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Student Registration Guidance

FOR RELEASE:  August 30, 2010

Attached is a link to a Guidance document which the State Education Department just posted on its website this morning.  The issues presented in this Guidance document pertain to questions which school districts have been receiving lately regarding their obligations in enrolling and making residency determinations, particularly with respect to students who are not citizens of the United States.  We forward to you this document in the hope that it will provide greater clarity to you.

http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/sss/pps/residency/studentregistrationguidance082610.pdf 

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Reports

Proposed Bylaws & Resolutions and Voting Delegate’s Guide for the Annual Business Meeting

Over the Cliff: School District Finances on the EdgeThis is your report of the recommendations of the Resolutions Committee on proposed bylaws and resolutions, which will be acted upon by the delegates at the New York State School Boards Association's Annual Business Meeting on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers.

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BOEs have broad authority to determine class sizes

On Board Online • August 9, 2010

By Kimberly A. Fanniff
Associate Counsel

A board of education has broad authority to manage the affairs of the school district, including the assignment of students to schools and classes. In Appeal of Stines, the commissioner of education declined to order a school board to reduce  the size of a first grade class.

In February 2009, after analyzing data from a demographer and discussing the issue with stakeholders, the board of education adopted a new minimum class size of 16 students. This new policy balanced “budgetary concerns with overall instructional goals to achieve a program that was academically sound and cost effective” while also providing class size parity among the district’s schools.

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Daily Clips

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Method to grade teachers provokes battles
the New York Times

Schools enjoy strong voter support
the Journal News

Schools advised of off-limits queries
the Albany Times Union

Upcoming Events

FIS 101: Fiscal Oversight (ONLINE) - Session 5
Date: September 1 - October 13, 2010
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Using Demographics and Capacity Data for District Planning
Date: September 14, 2010
Time: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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FIS 206: An Education Foundation Continuum: A Strategic Plan for Success & Sustainability - Webinar
Date: September 15, 2010
Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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34th Annual Education Law Conference
Date: September 16, 2010
Time: 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
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