Policy Workshop - Long Island
Date: November 21, 2013
Time: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Islandia Marriott Long Island
3635 Express Drive
North Islandia, NY 11749
3635 Express Drive
North Islandia, NY 11749
2013 POLICY WORKSHOP
School District Polices for Real Life
Learn how to successfully navigate difficult issues through this hands-on, interactive workshop focusing on actual controveries that boards of education face.
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November 7
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Rochester Airport Marriott
1890 West Ridge Road Rochester, NY 14615 585-225-6880 www.rochestermarriotthotels.com |
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November 21
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Islandia Marriott Long Island
3635 Express Drive North Islandia, NY 11749 631-232-3000 www.IsandiaMarriott.com |
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AS A WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT, YOU WILL:
- Work with colleagues to discuss relevant, real-life scenarios and exercise problem-solving skills to better understand how policy can help improve district operations.
- Learn how to apply policy to controversial topics such as school closure, managing the controversy over state testing, complaints about personnel, as well as topics you and your colleagues suggest.
- Examine an array of technology options that can assist the policy process.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Board Members
- Policy Committee Members
- Superintendents
- Administrators
WHY ATTEND?
To learn how policy can help your school board effectively manage difficult situations and maintain the public’s trust. You’ll also gain policymaking skills and resources to take back to your district.
The workshop will be presented by NYSSBA’s Policy Services team:
- LINDA BAKST, Deputy Director of Policy Services
- JESSICA GOLDSTEIN, Senior Policy Consultant
- COURTNEY SANIK, Policy Consultant
| PROGRAM AGENDA | |
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | Policy Basics What does an effective policy-making process look like? We will review the essentials of policy development as a foundation for the board’s work. |
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | What Can Policy Do For You? Part 1 Work in small groups to discuss different approaches to one of the following situations: closing an elementary school, managing controversy around state tests, and more. |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. | What Can Policy Do for You? Part 2 Work in small groups to discuss different approaches to one of the following situations: complaints by staff, managing a building emergency, and more. |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Technology that Supports the Policy Process With advances in technology such as tablets, smartphones, and software that allow document sharing, how can the process of policy be more efficient and effective? Examine new options. |
| 12:15 - 12:30 p.m. | Workshop Wrap-Up |
Tuition Cost
$150 Members
$300 for Nonmembers
COURSE NUMBER: DIS 201
Board members will earn 10 points in NYSSBA’s School Board U Recognition Program
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