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District 25 encourages parent candidates for CEC; application period Jan. 13–Feb. 16
Summary
District 25 DPAC leaders reviewed the CEC candidate application window, voting timeline and parent resources (Nexa, IPlan, SPLCI) and urged parents to apply and vote in the upcoming Community Education Council (CEC) elections.
Members of the District 25 Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) briefed parents on Community Education Council (CEC) elections and district-level parent engagement tools and deadlines.
Jenny Chang, the district’s family support coordinator and DPAC facilitator, reminded parents that CEC elections opened Jan. 13 and that the candidate application window runs through Feb. 16. She said candidate forums will be hosted by presidents’ councils, voting will occur from mid-April through mid-May, and results will be announced in June. Chang explained any parent with a child enrolled in public school is eligible to vote in their child’s council, and that parents with children in different districts may apply or vote in both but can serve on only one council if elected.
Chang outlined the CEC’s responsibilities, including advising the superintendent, participating in zoning conversations, hosting town halls and organizing legislative breakfasts with elected officials. She encouraged parents who want more information to attend a CEC meeting (District 25’s next scheduled meeting was noted as Feb. 5) or contact current council members for guidance.
The DPAC also reviewed tools parents should use for election participation and ongoing engagement: the Nexa/NYC Schools account (for CEC applications, student report cards, attendance and bus routes), district-issued external Google accounts for parent leaders (which provide Gmail, Drive and unlimited DOE Zoom access), the SPLCI compliance tool for parent-leader contact and PAPTA interim financial reporting, and the IPlan portal for Title I documentation and the 1% set-aside spending plan. Chang said principals and parent coordinators are the points of contact for access problems or address updates.
DPAC leaders reiterated that parents can support the election by running or by voting during the voting period. They noted turnout numbers in prior cycles and said the district has one of the higher voter-turnout rates among comparable districts, while still encouraging broader participation.
