Welcome to CECD15

Community Education Councils give parents a powerful voice in shaping the policies and priorities of New York City Schools. We advise the Chancellor on a range of matters, work directly with the district superintendents, review district educational programs and make recommendations on capital improvements in order to make our public schools the best they can be.

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Interpretation will be available in Spanish and Mandarin

Food and refreshments will be served 

P.S. 58, 330 Smith St., Auditorium

Brooklyn, NY 11213

Please join CEC15 for our monthly calendar meeting which is open to the public. At this meeting, the DOE will outline a plan for engagement with the CEC and other community stakeholders around the rezonings of sub-zones 3 and 1 through Participatory Action Research. Given community and CEC feedback, the DOE announced on Oct. 22 that it has decided not to submit a proposal for rezoning sub-zone 3 for 2020-2021 implementation in order to provide more time to hear from as many voices as possible, and to further empower communities. Therefore, instead of submitting a proposal for a vote by the CEC for implementation beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, the DOE will work with our communities on PAR and other engagement opportunities with the goal of a Spring 2020 vote for 2021-2022 implementation. The DOE is also planning a similar process for potential rezoning in Sunset Park (sub-zone 1) aligned to new schools and buildings opening over the next few years.  

To download the flyer please click here.

We hope to see you there!

Over the last 6 months, D15 school community members and representatives from the Department of Education (DOE) have been discussing potential rezoning and admission changes for 7 of our elementary schools: PS 15, PS 29, PS 32, PS 38, PS 58, PS 261 and PS 676.  This conversation was prompted by a newly constructed addition to PS 32, which will open in September of 2020-2021 with 436 seats. 

The NYCDOE is working closely with the school communities in the area to develop a potential rezoning plan that ensures the additional seats advance Equity and Excellence.  Presentations can be found on the DOE website under the District Planning - Brooklyn - District 15 page. The presentation from June 20, 2019 can be downloaded here. In this document you will see the two different approaches that the DOE is proposing which would alleviate overcrowding and create opportunities to diversify.

• Approach 1 redesigns geographic zone lines. 
• Approach 2 creates a single zone encompassing the seven schools. In both of these scenarios there would be seats prioritized for students who qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL), are Multi Language Learners (MLL) or are Students living in Temporary Housing (STH).

Both approaches include changes to zone lines and admissions priorities for Students in Temporary Housing, Multilingual Learners and students who are income-eligible for Free and Reduced-Price Lunch. Further details about the two proposed approaches, including a more detailed map of Approach, can be found here. A District 15 Zoning FAQ can be found here.

To download District Planning's presentation from the April 18, 2019 meeting please click below:

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To download the presentation from May 20, 2019 please click here. 

UPDATE:

At the October 22 calendar meeting, Superintendent Skop and the Office of District Planning announced the decision not to submit a proposal for 2020-2021 implementation in order to provide more time to hear from as many voices as possible, and to further empower communities. Instead of submitting a proposal for a vote by the CEC for implementation beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, they will work with our communities on PAR and other engagement opportunities with the goal of a Spring 2020 vote for 2021-2022 implementation. The DOE is also planning a similar process for potential rezoning in Sunset Park aligned to new schools and buildings opening over the next few years. 

In the coming weeks, the DOE will begin months-long engagement with the CEC and other community stakeholders about the process, and expects to provide further details at the November 19 CEC meeting. 

Please read Superintendent Skop's letter detailing this decision. For more information please contact the Office of District Planning at BrooklynZoning@schools.nyc.gov

To give feedback please write to: BrooklynZoning@schools.nyc.gov, ASkop@schools.nyc.gov, CEC15@schools.nyc.gov.

Need to contact your CEC15 School Liaison?  Email our Administrative Assistant, Francisca Andino, and she will forward your email to your designated school liaison.  Email Francisca at CEC15@schools.nyc.gov or fandino@schools.nyc.gov