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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.

  • School budgets and your taxes

    Sample language, handouts and other tools to help taxpayers understand how school taxes affect their bill.

  • Educate your community about the budget process

    Share frequently asked questions, handouts and Portfolio’s “School Budgets Explained in 60 Seconds” video with voters

  • Communicate effectively about the 2% tax cap

    When is 2% not 2%? When it’s a tax levy limit.

  • Communicate strategically about board of education candidates

    When it comes to publicizing board of education elections, candidates and community members expect consistency in how individuals are treated.

  • NYSED Parent Dashboard goes live

    The New York State Education Department recently notified school districts of the launch of its Parent Dashboard on Oct. 29, 2020. Like the School Report Cards, the Parent Dashboard is part of the state’s ESSA plan to advance equity in education and school accountability, and provides access to the following school-data information elements: NYSED has…

  • ‘Equity’ and ‘equality’ are not interchangeable

    Explaining funding in building-level spending reports Both the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the New York State Division of Budget now require 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • Increase your pool of qualified teaching applicants with a targeted campaign

    Tools to help districts connect with the right candidates to solve your staffing challenges.

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