Presented by: Dr. Patrick M. Phelan; Assistant Superintendent West Seneca Central School District...
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Factors Impacting Labor Relations Public School Districts in Western New York Spring of 2012 Presented by: Dr. Patrick M. Phelan; Assistant Superintendent West Seneca Central School District Response by: Mr. Michael Deely; Western Regional Director of New York State United Teachers May 16, 2012
Presented by: Dr. Patrick M. Phelan; Assistant Superintendent West Seneca Central School District Response by: Mr. Michael Deely; Western Regional Director
Presented by: Dr. Patrick M. Phelan; Assistant Superintendent
West Seneca Central School District Response by: Mr. Michael Deely;
Western Regional Director of New York State United Teachers May 16,
2012
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Special Thank You to: All Members of the Executive Committee
Elisha Tomasello Erin Bowie Sandy Luedke
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Economics (Always seem to be a factor) Dynamics of the School
Reform Movement vs. Impact of New York State Education Law,
Commissioner Regulations and terms and conditions in labor
agreements negotiated over the last 44 years.
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Reduction in State Aid and the implementation of a cap on
property taxes to fund education. More reduction in Staff through
attrition and layoffs than the industry has seen in a generation.
Smaller student and general population. Change in
demographics.
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Significant role of the Federal Government in
Education/Funding. Implementation of what is known as the Common
Core Curriculum. Continued evolution of Charter Schools.
Implementation of the Annual Professional Performance
Review/Teacher Evaluation System
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Caring and thoughtful people are advocating, in a democratic
society, what they believe is in the best interest of the
development, and betterment, of the next generation.
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Males White Property Owners
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Males and Females All races Inclusive of diverse social and
economic backgrounds
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For 225 years Education in the United States was Governed by
the individual States. That has changed!
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The legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support
of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children of
this state may be educated.
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1. Teachers each day will fill lamps, clean chimneys. 2. Each
teacher will bring a bucket of water and a scuttle of coal for the
day's session. 3. Make your pens carefully. You many whittle nibs
to the individual taste of the pupils. 4. Men teachers may take one
evening each week for courting purposes, or two evenings a week if
they go to church regularly. 5. After ten hours in school, the
teachers may spend the remaining time reading the Bible or other
good books. 6. Women teachers who marry or engage in unseemly
conduct will be dismissed. 7. Every teacher should lay aside from
each pay a goodly sum of his earnings for his benefit during his
declining years so that he will not become a burden to society. 8.
Any teacher who smokes, uses liquor in nay form, frequents pool or
public halls, or gets shaved in a barber shop will given reason to
suspect his worth, intention, integrity, and honesty. 9. The
teacher who performs his labor faithfully and without fault for
five years will be given an increase of twenty-five cents per week
in his pay, providing the Board of Education approves.
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Prohibited strikes and required the dismissal of public
employees who struck. After being fired, striking employees could
be reinstated to a five year probationary period at the same pay
level they received prior to striking and could not receive a pay
increase for 3 years.
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Teachers Earning = $2,600 per year/$52 per week. Common for
Female Teachers to take a mandatory 2 year leave when they realized
they were pregnant. Prior permission had to obtained from
Administrators before teachers could contact elected
officials.
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Created by the Department of Education Organization Act and
signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 17,
1979.Department of Education Organization Act Jimmy Carter It began
operating on May 4, 1980
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If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on
America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we
might well have viewed it as an act of war.
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The charter school idea in the United States was originated by
Ray Budde, a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
and embraced by Albert Shanker, President of the American
Federation of Teachers.University of Massachusetts AmherstAlbert
Shanker American Federation of Teachers In 1988 Shanker called for
the reform of the public schools by establishing "charter schools"
or "schools of choice".
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Minnesota was the first state to pass a charter school law in
1991. California was second, in 1992. California As of 2009, 41
states and the District of Columbia have charter school laws.
