
The chair, or the chair’s authorized representative, also serves as a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) board. PEP members also serve as members of the Board of Trustees of the New York City Board of Education Retirement System. provide information, data, estimates and statistics regarding all matters relating to the city district as requested by the director of the independent budget office of the city of New York or the comptroller of the city of New York, in a timely fashion.Ģ.2.The results of such survey shall be made publicly available including via the city board's official internet website.
conduct an annual survey to allow parents, teachers and school personnel to evaluate the performance of the city board and the Chancellor with regards to city district resources, oversight and curriculum. respond at a regular public meeting, to the recommendations raised in the annual reports issued by the citywide council on special education, the citywide council on English language learners and the citywide council on high schools. comply with emergency adoption of items in accordance with New York Education Law Section 2590-g. approve proposals for all school closures or significant changes in school utilization including the phase-out, grade reconfiguration, re-siting, or co-location of schools, following any hearing pursuant to Education Law section 2590-h(2-a), and provide an explanation to the relevant community council if the PEP approves such a proposal that the relevant community council affirmatively voted against, pursuant to Education Law section 2590-e(21). approve a procurement policy for the city district, and any amendments made thereto, developed pursuant to Education Law section 2590-h(36) and. approve the allocation of projected revenues among community districts and their schools pursuant to Education Law section 2590-r(a) and to approve the aggregation of the community district budgets, with a proposed budget for administrative and operational expenditures of the city board and the Chancellor, following a public hearing pursuant to Education Law 2590-r(f). approve annual estimates of the total sum of money which it deems necessary for the operation of the city district and the capital budget pursuant to Education Law section 2590-q. approve the educational facilities capital plan, and any amendments requiring city board approval pursuant to Education Law section 2590-p t, following any applicable hearings conducted by the community district education councils. approve all regulations proposed by the Chancellor or the city board and any amendments made thereto. consider and approve any other standards, policies, and objectives as specifically authorized or required by state or federal law or regulation. approve standards, policies, and objectives proposed by the Chancellor directly related to educational achievement and student performance. PEP members shall perform those duties and have those responsibilities assigned to them by New York Education Law Section 2590-g. The Panel for Educational Policy shall advise the Chancellor on policy matters affecting the welfare of the city school district and its pupils.
Together this structure shall be designated as the Department of Education of the City of New York. Other parts of the structure include the Chancellor, superintendents, community and citywide education councils, principals, and school leadership teams. The PEP is a part of the governance structure responsible for the City School District of the City of New York, subject to the laws of the State of New York and the regulations of the State Department of Education. The fifteen-member body designated as the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York in New York Education Law Section 2590-b shall be known as the Panel for Educational Policy (“PEP”). The Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York is created by the Legislature of the State of New York and derives its powers from State Law.ġ.2. Bylaws of the Panel for Educational Policy of the City School District of the City of New York Article I: Preambleġ.1.