Community Education Council District 3 (CEC3) is one of the 32 CEC in New York City represents public elementary and middle schools in the district. CEC3 responsibilities include: approving school zoning lines, holding hearings on the capital plan, evaluating community superintendents, and providing input on other important policy issues. CEC has 12 members, including ten elected parents and two members appointed by the Borough President, & two students selected by the Superintendent. The Community Education Council District 3 Co-President: Jill Rackmill Co-President: Kristin Savov Vice President: Michelle Lee Treasurer: Jonathan Zacks, IEP Secretary: Sequoia Bilal - BPA Members: Noah Odabashian Yael Denbo Felicia Reese Amos-ELL Wendyliz Martinez Ana Quinones Greenfield Sharon Meiri Fox-BPA D75: Vacant Student Members: Stella Kross Read Our Reports Cracks in the System: An Accountability Report on School Infrastructure in NYC’s District 3 Read Report Letter Regarding the Imperilied Fostering Diverse Schools Grant Read Letter Next Meeting: Agenda Coming Soon Zoom Link UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS Agenda Coming Soon Agenda Coming Soon Zoom Link

2025-2026 Resolutions Vol. 26 No 2 Community Education Council District 3 Resolution on Strengthening Protections Against the Exploitation of Children Vol. 26 No 1 Resolution to Prioritize Space for Public School Students 2024-2025 Resolutions Vol. 25 No 10 Resolution Supporting Transparency in Decision-Making Vol. 25 No 9 CEC 3 Resolution Urging Increased Accountability from the School Construction Authority (SCA) and Divison of School facilities (DSF) Vol. 25 No 8 Resolution on Keeping Schools Safe Vol. 25. No 7 Resolution Urging NYCPS District 3 Schools to Arrange for 8th Graders to Participate in the Museum of Jewish Heritage Field Trip Program Vol. 25. No 6 Resolution Regarding the Zoning line Proposal for District 3 Vol. 25 No. 5 Resolution to Urge the Implementation of Daylighting Provisions at Intersections throughout Community School District 3 Vol. 25 No 4 Resolution Urging the Panel for Educational Policy to Ensure Continuity in The Administration of The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test by Approving the Pearson Assessment Contract Vol. 25 No 3 Regarding Responsible Implementation of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Public Schools Vol. 25 No 2 Resolution in Support of D3 LGBTQ+ Students and Families Rezolisyon 2023-2024 Vol. 24 Nimewo 6 Rezolisyon sou Amelyore Sipò ak Kominikasyon Plizyè Lang nan NYCPS Vol. 24 Nimewo 5 Ap mande vil Nouyòk sispann Règ pou rete abri 60 jou pou fanmi ki gen timoun nan Lojman Tanporè. Vol. 24 Nimewo 4 Ankouraje aplikasyon yon plan konplè "Fè bagay yo fè" pou lekòl ki gen aksè konplè yo... Vol. 24 Nimewo 3 Pou Sipò Pèp Izrayelyen an ak Ofri Sipò pou Kominote Lekòl Piblik Vil Nouyòk la Vol. 24 Nimewo 2 Mande Lekòl Leta Vil Nouyòk yo pou yo ofri opsyon an pèsòn pou konferans paran ak pwofesè. Vol. 24 Nimewo 1 Pou Sipò Ekstansyon Pwogram Bileng pou MS ak Remote nan vil la... Achiv Rezolisyon yo

REYINYON KONSÈY AK ORÈ All CEC meetings take place at 6:30 pm, unless otherwise specified Calendar meetings 2025 July 15 Joan of Arc 154 W. 93rd St. August 19 Joan of Arc 154 W. 93rd St. September 16 Joan of Arc (Joint Calendar and Business) 154 W 93rd St. October 21 PS 241 The STEM Institute (Joint Calendar and Business) 240 W 113th St. November 18 MS862 Mott Hall II (Joint Calendar and Business) P.S 76 A Phillip Randolph Building 220 West 121st St. December 9 P.S./ I.S. 191 Riverside Schools for Makers & Artists (Joint Calendar & Business Meeting) 300 W. 61st St. Calendar meetings 2026 January 20 Joan of Arc 154 W. 93rd St. February 10 (Joint Calendar and Business) Joan of Arc 154 W. 93rd St. March 17 PS 199 Jesse Isidor Straus 270 W. 70th St. April 21 West End Secondary School 227 W. 61st St. May 19 PS 334 William J O’Shea 100 W. 77th St. June 16 Joan of Arc 154 W. 93rd St. Business Meetings 2026 All meetings at: Joan of Arc 154 W 93rd St. Dates: January 6, 2026 March 3, 2026 April 7, 2026 May 5, 2026 June 2, 2026

