There are four Citywide Education Councils: Citywide Council on High Schools, Citywide Council on Special Education, District 75 Council, and Citywide Council on English Language Learners. These Councils are responsible for advising and commenting on educational policies that involve the student communities they represent. They each hold at least one meeting per month, open to the public, at which the public may discuss relevant issues.
Citywide Council on High Schools (CCHS): This committee advises the Chancellor and Panel for Education Policy on the needs of public high school students. It is made up of 10 parents, one nonvoting high school senior, one member appointed by the Citywide Council on Special Education, one member appointed by the Citywide Council on English Language Learners, and one member appointed by the Public Advocate.
Citywide Council on Special Education (CCSE): This committee advocates on behalf of students who have Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). It advises and comments on educational or instructional policies involving students with disabilities, and issues an annual report on the effectiveness of the district in providing services to these students. It is composed of nine parents of students with IEPs, two appointees of the Public Advocate who have experience and/or knowledge in areas of education, training or employing individuals with handicapping conditions, and one nonvoting high school senior receiving special education services.
District 75 Council (D75): This committee receives information on matters affecting the provision of services to students within the citywide special education district, District 75, and consults with the community of parents with children in these schools. It also advises and comments on educational or instructional policies involving students enrolled in District 75 programs, and issues an annual report on the effectiveness of the city district in providing services to students enrolled in District 75 schools. The committee consists of nine parents of students who are enrolled in a District 75 program, two members appointed by the Public Advocate who must have extensive experience and knowledge in educating, training or employing individuals with disabilities, and one nonvoting high school senior attending a District 75 school.
Citywide Council on English Language Learners (CCELL): This committee advocates on behalf of students in English Language Learner programs, and advises and comments on educational and instructional policies that affect them. The committee is made up of nine parents who have a child enrolled in an English Language Learner or bilingual program, two appointees of the Public Advocate who have experience and/or knowledge in the education of English Language learners, and one nonvoting English Language Learner high school senior.