«We appreciate the important reforms lawmakers made to the property tax cap, such as excluding some BOCES capital costs and including PILOTs in the tax base growth factor,» The New
York State School Boards Association said in a statement Friday.
Calling for additional funding to improve school safety, the New York
State School Boards Association said in a statement that «the public is best served when local boards of education, operating within the boundaries of their legal authority, choose what approaches are best for their district.»
The New York
State School Board Association reported that the average proposed school district tax levy increase is 1.48 %, which is more that half a percentage point below the «2 percent» property tax cap.
A study by the New York
State School Boards Association finds three quarters of the state's school districts would have exceeded the new 2 % property tax cap, had it been in effect for the current school year budget.
«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.
New York
State School Boards Association On Board Online provides articles from writers and research analysts, as well as helpful helpful analysis so you can stay informed.
In total, nearly $ 2.32 billion in school funding, including both the 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 school years, is at risk of being lost if those districts do not put the plans in place, according to New York
State School Boards Association estimates.
There will also be a discussion of
how state school board associations can engage with other local stakeholders — advocates, parents, and members of the school community — to bring BIC to more districts in your state.
The state The New York
State School Boards Association opposed the state legislation for districts to offer or reject the exemption, and also suggested the state reimburse school districts for the taxes lost to the exemptions, similar to the STAR tax exemption.
In February 2012, for example, the New York State Council of School Superintendents and New York
State School Boards Association sent a joint letter to Cuomo, warning that the hurried process would pressure local superintendents and boards into making concessions to unions and weakening the system.
Tim Kremer of the New York
State School Boards Association joined WAMC's Midday Magazine to discuss the education plans unveiled in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address last week.
Tim Kremer, the executive director of the New York
State School Boards Association tells WAMC's Brian Shields that the evaluation system, which the governor has described as evolving, needs to become more valid.
Congratulations to ninth - graders Dorothy Condon and Christina Tomao, who were selected for the New York
State School Boards Association exhibit, sponsored by the New York State Art Teachers Association.
The New York
State School Boards Association exists to support the work of the school boards of New York State, which are charged with ensuring that all public school students receive a sound basic education consistent with the state Constitution.
The BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative is a national online purchasing cooperative formed between the National School Boards Association and
several state school boards associations to streamline the buying process for schools, municipalities and other public entities.
State school boards association search professionals are uniquely qualified to provide a highly specialized, well - organized search that will attract quality candidates and adhere to the highest standards of ethics and effective school governance.
This article, originally published in the New York
State School Boards Association newspaper, On Board, describes The PEAR Institute's work with the Hoosick Falls Central School District on improving social and emotional competencies for all their students.