February 4, 2020 |
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Support the 2020 Census
As trusted voices in the communities they serve, school board members have the opportunity to articulate the importance and benefits of census participation.
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- NYSSBA Research, Stand Up and Be Counted, 2020
- 2020 U.S. Census critical to school funding, NYSSBA On Board 2/3/2020
- Nationwide Program Uses Schools to Spread Word About Census, AP, 2019
- 2020 Census: Why and How to Build Understanding in Your School Community, NSPRA, 2019
- Partnership Fact Sheet: Schools, U.S. Census Bureau, 2019
- United States 2020 Census Brand Guidelines, U.S. Census Bureau, 2019
- The 2020 census could make or break your public schools. Here’s why., National Education Association, 2019
- 2020 Census New York Counts On You. Fill It Out For Your Future, NYS, 2020
- Ossining School District to Hold Meeting on 2020 Census, Ossining-Croton-On-Hudson, 2020
- Ichabod Crane Central School District, The 2020 Census: How It Affects Our Schools and Students, 2020
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January 23, 2020 |
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Welcome to Season 3 of Next on the Agenda
Next on the Agenda videos are designed with the busy school board member in mind. Each 3-minute video alerts school board members to a topic that will likely affect their school district soon.
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December 10, 2019 |
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What's Next on Your Agenda?
Tim is hosting his last NOTA episode this month. Tune in on December 10th for inside information about how and why Next on the Agenda was developed, how the topics are selected, and the value it provides to our members.
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November 8, 2019 |
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Leadership takes courage. Do the right thing.
Important discussions about public education have become more complex. As new challenges arise, today’s school board members must be well-informed, bold and courageous. This month’s Next on the Agenda looks at how school board members can do the right thing.
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October 7, 2019 |
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Cyberattacks, data breaches, ransomware: Is your district prepared?
There has been a major escalation of malicious cybersecurity-related incidents perpetrated against school districts. Don’t allow your district to be victimized. This month’s Next on the Agenda takes a closer look at why school districts are such attractive targets and what school boards can do to mitigate the risk.
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September 3, 2019 |
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Suicide Prevention in New York Schools
The National Alliance on Mental Illness has designated September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, “a time to share resources and stories in an effort to shed light on this highly taboo and stigmatized topic.”
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August 5, 2019 |
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- For real equity in women’s soccer, let’s talk about concussion injury, USA Today, June 2019
- "Seeing Stars" - What's Fueling the Alarming Rate of Concussions in Girls Soccer (23 minutes), Spectrum News Video/Julie Chapman
- Women's World Cup Highlights Sex Differences - In Medical Research, Forbes, 7/9/19
- NYSED Guidelines for Concussion Management In Schools 2018
- NYSSBA Sample Policy 5280 Interscholastic Athletics
- NYSSBA Sample Regulation 5420-R
- New York State Center for School Health
- Heading a soccer ball harms women more than men, study finds, NBC News, July 31, 2018
- New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal: Head Injury Prevention Program
- Utica National Insurance Group Concussion Management
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July 1, 2019 |
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Are we failing special education students?
New York was recently identified by the US Department of Education as a state in “need of assistance” in the programming and delivery of special education services. How does your district measure up?
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June 3, 2019 |
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Adverse Childhood Experiences - ACEs
Abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction can happen anywhere and are a fact of life for many children. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) impact a student’s well-being and ability to learn. Learn what school boards can do to support anti-ACEs initiatives.
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May 10, 2019 |
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Start July with a Clean Slate
No matter what happened during election season, new and veteran school board members should mark Wednesday, May 22nd as Day One of a new era.
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- Begin the On-boarding Process, NYSSBA, 2019
- Join the Board, NYSSBA, 2019
- State Mandated Training, NYSSBA, 2019
- Custom Board Retreats, NYSSBA, 2019
- New School Board Member Handbook: A Guide to Surviving Your First Year, NYSSBA, 2018
- Eight characteristics of effective school boards: full report, Center for Public Education, NSBA
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April 1, 2019 |
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Measles: Prevent and Prepare
The recent measles outbreak is one of the largest in decades. Find out what your board can do to prevent an outbreak and be prepared if one happens.
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- Measles Outbreak and School Exclusion, 12/20/18. New York State Education Department
- Measles, NYS Department of Health, 2019
- Measles Guidance from the New York State Department of Health, 10/22/18
- New York State Department of Health Measles Information Line at (888) 364-4837
- Measles: It Isn’t Just a Little Rash, 2019, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Responding to New York State’s largest outbreak since measles elimination, 11/28/18, New York State Department of Health
- New York health commissioner: Deadly diseases like measles are coming back from the Grave, Zucker, H., 2/13/19
- When Measles Breakes Out, Unvaccinated Kids Send School Scrambling, 3/5/19, Education Week
- Measles is back, New York State School Boards Association, On Board Online, 2/25/19, Rosenberg, M.
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March 13, 2019 |
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February 4, 2019 |
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January 7, 2019 |
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- Heiser, P., To merge or not to merge, Making sense of school mergers, NYSSBA Research
- Guide to the Reorganization of School Districts in New York State, NYSED Educational Management,
- Arnold, C., Leaving New York: Population loss steepest in U.S., Democrat & Chronicle, 12/19/18
- Karlin, R., New York’s student population is on the decline, Number of pupils keeps dropping while costs keep rising, Times Union, 9/4/18
- Goot, M., Merger study veteran says school districts must have 'eyes wide open', The Post Star, 12/12/18
- Merger: Money saving magic or myth?, Rural School Association of New York State
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December 3, 2018 |
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Students' Food Insecurity During the Holidays
The school meal gap over the holiday break leaves more than 900,000 New York children uncertain when and where they will get their next meal. For them, the holidays will likely be a miserable experience.
