The guidance below explains how SLT and CCEC meetings can be conducted in accordance with NYS Open Meetings Law (OML). The Panel for Educational Policy, or PEP, consists of 15 appointed members and the Chancellor.Learn about the PEP members and get meeting materials. The meeting notice must indicate all members of the CPSE or CSE who will attend the meeting, including the parent(s) of the student. New School Board Member Handbook – A Guide to Surviving Your First Year provides new school board members with some of the basics of school board service. The public has the right to attend meetings of public bodies, listen to debate and watch the decisionmaking process. Meet with fellow newly elected board members, the board president and superintendent. We provided you with a cautionary list of "don'ts" as school board members. First step is: apply! Applications have opened in all five boroughs for 2024.