September 20, 2018
LEARN WHAT'S BREWING AT THE NYS BOARD OF REGENTS
REGENT JUDITH JOHNSON WILL SHARE THE INSIDE SCOOP ON NYSED POLICY CHANGES at WPSBA's Breakfast & Conversation on October 17th (register through your district clerk). This is your chance to get the 411 on topics like NYS ESSA Plan, 95% testing attendance regs, and equity, and to provide your input as well. Don't miss this opportunity to dialogue with Regent Johnson.
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COME TO WPSBA'S LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE (LAC) AND BE PART OF THE 2019 PLANNING
HELP CRAFT OUR REGIONAL PUBLIC ED PRIORITIES, discuss the SALT resolution (see below), and debate the NYSSBA resolutions to be voted on at the October Convention. Join us next Thursday, 9/27 at 7:45 pm at Lakeland CSD Admin Bldg. BTW, you're always invited to attend the WPSBA Board of Directors meeting beforehand (which starts at 6 pm).
TAKE ACTION RE: PROPOSED IRS REGS ON CONTRIBUTIONS IN EXCHANGE FOR SALT CREDITS
DRAFT IRS REGULATIONS would thwart NYS legislation allowing individuals to get a deduction for charitable contributions to school districts and municipalities. At a recent regional meeting, tax law experts opined that the proposed IRS regs provide insufficient clarity on several issues and they challenged the current IRS interpretation of federal tax law as arbitrary, capricious, and therefore invalid. The IRS public comment period closes on 10/11, so consider submitting a board resolution ASAP - check out the background info and resolution template for a deeper dive .
SAVE THE DATE
Monday, November 5th
Regional Superintendent/Board Dinner
Guest Speaker: John Merrow
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