New York City Panel for Educational Policy

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Panel for Educational Policy of the Department of Education of the City School District of the City of New York[1]
File:NYC Board of Education seal.jpg
Former seal of the Board of Education
Board overview
Preceding board
  • New York City Board of Education
Jurisdiction New York City
Headquarters Tweed Courthouse
Board executive
  • Vanessa Leung, Chair
Parent department New York City Department of Education
Key document
Website schools.nyc.gov/pep

The Panel for Educational Policy of the Department of Education of the City School District of the City of New York,[1] abbreviated as the Panel for Educational Policy and also known as the New York City Board of Education, is the governing body of the New York City Department of Education.[2][3] The members of the board are appointed by the mayor and by the five borough presidents.

Members

There are 13 members of the panel. Each of the five borough presidents appoints one member, and the remaining eight are appointed by the mayor.[1][4]

Appointed by borough presidents

Appointed by the mayor

  • Isaac Carmignani
  • T. Elzora Cleveland
  • Carmen Fariña (Chancellor)
  • Norm Fruchter
  • Vanessa Leung (Chair)
  • Lori Podvesker
  • Ben Shuldine
  • D. Miguelina Zorilla-Aristy

Analysis and criticism

In 2011, Panel for Educational Policy member Patrick Sullivan (who was appointed by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer in 2007[5]) suggested changing the system to have only six mayoral appointees, and that appointees should have fixed terms; additionally, he stated "For us not to have the same role in our kids' education as people who live in the suburbs or Middle America is patronizing."[6]

History

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Main article: New York City Department of Education

Prior to Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg's securing control of New York City schools, the Board of Education itself ran the schools. On June 30, 2002, Mayor Bloomberg secured authority over the schools from the New York State legislature, which began the era of "mayoral control" over the city schools. The mayor then changed the name of the schools agency from the Board of Education to the Department of Education, a mayoral agency.

On June 30, 2009, the New York State Senate declined to renew the mayor's full authority over the school system. In particular, State Senate Democrats leader John Sampson, of Brooklyn, opposed the extension of mayoral control. The authority reverted for a time to the Board of Education, but mayoral control was restored until 2015 in a vote on August 6, 2009.[7] The actual city agency running the schools remains the New York City Department of Education.

See also

References

Notes

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  2. ↑ Education Law § 2590-b(a); "The board of education of the city school district of the city of New York is hereby continued. Such board of education shall consist of thirteen members: one member to be appointed by each borough president of the city of New York; seven members to be appointed by the mayor of the city of New York; and the chancellor. The chancellor shall serve as the chairperson of the city board. [...]"
  3. ↑ Nacipucha v. City of New York, 18 Misc 3d 846, 850 (Sup Ct, Bronx County 2008).
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