Student Applications for CCECs are OPEN for 2021-22

All Community and Citywide Education Councils are required by NYS Education Law to have a non-voting student member. Only students who will be high school seniors during their year of service are eligible to apply; other requirements vary by council.

More information regarding the roles and responsibilities of Education Councils can be found

at http://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/get-involved/education-councils

If you know a student who may be interested, please share this application. 

For Community Education Councils (CECs), applicants must:

• reside in the district where they are applying to serve (students may find out their school district by using NYC DOE’s school search tool at https://www.schools.nyc.gov/find-a-school); and

be a member of the elected student government or hold an elected leadership position (e.g., president of a club).

For the Citywide Council on High Schools (CCHS), applicants must:

• be a member of the elected student government or hold an elected leadership position (e.g., president of a club).

For the Citywide Council on Special Education (CCSE), applicants must:

• have an IEP.

For the Citywide Council for District 75 (CCD75), applicants must:

• attend a District 75 school or program.

For the Citywide Council on English Language Learners (CCELL), applicants must:

• be classified as an English Language Learner currently or in the previous two years.