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The following pages provide information about school board elections in New York's public school districts. For more information about these school districts beyond their elections, click here. The list is updated once per decade following the release of the U.S. Census.
Except for those in Yonkers and New York City, board members are elected. The size of a school board depends on the type of school district but generally ranges between three and nine members. With limited exceptions, school board members serve three- four- or five-year terms.
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In the New York City Department of Education, the appointed leader of the school district has the title of chancellor instead of superintendent. David C. Banks is the chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. Banks was appointed chancellor on January 1, 2022.
The New York City Department of Education Panel for Educational Policy consists of 23 voting members appointed by the mayor, each borough president, and Current Education Council (CEC) presidents to one-year terms. The chancellor and New York City Comptroller serve as an ex-officionon-voting members.
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.
The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.
Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency level...
2015: Schools kept open in response to hoax threat
On December 15, 2015, the New York City Department of Education received an email threatening violence in its schools. The email was determined to be a hoax, and the district kept its schools open.
2014: Mayor de Blasio implements school improvement plan
In November 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio(D) presented a comprehensive plan for city schools. The program designated 94 schools as "Renewal Schools" based on a list of criteria including low four-year graduation rates in high schools and poor test scores in elementary and middle schools. Students at the Renewal Schools would receive one more hour of instructional time each day, teachers would receive additional professional training, and schools would be encouraged to provide summer schooling fo...
2013: Mayor de Blasio proposes preschool expansion plan
In 2013, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's (D) campaign for re-election included a plan for free, full-day prekindergarten to help low-income families. His initial proposal financed the expansion by raising taxes on high-income city residents. On March 29, 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and leaders in the state legislature reached an agreement on the state budget. The budget included $300 million in funding for the New York City prekindergarten expansion, but it did not use Mayor de Blasio's...
New York City Department of Education Tweed Courthouse 52 Chambers St. New York, NY 10007 Phone:718-935-2200
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Local school board members in New York State are elected, except for those in New York City and Yonkers who are appointed. The method of election may vary from district to district. Check with your superintendent of schools or your district clerk to learn about the voting procedure in your district.
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