New CEC Appointments Congratulations to the new Manhattan Borough President appointees to the CEC D2 for the 2017-2019 Term! Joanne Diaz Shino Tanikawa ​ CEC Election Results Congratulations to the newly selected members of CEC D2 for the 2017-2019 Term! Robin Broshi Amy Cheung Lauren Chung Eric Goldberg Emily Hellstrom Josephine Ishmon John Keller Maud Maron Sally Printz ​

FREE LUNCH FOR ALL LUNCH IS NOW FREE FOR ALL NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS! The New York City Department of Education (DOE) is pleased to announce that starting this school year, lunch is now completely free for all students in every New York City public school. Breakfast is already provided for free and now all meals will be served at no charge to families. Please continue to fill out the School Meals form to ensure your child's school continues to receive federal education fun

CEC Meeting Wednesday, September 27 The September CECD2 Calendar and Working Business Meetings was held on Wednesday, September 27 at the Peck Slip School, PS 343, at 1 Peck Slip. Meeting Agenda Calendar Meeting Working Business Meeting

Diversity Committee Meeting Wednesday, October 25 6:00PM - 8:00PM The Clinton School, 10 East 15th Street, First floor library On the agenda: Review of the CECD2 Diversity Committee's work from last year Workshop on admissions methods & equity ​Middle School Resources The Middle School Resources section of our website includes links to the 2017 MS Directory and the rubrics that each District 2 Middle School uses to evaluate applicants. ​CEC Meeting Monday, October 16 The Octo

Diversity Committee Meeting Tuesday, November 28 6:00PM - 8:00PM The Clinton School, 10 East 15th Street, First floor library ​ Chancellor's Town Hall: Wednesday, November 1 6:30PM - 7:30PM The Clinton School, 10 E. 15th Street Chancellor Carmen Fariña joined us for a town hall on November 1. (Please note this is a new date; disregard earlier notices with a different date). English Flyer Spanish Flyer Chinese Flyer ​ CEC Meeting Wednesday November 1 The Calendar Meeting will

CEC Meeting Monday December 11 The December CECD2 Calendar and Working Business Meetings are scheduled for Monday, December 11 at 6:30 pm. The meetings will be held at 333 Seventh Avenue, between 28th and 29th Streets in the 7th floor large conference room. The Calendar Meeting will include: a presentation from Office of District Planning about District 2 enrollment and capacity and the following resolutions: ​​ Eliminating Attendance and Punctuality for Middle School In Sup

D2 Diversity Committee Meeting January 24 The D2 Diversity Committee meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, January 24 at 6:00 pm at Clinton - 10 East 15th Street in the library. Parent Action Conference Saturday January 27 Come spend the day with fellow parent activists and participate in workshops to create an action agenda. The conference will be held at The Peck Slip School - 1 Peck Slip from 8:45 am to 3:30 pm. CEC Meeting Wednesday January 17 The January CECD2 Calendar an

CEC Meeting Wednesday, February 7 The February CECD2 Calendar and Working Business Meetings took place on Wednesday, February 7 at 6:30 pm at MS 131 - 100 Hester St, New York, NY 10002 in the auditorium. ​ The Calendar Meeting will include: Presentation about School Quality Reports Superintendent's Update Resolution on Transparency in PTA Fundraising Full Meeting Agenda Calendar Meeting Working Business Meeting

CEC Meeting Wednesday, March 28 (Rescheduled from March 21) ​ The March CECD2 Calendar and Working Business Meetings is taking place on Wednesday, March 28 at 6:30 pm. The meetings will be held at 333 Seventh Ave between 28th and 29th Street in the 12th Floor Conference Room. ​ The meeting will include a Presentation on Fair Student Funding Allocations from the DOE's Manhattan Field Support Office. ​ Full Meeting Agenda Calendar Meeting Working Business Meeting Babysitting an

VIDEO: CONVERSATION ON INTEGRATING OUR SCHOOLS On May 9 the CEC2 held a forum about integrating our schools. We were joined by education experts Amy Stuart-Wells, Kelly McGuire, and Lindsay Oaks, and a high school student for a discussion about benefits of a classroom with diverse learners and how we create and nurture such a learning environment. Our current middle school admissions system sorts students by academic performance, resulting in many schools with students of sim