Field trip: taking stock

October

Wrapping up The Hall Monitor’s coverage of the New York State School Boards Association convention:

First of all, an update.

It seems that most delegations to the NYSSBA convention liked the idea of alternative assessments for high-performing school districts that was proposed by Briarcliff on behalf of the READ group of districts.

The resolution to support pilot programs setting up such assessments passed easily, NYSSBA spokesman Dave Ernst said this morning.

Last, let’s let a school board member sum it up.

“Lakeland”:http://lakelandschools.org/ Trustee Robert A. Caluori, Jr. thought the weekend was a terrific opportunity.

At the workshops, he said during a break yesterday, you get 45 minutes at a crack to take advantage of the knowledge shared by a bunch of presenters from different disciplines and different perspectives—not to mention the people in the audience sharing their experiences.

The seminars and the speakers offered both practical and conceptual ideas.

“It’s a healthy combination of both,” he said. “It gives you a broader view.”

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 29th, 2006 at 11:01 am by Lanning Taliaferro.
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2 Responses to “Field trip: taking stock”

Janet Walker October 30th, 2006 at 5:57 pm
I want to commend the more than 125 elected school board members from Westchester and Putnam Counties who spent 2 1/2 days at the 87th New York State School Boards convention in New York City. These unpaid volunteers spent time attending workshops that covered a wide range of topics useful to board members. They learned about long range planning, high school and middle school programs for the 21st century, student achievement, good practices in school board governance, fiscal accountability, leadership during school emergencies, effective management of construction projects and many other useful topics. Often the best part of the experience was networking with colleagues from across the state. This professional development opportunity is critical for enhancing the skills of board members. Attending the convention and sharing the information learned with the community, models a standard of life long learning for the entire school community. My hat is off to all school board members and the work they do on behalf of the public school children in Westchester and Putnam.

Janet Walker, Executive Director of the Westchester-Putnam School Boards Association

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