District 3 overview
New York City Geographic District #3
Who represents District 3 families, what is changing, and what the public minutes establish.
Who represents District 3 families?
Community Education Council 3 represents families across 28 District 3 schools. It holds public meetings, advises on zoning and district planning, and can adopt resolutions, while DOE and the Panel for Educational Policy make formal utilization decisions.
The council is a public forum
Minutes record public comment, school visits, liaison work, and meetings with district leadership.
Major school changes are DOE-led
The council described its role as advisory under Chancellor's Regulation A-190 while families discussed proposed school relocations and grade changes.
Class-size compliance shapes planning
Minutes connect enrollment, building utilization, staffing, and future capital needs to state class-size requirements.
Spending data is incomplete
The collected record includes CEC operating-budget actions and a state funding allocation, but not a full district operating budget or per-student figure.
The minutes show active discussion and resolutions, but they do not establish that CEC 3 can itself approve or reject DOE utilization proposals.
Where the district stands
The presentation describes funding for class-size reduction, Fair Student Funding, integrated co-teaching, summer programming, and full-day pre-kindergarten.
Major projects
Center School relocation planning
A future proposal is anticipatedDistrict leadership said it was working with Center School stakeholders to identify a permanent location and considering outdoor space, gym facilities, and program needs.
- District said the potential re-siting was the only utilization proposal then under consideration for 2027-28.
- District reported visits to PS 75, the Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Campus, and PS 165.
Funding
Not identified in the collected minutes
Recent news
This overview reviews 15 official CEC 3 meeting minutes dated September 16, 2025 through July 1, 2026.
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