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Vote in the 2025 Community and Citywide Education Council Elections!

Vote in the 2025 Community and Citywide Education Council Elections!

Published April 25, 2025

NYC parents: it's time to cast your votes!

From Friday, April 25 through Tuesday, May 13, parents or legal guardians of current New York City public school students can vote online in the 2025 Community and Citywide Education Council (CCEC) elections using their NYC Schools Account (NYCSA).

What are Community and Citywide Education Council Elections?

Held every two years, CCEC Elections are your chance to help shape the future of your school community, so it's important to get involved and make your voice heard. During the voting period, eligible City parents help choose representatives to serve on their districts' Community Education Councils and/or NYC's Citywide Education Councils.

There are 32 Community Education Councils across the City—one for each of NYC's 32 community school districts. There are also four Citywide Education Councils, each representing a particular student group and comprised of volunteer parents and community leaders who are responsible for supporting their local district schools:

Citywide Council on High Schools
Citywide Council on English Language Learners
Citywide Council on Special Education
Citywide Council for District 75

By voting in this year's CCEC elections, you'll be helping to select Council members who will work to improve schools, provide input on proposals, approve zones for new schools and existing schools when necessary, and hold town hall meetings with the NYC Schools Chancellor, among other duties.

How to Vote

To vote, you will need to have an NYC Schools Account (NYCSA) with your child(ren) linked. If you do not have an NYC Schools Account, or need assistance linking your child(ren) to your existing account, please visit our "NYCSA Account Set Up Guide for Parents" webpage, or contact your school's parent coordinator for assistance.

Once logged into NYCSA, you can see which councils you are eligible to vote for. You can select up to three candidates per each council that you are eligible to vote for. Once you submit your vote, your ballot will be closed, and your selection will be registered. Both parents of a student can vote in the council elections, as long as they each have their own NYCSA with their children linked.

If you do not have internet access at home, you can still vote! Ask the parent coordinator or principal at your child's school for help using a computer at the school or district office where you can access NYCSA. You may also contact 311 for information regarding how you can access internet-connected computers at a local public library near you.

Learn About the Candidates

Remember: you’re voting for candidates to fulfill a two-year term beginning on July 1, 2025, so it's important to make an informed choice! There are several ways for you to learn more about the candidates on your ballot for this year's CCEC Elections.

First, you can visit our CEC Profiles webpage. There, you are able to search for a specific candidate's name to read their profile, or filter by council to see all of the candidates that will be on your ballot at once.

We also recommend you check out our Candidate Forum Archives and view our previously recorded forums to learn more about each CCEC candidate in their own words.

And if you are still unsure about what each of these councils do, how about you see them in action? Check out our Community and Citywide Education Councils Meeting Calendar to learn when your district's Community Education Council's next meeting is taking place.

2025 CEC elections graphic showing people holding signs saying 'Your Voice Matters'

For more information about the 2025 Education Council Elections, visit our Elections 2025 webpage, and check out our handy Voting FAQs page for any further questions. Don't forget: voting for the 2025 CCEC election season ends after Tuesday, May 13—so learn more about your councils' candidates, and submit your vote today!

On behalf of the NYC Public Schools, we thank you for your ongoing partnership and support for the City's public school students.

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