Section 522. Reports of the department a
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The department of education shall on or before the thirtieth day of November in each year make and transmit to the mayor a report in writing, for the year ending on the thirty-first day of July next preceding, stating the whole number of schools under its jurisdiction during the said year; the number of teachers; the total number of pupils on register, and the average attendance at each school; the number of high schools and training schools for teachers, with the number of teachers and the attendance of pupils at each; the corporate schools or societies from which reports have been made to the department of education, the length of time such schools have been kept open, and the number of teachers and of pupils taught in each such school and the total amount of money expended for the purposes of public education in the city during the preceding fiscal year. The department of education shall also make in said reports such suggestions and recommendations relative to the public schools of the city as it may deem proper. b. Temporary and non-standard classroom reporting. The department of education shall report to the council annually, on or before October fifteenth of each year, the number of non-standard classrooms within the public school system. Such report shall provide the number of non-standard classrooms, disaggregated by: school; zip code; school district; instructional region; community district; council district; and borough, and for each non-standard classroom, the number of children who attend classes in each such non-standard classroom. For purposes of this section, the term "non-standard classrooms" shall mean any of the following spaces that are used for subject-matter instruction where students are intended to be seated at desks: a transportable classroom unit; a classroom located in a structure that was not built or renovated with the intention that such structure be a permanent educational facility; a classroom located in a multi-purpose room, also called a cluster room, and not used for the specialized instructional, administrative or other purposes for which such room was designed or intended; a classroom located in a space that was not designed for classroom use when built or when last fully renovated; and a classroom the use of which violates any New York city or state law pertaining to classroom design, location or amenity or the type of interior space that may lawfully be used as classroom space. c. Class size reporting. The department of education shall submit a report to the city council twice annually, on or before November fifteenth and February fifteenth of each year, with respect to the following information regarding class sizes in New York city public schools: 1. For each school and, separately, for each academic program within a school or school building, including smaller schools housed within larger institutions and specialized programs, such as those for gifted students and for students with special needs, the average class size per grade of all classes in such school or program; 2. For each school district and for each region, the average class size per grade of all classes in such district and region; 3. For each borough, the average class size per grade of all classes in such borough; 4. Citywide, the average class size per grade; and 5. A detailed description of the methodologies used to calculate all such grade size data reported. d. Presentation of class size reporting. Average class size shall be reported: 1. By the number of students, rounded to the nearest tenth; and 2. By core academic subject, in all grades in which such core academic subjects are taught in classes that vary from such grades' homeroom classes. e. Class size reporting exceptions. The reporting required by subdivision c of this section shall: 1. Exclude classes that are composed of students who are enrolled in any school or program that exclusively serves students who are incarcerated, on probation, or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the state or federal court system; 2. Be made by category of class, such as 12-to-1 or 5-to-1 student/teacher ratio, with respect to students who attend classes exclusively for children who have individualized education plans; and 3. Exclude classes taught at vocational schools and programs, also known as career and technical schools and programs, to the extent that such classes within such schools and programs do not provide core academic content. f. Dissemination of information. The reporting required by subdivision c of this section shall, in addition to being provided to the city council, be placed on the department's website and may be distributed by such other means as the chancellor, in his discretion, determines to be a reasonable method of providing such information to the public.