New York's Board of
Regents meets Monday and Tuesday to finalize controversial new teacher evaluation laws ahead of a June 30 deadline.
Also at 11 a.m., the state Board of
Regents meets for an executive session, state Education Department, 89 Washington Ave., Albany.
Also at 1 p.m., tate Board of
Regents meets in executive session, State Education Department, 89 Washington Ave., Seminar Room, fifth floor, Albany.
At 9 a.m., the state Board of
Regents meets and discusses the Every Student Succeeds Act draft plan, state Education Department, 89 Washington Ave., Albany.
«We have
a Regents meeting coming up in June, and my target is to get them up to speed,» Hackett said of the June 18 meeting.
Regent Roger Tilles, left, Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, center, and Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa at the state Board of
Regents meeting in Albany on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017.
Elia told reporters after
the Regents meeting that teachers still would be held accountable in their jobs on the basis of the «transition» ratings.
At the December Board of
Regents meeting, members voted to postpone the effects of the tests on teacher evaluations until for at least four more years.
Already, new state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia faces tumultuous times, as foreshadowed by her appointment, which came after a hastily - called Board of
Regents meeting Tuesday where she was introduced for the first time to half of its members.
Members of the Board of
Regents meet throughout the day, starting at 9 a.m..
Cuomo's latest Common Core commission could report its recommendations this week — in time to hand them off to the state Board of
Regents meeting before its next meeting, Dec. 14.
«We as a board must move from what was the so - called, as people like to label it, «reform,»» she said in
the Regents meeting.
«Next week, at the February Board of
Regents meeting, the work group will present to the P - 12 committee of the Board a series of possible options that reflect the input the Board has received from legislators and the public to make thoughtful adjustments to Common Core implementation,» they said in a joint statement.
Cuomo wouldn't comment directly on the preliminary results of the first year of teacher evaluations, which King announced Tuesday at a Board of
Regents meeting.
Opening the October
Regents meeting, Tisch said she will take the next four to five months to «calm the waters.»
Jolene DiBrango, the group's executive vice president, told a group of reporters after
the Regents meeting that NYSUT was making a concerted push to get the repeal legislation through the Senate.
«The teachers we represent believe the time to fix it is this year,» said Jolene DiBrango, executive vice president of the statewide organization, who spoke to reporters during a break in
the Regents meeting.
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, left, and Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa during a state Board of
Regents meeting on Monday, May 8, 2017, in Albany.
At the December Board of
Regents meeting, members voted to postpone the effects of the tests on teacher evaluations for at least four more years.
Dozens of activists descended on a state Board of
Regents meeting last month in Albany to demand regulatory relief.
Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa called the state's draft «a work in progress» when it was introduced at the state Board of
Regents meeting on May 8.
Follow the link above for an amendment to Section 100.2 (o) of the Commissioner's Regulations and an addition of Subpart 30 - 2 to the Rules of the Board of Regents to implement Education Law § 3012 - c, which were adopted by emergency action at the March 2012
Regents meeting.
«The only possible conclusion is that something strange has happened to our test,» David M. Steiner, the education commissioner, said during a Board of
Regents meeting in Albany.
«We as a board must move from what was the so - called, as people like to label it, «reform,»» she said in
the Regents meeting.
Not exact matches
A.B. 276 Status: Pending Requests the
Regents of the University of California, the Chancellor's Office of the California state University, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges and independent higher education institutions to complete a report that evaluates the state of cybersecurity education and training programs, and to determine the extent to which the state is
meeting the workforce needs of the cybersecurity industry.
At 11:40 a.m., the state Board of
Regents holds an executive session during its two - day October
meeting, 89 Washington Ave., Albany.
The new teacher evaluations were approved in the state budget, but the State Board of
Regents has found a way to delay their impact at many schools for at least another year, if schools can demonstrate that it would be a hardship for them to
meet this year's November deadline.
«We're going to have more teachers looking at the geometry exams,» Elia said during a brief interview before Monday's monthly
meeting of the state Board of
Regents.
«We must give future teachers the opportunity to
meet certification requirements at a realistic pace,» Board of
Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said.
The Board of
Regents has until June 30 to develop the regulations, which Tisch has insisted the board will
meet, even as state lawmakers push for an extension.
The State Education Department presented the materials to the Board of
Regents today at its
meeting in Albany.
The Board of
Regents approved the plan at its September 2017
meeting, and the plan was submitted to the USDE on September 17, 2017 for review.
Regent Jim Tallon, who co-chaired the subcommittee
meeting, said the
Regents realize those issues.
The New York State Board of
Regents will hold its monthly board
meeting on Monday and Tuesday in Albany.
«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.»
Board of
Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch said at today's news conference she expects to
meet the June 30 deadline for developing new regulations for the evaluations.
Board of
Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch this week said the board is due to
meet the June 30 deadline even as education officials plan to allow districts extra time that profess «hardship» situations.
The new teacher evaluations were approved in the state budget, but the New York State Board of
Regents has found a way to delay their impact at many schools for at least another year, if schools can demonstrate that it would be a hardship for them to
meet this year's November deadline.
This coming March, when Cuomo and lawmakers are intensively negotiating the budget in closed - door
meetings, the state will likely have a controversial
Regents election for the second year in a row.
The Delegate Assembly approved six resolutions at its March 22
meeting, including one calling for teachers to be able to grade
Regents examinations in their home schools rather than travel to scoring sites.
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.
New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, left, and Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch confer during a
meeting of the Board of
Regents in Albany on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015.
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.
And Kremer points out that although the
Regents developed the waiver option, they were unable to rescind the provision that says if schools don't
meet the November 15th deadline, they have to give back some state aid awarded to them in the budget back in the spring.
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.
Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch said in late April that she could administratively delay the implementation of the latest version of teacher evaluations until September of 2016, if schools can demonstrate that it would be a hardship to
meet the short time frame imposed in the new law.
But the governor also warned that the
regents who sit on governing boards «will be judged by what happens after this
meeting.»
It is anticipated that the proposed amendment will be adopted as a permanent rule by the Board of
Regents at its July 2018
meeting.
In the end, no bill was approved, but the Board of
Regents indicated it would support granting districts hardship waivers if a deadline can't be
met.
At least eight of the 17 members of the Board of
Regents appear ready to try to modify or amend the teacher - evaluation plan passed by the Legislature and are set to vote on the plan during their
meeting this coming week.