As IS 145 educators as well as local and state lawmakers look on, UFT President Michael Mulgrew calls the intermediate school a model for the more than 600 schools citywide that currently have the space to reduce class sizes.

Special education teacher Christina Rodriguez tells the media gathered that if she were a parent of a special-needs child, she would want them in a class of 23 students, where they would get more services and attention.

IS 145 Chapter Leader Marlyn Rios, a speech teacher who works with small groups of students, says smaller class sizes will help all children flourish.

Local and state elected officials applaud 6th-grade educators at IS 145 for their work on reducing class size.

IS 145 teachers (from left) Deborah Wrona, Christine Dimopoulos and Mary Genova talk about the issue of class size with UFT President Michael Mulgrew.

Parent and Community Education Council 30 member Whitney Toussaint, accompanied by her two young sons, says she is hopeful that what IS 145 members and staff accomplished will be replicated at schools across the city.