October 21, 2021
"Diversity: the art of thinking independently together."
-Malcolm Forbes
THE CONVERSATION ABOUT DEI ISN'T OVER - SO CAN WE TALK?
WPSBA IS OFFERING A ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATION attached to last week's webinar on the Culturally Responsive Framework. You can join us at noon tomorrow (10/22) for this Post-Panel Discussion to consult with colleagues from other boards regarding how they plan to advance DEI initiatives in their district. Take a look at the info we've put together to help boost the dialogue (there's no fee, so click below to register).
NYSED LOOKS AT GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS - BUT HAVEN'T I SEEN THIS MOVIE BEFORE?
NYSED LAUNCHES A PILOT PROGRAM TO explore performance-based assessments for HS graduation. There is general agreement that NYS Regents exams are not the only indicator of postsecondary success, but there is concern whether alternative assessment approaches can be implemented in a diverse range of schools. And this pilot program (which is still in the planning stages) will finally add some real-world data to this ongoing process.
NY'S LONG-TIME LAWSUIT OVER PUBLIC ED FUNDING IS SETTLED, SO NOW WHAT?
AFTER THE FOUNDATION AID FORMULA WAS adopted in 2007, many school districts never received the funding levels promised. The settling of this lawsuit eases the way for school budgeting to depend on monies pledged through the original formula. Although that's a great step, the NYS government now needs to go back to the drawing board and recalculate using updated info such as 2020 census data and the reality of the tax cap (which did not exist when the formula was adopted).
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