am I Am I wrong? >> No. Um, what we found out so far, I'm trying to uplift with the accessibility and data to get a conversation that happens with you guys here. If not, I'll
get the information translated and give it to you guys the best that I can so that we still can move forward. However, there is an amendment that's happening in November that SCA would like to present and for our council, we simply do not have room to fit it in the next
agenda in December. So, I have been uplifting your next few dates so that they come and do this as a specific workshop to give the information out and then we can record it and push that forward. I can let you guys know where that is. Um, it was a couple of days ago
that the conversation was started when they asked. So that is where we currently stand at this point. >> So that's that's new. It's that's something I wasn't aware of. But yet we President Vice President Bernie and I know we want to shift that conversation to the next uh to our meeting in
December. Uh >> yes, we want to make sure that you guys have everything you need prior to January. So we want to make sure this happens prior to the January date when everyone's filtering everything in. I know we have a couple of months, etc. But just letting people be aware of what
they need to know prior to getting things accomplished um would be acceptable. >> What I wanted to comment on um through my experience uh President Angel, if I may, uh it just through my experience is just it's we're a citywide council. Um
everybody has we have citywide needs and in the past when I was uh in the council, I was in the council for six years. we would have to decide every January the five uh schools um in our district in our citywide district in terms of
>> I already see where you're going. We're going to uplift those five, but we're going to put 10 in the same way that we've always put those 10 in since I've been here with the five years that I was with you. We'll always do our top 10 and then we will still lobby to create a space where it will be top 10 versus
five, but we'll always submit that top 10 and then we still want to support everyone else under that space where it's like where can we help them get monies? How can we go to legislators and different people assembly persons to see where they have these other monies to support um donors choose etc. So, let's
look in all spaces, even if it's sponsorship, what can we do to assist our schools that may not be picked in the space for these five-year? >> Yeah. So, just thank you. Just to tie that in a bow, look at our survey. It's in the chat because that'll definitely
uh flag us in terms of the committee and the council in terms of what further uh advocacy is needed. Thank you. >> No. I'm I'm going to give the floor to Mr. Stella Numa. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. Thank you guys. Um well um I've been visiting some schools and I would love to have this information because I still have some school to visit. So my question will be that there
is a term time timeline to visit the school because I don't really know how to do it and uh the idea to visit the school together uh even for just one time is it will be really helpful and
also should report what I have for those school that I really visited because I don't see that the district where I am they really consider like putting in a tough first what I have for the D75
school. Thank you. >> Miss um Ingua, if you would please uplift the schools that you need to visit, the ones that you need help visiting. Um, Vice President Bonia can attest, we have had a CC rep that wasn't able to get into a school for two to
three years where she was able to get in with us. We're trying to make sure that you guys have access to what you need, even though we are moving in a CECitywide space. Vice President Bonia, it is her baby to teach our CEC's what you need to
do. Even if you do move into citywide, she's here to teach on both sides. So, we're here to support her. For our CEC members, if you are here far and wide, if you are playing this later, please do send us the schools that you need to visit. If you feel stonewalled, if you
have been quote unquote kidnapped by a general education principal and something went wonky, let us know. Um, we don't have the issues that you have getting into school buildings and we will accommodate you and make sure that you get done what you need to get done
in your schools. We will have to figure out how all of these meetings work scheduling wise, but we do stand in support of you and with you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yes. I'm in agreement with Miss President Angel.
I am very happy to support all of our CEC reps. as a previous CC rep myself for district 11 and seeing the things that we've dealt with in a different platform and that now I am part of
citywide. Um I am available to support in whatever our CC reps need. So please fill out the form, please email us with your concerns. that way we could see how we could best support you um in the
schools you are trying to visit. Is there any other questions? Please raise your hand. Mr. Spencer, would you like to add anything? >> Um no, no. Um no. I I guess I see in the
chat in reference to where we get this information. Um, I think we want to be uh prudent in terms of how that's distributed. Um, just email us and we can uh we can uh correct me if I'm wrong, President Angel or Vice President
Beno, email us and that way we can determine how to get you uh this the information on the list. >> That sounds good to me. Do we want to give space for Chief Corso um to speak in this platform? Do if I don't want to put you on the spot if you have nothing to say. It's totally okay if you do. We
want to give you a chance to speak. >> Yes. As well. And while she's speaking, I'm just presenting the accessibility of different burrows. >> Wonderful. Um, I have nothing to add at this point. I think that this committee is so essential both to make sure that
our spaces are great for kids in district 75 and their families and that that you're able to access the spaces and and and advocate for them. So, I'm just grateful for this committee and let me know if I can be supportive in any way.
