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NYSSCA
Meet Carol Miller, President-Elect-Elect, and view her video message.
Meet Kristen Shearer, Immediate Past President, and view her video message.
NYSSCA
Welcome Back to the 2018-2019 School Year. It is time to register for annual conference which will be held on Nov. 16-17 at the Sagamore Resort, Lake George, Bolton Landing, New York, and details are coming together nicely. Our conference brochure will be mailed soon and is available here.
We are pleased to announce our Keynote Speakers, Dr. Tracy Jackson, supervisor of School Counseling Services for Loudoun County Public Schools, Rev. Dr. Bryant T. Marks, Sr., founding director of the National Training and Education Institute, and Kwok-Sze Richard Wong, EdD, executive director, American School Counselor Association. Much more information about our keynotes is available here.
Registration for attendees and Exhibitor/Sponsors is NOW open. Forms are on our conference page.
New this year!! Conference bus transportation from NYC. Round trip bus transportation. Bus leaves NY Penn Station 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, and leaves the Sagamore at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 17. Roundtrip, $62. Registration for the bus is here. Credit cards only, you must be registered for the conference.
Check our Conference Page often for registration forms, hotel registration, bus from NYC info and the latest information.
See you there!
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NYSSCA
View agenda items and download information from our website; just follow the links!
NYSED Board of Regents
NYSED PPS Advisory (Pupil Personnel Services)
NYS Council of Education Associations (NYSCEA)
NYSSCA
Addressing the Whole Child Post Parkland
Date: Friday, Nov. 30
Location: Union College, Schenectady, New York
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Click here to view the event flyer.
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College Board
Getting into college can be complicated and overwhelming. To support students and families, the College Board has introduced the College Board Opportunity Scholarships, a first-of-its-kind national scholarship program. It's unique because it serves as a simple college planning guide for all students. It explains what to do and when to do it.
The College Board Opportunity Scholarships lay out six simple steps that all students can take to get into college. Completing each step will earn a chance for a scholarship; completing all six will earn students a chance to win $40,000 for their college education.
The six steps in this program help students plan by making a good starter college list, help them prepare so they can take their best shot, and help them pay for college. The six actions are:
- Building a College List — Students get started by exploring colleges they're interested in.
- Practicing for the SAT — Students use Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy to get ready for test day.
- Improving SAT Scores — Students show how practice pays off by improving their SAT scores.
- Strengthening Their College List — Students make sure their college list is a mix of academic safety, fit, and reach schools.
- Completing the FAFSA — Students fill out the free government form to apply for financial aid.
- Applying to Colleges — Students apply to the schools they want to attend.
The College Board Opportunity Scholarships are different from other scholarship programs because they're about how much students grow, not how high they score. The College Board Opportunity Scholarships don’t require an essay or an application and don’t have a minimum GPA or SAT score requirement. Instead, the program rewards all students’ efforts and actions on their way to college. The more effort that students put in and actions they complete, the more chances they have to earn a college scholarship.
The College Board is investing $25 million over five years. A total of $5 million is available for each graduating class, beginning with the class of 2020. All students are invited.
Students can sign up at CB.org/Opportunity. The program officially launches in December. However, students can start today by going to BigFuture to make a starter list of six colleges they’re interested in. Just by making that list, students earn a chance for a $500 scholarship. Then students can take the next step toward earning a $40,000 scholarship by going to SATPractice.org to receive free, personalized practice on Khan Academy.
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Education Week
The opioid crisis has become a top-of-mind issue for schools across the country coping with orphaned children and with others facing serious emotional trauma. Congress recently passed a law that will help schools and communities cope with some of the challenges of educating kids from families grappling with opioid addiction. The legislation authorizes $50 million in grants per year for the next five years to help states and school districts implement schoolwide behavioral interventions and supports for students who have experienced trauma.
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The Wall Street Journal
As schools beef up security in an age of fear of campus shootings, a New Jersey center for the extremely disabled goes to extra lengths to practice for the unthinkable. At the Phoenix Center in Nutley, just west of New York City, many students are terrified by loud alarms for security drills, changes in their routine or even something as simple as using a different doorway than usual. Many of its 143 students, ages 6 to 21 years old, have autism, Down syndrome, severe behavioral challenges and other problems.
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Florida Phoenix
Millions of high school kids aren't exposed to critical classes needed for college and work, with students in high-poverty and high-minority schools worse off — far less likely to get access to key courses. Those are among the findings of a sweeping new analysis of the classes offered — or not offered — to high school students across the country, revealing an "alarming pattern of inequity."
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eSchool News
Concerns about college graduates being under-prepared to enter the workforce are rooted in K-12 technology and career-readiness skills, as many district leaders wonder if teachers are confident enough to teach the higher-level skills our future workers need. A 2018 study from PwC and the Business-Higher Education Forum reflects a growing worry about the gap between the expectations of educators and the expectations of business executives when it comes to preparing students for entry into the workforce. That study shows that 79 percent of CEOs are worried that a shortage of highly trained workers with the right STEM and computing skills will inhibit their companies' expansion.
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MedPage Today
A school-based education program sponsored by electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs was abandoned almost as soon as it was proposed, a company spokesperson confirmed. The vaping prevention education program was widely criticized by anti-tobacco advocates and several public officials, including Maura Healy, the attorney general of Massachusetts.
