Hello Forum members:
I am the current president of our board and expect to be elected to the same position in July. However, I don't like to assume, and don't want to politick for the job.
However, I recently read that board committee appointments are
Read more…LV -Proposed Resolution 2 - Out of District Placement-1.pdf
Here is the resolution submitted by Locust Valley regarding Out of District Placement. They are asking for funding to cover the real life costs.
Please consider "endorsing" this resolution wh
Read more…For those who currently have student board members, can you please share the process your district uses for selection, any relevant feedback (pros/ cons), and the name of your district? Thank you in advance!
Read more…I am wondering if districts provide extra compensation to a Superintendent who has earned their Ed.D. If so, is it only for those who graduate during their time in your district? Or, is it added at hiring if they already have it? Also, is it added to
Read more…Hi all - just curious if any other districts are getting hammered by costs of placing Special Education students out of district. If so, do you have any creative ideas on how to remediate costs? This topic single-handedly caused us to have to break
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I was wondering how president handles trustee "suggestions" given to the supe. I remind our team that only a whole board may direct the supe after a majority vote on that directive. But, my folks alternately make helpful "suggestions" including th
Read more…Hello Forum members and Happy New Year!
For many years, one of our local parent/community organizations has sponsored and run a Meet-the-Candidates night at our local community center prior to the school board election and budget vote. The event has
Read more…At the November meeting of the Regents, Regent Tilles brought to the commmission the concerns from around the state that the language in the regulation is mandatory and they keep saying it's optional. The board of regents extended the emergency regul
Read more…For those boards who have a student representative sitting at the table, how do you engage that student member? We have the senior class president sitting at our table and he reports on the "senior happenings" but we want to utilize him more. I'm won
Read more…Hello members. The Locust Valley School District has taken a strong position against the NY State Emergency Regulation on Regionalization Plan. I would be happy to share our kettter in opposition and discuss with any other boards considering taking a
Read more…Do any of your school districts have a local K-12 Foundation that helps financially support the District? I'd like to learn more about how they were established and how they are working out. Thanks.
Read more…Greetings BOF:
Our board has used the Google suite for many years. I don't think we have had any particular problems using Google, but I'm curious about BoardDocs. Could anyone share pluses or minuses surrounding the transition to, and use of BoardD
Here is Massapequa's Letter.
The Regionalization Plan is already in effect, it was passed by emergency rulemaking on Sept 10, 2024. There is a 60 day comment period. I believe they are requesting another emergency rule at the regents meeting in Novem
Read more…Opposition to Regionalization Letter 10-8-2024 2.pdf
this is the letter sent in opposition to the emergency regulation by NYSED for the regionalization plan
Read more…Hello fellow board officers:
Our board is beginning to get some pressure from our teachers union concerning a ban on the use of cell phones during the school day.
I personally tend to agree with the idea. I've heard news stories, read articles and hea
Read more…We have been using Board Docs for a few year for the Suoerintendent eval and our self eval. We are very pleased with the product and ease of use. At the end of a school year the board does the self eval I wish the goals established from the past year
Read more…Our Board has been using SuperEval for our Board self-eval for several years. In any given year, let's say 2023-24 Step 1 is the Board self-eval on the 5 performance standards (complete in June 2023 reflecting performance in 2022-23), Step 2 compiles
Read more…Hello BOF:
I want to state out of the gate that I think SuperEval is an awesome tool for boards to evaluate their superintendents. I have also heard very good things about the principal's evaluation instrument as well, from our retired superintendent
Read more…As NYSSBA begins to plan and prepare for 2024, we want to hear from you. What are the topics/issues that you want us to cover in our various trainings, webinars, podcasts, etc. next year?
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