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Budgeting for The Race to The Top Instruction

Malverne School District Community Posted on March 8, 2015 by Jan KasalMarch 9, 2015

Increases vs. Cuts At the Malverne UFSD budget meeting, the administration presented to the BOE members and two residents in attendance the “instructional” part of the budget. There are approximately 200 line-items, A2010 through A2855, in this part, but only few will fit into this post. The selected line-items deal with test prep, test administration, equipment and supplies cuts, and data collection. There are many more interesting lines in the budget. For example the … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, School Board | Tagged ais, budget, high-stake, learning, nclb, parcc, rttt, succeed, technology, test

Instructional and Operational Expenses Review Meeting

Malverne School District Community Posted on March 10, 2014 by Jan KasalMarch 10, 2014
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The budget review meetings are about to enter the second half. The past two meetings were attended by 6 and 4 residents, respectively. Before the last meeting, I suggested to make the environment more work conducive, like rearrange chairs so we could use tables to rest our papers and make notes easier. Nay. Due to the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) introduced in 2010 the state aid for our district was reduced by approximately $1 … Continue reading →

Posted in School Board | Tagged appr, boe meeting, budget, technology

Issues Facing Education

Malverne School District Community Posted on January 30, 2014 by Jan KasalAugust 31, 2014
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This post was updated on 4/18/2014 after I received author’s permission to repost his entire original post. I have been preparing to write on issues facing education for some time. I was gathering topics and links and, then I came across an article in Education Week. The author, Peter DeWitt, principal of an elementary school, gathered a list of issues that far exceeds topics I would recommend to keep your eyes on. His list … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, Opinion | Tagged ccss, climate, dewitt, education week, leadership, poverty, principal, social media, technology
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