Contrasts New York City community school boards with other New York State school boards. Discusses the special relationship and shared responsibilities between the community boards and the New York City Board of Education and the Chancellor of the New York City school system, and the rules governing board members. (FMW)

Describes the New York City Community Improvement Project, which trains community school board members in board governance and policy development. Components include publications describing the organization and functions of the boards, and training sessions providing an overview of the educational structure, school law, and ethics. (FMW)

This report concludes that the house plan should be the centerpiece of a systematic restructuring of New York City neighborhood high schools to reduce the dropout rate and improve academic achievement. The house plan is based on the subdivision of one or more grades into smaller schools within schools. Long-term monitoring of New York City dropout…