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The Hechinger Report
Imagine hundreds of thousands of parents protesting the ways in which schools educate their children. Now imagine that this protest continues for several years in a row and that it takes place in multiple locations simultaneously. Wouldn't you want to know what parents are protesting and why?
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Counseling Today
For much of human history, the idea of adolescence being a distinct life stage was nonexistent. True, in the Middle Ages, children were recognized not merely as "mini" adults but as distinct beings with different needs. However, the years from ages 13 to 19 were not considered part of childhood until the turn of the 19th century. Instead, the "teen years" were the time when one began to assume adult responsibilities such as making a living and starting a family.
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eSchool News
Apps can be a valuable resource for educators who have access to mobile devices and who want to engage students with digital resources. While they're a fun resource, teachers don't always have time to search through apps and ensure they're appropriate for students; this means everyone misses out on what could be a memorable learning activity. The editors of Common Sense Education review and rate apps for students of all ages. Common Sense Education helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly.
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The Washington Post
At the end of a narrow road, beyond single-story homes and a mobile home park in this mountain town, the pavement opens onto the gravel parking lot of Raven Elementary School. It has sat there since the 1950s, built at a time when the nearest elementary school was a nearly two-mile slog away. Donna Whittington's mother and other parents pressured school system leaders to establish a school for Raven, and over the decades, the modest building became the backdrop for fall festivals and plays, a place where neighborhood children would shoot hoops.
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MiddleWeb (commentary)
The honeymoon is over. Or, at least, if you're like many teachers, it feels that way. Depending on where you live, you're 6-8 weeks into the school year. You're probably tired and the students in your care are probably beginning to make more poor choices than they did in those first blissful few weeks you were together.
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The Atlantic
In 2016, shortly after she was appointed to the position, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos declared American public schools a "dead end." Instead, DeVos advocates for "school choice," code for charter schools, vouchers, and other privatization efforts. Families who have watched their local schools struggle might agree with DeVos, but her characterization is still troubling. It reflects a distrust of education as a communal goal, not just an individual one.
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Chalkbeat
The consequences of teacher churn were apparent to Esperanza Vazquez, a mother of two from New York City. "I had an experience with my son where he had a new teacher every week in math," she told Chalkbeat recently. "That doesn't help students." Now new research backs up Vazquez's experience, documenting for perhaps the first time the steep consequences for students after teachers leave a classroom in middle of the school year.
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District Administration Magazine
Rigor is increasingly a concern in our schools. We continue to see evidence that our students in all grades are not working at a level that is challenging enough to prepare them for college and careers. However, we often misunderstand the definition of rigor. Rigor requires creating an environment in which each student is expected to learn at high levels, each student is supported so they can learn at high levels and each student demonstrates learning at high levels.
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MiddleWeb (commentary)
Ben Springer, a contributor for MiddleWeb, writes: "At the start of my first year as a fourth grade teacher, I had a student who was angry, seemingly all the time. This anger often manifested itself in physical aggression. I was told that he had a mental health disorder diagnosis that explained why he was so angry, but I wasn't given any tools to deal with it. One day he had a violent outburst. I don't remember what started it, and, honestly, it doesn't even matter. All that matters is that he lost control and, in so doing, caused 27 classmates and one teacher to feel very, very scared."
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Center for American Progress
Oyster reefs, once covering more than 220,000 acres of the Hudson River estuary, are functionally extinct in New York Harbor. The Billion Oyster Project intends to turn the tide by restoring 1 billion live oysters to the harbor by 2030. Its method is student engagement. As of last year, more than 1,200 students throughout the five New York City boroughs have engaged in urban marine ecosystem restoration through BOP. These students are involved in efforts to "grow, monitor, and research oysters and their habitats through internships, volunteer work and their CTEs [career and technical education]." The program began and is based at the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School, which offers students seven career and technical education programs with a focus on marine science, technology and policy.
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School Leaders Now
When a team of educators sets commonly aligned goals and knows what they want their students to accomplish, the school succeeds. Whether it's students mastering a certain skill or grasping a set of standards, success happens when everyone is on the same page and knows what they want to accomplish. However, as any school leader knows, getting there is easier said than done.
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Ohio State University via Science Daily
Strong relationships between teachers, parents and students at schools has more impact on improving student learning than does financial support, new research shows. The study found that social capital had a three- to five-times larger effect than financial capital on reading and math scores in Michigan schools.
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MindShift
Work-based opportunities are becoming more popular in many high schools as educators and parents look for ways to connect academic learning to real-world work. States like Vermont and New Hampshire already have work-based learning pathways at the state level, and voters in cities like Oakland have approved money to expand "linked learning." Internships are also emerging as a way to help low-income students develop professional networks like those more affluent students have access to through family connections and community.
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Gallup
It's rare for an educator to make it through an entire day without hearing the word "engagement." We want our students, teachers, parents and the entire school community to be engaged. But what does that really mean? What comes to mind when you think about an engaged school community? What difference does engagement make? And what can we actually do to build and sustain a culture of engagement? Gallup's research team has been studying engagement for decades, having completed tens of millions of surveys and having conducted thousands of individual client research projects and several meta-analyses. All of this data may seem overwhelming, but in reality, it has led to several relatively simple actions that can be taken to improve engagement at your school.
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