District of Columbia
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NCLB supports standards-based education reform based on the
premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable
goals can improve individual outcomes in education.standards-based
education reform The Act requires states to develop assessments in
basic skills. States must give these assessments to all students at
select grade levels in order to receive federal school funding
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State Aid Local Property Tax Sales Tax Grants (Race to the Top)
Utilization of Fund Balance
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When Governor Cuomo took office on January 1, 2011, the State
faced a budget gap of $10 billion in 2011-12 that grew to nearly
$15 billion in 2012-13 a combined imbalance of nearly $25 billion.
An on-time budget approved by the Governor and Legislature on March
31, 2011 eliminated the entire $10 billion imbalance and
significantly reduced the budget gap for 2012-13 to $3.5 billion.
The two-year combined budget gap has declined by over 86 percent
from the level it stood at when Governor Cuomo took office.
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The Fiscal Year 2013 state budget began on April 1, 2012.
Lawmakers passed the $132.6 billion budget on March 30, 2012. New
York's school districts will receive $20 billion in state aid for
the 2012- 2013 school year. An increase of about $750 million, or
3.9 percent, compared to 2011-2012.
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Rent regulations are a top priority for the Assembly Democrats,
which draw many of their members from the New York City area. In
contrast, Senate Republicans prioritize a bill that would cap
property tax increases at 2 percent a year. Soaring property taxes
are a major concern for their mostly suburban and upstate
constituents.
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New York state legislative leaders reached tentative agreements
on rent control and a property tax cap. Senate Republicans agreed
to a framework that would limit annual increases in the tax levy --
the total amount raised by school districts or other local
government entities -- to 2 percent or the rate of inflation,
whichever is less. It would allow exceptions for legal penalties,
some pension costs and, in the case of school districts, voter-
approved capital projects and bus purchases.
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The $4.35 billion Race to the Top Fund is an unprecedented
federal investment in reform. The program includes $4 billion for
statewide reform grants and $350 million to support states working
together to improve the quality of their assessments, which the
Department plans to award in September.
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Great Teachers and Leaders Improving teacher and principal
effectiveness Standards and Assessments Developing and adopting
common standards (from the Common Core State Standards
Initiative)Common Core State Standards Initiative General Selection
Criteria Ensuring successful conditions for high- performing
charters and other innovative schoolscharters
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Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools Turning around the
lowest-achieving schools Data Systems to Support Instruction Using
data to improve instruction
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New York State has won about $700 million as part of a
competitive federal education grant known as Race to the Top. State
lawmakers passed legislation to double the number of charter
schools in the state to 460 to improve the states chances at
securing the money.
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New York also approved a plan that will allow local school
districts to use student test scores in teacher evaluations, a
practice teachers unions have bitterly opposed for years. But local
school officials will still have to negotiate with the union over
the details of the evaluations.
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Administrators Teachers Instructional Support - Aides, Nurses,
Social Workers, Counselors Clerical Support Technology Support
Transportation Buildings and Grounds Food Service
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After meeting the criteria for certification, generally being
employed in your area of certification for 3 years, a Board of
Education can grant an individual tenure. Tenure means you own a
property right to your position and cannot be denied your property
right without the due process of law. Due process of law in Ney
York State Section 3020-a of the Education Law.
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Growth on State Wide Assessments /Student Learning Objectives
Locally- selected Measures of growth or achievement Other locally
negotiated Measure of Effectiveness (60 points) Overall Composite
Score Highly Effective 18-20 To be determined Locally 91-100
Effective9-17 75-90 Developing3-8 65-74 Ineffective0-2 0-64
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If a teacher is evaluated as ineffective for 2 consecutive
years there is an expedited hearing but they can be denied tenure
and lose the property right to their job. Some feel this is a game
changer
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The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a U.S. education
initiative that seeks to bring diverse state curricula into
alignment with each other by following the principles of standards-
based education reform.standards- based education reform The
initiative is sponsored by the National Governors Association (NGA)
and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). National
Governors AssociationCouncil of Chief State School Officers
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Currently there are 697 School Districts in New York State By
the year 2020 there will be fewer School Districts Continued
involvement of the Federal Government in Education.