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January 2012 Councilgram
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Advocacy







  • 2010-11 Executive Budget School Aid Run (5270MB, *.pdf, 1/19/10)

  • 20101 Winter Institute Presentation on Economic and Fiscal Outlook (1347MB, *.pdf, 1/12/10)

  • 2011 articles on local school budget deliberations (32K, *.docx, 2/26/11)

  • 2011 Property Tax Report Card -- Districts grouped by wealth (330K, *.pdf, 4/27/11)

  • 2011-12 School Aid -- Governor's Proposal (999K, *.xlsx, 2/5/11)

  • 2012-13 Current Law School Aid Estimates (982K, *.xlsx, 11/29/11)

  • A Property Tax Cap Will Hurt Our Schools (216K, *.pdf, 8/19/08)

  • Assembly-School District Representation (1762MB, *.pdf, 1/6/11)

  • At the Edge: A survey of superintendents on fiscal matters (1004MB, *.pdf, 10/11/11)

  • At the Edge: Finance survey presentation slides (1522MB, *.pdf, 10/11/11)

  • Background on Property Tax Caps and School Costs (796K, *.pdf, 1/24/08)

  • Budget vote outcomes 2003-2011 (94K, *.docx, 5/19/11)

  • Change in School Aid for all districts, 2008-09 to 2010-11 (769K, *.xlsx, 4/26/11)

  • Change in School Aid, 2008-09 to 2011-12, including EJF (816K, *.xlsx, 4/26/11)

  • Changes in state aid -- 2008-09 through 2011-12 (1944MB, *.pdf, 3/24/11)

  • Charter Schools and Race to the Top: Make the Right Decision (343K, *.pdf, 5/24/10)

  • Comparison of NY-NJ school budget vote results (136K, *.pdf, 4/22/10)

  • Compilation of U.S. Ed. Dept. Stimulus Guidance (452K, *.pdf, 3/7/09)

  • Cost Containment Recommendations -- 2009 (261K, *.pdf, 12/31/69)

  • Council Analysis of Governor Paterson's 2010-11 Education Budget Proposals (853K, *.pdf, 3/4/10)

  • Council Analysis of Senate Accountability Plan (320K, *.pdf, 6/11/08)

  • Council Analysis of the 2011-12 Proposed State Budget for Education (582K, *.pdf, 2/24/11)

  • Council Budget Priorities -- 2009-10 (235K, *.pdf, 2/27/09)

  • Council Cost Containment Recommendations --2009 (261K, *.pdf, 2/27/09)

  • Council estimates of revised proposed mid-year School Aid cuts (575K, *.pdf, 11/25/09)

  • Council Guidance on Race to the Top MOU (341K, *.pdf, 12/29/09)

  • Council Letter of Support for Race to the Top Application (211K, *.pdf, 12/29/09)

  • Council Letter to Commissioner-Elect Steiner (326K, *.pdf, 9/2/09)

  • Council News Release: Education is a Civil Right (405K, *.pdf, 2/27/07)

  • Council News Release: Reaction to Governor Spitzer's Budget (65K, *.pdf, 1/31/07)

  • Council News Release: Reaction to Governor Spitzer's Education Reform Speech (69K, *.pdf, 1/29/07)

  • Council News Release: Reaction to Proposed State Budget (718K, *.doc, 1/22/08)

  • Council Position on "Pension Reform" legislation (409K, *.pdf, 6/23/08)

  • Council positions on Senate special session bills (381K, *.pdf, 8/8/08)

  • Council Presentation on 2009-10 State Budget Outlook (2884MB, *.pps, 12/12/08)

  • Council Report: A Solid Foundation: Foundation Formulas Built to Last (405K, *.pdf, 3/26/07)

  • Council Report: Analysis of Governor Paterson's 2009-10 Recommended Budget for Education (961K, *.pdf, 1/9/09)

  • Council Report: Top to Bottom Accountability (344K, *.pdf, 3/15/07)

  • Council State Budget Briefing (1103MB, *.pdf, 3/5/08)

  • Council Testimony on the Proposed State Budget (106K, *.pdf, 2/27/07)

  • Council Testimony: Assembly Hearing on Mid-Year Budget Cuts (253K, *.pdf, 10/21/09)

  • Council Testimony: Impact of 2010-11 Governor's Budget on Schools (562K, *.pdf, 2/2/10)

  • Council Testimony: Impact of Governor's 2011-12 Budget on Schools (623K, *.pdf, 2/15/11)

  • Council Testimony: School Property Tax Relief (125K, *.pdf, 12/12/06)

  • Council-NYSSBA Letter on Stimulus Funds (128K, *.pdf, 3/27/09)

  • Council-NYSSBA Release: 14,800 teaching jobs in jeopardy from "Shortchanging Students: How the state budget crisis will change our schools (151K, *.pdf, 3/22/10)

  • Cuomo and Paladino on Education and Finance (268K, *.pdf, 10/10/10)

  • Education Jobs Fund and FMAP Contingency Plan Allocations (860K, *.pdf, 12/12/10)

  • Educational Conference Board Letter Against Property Tax Caps (764K, *.pdf, 6/11/08)

  • Educational Conference Board Presentation on Equity Implications of Property Tax Caps (659K, *.ppt, 6/24/08)

  • Ensuring Sound Tenure Decisions (317K, *.pdf, 3/27/08)

