Parent Commission Report on School governance and Mayoral Control

As you may know, the law that created the current version of mayoral control over the NYC public schools is scheduled to “sunset” in June 2009. Soon, the State Legislature will be considering legislation to extend, modify, or end the Mayor’s control of our schools.

Many aspects of the current mayoral control arrangement have unsatisfactory to large numbers of parents and numerous public officials, including Borough Presidents, the NYC Public Advocate, and members of the New York City Council. A group of VERY dedicated parents have been working for months to solicit a wide range of parent input and develop recommendations for changes and improvements in the current system of school control.

If you have children in the NYC public school system at ANY level from Kindergarten to the end of high school, these matters have a direct impact on your family and your community. You have a responsibility as a parent to know what’s going on, and you have the right to be involved and have your voice heard.

If you’d like to know more about the Parent Commission’s or read of copy of their final report, go to www.parentcommission.org or click on this link: Parent Commision on School Governance and Mayoral Control.