Tag: Sample Language
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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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Advisory: Notify taxpayers of first responders’ tax exemption
A deadline for first responders to receive a new tax exemption is approaching. Has your school district approved this new status?
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Advisory: New lead testing requirements in effect
State water testing law has been amended for 2022-23, changing the time frame for testing and the action level for lead, among other changes.
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Snow day, delay or remote? Let your community know what to expect
Communications considerations and sample language for weather-related school closures.
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Advisory: Alyssa’s Law requires schools to consider panic alarms
In the wake of ongoing school violence, school districts are required to consider silent panic alarms.
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More districts required to create Foundation Aid plans
Download a template for your district’s Foundation Aid plan
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- 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