Buffalo Public Schools receiving $289 million in federal relief

THE WRAPS OFF A PROPOSED PLANFOR SPENDING 289-MILLIONDOLLARS IN FEDERALFUNDING...AS PART OF THEEMERGENCY RELIEF FUND PLAN.THE DISTRICT IS PROPOSING TOSPEND 175- MILLION OF THEFEDERAL FUNDING TO HELPSUPPORT STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY.IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN ABOUT25-PERCENT OF BUFFALO STUDENTSIN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHTWERE PROFICIENT IN E-L-A...AND19- PERCENT IN MATH.....THE DISTRICT SAYS STUDENTS AREIN MAJOR NEED OF SUPPORT AFTERCOMING OUT OF MORE THAN A YEAROF REMOTE LEARNING.

7EYEWITNESS NEWS SENIORREPORTER EILEEN BUCKLEY SAYSTHE PROPOSED SPENDING WOULDINCLUDE MORE SUPPORT SERVICESFOR STUDENTS, UPGRADES ININFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,TRAINING FOR TEACHERS ANDHIRING MORE STAFFERS.}} (:23) (1:18) (1:29) (2:00)(2:30)} BUFFALO PUBLICSCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT DR.KRINER CASH HOLDING UP A MORETHAN 109- PAGE DRAFT DOCUMENTON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY SPEND289- MILLION DOLLARS TOIMPROVE THE LIVES OF STUDENTSIN BUFFALO.

THE WORKINGDOCUMENT WOULD INCLUDE FUNDINGFOR STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICESBECAUSE SO MANY BLACK ANDBROWN FAMILIES SUFFERED FROMDURING THE PANDEMIC.... KRINERCASH.

"MANY OF OUR STUDENTSSUFFER FROM ANXIETY --DEPRESSION - FROM EATINGDISORDERS...FROM ALL KINDS OFEFFECTS--- PSYCHO -- -SOCIALEMOTIONAL."} THE DRAFTINCLUDES SAFELY REOPENINGSCHOOLS, SPENDING 38- MILLIONDOLLARS TO MAKING SURE*AL*SCHOOL BUILDINGS HAVE PROPERAIR QUALITY AND LEAD-FREEWATER.

AND SPENDING ANOTHER39- MILLION DOLLARS INUPGRADES TO THE DISTRICT'SINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

BUT ABULK OF SPENDING ...175-MILLION DOLLARS --- WOULD BESPENT ON ACADEMICSUPPORT....INCLU DING THECREATION OF SEVERAL NEW HIGHSCHOOLS....AND TWO GENDERBASED SCHOOLS... DR. CASH.

"ANDTHERE'S A LOT OF GOOD RESEARCHCOMING OUT OF OTHER SCHOOLSAROUND THE COUNTRY...THAT WHENYOU DO GENDER BASED ACADEMIES-- AND YOU FOCUS ON THESPECIFIC AND PARTICULAR NEEDSTHAT BOYS AND GIRLS HAVE -- INTHEIR DEVELOPMENT STUDENTS GROWFASTER AND GO FASTER."===BUTT=== LARRY SCOTT.

SEEINVESTMENT IN COUNSELINGSTAFF...I SEE INVESTMENT INSOCIAL WORK...I SAW ASUGGESTION FOR INSTRUMENTALMUSIC IN ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARYSCHOOLS BUFFALO SCHOOL BOARDMEMBERS LARRY SCOTT ANDPAULETTE WOODS APPEARED AT THEDRAFT UNVEILING...BOTH SAYINGTHEY ARE PLEASED WITH HOW ITWOULD SUPPORT CITY STUDENTS..WOODS.

"I THINK IT'S HEADED INTHE RIGHT DIRECTION.

IT'SFOCUSED AND THE MAIN THING FORME -- IN PUTTING THE PLAN TOGETHER -- OUR PARENT GROUPSWERE INVOLVED." PRESIDENT OFTHE DISTRICT PARENTCOORDINATING COUNCIL WENDYMISTERTTA SAYS HER GROUPPROVIDED SOME INTIAL FEEDBACK,BUT WERE PROMISED THEY WOULDSEE THE DRAFT BEFORE IT WASSUBMITTED TO THE STATE.MISTRETTA.

"AND WE'VE BEENREMINDING THEM OF THAT --EVERY CHANCE WE GET - WHEN AREWE GOING TO SEE THE DRAFT -EVEN AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING- IT WAS BROUGHT UP AGAIN...ANDWE'VE NEVER SEEN IT...BUT WESTILL HAVEN'T SEEN IT." BUTMISTRETTA SAYS ABOUT 15 PARENTWILL BE PART OF A DISTRICTTHE SUMMER...HEISTRICT 'TIPPINGPOINT'.

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