>> Thank you so much, Miss Corso. As I'm present, these are our Manhattan schools. The bright yellow is our schools that are lower than five. Our um beige is the schools that are
five and above. We are trying to focus on five and below for partial accessibility. Um because there's a lot of have one out of 10. >> And so what we're also doing right now
is moving zero through 10 >> just so people can understand what it means to be a zero. What does it mean if the building didn't have accessibility to begin with but it had space so we put our children in it because it was prek. What does it mean to be 1 through 10? So when you visibly see is a school
accessible but it has barriers you understand um what that means. So for our council what we are committed to doing is making sure that we give you the information that you saw Vice President Bonia give before where it specifically shows you what the barriers
already are. So you move in with knowledge. Knowledge is power. You move in with knowing what the survey is. You move in with knowing what the quality report is. You move in knowing everything you need to know before you get into the school building. and then you build upon that. >> I also would like to add as a committee
member and with the time that I like that I have I think um it behoove us uh to work with those in the communities that have five or below get to know uh who you know the parent
leaders and uh administrators in that community. Um like I said it's citywide. It's it's it's it's a herculean task. Um I know some folks have specific questions. We don't have all the answers yet, but uh we're here committed to try to work with those within the community
to get to those answers, why certain things are limited and certain things are not. And just grant us grace us some time to get to know uh those specific circumstances so we could speak to that responsibly and advocate for the the community responsibly.
>> And I'll jump in. There's two more questions. Why would D75 kids enter through a different door in a colloccated school? Uh uh Chief Corso, if I'm wrong, jump in. For what I know is we move on different schedules
slightly than Jen Ed. And also with if you're in colloccated schools, you could have multiple schools within that building. So they put us in the space where it's the least sensory issues, etc. for our children to get safely into the building, for our children to do
busing with our many buses into the building. If it's a scanning school, they make sure that we have the least um issues moving into the building versus trying to move into the building with a bunch of high school students and differentiating. So, they try to make
that um the easiest possible way for our students to get into the building. Um would I be correct in saying that? >> I think that's Yep. It's just right, President Angela, and I see you also, Vice President Bonia and Ellen. I I know
here what we don't want is it when it's done to keep kids separated. And I think that we certainly have had examples of that in the past where um everyone always gets to enter through the front door and students in the district 75 have to go around the back through the
cafeteria and that we don't want. We certainly want the appropriate accommodations, especially if there's um scanning that might be beeping and a bunch of other things. And what we don't want is segregation or something that's less than or makes it feel like our
students don't belong. And so, um I want to I kind of want to hold the complexity of that um as we're talking about it if that's okay. I'll hold that too but also say that I've noticed us exiting buildings we exit together but in the morning maybe
due to sensory we come in separately but there are spaces where we are included so it's a conversation um to be had for sure >> um I wanted to I I was just wanted to add I could agree
to the um feeling excluded um in certain things cuz it's not just like a cafeteria entrance. Sometimes it may be like a garbage um where they put the garbage.
So, um those kind of spaces make our families feel segregated or feel less than. So, I appreciate that being still held in to mind that we may want to have
space um but we don't want to be segregated or excluded. >> Um I want to add uh that's why I had made the statement in terms of it's a vast list. every circumstance is different depending on the the
building's capacity. And this committee and this council is is I I'll be bold to say we're committed to get to know what the circumstances are so we can get as inclusive as possible. Uh based on >> the least restrictive environment, let's
throw that in. Least restrictive environment. Everything you're saying, we're going to throw that in. Also, >> um, Missing Gwa had a a clarification in the chat in reference to who should she report to, um, regarding any issues
after the visit. Um, and my my thought was, uh, she just copy, you know, if you're going to report to anyone in district 30, copy the folks in District 75. Um, am I wrong on that? is
that that's what I would >> if I'm being honest I'm district 75 strong so I don't know who's in a colloccated building but for us when you're on that tour you're going to be with us as council members you're going to be with us as with deputy uh
superintendent and they're going to be kicking things up in live action when we're there. So what you want to do is email d75 counsel.nyc.gov and then whoever else you want to add on. We are a part of your team >> and we're already gonna escalate it for
our own district and there are battles that we know you do have to fight in your community education councils. So, we're on two ends for every space of these districts. So, know that we have you on this end and if you need us on the other, we'll be there as well.
