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  • Communicating about a reassessment

    While schools don’t have a direct role in property reassessments, district officials may find it helpful to provide taxpayers with an overview of how a reassessment may affect their school taxes. The School Communications Portfolio has updated its ready-to-use fact sheet, accompanying web text and PowerPoint slides if your community has recently conducted a reassessment…

  • Districts must ensure all students have access to a certified school counselor

    Counseling plans must be posted to district websites, and available for review in district and school offices.

  • Reserve Funds: Saving for the Future

    Saving for a rainy day isn’t just a goal for most adults. It’s a goal for school districts, too. Reserve funds allow school districts in New York state to set aside money for future use, following strict legal requirements. Such funds are an important factor in determining a district’s fiscal health. They are also part…

  • Help district leaders understand state and federal fiscal transparency requirements

    Both the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the New York State Division of Budget are requiring districts to report per-pupil spending for each school. These mandates are the result of an increased focus on educational equity. They are intended to shine a light on how money is distributed across a district and whether…

  • New DASA brochures for parents/guardians and staff

    The Board of Regents recently added illustrative examples to the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) to include the types of incidents of harassment, bullying and/or discrimination that must be reported. The new examples of harassment, bullying and/or discrimination based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious…

  • Help students, and parents, get the facts about vaping

    Poster, social media and video resources available By 2017, more than 2 million teenagers were using e-cigarettes, and e-cigarettes surpassed combustible cigarettes as the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. middle and high school students, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). School districts are increasingly encountering these battery-operated vaping devices, often…

  • College is costly: Scholarship tip sheet targets parents and students

    Paying for college can be daunting, but there is help if you know where to look for it. To help your district share information with parents and students about how and where to look for scholarship opportunities and tips on applying for financial aid, the Capital Region BOCES School Communications Portfolio has updated its scholarship…

  • Introducing a School Resource Officer (SRO) to your community

    The number of school resource officers (SROs) in New York is on the rise as districts add these specialized positions to address school safety concerns.

  • Advisory: Mental health instruction now required in New York schools

    New York is the first state in the country to require schools to include mental health instruction as part of their health education curriculum. If you are planning to communicate about this change in your school district, keep in mind that many schools previously included mental health education as part of their regular, required health…

  • Back-to-school health and immunization reminders

    With students returning to school in just a few short weeks, now is the perfect time to remind families about New York state’s requirements regarding health exams and immunizations. Beginning July 1, 2018, all new students enrolling in the district for the first time—along with children entering prekindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1, 3, 5, 7,…

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