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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
School leaders who are genuinely trying to involve parents always find an opportunity to do so. They learn how to involve parents at conferences, seminars and professional development. They understand that by involving parents they can engage the entire community. Parents assigned to various tasks at their school create collaborative school … Continue reading →
At every EdCamp or ParentCamp 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, NYSSBA, and NPE conferences. Sometimes finding the … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 life of the schools. Where there is a will there is a … Continue reading →
The abridged version of 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 … Continue reading →
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 below). The 18-page evaluation guidelines are available on the association’s website. … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
At the beginning of February, I reposted in our local FB group dedicated to schools a picture from a vigil held in Port Washington. Some time passed by until a couple of days ago I read an article entitled “Have We Lost Sight of the Promise of Public Schools?,” by … Continue reading →
