Zohran Mamdani: “That means 35 additional new staff members including…”

“We are also hiring hundreds of new staff members to to strengthen every aspect of our Pre K specialized education infrastructure, the systems that support families through the IEP process and help children access these services earlier. That means 35 additional new staff members including psychologists, social workers, speech evaluators, and occupational therapists to build out 10 additional preschool evaluation teams. that will significantly reduce IEP evaluation wait times. It means 20 new administrators and community coordinators on our Committee of Preschool special education and 100 new New York City public school staff members who will support families as they navigate the IEP process.” (03:02–03:15)

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