  • Estimated changes in school revenues and expenditures (476K, *.pdf, 3/17/11)

  • Estimated changes in school revenues and expenditures (315K, *.pdf, 12/16/10)

  • Fact Sheet: School Leaders Working in Retirement (210K, *.pdf, 5/19/08)

  • Fix C4E (267K, *.pdf, 3/27/08)

  • Governor Paterson Accepts Final Report from Property Tax Relief Commission (12/1/08)

  • GOVERNOR SPITZER'S EDUCATION POLICY SPEECH (1/29/07)

  • Governor's Property Tax Cap Bill (479K, *.pdf, 1/31/11)

  • Governor's Proposed Mid-Year School Aid Reductions (11/12/08)

  • Home values by NYS county -- 2008-10 (230K, *.pdf, 6/10/10)

  • Keep the Promise -- Council Analysis of Governor's Proposed Budget (1074MB, *.pdf, 2/8/08)

  • Legislative Summary of 2011-12 Budget Agreements (307K, *.pdf, 3/31/11)

  • Letter to Regents on Temporary AIS Flexibility (540K, *.pdf, 11/1/10)

  • List of proposed 2009-10 School Aid Deficit Reduction Assessments (64K, *.xls, 1/1/00)

  • Local School budget articles through March 17 (52K, *.docx, 3/17/11)

  • March 31 2010 aid withholding complaint (221K, *.pdf)

  • Maximizing Resources in School Districts (275K, *.pdf, 2/28/10)

  • Members of the State Board of Regents, with addresses & phone numbers

  • Memo in opposition: Governor's Property Tax Cap Bill (3/1/11)

  • Memo in Opposition: Governor's Salary Cap Bill (457K, *.pdf, 3/10/11)

  • News release on coalition lawsuit against withholding state aid (163K, *.pdf, 12/16/09)

  • News Release: Council reacts to Governor Spitzer's State of the State Address (57K, *.pdf, 1/3/07)

  • November 2011 State Deficits and School Aid projections (514K, *.pdf, 12/1/11)

  • NYSCOSS Testimony at Joint Education Hearing (407K, *.pdf, 1/23/12)

  • Overall spending vs. pensions and health insurance (301K, *.pdf, 5/27/11)

  • Potential state aid losses due to 2009-10 data freeze (1085MB, *.pdf, 4/5/10)

  • Regents Forums on Revising High School Graduation Requirements (203K, *.pdf, 1/9/11)

  • Regents Forums on Revising High School Graduation Requirements (733K, *.pdf, 1/21/11)

  • Revised SED Guidance on May 2010 Grades 3-8 Field Test (59K, *.pdf, 3/16/10)

  • Route to the Top, Take 2 (217K, *.pdf, 8/31/10)

  • Route to the Top? (110K, *.pdf, 4/12/10)

  • School Aid Runs (1/17/12)

  • School Aid Runs -- Governor's Budget (1/31/07)

  • School Budget Vote Outcomes (161K, *.pdf, 5/18/10)

  • School districts grouped by property wealth per pupil (305K, *.pdf, 10/14/10)

  • SED College and Career Readiness Survey Questions (646K, *.pdf, 1/23/11)

  • SED Leadership Assessment Scorer Application Form (40K, *.pdf, 9/26/08)

  • SED Leadership Assessment Scorer Nominations Request (36K, *.pdf, 9/26/08)

  • SED Teacher Certification Flexibility (4/22/10)

  • SED teacher evaluation bill (81K, *.pdf, 5/11/10)

  • SED: Memo on June 2009 Draft Regents Exam Schedle (61K, *.pdf, 10/13/08)

  • See Governor's School Aid recommendation for your district (1188MB, *.xls, 1/25/12)

  • Senate-School District Representation (1323MB, *.pdf, 1/6/11)

  • Shifting Out of Neutral -- The Council's Analysis of Governor Spitzer's 2007-08 Proposed Budget (871K, *.pdf, 2/15/07)

  • Shortchanging Students: How the state budget crisis will change our schools, a NYSCOSS-NYSSBA survey (248K, *.pdf, 3/22/10)

  • State Assembly Addresses & Biographies

  • State Budget Presentation to WNY Superintendents (1167MB, *.pdf, 1/31/12)

  • State Senate Addresses & Biographies

  • Summary of 2010 Budget Votes (293K, *.pdf, 5/20/10)

  • Talking Points -- Employee Benefits Accrued Liability Reserve Audit (344K, *.pdf, 10/21/08)

  • Targeted grants to school districts in 2009-10 state budget (150K, *.pdf, 11/30/99)

  • Trends in spending tax levy and state aid -- 203 to 2011 (463K, *.pdf, 5/27/11)

  • Trial court decision in NYSUT challenge to APPR regulations (2910MB, *.pdf, 8/24/11)

  • U.S. Senate and House Information

  • Upadted estimate -- school spending and revenues (445K, *.pdf, 4/26/11)

  • USDE Letter on ARRA and District Tax Levies (259K, *.pdf, 5/5/09)

  • Vantage Point: Funnel Vision -- Missing the big picture on school reserves and accountability (324K, *.pdf, 3/3/10)

  • Vantage Point: Mid-Year State Aid Cuts -- Driving Schools Off a Financial Cliff (304K, *.pdf, 11/9/09)



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