Quote of the Week
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Knowledge is power.
Information is liberating.
Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.Kofi Annan
Save these Dates!
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Save the Date!
Finance Training for New Memebers- SED approved
October 17th, DoubleTree, 7:30am-3:30 pmLaw Conference
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Reminder-Don't forget to fill out the 2020 Census.
The 2020 Census determines the distribution of both federal and state aid to education for the next 10 years. Inaccuracies in the census data can result in critical losses of education aid, at a time when the money is needed most.
Do our part to help get an accurate count! It takes about 5 minutes to complete.
MCSBA members can find "Talking Points" on the 2020 Census in the resource section of the members only tab.
Position Papers
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Our position papers are developed through the work of the Legislative Committee and are approved by both the Steering and Executive Committees.
State and Federal
- 2011 Mandates (Up-dated 3/2016)
Recommends solutions for unfunded and underfunded mandates.
Federal
- Public Education - The Federal Role: Support, Not Governance (Up-dated 12/2017,2019)
Identifies areas where Federal regulations overreach and corrections desired.
New York State
- 2020 Bus Drivers Needed!
- 2020 Impact of Staff Shortages on School Districts
- 2018 Supporting the Emotional Well Being of Students Outlines the increasing need for mental health services and funding and service provider availability constraints.
- 2018 Keeping our Schools Safe and Secure Outlines the need for local control over safety and security decisision and the need to for additional funding for implementation and research on best practices for school safety and security.
- 2017 The NYS Constitution and Public Education
Outines the need to fund public schools and not allow funding to be diverted to support other choice options. - 2015 The Role of Regents & SED for Public Education (Up-dated 12/2017)
Outlines the responsibility of the Regents and SED to work with public leaders. - 2017 The State's Investment in Public Education
Outline the NYS government has an obligation to support public education and must explore every source of revenue to support this mandate.
- 2011 Mandates (Up-dated 3/2016)
Education Highlights
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The combined graduation rate for all of Monroe County Schools (NYSED, 2018) is 88%, higher than the national rate of 84% and the state average of 80%.
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Visit A Community Together (ACT) for Education for positive happenings in Monroe County public schools everyday.
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The National Association of Music Merchants ranked the Top Communities for music education. In 2020, Thirteen school districts in Monroe County were listed: Brighton, Brockport, Churchville-Chili, East Irondequoit, Greece, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Penfield, Pittsford, RCSD, Rush-Henrietta, Webster, West Irondequoit and Wheatland Chili.
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2019 Essential Elements: Schools to Watch(EE:STW):
The program, adopted in 2004, and entitled the Essential Elements: Schools-to-Watch Program (EE:STW) focuses on school improvement and recognition. EE:STW recognizes schools that demonstrate continuous improvement and excel in the following four domains; academic excellence, developmental responsiveness, social equity, and organizational structure. The program is non competitive and is designed to promote and guide the school improvement process as well as highlight characteristics of high performing schools with middle grades.
Baytrail MS, Penfield CSD
Honeoye Falls Lima MS, HFL CS
Johanna Perrin MS, Fairport CSDFrom 2018:
Martha Brown MS, Fairport CSD
Bay Trail M & Caulkins Road MS, Pittsford
CSD
Twelve Corners MS, Brighton CSD
Victor Jr.HS, Victor CSD
Upcoming Events
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Wednesday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Labor Relations Mtg
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Thursday
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM NYSSBA District Clerks Workshop
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October 4, 2020
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM NYSCOSS Leadership Summit
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October 5, 2020
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM NYSCOSS Leadership Summit
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October 6, 2020
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM NYSCOSS Leadership Summit
Helpful Links
- Finger Lakes Re-Opening Task Force -Pubic Page
- ACT for Education
- Advocacy Groups
- American Association of School Administrators
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- Campaign for Fiscal Equity
- Central New York School Boards Association
- Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning
- Educational Conference Board
- Erie County Association of School Boards
- Four County School Boards Association
- Genesee Valley Parent Teachers Association
- Genesee Valley School Boards Association
- Midstate School Finance Consortium
- Nassau Suffolk School Boards Association
- National Education Association
- National School Boards Association
- NYS Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS)
- New York State School Board Association (NYSSBA)
- New York State United Teachers
- Genesee Valley Chapter NYS ASCD
- Government Links (Federal)
- Government Links (New York State)
- Higher Education
- Colgate Rochester Divinity School
- Empire State College, State University of New York
- Finger Lakes Community College
- Genesee Community College
- Monroe Community College
- Nazareth College
- Roberts Wesleyan College
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- St John Fisher College
- State University College at Brockport
- State University College at Geneseo
- University of Rochester
- Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development
- Lexicons for specific educational areas
- Lexicons of Educational Terms
- Member Districts
- NYS Board of Regents: Current Members
- Parliamentary Procedure Resources
- Research Sites
- Education Commission of the States (ECS)
- Genesee Valley School Boards Institute
- Greatschools
- Institute for Educational Leadership
- Library of Congress
- National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, & Student Testing (CRESST)
- National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA)
- Regional Educational Laboratories (REL)
- Rochester Memorial Art Gallery (MAG)
- U.S. Census Bureau
