Erie County Association of School Boards

Recent Activity

Upcoming Meetings

September
23 Executive Board, 5-6:30 pm, Location, Erie 1 BOCES
23 Delegate Assembly, 7-8:30 pm, Location, Erie 1 BOCES
30 Legislative Team, 6-7:15 pm, Rm. B2b
30 Budget/Finance/Program Team, 7:30-8:45 pm, Rm. B1

October
6,7 Global Citizens Conference, Adam’s Mark (presented by the Global Citizenship Institute)
7 ECASB Leaders’ Forum, 6:30-8:30 pm, Millennium
27 PPPE, 3:30-5 pm, Rm. A2

November
4 Budget/Finance/Program Team, 6-7:15 pm, Rm. B2b
4 Legislative Issues Panel: Ronald J. Mendrick, Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP, and panel on “Teacher Evaluation: Case Study of Union Political Power,” 7:30-8:45 pm, Rm. B1
18 Dessert Forum: “Life After Elections and Charter School Changes,” 7-9 p.m., David Little, Director of Governmental Services at NYSSBA, Rm. B1
20 FORT, 8:30 am – 3 pm, Rm. B1

All meetings and programs are at Erie 1 BOCES, 355 Harlem Road, West Seneca, unless noted otherwise.

Your Representative
on ECIDA

As President of the Erie County Association of School Boards, Richard Vogan assumes a seat on the board of directors of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency. To monitor ECIDA issues, please check announcements and meeting minutes at http://www.ecidany.com/
about_us.asp

The $25 FORT

The next NYS-mandated 6-hour Fiscal Oversight and Responsibility Training for school board members will be on Saturday, June 12 at Erie 1 BOCES, 355 Harlem Road, West Seneca. Member rate is $25.
Non-member rate is $125. Sign in is from 8:45-9 a.m. and the program begins at 9 a.m.

For more info: 716-821-7297. Please register through your Superintendent's Office.

Why A Tax Cap
Is Not the Answer

A tax cap does not reduce mandates, or costs over which districts have no control. Click here for ECASB's position on why a tax cap is not the answer to high property taxes. More information is below, from the testimony of area school board members and superintendents at the Oct. 30, 2008 NYS Commission on Property Tax Relief Hearing in Buffalo.

ECASB Points of Agreement:
David Smaczniak, ECASB Executive Board Member and NYSSBA Area 1 Representative

Special Education: James Bodziak, East Aurora School Superintendent

Mandate Relief: James P. Mazgajewski, Cheektowaga-Sloan School Superintendent

NYS School Boards Report on Maximizing School District Resources: Wayne Schlifke, NYSSBA President

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The Erie County Association of School Boards provides to member boards leadership & support which promote the effective management & delivery of services to our public school students.

Campus Construction Management Group, Inc.,

LPCiminelli,
Hodgson Russ and Turner Construction
are proud sponsors of ECASB.org

2010-11 ECASB Calendar

09-10 ECASB Membership Directory

09-10 ECASB Facts & Figures

History is Here!
Douglas Kohler presents a lesson he teaches at Clarence Middle School to teachers attending the "History is Here Summer Seminar," a collaboration between the Erie County Association of School Boards and WNY Heritage magazine. Mr. Kohler, the historian for Erie County, was a member of a planning committee composed of teachers, administrators and historians who worked to develop the program, which was conducted over two days at Erie 1 BOCES. Teachers from the elementary, middle school and high school levels presented demonstration lessons for their colleagues, and historians and representatives of area cultural organizations spoke about learning opportunities and resources.

Another Great WNY Education Law Conference
Some 250 people attended the 32nd Annual WNY Education Law Conference at Salvatore's Italian Gardens. Under the theme of, "Fundamentals That Matter," several sessions were conducted on law, finance and governance. Topics included Coordinated Bargaining; Open Meetings Law; Negotiating Health Benefits; and Residency, Immigration and Homelessness.

The opening keynote was provided by Erie 1 BOCES District Superintendent Donald A. Ogilvie, and the closing "Hot Legal Topics" review was presented by Jay Worona, General Counsel for the NYS School Boards Association. This year's presenters included attorneys from Erie 1 BOCES (Colleen Sloan), the Ferrara Firm (Andrew J. Freedman, Eric Wilson), Harris Beach (Karlee S. Bolanos, Russell Roberts, Marnie Smith, Eric Wilson), and Hodgson Russ (John J. Christopher, Karl Kristoff, Jeff Swiatek). Also presenting were Dr. Anna Cieri, Williamsville Schools; Dr. Cynthia DeVore, Pediatrician; Robert J. Freeman, NYS Committee on Open Government; Dr. Michael Glover, Genesee Valley Educational Partnership; Dr. Thomas Ramming, SUNY Buffalo, and John Schiavone, Lumsden & McCormick.

The WNY Education Law Conference is presented by the Erie County Association of School Boards and the WNY Educational Service Council.

Sharing Our Best:
Collaboration Updates from Area School Districts
To share news about collaboration activities, please complete this document and send to Shirley Nowak for posting on our Web site.

SHARING OUR BEST from Cheektowaga Central Schools

All Day Career Seminars for 100 Seniors

Writing with Video

Cheektowaga Alliance for Healthy Communities

NYS Liquid Asset Fund

WNY "Share" Groups

Affiliation with ECC for College Success

Career Exploration Internship Program

Developing A High School Health Care Academy

UB/Cheektowaga High School Partnership

REM Grant: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools

SHARING OUR BEST from Erie 1 BOCES: Cost Management Practices Which Reflect the Needs of the Western New York Region