We will have several sessions focused on advocacy tips and techniques including a panel
of school board members who will talk about how they advocate for their schools with lawmakers.
For Leading the Change, we drew on both research and the expertise
of school board members in the field to adapt the data cycle to specifically address school turnaround.
A similar bill (A2699) introduced by Assemblyman Philip Steck (D - Albany) would require simple majorities to approve an override, provided that 60 percent
of school board members voted to authorize it.
Five Buffalo teachers — supported by NYSUT — filed legal papers today with the State Education Department seeking the
removal of school board member Carl Paladino for «racially inflammatory statements» about Obama, the first lady and African - Americans that have violated his duty to serve as a role model for the school community.
Buffalo parents in the District Parent Coordinating Council have filed a petition with the State Department of Education demanding the removal
of School Board Member Carl Paladino for what they call «his history of racist, incendiary and destructive behavior,» including his most recent published statements about the Obamas.
Earlier, Buffalo Schools Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash testified for several hours as a witness for the
majority of School Board members who filed the complaint against Paladino.
«With Senate mark - up planned for next week, the opportunity continues for NSBA to advocate on
behalf of school board members across the country and promote local and community leadership in public education.
MASB traces its roots to a 1940 meeting in Allendale, when a small
group of school board members from Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon counties joined together to begin sharing information among school districts.
The event, sponsored by the National School Boards Association (NSBA), National Council of American Indian / Alaska Native School Board (AIAN), Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE), National Black Council (NBC), and National Hispanic Council (NHC), is focusing on building the capacity, knowledge, and skills
of school board members around issues of access, equity, and diversity in public education.
Cindy Stuart and Susan Valdes — Half of the so - called «Mean Girls» — so identified by Bob Buckhorn after the ouster of former Hillsborough school Superintendent MaryEllen Elia at the beginning of the year — the
pair of school board members will go before the voters next November.
The Clayton County, Ga., public schools are now fully accredited, after losing that status in 2003
because of school board members» meddling in daily operations.
Although Illinois legislators have not set a mandate, they have recommended to the state's Board of Education, the Illinois Statewide School Management Alliance (an
organization of school board members and administrators), and the soft drink industry that schools prohibit the sale of soda and junk food and replace these items with healthier products and unsweetened drinks.
In relation to the LAUSD school board election, this is the Los Angeles Times»
endorsement of a school board member's re-election — yes, the candidate the Times SUPPORTS: «We consider [Monica] Garcia a poor choice for the school board, and we always have.
A longtime local and Park City High School graduate, Erin Grady, was named to serve the unexpired
term of school board member Julie Eihausen.
What should we now
expect of our school board members, state legislators, state leaders, and district leaders when it comes to ensuring that all students have the opportunity to learn and succeed?
A
poll of school board members around the state found 38 percent would consider seeking overrides of the state's cap on property tax increases, the New York State School Boards Association found.
«The governor's budget proposal would constrain the
ability of school board members to do the jobs they were elected to do,» Executive Director Timothy Kremer said in a statement.
Led by Buffalo Teachers Federation President Phil Rumore, there were teacher pickets in front of the South Buffalo
home of School Board member Carl Paladino on Tuesday.
«Our forefathers and mothers were very clever in how they designed the system in New York State, creating a state policy board that was separate from the executive branch,» Tisch told
hundreds of school board members, educators and advocates at a panel discussion at annual New York State School Boards Association conference in Manhattan.
On election day last week, voters in Douglas County, Colorado elected a
slate of school board members who want to undo the reforms embraced by the last board.
Having seen in the first two years the increasing sense of ownership and commitment, and the
quality of the school board members, I am confident that they will serve as effective partners for the schools.
Alexandria, Va. (July 9, 2015)-- As the leading voice for public education, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) continues to advocate on behalf
of school board members throughout the country to ensure that their policy concerns are represented during the modernization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
«Today, the White House Summit validates the hard
work of school board members, students, parents and educators in Rochester City and Hillsborough County, and other districts that have played a leading role in using technology to strengthen the high school academic experience,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director, National School Boards Association (NSBA).
«We are
proud of our school board members, students, and faculty in Rochester City and Hillsborough County for the unprecedented and ground breaking work they continue to do in this area,» stated Van Henri White, City of Rochester School Board President, Chairman of CUBE Steering Committee and Member of NSBA Board of Directors.
The brave group of four, faced with the hardest part of the
job of a school board member, voted to forever close the doors to the city's first charter school — led by a nun.
With the recent news of the creation of two funds dedicated to financing charter school facilities, I am reminded of the
story of a school board member's accusations against Nashville's Rocketship and Purpose Prep of unethical practices in seeking alternative avenues to secure capital for facilities.
Since
none of the school board members has a Superintendent's License, or has served as principal of a major high school, we wonder what qualifications any of them has to micromanage.
The Park City School Board constantly reviews it's own policies - regarding anything from fund raising to how religious freedom is handled at school to the
powers of a school board member.
Chalkbeat will be transforming BoardWatch from a rating system that graded the school board's governance into a journalistic endeavor that will allow the public to easily access the voting
history of school board members.
LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy and perhaps a
couple of School Board members would rather give teachers raises and fund programs with any new money coming in rather than hire back teachers and lower class sizes.