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Last week, New York State Education Department staff presented the Board of Regents with a detailed explanation of the process of establishing cut scores (which means the process of deciding how a particular scale score translates into levels 1 - 4).

Now, the legislature will punt part of the responsibility for the new evaluation system to the Board of Regents with a deadline of June 30.

The recommendations of the governor's task force now go to the Board of Regents with a decision expected in early 2016.

Tisch, appointed by the Board of Regents with little gubernatorial input, has had friction with Cuomo and his administration.

The State Education Department today is expected to present the Board of Regents with regulations to conform with the Every Student Succeeds Act, the successor to No Child Left Behind, under which the vast majority of NYC's transfer schools would be designated as «in need of improvement» and could be at risk of being closed.

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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP)-- Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller could face a $ 1 million penalty if he is charged with a crime or commits a major NCAA violation, according to amendments to his contract approved by the Arizona Board of Regents.

Silver has also taken issue with Cuomo's call for a new education reform commission, saying the Board of Regents — which the Legislature, not the governor, appoints — is already working to address myriad problems in the public school system.

Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa was elected to another five - year term on the board this week, with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie applauding the move to «ensure the board has the strong leadership necessary to continue the legacy of our state's education system.»

Peoples - Stokes has maintained her relationship with Heastie and if this recent move with the Board of Regents Seat is any indication she won't be shy about taking advantage of it.

The Legislature is the only part of the NYS Government without a Civil Service (SED not withstanding, which is technically under the Legislature but with a Commissioner and the Board of Regents).

Question topics during a post-announcement Q&A included the surprise resignation of Joe Percoco, the extensive list released today of New York endorsers of Hillary Clinton and Mayor Bill de Blasio's absence from that list, whether he supports de Blasio's call for changes to bail in light of the killing of Police Officer Randolph Holder, «felony drug dealers» being offered treatment instead of jail time, dealing with homeless people in the subway and rail systems, details of his executive order extending anti-discrimination laws to transgender people, Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch's departure and rules and laws around criminal defendant drug diversion programs.

With the looming deficit and uncertainty of federal spending priorities, state education groups, the Education Department and Board of Regents have looked to modify some of their asks from recommendations made last year.

As a result of the input received from those conversations, Commissioner Elia, together with the Board of Regents, took a number of significant actions in her first year, including the following:

A Board of Regents committee on Monday approved the reworked Next Generation Learning Standards for English and math, with plans to fully implement them with the start of the 2020 - 21 school year.

The newest chancellor of the Board of Regents, she hails from the Bronx and will be tasked with dealing with fraught issues like teacher evaluations, the Common Core and the growing movement to opt out of the curriculum's exams.

Prioritizing these schools and students will bring greater equity and aligns with the legislative and policy initiatives advanced by the Board of Regents.

«With the approval of these assessments, New York State is leading the way in new, innovative pathways that not only preserve our robust graduation requirements but also offer students rigorous alternatives that will keep them engaged in learning and result in more career prospects,» Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said.

«The rules adopted today by the Board of Regents maintain the rigor of our graduation requirements, while providing a new mechanism for students with disabilities to demonstrate they've met the State's graduation standards.»

We are, however, concerned with the recommended increase of $ 769 million in State Aid funding, which is less than half of that proposed by the Board of Regents.

The State Board of Regents is working with a national search firm to narrow a list of applicants for education commissioner to six or seven candidates.

Republicans also do not agree with the recent decision from the Board of Regents to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for teacher certifications.

Cuomo added he has not spoken with the newly appointed commissioner of education, MaryEllen Elia (the Board of Regents appoints the education commissioner, not the governor).

Unlike in other states where governors were intimately involved with Common Core implementation, Cuomo has largely stayed out of the process, letting state education commissioner John King and the state Board of Regents take the heat from parents and teachers over the rocky rollout.

Now we wait to see what the governor's task force has to say, which is the governor in thin disguise, and what the newly invigorated Board of Regents and the state Assembly come up with.

During an exclusive interview with Capital after his announcement, King said the Board of Regents» ability to influence the Legislature won't be hurt by his decision to leave.

While the Times certainly met all journalistic expectations by finding sources in the Board of Regents and elsewhere to confirm, the impetus for the story and its timing was dictated by a «conversation» with Jim Malatras, the governor's director of operations and a key policy maker.

