NYSED Reviews Poverty Measures Used for State Aid Chapter 54 of the Laws of 2016 directed the Commissioner of Education to examine Free and Reduced Price Lunch counts used in state aid formulas, as they are affected by the federal Community Eligibility Provision, as well as other reliable...
Expected Increases in Expense Based Aids for 2017-18 Data from the November 15, 2016 school aid database show that if current law were to continue in 2017-18, New York State school districts would receive reimbursement of $322 million for expenses they have incurred for school construction,...
New requirements enacted with the laws of 2015 require all certificate holders to register with the State Education Department. The Regents promulgated regulations in March 2016 which detail the process. This applies to any holder of a certificate that is valid for life (Permanent,...
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NYSASBO held a webinar on the 2016 State Budget yesterday. Two hundred ninety people registered for this overview of the state budget focusing on State Aid to school districts. NYSASBO continues to study the budget, and will provide information on areas not covered in this first webinar, and...
NYSASBO staff are constantly working to improve the link between research, policy, and practice in school finance. That’s why NYSASBO research staff attended the Association for Education Finance and Policy’s (AEFP) annual conference last week in Denver, CO. The theme of the conference was ...
The New York State Legislature appointed Luis Reyes, Elizabeth Smith Hakanson, and Nan Eileen Mead to the New York State Board of Regents on Tuesday, March 8. These members were chosen from over 50 candidates during a joint session that is largely controlled by Democrats. These appointments are...
New York schools have coped with disasters. There was the devastating North Country ice storm in 1998 when trees fell down and shattered, tens of thousands of people lost power and four inches of ice covered the region for six days. In 2011, Hurricane Irene produced heavy damage over much of...
On Wednesday, the Legislature held its joint budget hearing, at which 26 groups , including NYSASBO, made recommendations to the Senate and the Assembly. A number of groups had similar requests, and a number of legislators had similar questions. NYSASBO put together this chart to explain the...
Online Conversations with Practitioners: Governor’s Proposal and Tax Cap Issues 2016 NYSASBO’s Deborah Cunningham hosted An Online Conversation with Practitioners January 27 on Tax Cap Issues for 2016. Below is a summary of that conversation. Let us know what you think and...
NYSASBO held its Budget Workshop on Wednesday, December 16. To kick off the event, Sherri Fisher of South Colonie CSD and Lisa Kyer of Lansingburgh CSD presented about the “nuts and bolts” of school district budgeting. The workshop finished with “A Tale of Three Districts,” a panel moderated by...