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CEC 3 MINIT 2025-2026 07.15.25 Annual/Calendar/Business 08.5.25 Business meeting 08.19.25 Calendar Meeting 09.16.25 Joint Calendar & Business Meeting 10.21.25 Joint Calendar & Business Meeting Minutes Archive 2023 - 2024 07.12.23 Anyèl / Biznis / Kalandriye 08.09.23 Anyèl / Biznis 09.13.23 Biznis / Kalandriye 10.17.23 Kalandriye /Biznis 08.09.23 Kalandriye 2022 - 2023 07.06.22 Biznis / Kalandriye 08.10.22 Business/ Calendar 09.21.22 Biznis / Kalandriye 10.06.22 Business 10.19.22 Kalandriye 11.02.22 Biznis 11.16.22 Kalandriye 12.07.22 Biznis 12.21.22 Kalandriye 01.04.23 Biznis 01.18.23 Jt. Kalandriye 02.15.23 Biznis 02.15.23 Kalandriye 03.01.23 Biznis 03.15.23 Jt. Kalandriye 04.19.23 Biznis / Kalandriye 05.03.23 Biznis 05.17.23 Kalandriye 06.01.23 Biznis 06.14.23 Jt. Kalandriye 2020-2021 07.22.20 Biznis ak Kalandriye 09.09.20 Biznis 08.18.20 Kalandriye 08.18.20 Biznis 09.23.20 Kalandriye 10.07.20 Business 10.21.20 Kalandriye 11.18.20 Biznis ak Kalandriye 12.16.20 Biznis ak Kalandriye 01.06.21 Biznis 01.20.21 Kalandriye 02.10.21 Kalandriye espesyal 02.24.21 Espesyal City Hall & Kalandriye 03.10.21 Biznis 03.24.21 Calendar 04.14.21 Kalandriye 04.21.21 Calendar 2019-2020 2018 - 2019 6.17.20 - Kalandriye 06.03.20 - Biznis 05.20.20 - Kalandriye 05.14.20 - Kalandriye espesyal 05.06.20 - Kalandriye espesyal 05.06.20 - Biznis 04.23.20 - Biznis 03.25.20 - Kalandriye 03.18.20 - Joint. Kalandriye anile 03.11.20 - Biznis 02.26.20 - Calendar 01.22.20 - Joint Calendar 01.08.20 - Biznis 12.18.19 - Kalandriye 12.18.19 - Biznis 11.20.19 -Kalandriye 11.20.19 - Business 09.25.19 -Kalandriye 10.10.19 - Biznis 10.23.19 - Reyinyon Kalandriye Konjwen 09.11.19 - Business 08.07.19 -Kalandriye 08.07.19 - Biznis 07.16.19 - Anyèl & Biznis 07.16.19 - Kalandriye 07.18.18 - Biznis 07.18.18 - Kalandriye espesyal ak kalandriye reyinyon 08.08.18 - Biznis ak Kalandriye mtg 09.12.18 - Mtg biznis 09.26.18 - Kalandriye mtg 10.10.18 - Mtg biznis 10.24.18 - Kalandriye mtg 11.07.18 - Mtg biznis 11.07.18 - Kalandriye espesyal reyinyon 11.20.18 - Kalandriye mtg 12.12.18 - Mtg biznis 12.12.18 - Kalandriye mtg 01.09.19 - Mtg biznis 01.23.19 - Mtg Kalandriye Konjwen 02.13.19 - Mtg biznis 02.13.19 - Kalandriye mtg 03.06.19 - Mtg biznis 03.21.19 - Mtg Kalandriye Konjwen 04.17.19 - Mtg biznis 04.17.19 - Kalandriye mtg 05.08.19 - Mtg biznis 05.22.19 - Mtg Kalandriye Konjwen 06.05.19 -Mtg biznis 06.19.19 - Kalandriye mtg 2018 01.03.18 - Mtg biznis 01.17.18 - Jt. Kalandriye mtg 02.13.18 - Mtg biznis 02.13.18 -Kalandriye mtg 04.23.20 - Biznis 03.08.18 - Mtg biznis 03.08.18 - Kalandriye espesyal mtg 03.20.18 - Sekirite City Hall & Kalandriye reyinyon 04.18.18 - Biznis/Kalandriye mtg 05.16.18 - Biznis mtg 06.06.18 - Mtg biznis 20.06.18 - Jt. Kalandriye mtg 05.16.18 -Kalandriye mtg 05.22.18 -Sp.Calendar mtg sou chanjman lekòl mwayen 2017 01.04.17 - Mtg biznis 01.04.17 - Kalandriye espesyal mtg . 01.25.17 - Jt. Kalandriye mtg . 02.15.17 - Mtg biznis . 02.15.17 - Kalandriye mtg . 03.01.17 - Mtg biznis . 03.22.17 - Jt. Kalandriye mtg . 04.05.17 - Mtg biznis . 04.05.17 - Kalandriye espesyal mtg . 04.26.17 - Kalandriye mtg . 05.10.17 - Mtg biznis . 05.10.17 - Kalandriye mtg . 