Panel for Educational Policy
City board
The Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) is the governing body of New York City Public Schools, the nation's largest school system. It replaced the Board of Education in 2002, when the state gave the Mayor control of the schools. The panel votes on the Chancellor's regulations, system-wide educational standards and policy, contracts above set thresholds, school openings and closings, and significant changes in how school buildings are used. It has 24 voting members: 13 appointed by the Mayor (including at least four public-school parents), one appointed by each of the five borough presidents, five elected by the city's Community Education Council presidents (one per borough), and the Schools Chancellor. The 13 mayoral appointments make up a majority of the panel's votes, the mechanism of mayoral control of the schools.
- Voting members
- 24
- Appointed by
- Mayor (13), borough presidents (5), CEC presidents elect (5), + Schools Chancellor
- Replaced
- Board of Education (2002)
- Governs
- NYC Public Schools — the largest U.S. school system
- Established
- 2002
Board members (22)
The panel has 24 voting seats: 13 appointed by the Mayor (including at least four public-school parents), one by each of the five borough presidents, five elected by the Community Education Council presidents, plus the Schools Chancellor, who sits ex officio. The 22 members below are the panel's
- Gregory Faulkner Chairperson
- Dr. Angela Green Vice Chairperson
- Aaron Bogad Member
- Adriana Alicea Member, Utilization Committee Chair
- Alan Ong Member, Engagement Committee Chair
- Alice Ho Member
- Amy Fair Member
- Anita Garcia Member
- Anthony Giordano Member
- Brenida Parsons Member
- Camille Casaretti Member
- Debra Altman Member, Food and Nutrition Committee Chair
- Dr. Jonathan Collins Member
- Dr. Sharon Odwin Member
- Faraji Hannah-Jones Member, Contracts Committee Chair
- Joe Borelli Member
- Maisha Sapp Member
- Marjorie Dienstag Member
- Naveed Hasan Member, Government Affairs Committee Chair
- Rima Izquierdo Member
The system PEP governs
Total NYC public-school enrollment, from the most recent DOE Demographic Snapshot published as open data (2021-22).
- Students enrolled (2021-22) 1,003,629
- Schools 1,881
Solicitations the panel oversees (6)
Open requests for proposals in NYC Public Schools' Current RFP dataset, as of 2026-06-03. The panel votes on contracts above set thresholds. The amount shown is the not-to-exceed value per contract.
- Safety Training and Review of Site Safety Plan ERC · due 2026-06-18 · 26-00069R $400,000
- Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) A&E · due 2026-06-18 · 26-00117R $5,000,000
- Real Estate Advisory and Tenant Representative Consulting CPM · due 2026-06-16 · 26-00105R $2,000,000
- State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”) Compliance Analysis CPM · due 2026-06-15 · 26-00101R $1,500,000
- Real Estate Appraisal and Valuation Services CPM · due 2026-06-09 · 26-00103R $375,000
- Sustainable Design DCIM · due 2026-06-08 · 26-00098R $1,500,000
Anticipated procurements (15)
Procurements NYC Public Schools forecasts in its Anticipated RFP dataset, as of 2026-07-01, ordered by estimated value per contract. The largest are shown.
- DESIGN BUILD CRITERIA CONSULTING OPR $30,000,000
- Contingent and Temporary Staffing CM $30,000,000
- Contingent and Temporary Staffing CM $20,000,000
- Contingent and Temporary Staffing IT $12,000,000
- Contingent and Temporary Staffing CM $10,000,000
- Contingent and Temporary Staffing CM $6,000,000
- Contingent and Temporary Staffing IT $6,000,000
- Contingent and Temporary Staffing IT $4,000,000
- Contingent and Temporary Staffing IT $3,000,000
- Environmental Quality Assurance and Control ERC $2,000,000
- Title Insurance Services Legal $1,500,000
- Elevator and Escalator Testing and Troubleshooting A&E $550,000