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Student Registration Guidance
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| 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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CALL TO ACTION: STOP THE GOVERNOR’S CUT!
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| August 25, 2010
- STOP THE GOVERNOR’S
CUTS
- 2010-11 STATE AID
RUNS
- EDUCATION JOBS FUND
- AMERICAN RECOVERY
AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) 2009 – UPDATE
- RACE TO THE TOP
- STATEMENT FROM
NYSSBA’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TIM KREMER RE: RACE TO THE TOP
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Statement of Timothy G. Kremer Executive Director, New York State School Boards Association New York wins Race to the Top funds_copy
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| FOR RELEASE: August 24, 2010
CONTACT: David Albert
(518) 783-3716 or (518) 320-2221 cell
Congratulations to the State Education Department, Board of Regents and state lawmakers for helping New York secure $700 million in federal Race to the Top funding to foster innovative changes in our public education system.
Their diligence to make the necessary changes to the state’s Race to the Top application and increase support among school boards and local teachers unions was admirable, and today’s announcement is a testament to their hard work. |
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CONGRESS TO THE RESCUE! NEW FEDERAL LAW HELPS OFFSET STATE AID CUT AND HEADS OFF LARGE ADDITIONAL MID YEAR CUT
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August 8, 2010
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Districts face parents’ questions as state raises bar on test scores
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| On Board Online • August 9, 2010
By Brian M. Butry
Communications Coordinator
Worried that New York’s students are falling behind their counterparts across the nation and are ill-prepared for life after high school, the State Education Department (SED) decided to implement new scoring regulations for grades 3-8 assessments The impact showed up immediately in test scores and superintendents anticipate strong reactions from parents.
“The rules have changed, and now we have to play by the new rules,” said Michael Marcelle, interim superintendent of the Guilderland school district in Albany County. “I understand why they did it, but my concern is about how districts and my fellow superintendents will have to deal with it.” |
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New York adopts nat’l core standards
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| On Board Online • August 9, 2010
By Brian M. Butry
Communications Coordinator
Despite some initial trepidation, New York has become the latest state to officially join the national common core standards movement.
As part of its effort to secure millions of dollars of Race to the Top funding, the state Board of Regents has pledged to implement new common core standards developed by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers in English language arts (ELA), history, science and mathematics. |
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Education and big business
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| On Board Online • August 9, 2010
By Florence Johnson
NYSSBA President
The relationship between business and education has always been a complicated one. At both the local and corporate level, business has a strong interest in quality public education, and our districts value the many partnerships that exist.
But there is always a line that, when crossed, makes us collectively hold our breath. For instance, some of you may remember the debates in the 1990s about whether or not schools should allow for-profit companies to air commercial messages in the classroom in return for educational programming and equipment. |
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Congress nears new stimulus package as schools face new state aid delay
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| On Board Online • August 9, 2010
By Marc Humbert
Senior Writer
Washington to the rescue! Again.
As On Board went to press, Senate Democrats in Washington appeared to have put together a federal aid package that could send states an extra $16 billion to help with Medicaid costs and another $10 billion to prevent teacher layoffs.
The measure, with the support of Maine’s two moderate Republican senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, was expected to pass that chamber and then be acted on by the House, possibly in a special session the week of Aug. 9. President Obama supports the package. |
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TRS rate climbs to 8.6%
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| On Board Online • August 9, 2010
By Paul Heiser
Research Analyst
School districts will see a big jump in their pension contribution rates toward the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) for the 2010-11 school year.
Employer contribution rates were adopted by the TRS board at its July meeting. School districts in the 2010-11 school year will be required to pay a rate of 8.62 percent of total teacher salaries toward their teachers’ pension funds, up from 6.19 percent in 2009-10. TRS covers teachers, teaching assistants, guidance counselors and educational administrators in public school districts outside of New York City and BOCES. |
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Large-scale school climate survey to launch in the fall
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| On Board Online • August 9, 2010
By Paul Heiser
Research Analyst
Districts have until Sept. 1 to sign up
School districts have until Sept. 1 to enroll in a large national study on school climate in the U.S. The study, planned to be the largest in the history of public education, will solicit responses and reactions from teachers, students, administrators and parents from urban, suburban and rural schools in all 50 states about their views on safety, respect, bullying and parental involvement.
The National School Climate Survey 2010 is a follow-up to a series of studies on urban school climate conducted by the Center for the Study of School Climate in conjunction with the Council of Urban Boards of Education. The new study aims to study the views and perceptions of the entire spectrum of schools and individuals represented in the American education system. |
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