DYCD changed the facts after families made the choice.
From October 2025 through 2032.
- Late 2025DYCD launches RFP
Existing providers must reapply for COMPASS / SONYC afterschool contracts.
- Fall 2025 – Winter 2026Middle-school admissions window
Families rank schools while afterschool provider risk is not meaningfully disclosed.
- April 2026Middle-school offers released
Families accept seats based partly on the afterschool programs publicly associated with each school.
- May 2026Families learn of provider changes
Parents discover longstanding providers — including Manhattan Youth at 12 schools and CHFS at Louis Armstrong — were not retained.
- May 2026Press coverage and rallies begin
Chalkbeat, Tribeca Citizen, and Bronx Times cover citywide pattern. Petition crossed 3,800 signatures by May 21 (Tribeca Citizen) and 6,400+ by mid-June (Change.org, June 2026).
- Late May 2026Council pressure begins
Parent and Council concern raised at City Council budget hearings and rallies (West Side Spirit, May 28, 2026).
- June 2026Budget pressure, press conference, grievances, legal planning
Parents file disability-access grievances; legal theories around ADA Title II, Section 504, NYCHRL, NYSHRL, and Article 78 develop.
- Summer 2026Campaign protest window
Public window for documented pressure before contracts move toward implementation. Campaign-set, not an official DYCD deadline.
- Fall 2026Contract term begins (if registered)
New six-year provider contracts begin if registered and implemented.
- Through 2032Six-year contract term
Awards lock in providers through 2032 absent intervention.