Resolution to give parents a voice again on the fate of their children's schools!
The following resolution was passed by Community Education Council District 20 in Brooklyn. CEC District 2 in Manhattan has approved a similar resolution. Robert Jackson and Al Vann have introduced a resolution in the City Council also urging the legislature to give CECs the authority over school closings and co-locations. AM Keith Wright has introduced a bill that would give CECs power over co-locations. Ask your CEC to pass this resolution now, and ask your legislators to support it!
Resolution: Amend School Governance Law ToAllow Community District Education Councils Authority Over School Closingsand Co-locations
Whereas , in a recent Quinnipiac poll, almost 60 percentof New Yorkers believe that that the mayor’s takeover of our schools has been afailure;
Whereas, more than four times as many New Yorkers believethat in the future, the mayor should share power with an independent body thanretain complete control over our schools. (66% compared to 13%);
Whereas, public schools are the lifeblood of ourcommunities, yet Mayoral Control, as currently structured, has no checksand balances, but allows one person to determine the fate and future of everyschool and student in this City, irrespective of the views and input of allother stakeholders, including parents, students, teachers, and