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Today's Headlines

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

Pension Costs Poised To Explode, Report Finds
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research - 12/7

Stop Trashing Teachers!
by Diane Ravitch


News and Notes

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

Executive Budget on Education
Overview - 1/17/12

The Value of Flexibility
Executive Viewpoint

The Board of Regents Meets . . . And Acts

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)

SAANYS Awards Program Accepting Nominees

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

Letter to Commissioner
Outlining additional concerns on APPR

Fact-Challenged Policy
Rothstein Blasts Gates for Inaccuracy, Misinterpretation

Save the Date - SAANYS Annual Awards Banquet

Tax Cap vs. Circuit Breaker

Growing Super Administrators - One at a time
(Acrobat Reader required)
Vanguard Magazine Preview - Winter 2011
Mentoring; SAANYS' New Principals Institute

SAANYS Vanguard - A Special Issue on Bullying

Achieving Additional Retirement Security with Whole Life Insurance

MentorCoach Serivce
(Acrobat Reader required)
Brochure in PDF format

SAANYS Now Offers Members A Personal Legal Plan

Ground-breaking Case Allows for Dual Tenure as an Administrator and Teacher
10/10

A Critical Moment: Child and Youth Homelessness in Our Nation's Schools

Legal victory to preserve the legal right to a name-clearing hearing
8/23/10

The Public School Speaks - Frosty Troy Reminds Us of Our Successes

SAANYS Salutes: Harold J. Dean, Eastern Suffolk BOCES, S3tair Project Clearinghouse

Linking the NYS Office of Mental Health's Child and Family Clinic-Plus Initiative and Schools

SAANYS Victorious, Administrators Reinstated

NYS Police Available to Schools
Is Your School Safe? It is estimated that a staggering 7 out of 10 are not.

Free Self-Directed Online Mandated Reporter Training
From the office of Children and Family Services

New Member Discount Program!

New Leadership Certification and Professional Development Requirements

New Principals Institute: Investing In Success


Press Releases

Principals Speak Out on New Evaluation Law
Released 11/2/11

Clifton-Fine Principal Honored for K-12 Building Leadership

Erie 1 BOCES Coordinator Honored for Leadership in Education

Wagner Honored for Life-Long Contributions to Education

Keeseville Principal Named Elementary Principal of the Year

Broadalbin-Perth Principal Named High School Principal of the Year

Kresse Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Secondary Education

Glen Cove Administrator Selected Middle School Principal of the Year

Bellair Honored for Outstanding Leadership in Education

Palmyra-Macedon Principal Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Education