The New York City Board of Education is the governing body of the New York City Department of Education. The members of the board are appointed by the mayor and by the five borough presidents.
Rise and fall of Mayoral Control
Prior to New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's securing control of New York City schools, the Board of Education itself ran the schools. On June 30, 2002, Mayor Bloomberg secured authority over the schools from the New York State legislature. Thus, began the era of mayoral control over the city schools. The mayor then changed the name of the schools agency from The Board of Education to The Department of Education.
On June 30, 2009, the New York State Senate declined to renew the mayor's full authority over the school system. In particular, State Senate Democrats leader John Sampson, of Brooklyn, opposed the extention of mayoral control. The authority reverted for a time to the Board of Education, but mayoral control was restored until 2015 in a vote on August 6, 2009.[1] The actual city agency running the schools remains the New York City Department of Education.
Members of the Board
appointees of mayor
- Patricia Harris, a deputy mayor
- Edward Skyler, a deputy mayor
appointees of borough presidents, borough president (borough)
- Delores Fernandez Ruben Diaz, Jr. (Bronx)
- Carlo Scissurra Marty Markowitz (Brooklyn)
- Jimmy Yan Scott Stringer (Manhattan)
- Dennis Walcott (President of the Board) Helen Marshall (Queens)
- Edward Burke James Molinaro (Staten Island)
Borough presidents appointed Board members in a meeting with mayor Bloomberg on July 1, 2009. Four presidents chose appointees that are expected to support the mayor's education policies. Diaz appointed a representative that is anticipated to be independent of the mayor's perspective.[3]
Notes
- ^ Jennifer Medina (August 6, 2009). "N.Y. Senate Renews Mayor’s Power to Run Schools". The New York Times (New York, NY: The New York Times Company). http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/nyregion/07control.html.
- ^ Phoebe Neidl, "Mayoral Control Expires: Brooklyn’s Carlo Scissura Appointed to ‘Temporary’ Board of Education" "Brooklyn Eagle" July 1, 2009 http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=31&id=29255
- ^ Javier C. Hernandez, "Senate Impasse Forces City to Revive Old School Board, in Name" "New York Times" July 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/nyregion/02board.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion
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