06.07.17 - Kalandriye espesyal mtg 06.21.17 - Jt. Kalandriye mtg 19.07.17 - Mtg anyèl 07.19.17 - Biznis mtg 07.19.17 - Kalandriye mtg 08.09.17 - Mtg biznis 09.19.17 - Kalandriye mtg 08.09.17 - Kalandriye mtg 09.19.17 -Mtg biznis 10.11.17 - Mtg biznis 10.25.17 - Mtg Kalandriye Konjwen 11.08.17 - Mtg biznis 11.08.17 - Kalandriye espesyal mtg 11.21.17 - Calendar mtg 12.13.17 - Mtg biznis 12.13.17 - Kalandriye mtg 2015 - 2016 7.15.15 - Annual mtg 7.15.15 - Business mtg 7.15.16 - Calendar mtg 8.19.15 - Business mtg 8.19.15 - Calendar mtg 9.10.15 - Business mtg 9.19.15 - Calendar mtg 10,14,15 - Business mtg 10.28.15 - Jt. Calendar mtg 11.02.15 - Sp. Business mtg 11.16.15 - Sp. Calendar mtg 11.19.15 - Calendar mtg 12.09.15 - Business mtg 12.09.15 - Calendar mtg 1.06.16 - Business mtg 1.20.16 - Jt. Calendar mtg 2.03.16 - Business mtg 2.24.16 - Calendar mtg 3.08.16 - Business mtg 3.30.16 - Jt. Calendar mtg 4.11.16 - Business mtg 4.11.16 - Calendar mtg 5.11.16 - Business mtg 5.25.16 - Calendar mtg 6.01.16 - Business mtg 6.15.16 - Jt. Calendar mtg 7. 20.16 - Business mtg 7.20.16 - Calendar mtg 8.17.16 - Business mtg 8.17.16 - Special Calendar mtg 9.14.16 - Business mtg 9.14.16 - Calendar mtg 9.28.16 - Special Calendar mtg 10.06.16 - Business mtg 10.19.16 - Calendar mtg 11.09.16 - Business mtg 11.09.16 - Special Calendar mtg 11.22.15 - Calendar mtg 12.14.16 - Business mtg 12.14.16 - Calendar mtg

Komite admisyon nan lekòl mwayen Kesyon? kontakte: kristin@cec3.org Resources: Class Size Law Proposed Legislation SY25-26 Implementation Plan IBO Schools Brief on Class Size Law ODP District 3 Enrollment Data Summary Updates: Working Group Meetings District 3 leadership has convened monthly Harlem, Mid-District, and Southern District working group meetings, where class size law implementation and school performance issues have been discussed with principals and community representatives. Class Size Law Requirements All Schools must meet the Class Size Mandate by 2028. New Class Size Caps: Grades K-3: No more than 20 students per class Grades 4-8: No more than 23 students per class High School: No more than 25 students per class Exceptions: PE and performing arts groups - 40 students per class Phased implementation: 2025-2026 School Year - 60% of Classrooms must be compliant 2026-2027 School Year - 80% of Classrooms must be compliant 2027-2028 School Year - 100% of Classrooms must be compliant The Office of District Planning (ODP) evaluates enrollment trends and building facilities usage and creates plans based on this data and community feedback. Office of District Planning representatives came to CEC3's October 2025 meeting and shared the district's enrollment data summary report. Their report indicated that six schools in District 3 are over-utilized, while 17 are under-utilized. D3 Enrollment Data

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New York City Community Education Council District 3. Elected school board members. Reading and writing in multilingual classrooms. Desegregating classrooms along socioeconomic and racial lines. School admission criteria. DISTRI 3 MIZAJOU Announcements: Come to a Math Meeting! District 3 must pick a new Math Curriculum as part of the NYC Solves Initiative and is hosting information sessions on November 19, November 24th, December 10th, and December 17th about the three curriculum choices. Click to Register . Class Size Law Recent Mergers/Rezonings Curriculum Capital Planning Working Group Updates Recent Updates: Loss of Federal Grant Funding The Federal Department of Education has rescinded the remainder of a $7.5 million Fostering Diverse Schools Grant that was awarded to District 3 Schools. D3 was 2 years into the 5 year grant when the funding was cancelled. Read Our Letter Working Group Updates: Harlem Working Group Renaissance Collective: New Kindergarten Programs Opening in 2026-2027 PS 149: Music PS 241: STEM PS 242: Voice Key partnerships and offerings will be shared next month. Mid-District Working Group Co-located space challenges given Class Size Law Joan of Arc: Lafayette Academy, Manhattan School for Children, Community Action School PS 009/ Center School Southern District Working Group 1972 Broadway: Early Childhood Classes coming in 2026-2027 Early childhood classes co-located with D75 classes that are currently in the building. PS 191 Performance Challenges Recent Mergers, Truncations, Rezonings, & Resitings: Harlem