| On Board Online • June 13, 2016 By Jessica Goldstein "Data breach!" Does that phrase conjure an image of hackers in a dark room, possibly in another country, infiltrating your computer network using advanced coding skills honed from years of nefarious activities? Or do you picture a disgruntled employee, surreptitiously copying files to be sold or made public? In reality, however, data breaches typically lack such drama. | ||
| On Board Online • June 13, 2016 By William Miller
But there is a cure for board member-itis. It's getting reminded about what our students are capable of. | ||
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| On Board Online • June 13, 2016 By Archa Wachowicz The winner of NYSSBA's 2016 Champion for Change Award is a 21-year-old school board member who spearheaded initiatives in the Belleville-Henderson school district while simultaneously earning a bachelor's degree at Cornell University. John "J.W." Allen has had a perfect attendance record at board meetings, held twice monthly, despite the fact that he had to drive four hours each way from Ithaca to Belleville, located near Watertown. He ran for the district's school board at the age of 18, as a senior in high school, and won 71 percent of the vote. At Cornell, he was a dual major in agricultural sciences and applied economics & management. | ||
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| On Board Online Extra • June 3, 2016 By Eric D. Randall, Editor-in-Chief, and Cathy Woodruff, Senior Writer Should some students be able to graduate this month if they have passed all of their Regents-level courses, even if they did not pass all of the Regents exams currently required for a diploma? That idea is likely to be considered by the state Board of Regents when the board meets on June 13 and 14. Regent Roger Tilles of Long Island says changes are needed to ensure high-performing special education students aren't unfairly denied diplomas. He is optimistic that a new approach will be devised in the next two weeks. | ||
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Schools subject to receivership or state takeovers have seen mixed and inconclusive results in improving academic achievement, according to an analysis of schools in other states by the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA). A new research report from NYSSBA examines state takeover efforts in Massachusetts and Tennessee. The report points out that while students in the Lawrence Public Schools in Massachusetts made some improvements on state math and English language arts (ELA) exams after three years in receivership, those improvements were not sufficient to remove the schools from receivership. | ||
| On Board Online • May 23, 2016 James R. Rickabaugh Reprinted with permission from The Board ©2016 by The Master Teacher®
Schools and education are steeped in tradition. The general organization and operation of schools today remain very similar to what our students' grandparents experienced. Yet, the world has changed dramatically and the pace and scale of change continues to grow each decade. | ||
| On Board Online • May 23, 2016 By Alan Wechsler When it comes to this year's presidential candidates, some New York state school board members don't know whom to support. If anyone. "It's a very difficult year for me. It's probably the first time since I've been able to vote that I don't have someone that I want to support," said Marissa Joy Mims, a member of the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District Board of Education near Syracuse. | ||
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| On Board Online • May 23, 2016 By Eric D. Randall Who's your idea of a cool geek? Bill Nye the Science Guy? Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist? How about David Pogue, who will be speaking at NYSSBA's 97th Annual Convention & Educational Expo in Buffalo in October? | ||
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