Category: Portfolio Archive
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Informing your community about commemorative dates
Communications considerations Use commemorative dates as a way to showcase your school district’s culture, values and priorities. What resonates with your district’s mission, goals and initiatives? What events will be taking place that you will want or need to communicate about? Consider scheduling district events so as not to conflict with days of commemoration that…
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Required notifications for school districts (2023-24)
Updates to lead testing requirements, employment law, and fiscal transparency documents.
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Required notifications for school districts (2023-24)
Updates to lead testing requirements, employment law, and fiscal transparency documents.
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Let families know about summer meal sites
Help students and their families access free meals in your school community this summer.
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Considerations for absentee voting
With absentee ballot restrictions back to their pre-COVID state, ensure your district is ready to answer voter questions.
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School budgets and your taxes
Sample language, handouts and other tools to help taxpayers understand how school taxes affect their bill.
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Advisory: New ESSA designations to be released in 2023
With new accountability designations coming out this spring, inform your community about what this means and how your district or school is responding.
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Recent Portfolio Releases
- NY Inspires: A plan to transform education in New York state
- Required notifications for school districts (2025-26)
- Smart device ban in New York schools includes communication and engagement requirements
- Executive budget proposal includes 2% minimum Foundation Aid increase for schools
- Considering state and federal holidays, contingency days and weather closings when preparing the 2025-26 school calendar