Overview

• The Every Child and Family is Known initiative scales to 125 schools across all five boroughs, with roughly $1.3 million budgeted through year-end.
• DOE data show more than 850 adults connected to as many as 4,000 students living in shelters, providing daily check-ins and weekly family meetings logged in an online portal.
• A new public dashboard tracks 37 topics spanning family engagement, teacher support, and student well-being, offering real-time snapshots such as absenteeism and program uptake.
• NYC Reads adds an 80-school pilot for English learners using standardized curricula—English 3D or National Geographic Reach Higher—to bolster language development.
• The department outlined a four-part AI framework focused on preparation, responsible use, bias mitigation, and operational efficiencies, with fuller implementation details forthcoming as observers question the chancellor’s tenure after the mayoral shake-up.