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April 2008 Councilgram
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THE COUNCIL
Dr. Thomas L. Rogers
Executive Director
7 Elk Street
Third Floor
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 449-1063
(518) 426-2229 (fax)



Ready, Set, Grow! School Improvement through Value-Added Analysis Conference

May 28, 2008 - Holiday Inn, Wolf Road

Registration Fee: $175

The first statewide value-added conference for school superintendents, assistant superintendents, directors of instruction, and curriculum and assessment, school board members, policymakers, professional developers, teachers and principals.

Contact Connie Miller of Capital Region BOCES, 518-464-3982 or via e-mail at or Mary Metheny of NYSSBA, 1-800-342-3360 or via e-mail at mary.metheny@nyssba.org.


Council News Release: Reaction to Local Government Commission Report (4/30/08) 
Council Presentation to State Commission on Property Tax Relief (4/23/08) 
From the Bench - Health Insurance Considerations (3/31/08) 
Council State Budget Briefing (3/5/08) 
Council Testimony: Tax Cap Con (2/12/08) 

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Report of Governor's Commission on Local Government (4/30/08)
School Aid -- 2008-09 Enacted State Budget -- All Districts (4/9/08)
School Aid -- 2008-09 Enacted State Budget -- Single Districts (4/9/08)
New Comptroller Regulations on Pension Eligibility (4/3/08)
Proposed Regents Regulations on Tenure Determination (4/2/08)

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LATEST NEWS
Opinion: Student tests, teacher grades (5/9)
State pension abuse issue draws legislation* (5/7)
Teachers agree: Bad teachers with tenure too tough to fire (5/7)
School lunches feel cost pinch (5/6)
How Tax Circuit Breaker Would Affect Your Property Taxes (5/5)
Report- NYC spends $65M a year on teachers not in classrooms (5/5)
Group calls for consolidating local governments, services* (5/1)
Paterson: State nearing financial "cliff" (5/1)
Elected officials pile up pensions (4/30)
Judge dismisses Connecticut suit against NCLB (4/30)

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