DPAC & President’s Council
President's Council
Presidents' Councils are made up of the presidents (or their designated representatives) of each of the PA/PTAs within a given jurisdiction and are intended to support their constituent PA/PTAs. Chancellor’s Regulation A-660 (CR A-660) requires the establishment of a Presidents’ Council for each of the 32 community school districts, each of the five borough’s group of high schools, and District 75 (citywide special education). While direct involvement in Presidents’ Councils is limited to PA/PTA presidents (or their designated representatives), meetings are open to the general public.
Presidents’ Councils are designed to support the PA/PTAs within their districts by:
Assisting in the establishment of new PA/PTAs and the re-establishment of defunct PA/PTAs providing guidance to their constituent PA/PTAs in technical areas such as bylaws and elections identifying and promoting district-wide interests.
According to CR A-660, Presidents' Councils are fully constituted by electing a president and a recording secretary. A treasurer is not needed unless the Presidents' Council intends to open a bank account.
Not all districts’ Presidents’ Councils are equally active and not all PA/PTAs participate in their Presidents’ Councils. To some PA/PTA officers, they are an underutilized resource. If you are a parent leader at your school and do not know about your Presidents’ Council, contact your district’s Family Leadership Coordinator or borough FACE office. A strong, functional Presidents’ Council can be a vital resource — guiding and supporting PA/PTAs, connecting schools, and helping them share resources and best practices.
DPAC
Title I Parent and Family Engagement Requirements
Title 1 Schools are required to include parents in the decision-making process regarding the Educational program. At a minimum, all schools are required to:
- Establish a Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
- Conduct an election to identify PAC Chairperson and Alternate
- Conduct an Annual Parent Meeting to inform parents of the school's program.
- Involve PAC members in the joint review, planning, and improvement of the Comprehensive Educational Plan, Parent and Family Engagement Policy, and School-Parent Compact.
- Consult with PAC members regarding the use of the parent involvement set-aside (a minimum of 1% of the school's allocation).
- Submit a spending plan for the 1% set-a-side funding for parent & family engagement(Open external link) activities.
Reminder: In School-wide Program Schools all parents must be invited to participate in parent meetings, as all students participate in the school's program. In Targeted Assistance Schools only the parents of students participating in the school's program (students with the greatest academic needs - those who are performing below the state's standards or have been identified as most at risk of not meeting the state's standards) must be invited to attend parent meetings.
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