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Dear Comptroller Levine and Bureau of Contract Administration,

I am writing to ask your office to use its full contract-registration review authority before registering any disputed DYCD COMPASS/SONYC contracts.

Your June 26 letter stated that once final agency determinations are rendered and the contracts are submitted for registration, your office will review whether DYCD followed proper procurement rules, whether funds exist, whether there was corruption in the procurement process, whether vendors are in good standing and eligible for City contracts, and whether DYCD complied with procurement rules governing vendor protests.

Families are asking your office to apply that review fully and to require the complete school-by-school administrative record before registration, including scoring sheets, NYCPS advisor rankings, award recommendation memos, vendor protest determinations, provider-diversity rationale, School Partnership Agreements, insurance documentation, disability-access plans, workforce-transition plans, and implementation-readiness records.

Please do not register any disputed package that is incomplete or unsupported by a rational, reviewable record. Please also ask DYCD not to take irreversible implementation steps while disputed packages are under registration review.

My child’s school is: [school name]
Our current provider is: [provider name]
We are worried about: [staff / sports / disability access / transition / other]

Thank you for your attention to transparency, accountability, and the children and families affected by these six-year afterschool contracts.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your School / Community]

Dear [Elected Official],

I am a parent/community member asking you to support full Comptroller review before any disputed DYCD COMPASS/SONYC afterschool contracts are registered.

Families are not asking the Comptroller to choose providers based on preference. We are asking for the complete school-by-school administrative record before six-year contracts move forward.

Please urge the Comptroller and DYCD to require and release the records needed to evaluate the awards, including:

• scoring sheets and evaluator notes;
• NYCPS advisor or school rankings;
• award recommendation memos;
• vendor protest determinations;
• provider-diversity and capacity rationale;
• School Partnership Agreement status;
• disability-access and crisis-transition plans;
• workforce and program-continuity plans; and
• implementation-readiness records.

My school/community is: [school/community]
The issue we are facing is: [briefly describe]

Please publicly support a complete registration review and ask DYCD not to take irreversible implementation steps while disputed packages remain under review.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]

Dear DYCD,

I am requesting the school-by-school records needed to understand the COMPASS/SONYC award affecting my school/community.

Please release or provide:

• the incumbent-to-awardee crosswalk;
• the list of all viable applicants for each affected school;
• scoring sheets and evaluator notes;
• NYCPS advisor or school rankings;
• written reasons for any override of school preference or highest score;
• vendor protest determinations;
• provider-diversity and capacity rationale;
• School Partnership Agreement status;
• disability-access, Referral Plan, Crisis Navigation Plan, and accommodation-process documents;
• workforce and staff-continuity plans; and
• implementation timeline and parent-communication plan.

My school is: [school name]
Current provider: [provider name]
Awarded/incoming provider, if known: [provider name]
Primary concern: [records / disability access / staffing / programs / transition]

Please provide a written response.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]

Dear DYCD,

I am requesting a written disability-access transition plan before any COMPASS/SONYC provider change is implemented at my child’s school.

This request concerns both my child’s meaningful access to afterschool and my ability as a parent/caregiver to communicate, plan, and participate in the process.

Please provide, in writing:

• the name and role of the provider’s Inclusion Coordinator;
• whether that person is site-based or shared across sites;
• the accommodation request process;
• how IEP/504/access needs will be reviewed with parent consent;
• the Referral Plan and Crisis Navigation Plan for the site;
• the de-escalation, sensory-support, parent-communication, and non-exclusion protocols;
• the warm-handoff plan from known staff to incoming staff;
• the process for resolving disability-access concerns before a child is excluded or discouraged from attending; and
• a single accountable contact for my family.

My child’s school is: [school name]
My child’s relevant access needs are: [brief description]
My parent/caregiver access needs are: [if applicable]

Please respond in writing.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]

Dear Public Advocate’s Office,

I am asking the Public Advocate to intervene regarding DYCD’s COMPASS/SONYC afterschool awards and the lack of a complete public school-by-school record.

Families need transparency before six-year contracts move forward. Please ask DYCD and the Comptroller to ensure the public record includes:

• the incumbent-to-awardee crosswalk;
• scoring sheets and award recommendations;
• NYCPS advisor or school rankings;
• vendor protest decisions;
• provider-diversity and capacity rationale;
• School Partnership Agreement status;
• disability-access and transition plans;
• workforce and program-continuity protections; and
• implementation-readiness records.

My school/community is: [school/community]
My concern is: [briefly describe]

This is not only a vendor dispute. It affects children, disabled students, disabled parents, frontline workers, and public trust.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]

Hi Save Afterschool NYC,

I want to share what is happening at my school/community.

My name:
My school:
Current provider:
Awarded/incoming provider, if known:
What changed:
What my child/family/school may lose:
Any disability-access concerns:
Any staff/program concerns:
Can you contact me for follow-up? Yes / No
Can this be shared publicly without my name? Yes / No

Thank you.