Community Education Council District 15 (CEC 15)

Lailing Yu,  Jennifer, Sandra(l), Marti(m),William(r)

CEC15 Councilmembers with Joel Klein & Michael Bloomberg

• Response of Robert Gordon of DOE on Weighted Student Funding to Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matters March 19, 2007 
•  NEW YORK REGION   | June 13, 2006
  Data on Violence in City Schools Is Questioned
• Class Size Reduction Lost in Court  --  In less than seven days we’ve lived through an emotional seesaw when it comes to class size.   www.classsizematters.org   leonie@att.net
• Banning Cell Phones in Schools --THE PARENTS RESPONSES TO -- the Chancellor's Strategic Response Unit's Response To the Cellular Phone Ban   http://anycec.org/main/node/582   http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/703432746
  

CEC 15 gave out awards honoring parents and local superintendent's contributions to their schools in District 15.  Food and drinks were served. 

CEC 15 had a school meeting at PS 124 May 18, 2006

where many parents attended for school accountability and enjoyed the students' dancing and singing. 

Health, Nutrition, and Exercise in Our Schools

Guest Speakers:

• Estevan Garcia, MD, Director of Pediatric Emergency Services, Maimonides Medical Center
• Virginia Matthews, Director of Physical Education, Region 8
• Herman McKie, Nutrition Coordinator, School Food

Performance:   Students of PS 131 performed Ballroom Dancing

Hightlight:        Sampling Nutritional School Food serving attendees

• PS 58 crisis where there are no Principal and Assistant Principal
• In need of High School in Sunset Park
• Overcrowdiness in schools