The Dignity for All Students Act
SED Website
Overview, Fact Sheet, & Resources

Executive Budget on Education
Overview - 1/17/12

2012-2013 U.S.-China Administrator Shadowing Project

Highlights of the State of the State Address
1/4/12

Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) - an Overview

SED Releases 3-8 Testing Schedule for Spring 2012

SAANYS Cautions Regarding NYSUT's APPR Guide

Principals Protest Role of Testing in Evaluations
posted 12/6/11

The Dangers of Building A Plane in The Air
By Carol Burris, principal of South Side High School, as printed in the Washington Post

Poughkeepsie Principal Inducted as President

Regents and RCT schedule for January 2012
(Acrobat Reader required)

IMPORTANT APPR NOTICE FOR BARGAINING UNITS
Board of Education District APPR Plans

New APPR Resource Packet and other evaluation law references available in the Members Only section
6/30/11

APPR Regulations Pass - Details to know
Posted May 18, 2011

New instructional support tenure areas for BOCES
Regents News

Tax Cap vs. Circuit Breaker

MentorCoach Serivce
(Acrobat Reader required)
Brochure in PDF format

SAANYS Now Offers Members A Personal Legal Plan

Cuomo amps up pressure on teachers, Legislature
Glens Falls Post Star - 2/1

Cuomo's budget comes up way short for Syracuse
Syracuse Post Standard - 2/1

States weaken tenure rights for teachers
USA Today

Schools look to sponsors to help pay for programs
Albany Times Union - 1/30/12

N.Y. legislators seek crackdown on SAT cheaters
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle - 1/30

New Definition of Autism Will Exclude Many, Study Suggests
NY Times - 1/20

NY SCHOOLS RANK HIGH
Quality Counts 2012 - Education Week

Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain
NY Times - 1/6

Important Changes Planned for State Assessments

Public Schools Face the Rising Costs of Serving Lunch
NY Times - 9/20