Extended Use Application at a glance
What it is: The Extended Use Application: applicants must be familiar with and follow all the rules and regulations contained in Chancellor's Regulation D-180 governing the use of school buildings.
Who signs: Signature of Applicant/Representative: the applicant or the representative signs.
A filled-in Extended Use Application example: a youth club applies for a school permit

How to fill out Extended Use Application, box by box
Extended Use Application Permit Number
Organization Information
Permit Period, Description of Activities and Anticipated Attendance
Liability Insurance

Mark Liability Insurance Yes or No.
For an activity or event other than Summer Camps, Carnivals, Flea Markets, Boxing, Wrestling and Martial Arts, or Contact Sports, Instruction or Activities, the DOE may require that a User seeking a permit maintain and pay all premiums on a Commercial General Liability insurance policy with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence (checked October 30, 2026).
Such policy must list the DOE and the City of New York, including their respective officials and employees, as additional insureds.
The organization applying for the permit must inform its insurance broker that such additional insured coverage is to comply with Insurance Services Office (ISO) Form CG 20 26, a standard insurance industry-wide form.
Prior to and as a condition to any event, the User shall provide a certificate of insurance evidencing such insurance to the principal.
Special Requests (check all that apply)
Swimming Pool, Shop Rooms and Home Eco Rooms
Admission Fee
Sale of Goods
Certification of Applicant, Signature of Applicant/Representative and Date

Sign on the Signature of Applicant/Representative line and enter the Date.
Under Certification of Applicant, the applicant certifies that the information provided on the form is complete and accurate to the best of the applicant's knowledge.
The applicant certifies that the activities to be conducted in the school premises do not include any of the prohibited uses described in Chancellor's Regulation D-180.
The applicant agrees to observe all the rules and regulations contained in Chancellor's Regulation D-180 and in this application, and failure to do so may lead to the cancellation of the permit, the denial of future permit applications, or other legal action by the DOE.
The applicant agrees that the DOE, in light of the inherent risk of injury to participants, may in its sole discretion, decline permission for any event.
The applicant agrees that the DOE may terminate any permit at any time when it is in the best interest of the DOE.
Permit Detail Information
Permit Details: Days of Week, Date From, Date To and Time
Space Usage
Special Services

Under Special Services, enter the Hours, Straight Time and 1/2 for each Service Description: Cleaner, Fireman/Handyman (Local 47), Fireman (Local 94), Stationary Engineer, Watchman and Pool Showers.
Under Service Description, mark Yes or No for Breakfast, Shop Mechanics, Cafeteria Cleanup - Elem., Cafeteria Cleanup - J.H.S. and Cafeteria Cleanup - H.S.
III. Permit Cost
More rules for Extended Use Application
Please PRINT all information.
Chancellor's Regulation D-180 prohibits selling, using, consuming, and/or possessing any alcoholic beverage in any school building.
Chancellor's Regulation D-180 prohibits posting signs, banners, posters or other notices of the permitted activity on school property including, but not limited to, walls, gates, columns, doors, windows, light standards and trees (other than on indoor or outdoor notice boards only for the purpose of identifying the room where the activity will be held).
If your situation is different
Additional Permit Detail space is required
The Permit Detail Information sections in Supplemental Information are to be completed if additional Permit Detail space is required to complete your permit application.
Please affix additional copies of this section to this permit application if you require additional permit details.
Fill out as many sections as you require, and affix the pages to the original application.
Common questions about Extended Use Application
When is this form not the right one?
The primary use of school buildings is for DOE programs and activities, and school buildings can not be used for personal events (such as birthday parties, weddings, showers, engagement parties), commercial purposes (other than flea markets) or gambling. School buildings cannot be used for political events, activities or meetings including those conducted on behalf of an elected official, candidate, slate of candidates or political organizations (other than a candidate forum in which all candidates are invited to participate).
Sources
[1] Extended Use Application (v. 2023), New York City Department of Education (the Official source link on this page).













