Hello board members, At this week's Board Officer's Forum I heard a bit about the idea of planning an annual board agenda. Do any of you do this currently? I'd appreciate any templates or ideas on how to begin to plan this out for next school year. T
Read more…Hello! As part of our DEI task force we would like to do a "climate survey" to get an accurate assessment of our school and community environment, in order to identify issues and develop a plan for future curriculum, events, guest speakers, etc. Has
Read more…I'm looking to get a sense of how BOE's are handling remote attendance of board members at meetings. Are all members attending in person? Are some attending remotely?
Read more…With a lot more recent engagement in public participation, including non-resident visitors, we are looking to help educate the community about both the role of the Board of Ed, as well as the function of public participation. A discussion has arisen
Read more…Our District is currently interviewing and appointing 2 building principals. The process begins with a committee of stakeholders and a committee of administrators interviewing for the first round. The committees make recommendations to the Superinten
Read more…We are beginning a new superintendent search with the assistance of our District Superintendent. We want all stakeholders to be involved in the interviews. We have done a composite committee in previous years of all stakeholders to give input to t
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How is your district going to comply with the testing mandate that was dropped on us yesterday? We did not test before, and we do not have the resources, people or money, to start testing now.
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This fall, Rosh Hoshanah begins on September 6 and continues until September 8. the 6th is Labor Day and we traditionally begin on the Tuesday after labor day. Has anyone adjusted their calendar to start school on the 9th? If you did that, are
Read more…The Hauppage School District has sent a letter to Governor Cuomo and Dr. Zucker regarding the mask mandate. Massapequa has sent a letter in support of Hauppage. I would ask that other districts consider sending a letter in support. When a district st
Read more…For those that did not see the press conference on Friday, here is a link
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=282516466649146&ref=watch_permalink
We are grateful to Nassau County Legislator James D. Kennedy for hosting this press conference and allo
Read more…Fellow BoE officers -
I'm the VP of the Lindenhurst BoE, on Long Island. We were made aware of some new restrictions the governor and SED placed on proms & graduations.
We're pretty reasonable, understand that restrictions are needed, but the ones pr
Read more…Do any districts conduct surveys of community and staff for feedback prior to renewing a superintendent contract?
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I am currently the VP of our board, and our President has chosen not to seek re-election, so I am anticipating a nomination for President at our reorg meeting.
One of our members with a good deal of experience on the BOE is actually an LSR fo
Read more…Hi Everyone. My District is in Westcheter. Many of our buildings are old and with ventilation isses. What are your Districts doing to address ventilation issues? Any advice on the costs to address these matters? We would likd to get our schools
Read more…In our contract negotiations with the teachers union, we are discussing some type of compensation or reimbursement for teachers who get national Board Certification. I am wondering what experience others have with this.
Read more…I was wondering if any boards allow digital signatures for the petition to be on the ballot as a board member. It seems safer than going door to door with paper in this time but I'm not sure if it's been done or is even legal. Anyone have insight t
Read more…I am wondering what districts are holding in person BOE meetings vs virtual BOE meetings? If in person who has community in person and who in person.
Our school is currently hybrid. We were virtual, then in person with virtual community, and now moved
Good morning. We have an issue with one of our board members attempting to micromanage the district. We are a small elementary district with 1500 students. She is constantly emailing the superintendent with many questions . Most of the questions
Read more…I'm curious how other Boards are responding (if at all) to the recent State decision to allow high risk sports? My BOE is struggling with this issue and I've called a special meeting for Monday. There is concern about allowing a relatively small % o
Read more…Has any boards made any policy, regulation or rules dealing with photographers who photograph students for senior pictures, student events or sport teams? I am especially worried about when thoes pictures get posted on social media and the public mak
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