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Parent Academy – Every 15 Years

Malverne School District Community Posted on January 16, 2014 by Jan KasalJuly 22, 2015
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The parent academy or workshops, as they are also called, take place in the New York State and across the Race to The Top country. They are prescribed to each school district. Districts download the workshop modules located at engageny.org, NYSED website. The parent academies promote the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) which are part of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

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Posted in Common Core | Tagged academy, agenda, common core, standards, workshop

New York’s Educational Agenda, Part 1

Malverne School District Community Posted on January 10, 2014 by Jan KasalJanuary 10, 2014
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The SOS Agenda Governor Cuomo barely finished his State of the State speech on January 8th when the first reactions to his speech started appearing in social media. The following day, there were two petitions drafted regarding the merit pay and $20,000 bonuses for teachers the governor mentioned.

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Posted in Policy | Tagged bill, cuomo, education, legislation, nys assembly, nys senate, petition, state of the state

Meeting Invitation to BOE Members

Malverne School District Community Posted on November 23, 2013 by Jan KasalNovember 23, 2013

Currently, the education system is going through drastic changes. In 2010, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) agreed to proceed (and accept funds) with a federal plan entitled Common Core State Standards Initiative. Yet the implementation of the plan hasn’t been smooth. The interpretation of requirements (mandate) differs from one district to another. The administrators and members of school boards, who rely only on official memos issued by the education department are far … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core, Subscriber | Tagged board of education, boe, ccss, inBloom, invitation, meeting, member, parent

Data Mining, Part of Common Core

Malverne School District Community Posted on November 21, 2013 by Jan KasalNovember 21, 2013

inBloom Testimony Hearing The NYS legislators, education committee, held a hearing on November 20, 2013. The topic was inBloom, data mining, disclosing personally identifiable information (PII) to third parties, and the security of collected data. The testimony hearing took place in Albany. It was lengthy (5:45 h.) and exhaustive, but well moderated and informative. (Video recording embedded below). It is a must listen to, eventually watch, for any board of education member and curriculum … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core | Tagged common core, data mining, duncan, education, inBloom, legislators, security, testimony

November BOE Meeting

Malverne School District Community Posted on November 14, 2013 by Jan KasalNovember 14, 2013

At the November BOE meeting, the audience was presented with a Halloween video clip the staff made using iPads the district recently purchased. It was followed by a slide presentation that dealt with a program entitled K-SAT Initiative. The goal of the initiative is to start preparing students for the test early and encourage as many of them to take the test.

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Posted in School Board | Tagged boe, data system, initiative, meeting, resident

Common Core Public Meeting

Malverne School District Community Posted on November 7, 2013 by Jan KasalNovember 7, 2013
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The Common Core has been on the agenda of schools and parents across the country for quite some time. And it’s still picking up more interest each day, as new facts are being revealed. Parents of several school districts (E. Rockaway, Lynbrook, Malverne, Valley Stream) teamed up and are very excited to be able to invite all residents to an informative meeting about the Common Core Initiative. The meeting takes place at HERJC in … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core | Tagged common core, data mining, inBloom, taxes, testing

Consulting with Residents

Malverne School District Community Posted on November 1, 2013 by Jan KasalNovember 15, 2013

During the Q&A period at the October board of education (BOE) meeting, a resident asked the board to do something with the ever increasing property taxes. The resident claimed her taxes have increased 400% since 1960s when she moved in. She said her house was already paid, but many of her neighbors, who were also retired, were hurting, as they still had mortgage to pay. She was evidently frustrated.

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Posted in School Board, Subscriber | Tagged board of education, boe meeting, resident

Consolidating School District Administration

Malverne School District Community Posted on August 3, 2013 by Jan KasalMay 17, 2019

Consolidating School Administration One Step at The Time Consolidating the school administration campaign started in spring. The summer campaign, adjusted for findings gathered in spring, starts now. Flyers are being distributed throughout the school district 12 (MUFSD). You can help. The most important finding—few people understand the role of the board of education and how the 5-member body affects 70%–80% of the property tax.

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Posted in Consolidation | Tagged consolidation, nassau county, parents, school board, school district 12

Anti-Common Core Activists Make Strides

Malverne School District Community Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jan KasalNovember 15, 2013
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This post was updated on 6/25 by the following information: Secretary Arne Duncan announced that he will allow states to request additional time before using the outcome of new assessments based on the new Common Core State Standards. Although the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were in development for a long time, the NYS adopted them in 2010 and has been implementing them ever since. State assessment testing — also called high-stakes testing — … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core | Tagged bills, ccss, common core, education, nys assembly, nys senate

High Stakes Testing — Field Tests

Malverne School District Community Posted on May 29, 2013 by Jan KasalMay 17, 2019

The Field Tests In April, high stakes testing took place and selected classrooms will undergo yet another round of testing— field tests —at the beginning of June. These experimental tests have no implications for the students and schools, but are designed to try out new test questions, Tom Dunn, communications director of the Education Department, told HuffPost. The resources at the end of this post list articles describing the nature of the field testing … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core | Tagged boe, field test, high stakes, school board, testing

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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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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."
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