March 1, 2018

Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and WPSBA President Vicky Tipp at the 2018 Legislative Forum

NEGOTIATIONS AND LEGAL ISSUES WORKSHOP - REGISTER NOW! KEEP CURRENT ON REGIONAL NEGOTIATIONS trends and hot button legal issues. See the progress districts have made toward establishing sustainable salary schedules. Our panel of school district attorneys will give us the nitty-gritty on all things legal at our March 28th workshop (register through district clerk; $20 fee incl breakfast).

Fight March Madness

SPEAK OUT ON SCHOOL SAFETY URGE LEGISLATORS TO PRIORITIZE the safety of our students through funding and legislation. You can take action... pass a BOE Resolution (see the template we created). Be part of our VoterVoice e-letter campaign (it only takes a few clicks), and then share it with your school community.

VoterVoice e-letter

Go big - pass a resolution

YOU ASKED FOR THE MATERIALS FROM OUR LEGISLATIVE FORUM WPSBA PROVES IT'S POSSIBLE to make a difference. Our public forum with NYS legislators yielded engaging discussion about updating the Foundation Aid formula, more current regional cost index, research-based evaluation system for teachers, sustainable methods for funding Special Act Districts, more realistic tax levy cap, and the right to maintain a TRS Reserve Fund. The devil is in the details, so we've put all the info online for you.

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Info is key

WPSBA Weekly Budget Survey Coming Soon... Look for it in your inbox on Fridays starting next week.

We've got the answers FOLLOW US!