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- Rulison, L., Crowdfunding site aids Schenectady school's food program, Times Union, 11/27/18
- Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, The Backpack Program, 2018,
- NYSED Child Nutrition Knowledge Center
- Simidian, G., Prevalent problem of ‘food insecurity’ addressed in backpack programs, On Board Online, NYSSBA, 8/13/18
- Stover, D., Districts work to solve childhood hunger, NSBA, American School Board Journal, 2017
- Kirby, P., People’s Place Bag Holiday Hunger program helps area youth. Daily Freeman, 12/10/17
- Food insecurity during the holidays, Every Child Matters, 2018
- DeMasi, M., Nourishing New York’s children, Council on Children and Families,
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November 1, 2018 |
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- Civic Readiness Index, New York State Education Department, 2018
- Rosa, B., Civic Education for a Civil Society, NYU Steinhardt, The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools, 6/5/18
- Rousseau, S., Warren, S., Civic Education Begins in Schools, Stanford Social Innovation Review, 3/20/18
- Woodruff, C., Regents focus on equity, civic readiness, On Board Online, 6/23/18
- National Center for Learning& Civic Engagement, Education Commission of the States, 2018
- Litvinov, A., Forgotten Purpose: Civics Education in Public Schools, National Education Association, 3/16/17
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October 1, 2018 |
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New Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws
Sexual harassment is against the law. Is your district in compliance with the new sexual harassment prevention laws? All New York State Employers, public and private, must adopt an updated minimum-standard sexual harassment prevention policy by October 9, 2018.
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September 3, 2018 |
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Shining a Light on Building-Level Equity
Is your school district fiscally equitable in the distribution of funds? The first of two new annual reporting requirements, the School Funding Transparency Report, delves into building level, per pupil budget allocations. All school board members should become familiar with the report guidance and the relationship between budget development, resource equity, and student outcomes.
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- 2018, The 76 School Districts Subject to Education Law 3614 in 2018, Division of the Budget
- 2018, New York State School Funding Transparency Form Frequently Asked Questions, Division of the Budget, 8/8/2018
- 2018, NYSSBA Advocacy Update: New York State Building Transparency Forms and Guidance, 7/20/2018
- 2018, New York State School Funding Transparency Form Guidance Document, Division of the Budget, 7/11/2018
- 2018, New York State School Funding Transparency Form Submissions and Status
- DeSchryver, D., Ellerson, N., 2018, District Spending Is About to Get a Lot More Transparent. Are You Ready? Why ESSA's new fiscal transparency requirement really matters, Education Week, 8/24/2018
- Kremer, T., 2017, New financial reporting should illuminate issue of equity, On Board Online, 2/20/2017
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August 5, 2018 |
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Student achievement and school safety depend on on a positive school climate
Promoting healthy and positive school climates becomes a statewide initiative during the 2018-2019 school year. We’ve all heard about “school climate” and most of us can talk about it in general terms. We agree that a healthy school climate is a good thing. But, what exactly does school climate mean and, more importantly, what can boards and districts do to measure, manage and improve school climate?
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- Voight, A., 2018, Why school climate matters, Education Week, Urban Education Reform: Bridging Research and Practice
- New York State Center for School Safety, New York State Education Department Promoting School Climate Pilot 2017 – 2018
- U.S. Department of Education, ED School Climate Surveys
- The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
- Weiner, R., 2018, Why School Climate Should Be Every Principal’s Top Priority, The Aspen Institute, 8/1/2018
- Citation for Graphic: New York State Safe Schools Task Force Recommendations, June 12, 2017
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July 2, 2018 |
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Is your school board ready to R.O.C.K.?
You may be surprised that high performing school boards have a lot in common with successful rock and roll bands. Both require a commitment to teamwork, outstanding stakeholder communications, and strong interpersonal relationships. Find out if your board R.O.C.K.s.
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- Fishof, D., Keller, S. 2018, How to make your team R.O.C.K., McKinsey & Company, 5/31/2018
- Eight characteristics of effective school boards, Center for Public Education
- NYSSBA Custom Board Retreats: Creating Effective School Boards
- Randall, E., 2018, Avon's Welch named NYSSBA's Champion for Change, On Board Online, 5/28/2018
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June 8, 2018 |
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New K-12 Mental Health Curriculum
School districts across the state are preparing for the July 2018 implementation of the new mental health education curriculum. School boards have an important role in the process.
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- NYSED Mental Health Education Resources
- Randall, E., 2018, ‘Emotional literacy' is goal of designers of forthcoming mental health curriculum, On Board Online, 4/2/2018
- Kremer, T., 2017, The growing mental health crisis in schools, On Board Online, 3/27/2017
- NYS Center for School Health
- Mental Health Association in NYS
- NYS Office of Mental Health
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May 1, 2018 |
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Welcoming New Members to Your School Board
School Board election season is the backdrop for May’s Next on the Agenda, Understanding the Basics. Executive Director Tim Kremer reminds boards not to forget the basics as they are welcoming new board members and preparing for the annual organizational meeting and summer trainings.
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April 3, 2018 |
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March 9, 2018 |
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Smartphone Policy: An updated perspective
Take a look at the proliferation of smartphones in the K-12 classroom, both as a learning and communication tool, along with the associated risks and opportunities.
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March 6, 2018 |
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