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Changing perception of public schools

Malverne School District Community Posted on December 3, 2018 by Jan KasalDecember 3, 2018

New generation of parents, a different perception At the end of my gym workout, I remembered that the PTA was about to hold their meeting at M.W. Downing school just few blocks away. The school serves grades K-2 and I no longer have kids there, but I haven’t attended a meeting there for at least a year. So I was curious. My generation of parents will remember how the previous management exposed us to … Continue reading →

Posted in PTA | Tagged committee, leadership, nysed, PTA, shared-decision

Parents in process of realizing their stakes in public schools

Malverne School District Community Posted on February 27, 2018 by Jan KasalFebruary 27, 2018

  Public meeting of parents A group of parents (PTA) met to chat about issues related to Davison Ave school on January 17th. The meeting attracted about 20 parents and two administrators—no teacher was present. At the opening, the speaker recalled past events, expressed compliments on how the SEPTA holiday event was organized (in December at DAV), praized their committee on the movies selection, and their new idea to invite families to take holiday … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged DAV PTA, global school play day, meeting

Conferences are for growth I (NYSSBA)

Malverne School District Community Posted on December 30, 2017 by Jan KasalJanuary 17, 2018

NYS School Board Association conference This post consists of bits of info shared at the annual NYSSBA conference October 14th, 2017. One always learns something new or delves deeper into something already known at a conference. The conferences are for growth. If attending is not possible, one can follow the conference online and read reflections of bloggers. The presenters, educators, administrators, and school board members share their thoughts on issues they are facing at … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, Opinion, Policy

How to engage parents in public schools

Malverne School District Community Posted on November 9, 2017 by Jan KasalNovember 23, 2018

School leaders who are genuinely trying to engage parents always find an opportunity to do so. They learn at conferences, seminars and professional developments. They understand that by engaging parents they engage the entire community of stakeholders. Parents assigned to various tasks at their schools create a collaborative school culture and share school practices with the general public. The previous post revealed how school leaders can use PTA meetings to evaluate how parents perceive … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, Opinion | Tagged committee, parents, shared decision making

Leaders ask how to involve parents in public schools

Malverne School District Community Posted on October 26, 2017 by Jan KasalJuly 10, 2020
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At every EdCamp or ParentCamp conference, I have attended I encountered school leaders who were asking the question: “What can we do to involve parents?” This past EdCampLI on October 14 was no different. Parent involvement is also discussed at the national PTA conventions, NYS School Board Association, and NPE conferences. Sometimes finding the answer to the question is right there in front of the school leaders. Schools are implementing new initiatives all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family-School-Community, Partnership, PTA | Tagged committee, DAV, edcamp, parentcamp, PTA, shared-decision, site-based

Weekend rich in events, EdCampLI October 14, 2017

Malverne School District Community Posted on October 24, 2017 by Jan KasalOctober 26, 2017

The weekend of October 14th was extremely rich in events. On Saturday, the crowds participated in the Malverne HS homecoming parade and/or in the October festival that took place at the Crossroad farm. Some residents also visited an open house at the Kellenberg HS. On Sunday, the Malverne Educational and Fitness Foundation held its 13th annual Malverne 5K run for education. In addition to preparations for the Malverne 5K run, I found time for … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged EdCampLI, NPE, nyssba, unconference

School Board Committees—Publicly Accessible for A Reason

Malverne School District Community Posted on August 25, 2017 by Jan KasalJune 9, 2020

Every year at the beginning of the school, parents and school staff ask themselves how the new year will go. The parents ask where they can help and the administrators ask how to get more parents involved in the life of the schools. Where there is a will there is a way. Both groups can find answers in the form of shared decision-making (also called site-based) and board committees. Although public schools have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, Opinion, Policy | Tagged board committee, boe, shared decision-making committee, Union County PS, Wallingford PS

July, Start of A New School Budget Cycle

Malverne School District Community Posted on August 20, 2017 by Jan KasalJune 9, 2020

The abridged version of the following post, titled “The school budgeting process needs public input,” appeared in LI Herald on August 10th, 2017. (In print only). Here is the full text of the article, including references. Every year, school district communities across the New York State develop budgets for the public schools. Their efforts culminate in winter by a series of workshops before the budget vote in May. At the end of June, adjustments … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged board committee, budget, mufsd

Comparing Ethical Norms of Public School Communities

Malverne School District Community Posted on July 27, 2017 by Jan KasalJuly 12, 2020

Under the influence of the current accountability trend, The New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) aligned its methodology of evaluating superintendents and school boards to the HEDI matrix. (A sample of the matrix as used by NYSED is pictured). The 18-page evaluation guidelines are available on the association’s website. The NYSSBA guidelines evaluate more aspects than the matrix. The association added fields dedicated to the quality of the community-school board relationship and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged added agenda, boe, circumvent, communication, evaluation, public

NYS ESSA Plan comments

Malverne School District Community Posted on June 11, 2017 by Jan KasalJune 11, 2017

On Saturday, June 10th, I attended a public hearing on the NYS ESSA plan. Next to the last of the 13 hearings scheduled across the state. Each state has to submit to the federal DOE how they envision to meet the federal requirements. The plans have to be submitted by September 18th. The NYSED worked out a 159-page draft. The first draft at this time. I did my part as a parent participating in … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Policy | Tagged accountability, draft, ESSA, hearing, plan

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11 Apr

From NBC News tonight: Covid variant spread in Michigan is growing serious and much of spread from young people. Governor asks schools to go full virtual.

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Jasmine Gripper@Jasgripper·
6 Apr

This is historic, the NYS legislator has agreed to phase-in the full Foundation Aid owed to NY's schools!
"for the two thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year and thereafter the foundation aid phase-in increase factor shall be one hundred percent."
We won!

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