Applications Open For District 30 Community Education Council

ASTORIA, QUEENS — The Office of the Queens Borough President is now accepting applications for a vacant position on the Community Education Council for District 30, which covers a swath of western Queens.

Community Education Council members keep tabs on the educational needs of the elementary and middle schools in the district they represent, review educational programs, approve zoning lines, submit capital plans and share local concerns with Chancellor Richard A. Carranza and the Panel for Educational Policy.

Community Education Council appointees must be New York City residents and must live, own or operate a business within District 30 to be eligible for the position, which is unpaid.

Long Island City, Astoria, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside and Woodside are all part of District 30.

There are 11 voting members on each Community Education Council. Members serve two-year terms.

“The CECs are designed to be a formal voice of community input and insights into shaping the New York City schools system," Acting Queens Borough Borough President Sharon Lee said. "On this critical road of rebuild and recovery for our future, such voices are needed now more than ever.”

Applications are available online at queensbp.org/education and must be emailed to education@queensbp.org by Aug. 7.

For more information on Community Education Councils, click here.