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D 13 CEC Meeting Dates
District 13 Community Education Council (CEC) Meeting Dates
Community Education Council 13 is made up of nine elected parents of current pre-K–grade eight students, two members appointed by the Borough President, and one non-voting high school student. At least one must be the parent of a student classified as an English Language Learner and at least one must be the parent of a student with an IEP.
December 16, 2025 07:00 PM
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Meeting ID: 972 2529 7080 Passcode: 996198
January 20, 2026 07:00 PM
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February 24, 2026 04:00 PM
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Meeting ID: 958 7431 5921 Passcode: 986159
March 17, 2026 07:00 PM
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Meeting ID: 970 3295 3132 Passcode: 866283
April 14, 2026 07:00 PM
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Meeting ID: 991 5669 3421 Passcode: 518018
May 19, 2026 07:00 PM
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Meeting ID: 942 7058 0051 Passcode: 320518
June 16, 2026 07:00 PM
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Meeting ID: 994 6960 6757 Passcode: 731273
July 14, 2026 07:00 PM – ANNUAL MEETING
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NYC School Survey
Your School, Your Child, Your Voice
Please complete the 2025 NYC School Survey. Families with more than one child attending PS 8 should complete one survey for each child in their household. There are three ways to complete the survey:
- login to your NYCSA account to complete the NYC School Survey without an access code;
- complete the paper survey sent home the week of 2/28 and mail with envelope provided;
- or visit NYC School Survey and use their child’s OSIS number to access the survey. Enter “f” followed by their child’s nine-digit Student Identification (OSIS) Number to access the survey (e.g. f123456789). Note that “f” must be lowercase. A student’s OSIS number can be found on their report card, in Operoo, or in the family’s NYCSA account. You may also reach out to Eileen for your child’s OSIS number.
The 2024-2025 NYC School Survey is open until April 4th.
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Medication Administration at School
Medication Administration Forms 2023-2024
The Department of Education has released Medication Administration forms in English. Forms translated into other languages will be available soon. If your child takes medication daily, you must first submit a completed form. Your child’s physician completes the bulk of the form and a parent/guardian completes part of the form. The school nurse reviews the form and then contacts the parent/guardian to bring the medication into school. The medication must be labeled and unopened. Do not send in any medication with a child until the school nurse gives the OK. The school nurse is supplied with emergency medications. Please review this general guideline for health services.
Allergies Anaphylaxis Medication Administration Form and information
Asthma Medication Administration Form and information.
Diabetes Medication Administration Form and information.
General Medication Administration Form.
PS 8 was able to celebrate our new school name on May 24, 2022. Students, staff, many families and NYC Council member Lincoln Restler gathered for our ribbon-cutting ceremony. May 24th happened to be the 139th anniversary of the dedication of the Brooklyn Bridge. Students in grades 2-5 then walked to the first tower of the bridge to commemorate Emily Warren Roebling’s first crossing and just like Emily, the students in the front of the parade carried a rooster, a symbol of victory, though the students used a toy rooster. Our afterschool club Raise The Bar collaborated as a group, wrote and recorded this amazing tale about an extraordinary woman. “Once Upon A Bridge” is a Hip Hop style narrated story about the life of Emily.
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Book of The Month Read-Aloud
Our book of the month encourages conversations around the 5 stances (optimism, persistence, flexibility, resilience, empathy) and often connects with the monthly celebration.
Our September Book of the Month is Kick Push by Frank Morrison. Epic has tricks you won’t believe. He’s the kick flipping, big rail king. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he can’t wait to hit the street with his skateboard. But his old moves don’t feel fresh without a crew to see ’em. Epic thinks about giving up his board to fit in, but an encouraging word from his dad helps him see that the trick to making new friends is to always be yourself. Be you. . . be epic!. We have a list ready for the 2023-2024 school year if you would like to donate books to PS 8 classrooms.
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Mindset for Learning Read-a-Loud Books
Each month, our classes will all share the same book during read-a-loud. The books have been chosen because they complement work we are doing as a community around A Mindset for Learning.
Each book that supports an aspect of this work – optimism, persistence, flexibility, resilience and empathy. Each month, we would love to have 26 books. If you are able to help, please check this Wishlist. The monthly books are near the end of the wishlist. The November book is Jabari Jumps and the December book is Big Red Lollipop. Many thanks to those of you who have purchased books for classes.