Committee voted to bring back full-day kindergarten aides after court ruling

What happened

After a court upheld an arbitrator's ruling for the teachers union, the committee voted 7-0 to stop appealing and rehire kindergarten aides. That adds about 17 aides at a cost of about $562,000 this year and over $1 million a year after.

Why it matters to families

Kindergarten classrooms with 14 or more students get a full-time aide again. The cost was not in the budget, so other spending must be cut or the city must help.

The evidence

Approved December 3, 2025 minutes describe the ruling, the 14 FTE (17 people) and costs, and record the 7-0 vote. The FDK memo gives $561,924 for FY26 and $1,022,282 for FY27.

The source