Committee on Education · Mar 23, 2026
Preliminary Budget Hearing - Education, Monday8 officials identified99 public speakersRoll call: 12 present, 1 absent (clerk)Video: YouTube, 3 recordings
The hearing turned to the School Construction Authority’s fiscal 2025 to 2029 capital plan and the fiscal '27 preliminary capital budget and commitment plan.
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What happened
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- The hearing turned to the School Construction Authority’s fiscal 2025 to 2029 capital plan and the fiscal '27 preliminary capital budget and commitment plan.4:56:07rec. 2
- The School Construction Authority’s president and CEO testified on the proposed capital plan, which currently totals $20.97 billion.5:02:04rec. 2
Quotes
Officials only, in order.
…you putting extra dollars into trying to find more math teachers? Are you looking at other ways to increase the math instruction?Gale A. Brewer · District 62:16:46rec. 2
And it’s only— the funding only is around $300K. That’s it. How many students actually you guys helped in this program?Susan Zhuang · District 436:31:49rec. 2
Who spoke
8 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Eric DinowitzChair · District 11 · 96 minFirst speaks at 7:30rec. 2
- Phil WongDistrict 30 · 9.9 minFirst speaks at 2:33:29rec. 2
- Rita C. JosephDistrict 40 · 4.3 minFirst speaks at 1:43:48rec. 2
- Linda LeeDistrict 23 · 4.2 minFirst speaks at 46:45rec. 2
- Mercedes NarcisseDistrict 46 · 1.9 minFirst speaks at 2:24:50rec. 2
- Gale A. BrewerDistrict 6 · 1.2 minFirst speaks at 2:16:43rec. 2
- Lynn C. SchulmanDistrict 29 · 1.2 minFirst speaks at 1:38:07rec. 2
- Susan ZhuangDistrict 43 · 0.8 minFirst speaks at 6:30:31rec. 2
Roll call: 12 present, 0 excused, 1 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 99 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Education, Mar 23, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/education/meetings/2026-03-23. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Mar 23, 2026.