New Member Resources
Congratulations on your election to the school board!
This website has many resources for you to use as you acclimate to your important governance role. We have provided links for a few of these resources to make it easier for you to navigate directly to the basic areas that relate to your new responsibilities.
On Board Online • June 29, 2009 By Brian M. Butry The State Education Department has decided to administer grades 3-8 English language arts (ELA) and math exams in May 2010, giving schools more time to prepare students for the tests. Currently, the ELA tests are given in January, and math assessments are given in March. Read the entire article>> |
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News Releases
| Mayoral Control of Schools |
FOR RELEASE: June 30, 2009 CONTACT: David Albert The New York State School Boards Association has made its position on mayoral control of New York City schools well known-we support legislation passed by the Assembly. |
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NYSSBA News
| N.Y.C. Mayoral Control: Time for a Tune-Up? |
| Education Week Vol. 28, Issue 33, Page 31 To the Editor: With New York City’s mayoral-control law up for reauthorization this year, we have a unique opportunity to improve education leadership in the nation’s largest school system ("Bloomberg’s Way," In Perspective, May 20, 2009). No one wants to derail the progress that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein have made under the current system of mayoral control, but improving upon it does not mean a return to a failed governance model. Seeking a tune-up, not an overhaul, the New York State School Boards Association supports revising the 2002 legislation to make it clear that a citywide board of education, albeit appointed, has the legal authority to establish education goals and priorities, approve and monitor the city’s education programs and budgets, and open up communications to parents and the full community. Read the entire Letter>> |
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Daily Clips
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Senate impasse forces city to revive old school board, in name
the New York Times
As leadership battle continues, state senators focus on 2010 and beyond
the Journal News
Assembly’s Democrats resist pleas as Senate keeps spinning its wheels
the Buffalo News
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