Community Education Council For District One
166 Essex Street, Rm.136 Street New York, NY 10002
Telephone: 212-353-2946uEmail: CEC1@schools.nyc.govu
Website: www.district1cec.typepad.com
VACANCY NOTICE
CEC 1 MISSION STATEMENT
The District One Community Education Council's mission is to help District One families and educators to exercise self-determination and local control over education policy and practices and to participate in decision-making at the level of family, school and community. To further this goal, we organize public meetings and hearings; provide a forum for parents to bring their concerns, and produce analyses and policy proposals which collectively serve to bridge the gap between the DOE, state and federal "rhetoric" and the reality in our district schools.
Our key areas of focus for the 2011-2012 school year are to:
address space and building issues, including prioritizing the district's needs for the Capital Plan, revising the Blue Book, evaluating overcrowding, and the effects of co-locations
advocating small class sizes throughout the system
ensure parental involvement in school governance by supporting and strengthening meaningful participation in the district’s SLT’s, P(T)As, DLT, President’s Council and CEC by all families of elementary, middle, and high schools, including new schools and Charter Schools in the district
educate families on the ramifications of mayoral control
We believe that a democratically-elected body of parents and community members can best represent the interests of the families in our district, and all of our activities support this fundamental belief.
