Committees

Committees are made up of ECC members, including Honorary Members.  ECC members can sign up for a committee anytime before March 31 of the election year (the next election year is 2021). 

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Steering Committee

Steering Committee is made up of co-chairs, co-secretaries, outreach coordinators, logistics coordinators and two at large members. The Steering Committee is responsible for scheduling meetings, developing meeting agenda and interfacing with the NYC Dept of Education.

Honorary Membership Committee

The purpose of the Honorary Membership Committee is to vet the applications for ECC honorary membership to ensure eligibility.  Committee members review the applicants to verify that they were active members of the ECC within the year prior to their application.  In order to ensure a fair and independent vetting process, members of this Committee must have been active members of the ECC for at least a year.

Legislative Committee

The purpose of the Legislative Committee is to work cooperatively with other standing committees and working groups when an issue arises that may require working with city, state and federal legislators to review and, if necessary, to comment and/or recommend amending laws, policies and regulations relevant to public education. 

Charter Schools Committee

The purpose of the Charter School Committee is to advocate for stronger accountability measures and checks and balances for charter schools in New York City.  The Committee is currently working to hold charter schools accountable through better transparency and accountability requirements.

Bylaws Committee

The purpose of the bylaws committee is to institutionalize the operational procedures that will ensure the proper operation and long lasting viability of the ECC.

Communications Committee

The purpose of the Communications Committee is to develop recommendations for 1) internal organizational policies on the use of the listserve and 2) best mechanisms for discussion among members. 

Working Groups

Working Groups are collaborations between the ECC and the DOE with each Working Group having a designated DOE staff.  ​All ECC members, including Honorary Members, can serve on a working group.

Parent Empowerment

The purpose of the Parent Empowerment Working Group is to gather data, information, suggestions, ideas, and recommendations, and to evaluate best practices to coordinate with DOE to implement as policy necessary to effectively engage and empower parents; and to organize, host, and facilitate professional development "trainings" workshops for Council Members and Parent Leaders, beginning with June's Orientation of the CCEC Election year.

District Planning

The purpose of ECC District Planning Working Group (DPWG) is to advocate for an improved district planning process at all levels and stages, which would provide for an active and meaningful participation and input from parents, as well as the local school communities at large. Members of the DPWG work with Senior Staff from the Office of District Planning to identify and develop best practices which would encourage a locally driven district planning process. The DPWG has been charged by the Chancellor to memorialize such best practices so that they may be integrated into DOE policy and conceivably into the Chancellor’s Regulations.

CCEC Elections

The purpose of the CCEC Elections Working Group is to work with the DOE to review the past elections and develop ways to improve the process for future elections.  The Working Group is also tasked with strategies to implement the changes to the state law. 

CCEC Finance

The purpose of the CCEC Finance Working Group is to develop a streamlined process for CCEC member reimbursement, to facilitate the use of CCEC funding to improve CCEC members’ roles as parent leaders, and to develop ways to maximize CCEC funding to improve education for all our students.