«If anything, I think the Board of Regents comes into this next legislative session with an impressive record of success over the last five years,» King said.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers included the receivership plan in this year's state budget and tasked the Board of Regents and education department with developing regulations and implementing the program.

In the letter on Thursday, director of state operations Jim Malatras suggested that the governor might try to change the process with the following question: «As you know, the appointment and selection process of the Board of Regents is unique in that, unlike other agencies, selections and appointments are made by the Legislature.

He has often blamed the Board of Regents for problems, such as with the Common Core rollout, in order to distance himself from controversy.

Two educators with strong ties to New York City are also being pushed by advisers to Mr. de Blasio: Kathleen M. Cashin, a member of the New York State Board of Regents; and Carmen Farina, a former deputy chancellor.

In part, that's because Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature have been increasingly willing during King's tenure to legislate education policy, even though the State Board of Regents and education department are statutorily tasked with shaping the state's schools agenda.

That panel, chaired by IBM executive Stanley Litow, issued a preliminary report in 2014 that largely summarized proposals from the State Board of Regents and lawmakers, with little new substance.

The State's education commissioner, Mary Ellen Elia, says she knows it's a tough year, but is disappointed that Cuomo did not agree with the State Board of Regents recommendation to add $ 1.6 billion in funding for schools.

But Mr. Malatras has been particularly visible in pushing Mr. Cuomo's education reform agenda, authoring a long and public letter to the state's Board of Regents and liaising with various interests in Albany as all sides gear up for a post-budget fight over the specifics of teacher evaluations.

Regent Judith Johnson of Rockland County, left, named Monday to lead a «work group» looking into issues with the state test system, speaks to members of the state Board of Regents during a meeting at the Education Department in Albany on Monday, April 18, 2016.

Tim Kremer, with the New York State School Boards Association, is asking the Board of Regents to extend the deadline for another year.

«If you work in a district like that, no matter how effective you are you come out with a scarlet A on your head,» he said, to applause from the audience, which included state legislators, Board of Regents members, school board leaders and teachers union officBoard of Regents members, school board leaders and teachers union officboard leaders and teachers union officials.

Democratic lawmakers, who are closely aligned with teachers» unions but have mixed opinions on whether to support the movement, argued nevertheless that this year's testing boycott would send a specific message to the State Board of Regents: Minimize the impact of test scores in teacher evaluations.

The first week that the new education commissioner began her job, in July, the state Board of Regents announced it was not renewing a contract with the testing company Pearson and beginning a new arrangement with the company Questar.

Partnering with Parents was the theme of last week's public meetings to discuss the new Core Curriculum mandated by the state Board of Regents.

«There's been some concern that we didn't give the Board of Regents enough flexibility, so I've been in contact with my regent to make say I think we've given you a lot of flexibility,» said Assemblywoman Addie Russell, D - Watertown.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa say they've been in touch with testing vendor Questar Assessment since Wednesday, when testing was delayed for an unknown number of third - through eighth - grade students as they sat for the mandatory tests.

Also at 8 a.m., City & State Reports hosts a series of panels on the business role in K - 12 education with former Board of Regents chair Merryl Tisch, Stanley Litow of the IBM International Foundation and others, Hunter College, 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan.

Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch said the board is «tinkering» with how to weigh a new rating system for teacher ahead of a June 30 deadline for the board to have regulations in place.

The Board of Regents, New York State's highest education authority, voted to make it easier for some students with disabilities to graduate from high school.

In an interview with Time Warner Cable News and NY1, Skelos said he backed the idea of changing the process through which the Board of Regents is appointed — essentially controlled by the Democratic - led Assembly.

New Yorkers for Students» Educational Rights, an education advocacy group, is suing Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Board of Regents and state Education Commissioner John King, claiming the state has systematically shortgaged the public school system by failing failing to comply with an agreement that followed the landmark Campaign for Fiscal Equity Ruling of 2006.

The Board of Regents today adopted regulations to expand the criteria under which students with disabilities may be eligible to graduate high school with a local diploma.

Also at noon, a media briefing is held to discuss the recent Board of Regents vote to begin the process to permit qualified non-citizens to obtain professional licenses, with speakers including LatinoJustice PRLDEF Deputy General Counsel Jose Perez, CUNY School of Law Profs. Janet Calvo and Natalie Gomez - Velez, and NY Immigration Coalition Director of Regional Advocacy Jackie Vimo, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, 99 Hudson St., # 14, Manhattan.