>> The capacity um email too. >> That's Thank you. That's exactly enough said. We have one more hand up. Miss Michelle Diaz. >> Hello. Yes. Good evening y all. Um so
yeah it's my son who was going to the school where the garbage he was going in through with the side where the garbage was going in through. Um the year before that that was not the issue. the following year. I understand there was a
couple of issues with like the children all the children's the co other schools coming in at the same time but out of all other kids they chose our site to be the ones that were walking through with the garbage. And um you know our kids
they tend to stray. They like to um touch things and um we br it up. We raised it up a couple of times. Nothing was done about it. The way my husband actually found out about it was cuz um just like everybody else, we sent our
kids on the bus. We hope and pray that, you know, there they make it there safe and then, you know, they bring them in fine. Um my my son's um sippy cup, favorite sippy cup was left behind and my h and my husband went to take it to
him to the school and he saw them unloading the kids and walking in through where the garbage was at where there was a couple of things that were open and we got pictures and stuff like that. >> Yes. Could you tell us um could you email us? We don't want to give any personal information out, but could you
email us and then let us know? I mean it's I don't know what's going on. My son is not in the school anymore but it was from 596X for for um >> but we want >> so for that. So what we would like what we would
>> what I'm trying to convey here is that we need to as parents and as as as leaders we need to see what's going on in the school. we need to go walk in because the the if we're not if we're not, you know, some of our kids are are
verbal, but they can't express what they're feeling and some are not. So, we want we we not we have to be, you know, we have to go go into the school and see what's going on. >> Thank you so much, Miss Diaz. So, what we'll what we'll bring that into a full circle and in hearing what Miss Diaz is
saying and thank you, Miss Diaz, we know that you have been a vocal parent and advocate for a while. Thank you for your advocacy and she is not wrong here. Um, when it comes to custodial issues, sometimes district 75 is not included in the colloccated principal that may be
moving the custodians. Maybe they're not aware of what's happening on our side of the building. What we do have is a Andy Corso. We do have deputy superintendent. We do have the se superintendent. We do have the council and lifting this up. Um, if you could send us the pictures
because I know you guys are very swift and deaf with getting the time, dates, and pictures. If you can give those to us, even as parents, we can uplift this with 311, but we can also move it up to our um chiefs in special education, the district to make sure that this is not
something that they have to continue um being offloaded with trash on the side of the sidewalk. I think that she was bringing it up as a concern that had happened before that she had experienced, but she doesn't know what's happening at this time. But she
>> I think that we should still uplift and and double check it. Maybe it's still happening. If it's not, it's something >> that goes for part of what she was stating that she >> absolutely I agree. >> Follow up. >> Yes, >> that what I hear. Miss Diaz, you want us to follow up on to see if this issue is
still happening? >> Yes, that would be great. Thank you. >> And Vice President Bonia, if when we go to other schools, when we check around the buildings for their entrances for buses, let's make sure to flag that as well. >> No problem. We will. >> And
um Miss O'Shea put in the chat, the team should include the reps from the district as well. That's what we trying to do. That's what we here. We want to meet all of our D75 repups >> and we want you in the buildings and we
want to make sure you have the access that you need. Send us the time frames that you can get in, what works for you. We will be there to support you. This is a team effort. Period. You guys have seats representing us 1 through 32. We're citywide and we need you.
Hopefully, you need us and we're going to help you in these spaces to make sure that we do what we need to do for our community. And you're not alone in this. And I hope that you guys support us as well because we do need you as well. >> No problem.
>> Said also as local district too. Yes. I'm like I'm friends with the CC's missa. We're friends. >> We are not friends with your district. Networking efforts because our goal is
to get in where we fit in. Nothing about us without us. So, please help us make inclusionary efforts in your districts if there are if there are spaces and if there aren't, we will make them. So, let's figure out how we can um work together.
>> Yes. >> Someone needed the form for accessibility, please email the council and we can make sure to get that form out to you. >> Yes. And I just also want to uplift as for um CC's for the local districts if
they do not have a CC rep for D75. We are also trying to um know their presidents in order to know what they need assistance with or what can we support them in as district
75. That's also done with pre president's council for district 75 with missedo. >> In addition for our council, if you are a president, usually you guys reach out to us if you do not have representative
and we have toolkits and different items that you will need to support you. In addition, listen, welcome to the club. You have family everywhere. Our cousins over at the president's council will help you out. Face will help you out. PTA presidents will help you out. You
are not alone. You have multiple spaces to get a lot of assistance. So, we want to make sure that you guys jump in, join in, know some faces and names, and know that we're here to support >> and ex co exresidents will help you out such as myself who has been on an island
before and thought that there was no one else out there. One of the lasting things my last time as on my on a council was to make sure that there was a D75 rep on every CEC and I'm proud of that and I'm here uh because of that.
I'm back because of that to make sure that that that that fire is still lit and um to make sure there's parents that don't go through what I went through and what my my co my co-advocates went through. So yes, please spread the word.
Speaking on legacy, guys, I came in here five years ago. Uh, Mr. Craig Spencer was here prior to me. He was my co-president coming in. And what I can say is co-president Spencer has circled the block back. His daughter has graduated. Um, co-president Amy Ming Sai
has circled the block back. She's still here serving and doing tours and doing boot camps and helping us out. Uh, co-president Andrea Daniels, her daughter has graduated and she has circled the block. This is what we're talking about, guys. When you hit the top floor, send the elevator back down.