Schools Merger, Truncation, Re-siting During the 2025-2027 council term, CEC3 considered a merger, re-siting, truncation proposal put forward by the Office of District Planning (ODP) involving Mott Hall II, PS76, M180, and 75M226. District leadership held Harlem Working Group meetings to engage the community and collect feedback on the proposed plan. The Panel for Education Policy ultimately voted to accept the proposed plan and it was implemented starting in the 2025-2026 school year. Implemented Plan Mott Hall II Expanding from a 6-8 middle school to a 6-12 combined middle/high school International Baccalaureate Program . D3 Harlem Schools Rezoned As part of the merger, re-siting, truncation plan involving Mott Hall II, PS76, M180, 75M226, the Office of District Planning proposed a rezoning of D3 Harlem schools - to create one shared zone for all Harlem elementary schools located at the northern end of the district. The shared zone provides Harlem families with equal access to all schools in this area and aligns with current and historical enrollment choices. CEC3 voted to approve the rezoning and it went into effect for the 2025-2026 school year. D3 Harlem Shared Zone West Prep Academy Moved to the Ascension Building West Prep Academy moved from a shared space with PS145, to the Ascension building located on West 108th Street, a former Catholic School building. Updates were made to the space: New State of the Art Science Lab New Collider Room: Sensory Space New STEAM Room/Maker's Space New Dance Room Updated Gym/Auditorum, Cafeteria Lafayette Academy & West Side Collaborative Merged Lafayette Academy merged with MS250 West Side Collaborative - a small 6-8 school that was co-located with PS75. Lafayette Academy is still in the same location in the Joan of Arc building on west 93rd street. MS250 is no longer enrolling students. Update Archive: Contracts for Excellence (C4E) 2024 Finansman Ekitab Elèv 2022 MS - HS Atikilasyon 2019-2020 Blended & Fully Remote Teaching Fowòm Edikasyon eterojèn, pt. 1 Fowòm Edikasyon eterojèn, pt. 2 Lekòl Harlem Jwè Lacross etonan 2017-2019 Distri 3 Panyòl District 3 Middle School Newsletter District 3 Middle School Directry Finansman Ekitab Elèv 2021 D3 Supt. Done - 03M421 RSLI Snapshot NYCDOE+Rezilta Panorama Rapò 2021 - Eta D3 PS Rapò CEC3 2017-2019 Angle D3 Remote Learning Newsletter Vol. 2

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Schools must go through rigorous training to become authorized as International Baccalaureate Programme Schools. Several schools in District 3 are IB candidate schools. High school students who graduate with an IB diploma and successfully pass IB higher level (HL) exams with qualifying scores may receive college credits - similar to Advanced Placement (AP) exam credits. More Info Elementary Elementary/Middle Middle Middle/High School Pwogram De Lang Distri 3 Lekòl Elemantè PS 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy 134 West 122 St. 212-678-2908 Italyen Sit entènèt PS/IS 180 Hugo Newman 370 West 120 St. 212-678-2849 Italyen Sit entènèt PS/IS 180 Hugo Newman 370 West 120 St. 212-678-2849 Italyen Sit entènèt PS 163 Alfred E. Smith 163 West 97 St. 212-678-2854 Panyòl Sit entènèt PS 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy 134 West 122 St. 212-678-2908 Italyen Sit entènèt Lekòl mwayen MS 256 Lafayette Academy 154 West 93 St. 212-222-2857 134 West 122 St. 212-678-2908 Sit entènèt MS 256 Lafayette Academy 154 West 93 St. 212-222-2857 134 West 122 St. 212-678-2908 Sit entènèt Lekòl mwayen MS 247 Lekòl Segondè De Lang 100 West 77 St. 212-496-1050 134 West 122 St. 212-678-2908 Sit entènèt MS 256 Lafayette Academy 154 West 93 St. 212-222-2857 134 West 122 St. 212-678-2908 Sit entènèt MS 256 Lafayette Academy 154 West 93 St. 212-222-2857 134 West 122 St. 212-678-2908 Sit entènèt Lekòl mwayen MS 247 Lekòl Segondè De Lang 100 West 77 St. 212-496-1050 Panyòl Sit entènèt