Pursuant to Education Law section 211-d, the Buffalo City School District is required to solicit comments from the community in connection with the 2022-2023 Contract for Excellence (C4E).
The community is invited to attend a public hearing regarding C4E at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday August 15th, 2023, at the Waterfront Elementary School, 95 Fourth Street.
For those unable to attend the hearing, the proposed contract can be viewed at www.buffaloschools.org and comments may be submitted through August 21, 2023 to contract4excellence@buffaloschools.org.
2023-2024 Contract for Excellence (C4E)
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Request for Public Comments
WHO: Buffalo Public School District Parents and Families
WHEN: July 21, 2023 – August 21, 2023
WHERE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Opportunities for public comments on the proposed
Contract for Excellence (C4E) are required by State Education Law 211-d and may be submitted via email to contract4excellence@buffaloschools.org or to the District’s Budget Department, Attention: Contract for Excellence, at 709 City Hall, Buffalo, NY 14202. The deadline for submitting written comments is August 21, 2023.
A copy of the proposed Contract for Excellence (C4E) can be found on the District’s website at www.buffaloschools.org.
A summary of the proposed plan allocations is as follows:
- Reduced class sizes
- Teachers, teacher aides, cultural resource specialists and translation services to support English Language Learners.
- Guidance counselors and social workers
- Supplemental Arts Program
- Accelerated credit recovery and mentoring programs for students at risk of not graduating.
- School based supplemental funding to support each school’s Comprehensive Improvement Plan.
CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE GENERAL INFORMATION
The Contracts for Excellence (C4E) Program was established in 2007 to provide additional accountability for increased State Aid for low performing school districts. C4E is a comprehensive approach to targeting fiscal resources to specific allowable programs proven to raise the achievement of the students with the greatest educational need. Districts required to enter a contract must document the schools, programs, and student subgroups to be targeted for funding, along with specific, achievable performance improvements that will result.
For more detailed information visit the Contract for Excellence page on the New York State Education Department’s website at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/mgtse...
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