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School board members to focus on reform in upcoming school year
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| FOR RELEASE: September 2, 2010
CONTACT: David Albert
(518) 783-3716 or (518) 320-2221 cell
As the new school year begins, school board members around the state are poised to lay the groundwork for long-term reforms intended to improve student achievement for years to come.
“The comprehensive reforms we are striving towards will allow our schools to improve and our students to succeed in the classroom, in college and in their careers,” said NYSSBA Executive Director Timothy G. Kremer. “This is the year of reform.” |
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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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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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Statement of New York State School Boards Association on FMAP Contingency Bill
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| FOR RELEASE: August 3, 2010
CONTACT: David Albert
(518) 783-3716 or (518) 320-2221 cell
The New York State School Boards Association has serious concerns about the state’s FMAP contingency plan.
In particular, the state is adopting a contingency plan that could result in a mid-year cut of $300 million or more in state school aid, should federal Medicaid funding be reduced. Moreover, the FMAP bill contains a provision allowing the September school aid payment to be delayed until September 30, rather than the first of the month as is the norm. The September aid payment is funded by the lottery, the proceeds of which must be used for education, not the replacement of federal Medicaid payments. |
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Statement of Timothy G. Kremer Executive Director, New York State School Boards Association Grades 3-8 ELA, Math Results
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| FOR RELEASE: July 28, 2010
CONTACT: David Albert
(518) 783-3716 or (518) 320-2221 cell
The information that school boards received today from the State Education Department is a bitter pill to swallow. Statewide results on grades 3-8 English and math exams under the new cut scores show that schools have a huge task ahead of them in order to make all students ready for college-level work.
But the sky is not falling. Students are learning. In fact, New York eighth-graders scored above the national average in the Grade 8 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), according to the U.S. Department of Education. |
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Statement of Timothy G. Kremer Executive Director, New York State School Boards Association New York named Race to the Top finalist
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| FOR RELEASE: July 27, 2010
CONTACT: David Albert
(518) 783-3716 or (518) 320-2221 cell
With school districts continuing to feel the effects of the state deficit, today’s announcement that New York is one step closer to winning Race to the Top funds is welcome news. |
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Grade 3-8 exams aren’t long enough, Steiner says
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|  FOR RELEASE: July 15, 2010
CONTACT: David Albert
(518) 783-3716 or (518) 320-2221 cell
New York State exams for grades 3-8 are going to get longer and cover more material, according to Commissioner of Education David Steiner. |
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Timothy G. Kremer on the Governor's Extender Bill and Tax Cap Proposal
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| FOR RELEASE: June 26, 2010
CONTACT: David Albert
(518) 783-3716 or (518) 320-2221 cell
Governor David A. Paterson seems to be on a mission to destroy public
education in New York State. His latest barrage against schools is an
onerous property tax cap that would create a situation where a minority
of voters could turn down a school district budget.
Even after
proposing a record $1.4 billion cut in state school aid followed by
thousands of job losses in school districts, the governor wants to limit
the ability of school districts to raise funds locally. |
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School boards to governor: Put mandate relief in budget extender
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| FOR RELEASE: June 17, 2010
CONTACT: David Albert
(518) 783-3716 or (518) 320-2221 cell
Schools boards today called on Gov. David A. Paterson to include meaningful mandate relief provisions for school districts in any final budget extender.
With Governor Paterson raising the specter of a catch-all, emergency budget appropriation bill to be presented June 28 to the state Legislature, the New York State School Boards Association is recommending that the governor’s legislation include four key items of mandate relief for school districts. |
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NYSSBA: 92 percent of school budgets pass
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| FOR RELEASE: May 19, 2010
CONTACT: David Albert
(518) 783-3716 or (518) 320-2221 cell
New York State voters approved 92 percent of school district budgets on Tuesday, May 18, according to an analysis by the New York State School Boards Association.
Initial statewide results gathered by NYSSBA early Wednesday indicate voters have passed 621 of 675 school district budgets. The number of budgets defeated was 52. Two districts were still too close to call.
"School districts worked hard under very trying circumstances to make sure the budgets they presented to voters balanced educational quality with the very real concerns of local taxpayers," said NYSSBA Executive Director Timothy G. Kremer. "Today's results are a testament to their efforts." |
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