We all need somebody who has been through the process, understands the process. We do not know. I don't know everything. I lean into people who came before me. I give the information that I know now. And we need to remember that this is part of the legacy of what we're doing for district 75 so that we can
continue to serve. And please use uh Mr. Dr. Craig Spencer as a wonderful example of how to continue to uh join in spaces even if you don't have a lot of time because he is very busy with the MTA and he still makes time for district 75 because it's D75 strong. Thank you uh
former co-president Spencer. >> Yes, thank you for that. And as we said, we appreciate all of you and thank you for joining us tonight. Um we would like to stress if you can please fill out our form that we could go visit
um but if there's not any other comments. >> Right. So our next meeting >> Oh yes. Sorry about that. >> December 10th. December 10th is the next committee meeting where um you know
we'll uplift the joint public hearings. I know we have a joint public hearing in district 30. Uh so um we want to uplift uh you know those accomplishments and um we'll we'll dive more uh hopefully you know spread the word about the
accessibility and you know get word out to other districts have them communicate with us and um we like President Angel says things are in the work with the SCA. Um, also, oh, what I wanted to do before we leave, um, you know, we cancelled last week, last, uh, meeting
on the 29th, um, panel for education policy met and, um, they passed a resolution. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. um their resolution and unanimous unanimously approved um new uh abandon or uh abandoned New
York City uh buildings be used in the future for schools. I'm I'm paraphrasing here paraphr >> um but what I want to do is >> Craig is not wrong. There are, as I mentioned before, uh, some daycare
centers, some pre-kare centers, those spaces that are not currently being used. We are looking to either move prek or some of our students into those buildings. That's why some of those buildings are getting the ratings of zero for accessibility. So, we will be
bringing you more information about that zero through the accessibility data office. But, uh, Mr. Spencer, you are not incorrect. They are looking at um reutilizing buildings that are standing and doing >> Yes.
>> And utilization is in our committee name. And so and that's one of the big things coming from where I've been and where I like to go with this community and this this group. I want um some of the leaders um someone from district 30, president from district 30 spoke. Uh Dr.
Kirus um from um district 4 spoke. Staten Island was strong. Um um Camille from District 15, who's now PEP rep, uh spoke. So, we have advocates in the community. I want to invite them
uh in our earliest meetings next year um to to flush that out and how that because that it's like President Angel said, it's not us without us. And I know that I would want something like that to benefit us. If the PEP is passing a
resolution on that, then we need to hold them accountable. So, um, that's that's the spirit. That's what I'm bringing to this table. That's what I want to focus on one, if not more, one or two of our meetings next year. And, um, I want to
be accountable for you guys to see, okay, it's one thing to say it, how is it going to happen? I'd like to invite some folks hopefully to speak to that and address our accessibility concerns uh to better to to bring our our our community in a better place. So, look
forward to that. Look forward to more talk on the SEA. Look forward to forward to more informations from school visits and joint public hearings. And please participate, you know, know your PA, your PTA, go to your uh CC meetings, come to our meetings the first uh first
Wednesday of the month. And God bless. Have a happy Thanksgiving. >> And to tie beautiful bow on that. For those of you um who might have joined late or want to pass this forward, please do know there is a link in the chat for our CCD75 outreach that you can join on YouTube.
If you missed a meeting, you never missed a meeting. It will be there. the information will be there and we will touch base on you when you do join again. We thank you for your time. We know that we all don't have a lot of it and we're struggling in the day to get through and I know everybody might have to do dinner right now and get some
babies in the bed. So, thank you guys for being here. I will now again pass it over to uh Vice President Bonia. Thank you and co-chair Spencer for the work that you're doing on the committee. >> Again, thank you all for joining us
tonight. Please email the email, the capacity email or D75 council email as well as fill out the form. That way we could continue to support you all through your school visits and join
public hearings. As everyone's been stating tonight, um it takes all of us. So, it takes a village to get our voices heard and I appreciate you coming to have your voice heard. Yes. >> One last thing for those listening who
cannot see the transcript. Vice President Bonia is referring to CCD75 capacity.com and D75 councsilschools.nyc.gov. Back to you. Um, I just want to lastly
because um, President Angel uh, if you could speak to the survey that we have, can we work on a little translation? Is that still possible? >> We absolutely can have language equity. Let's work on that uh, tomorrow for a secondary push out. We want to make sure
that everyone has a voice. >> Thank you so much. Thank you so much. >> God bless everyone. >> And again, good night everyone and thank you for joining us today. And thank you, Miss Andy Corso, for Jo being our special guest.
This meeting is adjourned at 7:14