Recent Activity

Do You Know What's in Your Teachers' Contract?

School Board members from Erie and Niagara counties attended a recent Dessert Forum on "Do You Know What's in Your Teachers' Contract," sponsored by the Erie County Association of School Boards. The speaker was John J. Christopher, a partner in the Education Law Practice and Employment Practice groups at Hodgson Russ. Mr. Christopher covered many aspects of contracts, including the rights of teacher bargaining units, how an agreement may help (or hinder) the work of the district, evaluation of staff effectiveness, grievance procedures, employee discipline and matters pertaining to wages, benefits and more.

 

Above, Erie 2 BOCES board member Lorie Sabo engages in conversation with Mr. Christopher.

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The Erie County Association of School Boards provides to member boards leadership & support which promote the effective management & delivery of services to our public school students

 

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'The Great Myth of Being Cool'

"The Great Myth of Being Cool," which launched on April 25, was a great success! This workshop was aimed at helping students who may be at risk for involvement in negative youth culture.

The program was designed to provide students the tools, motivation, encouragement and support to help create their own path to a more productive future.

Over 150 students participated by working on their own personal expression through hip hop, poetry, journal writing, music and dance, with interaction from teaching artists and professors. Many students learned how to better convey their feelings through various workshops.

This program was developed and created in partnership with the Erie County Association of School Boards; Erie 1 BOCES Arts in Education; the Arts in Education Institute of WNY, Inc.; the Far West Teacher Centers; Promoting Partnerships in Public Education, Inc.; the YWCA of Western New York; the West Seneca Youth Bureau/AmeriCorps; and The Graduate School of Education/SUNY Buffalo.

Follow up discussions for teachers and school staff will be held by the Far West Teacher Centers to help create and sustain follow up initiatives back at the home school.

Area businesses helping to support this initiative are:

Sgroi Financial LLC, Gold Level Sponsor

Hodgson Russ LLP, Gold Level Sponsor

Turner Construction Company, Bronze Level Sponsor

Watts Architecture & Engineering, P.C., Bronze Level Sponsor

BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, Gold Level Sponsor

We thank our partners and supporters in this initiative!

Save-the-Date: Choose Fiscal Oversight Training on June 14 or Nov. 15

School board members have opportunities to fulfill their NYS-required Fiscal Oversight and Responsibility Training (FORT). The complete, state-approved 6-hour training will be provided by ECASB and Erie 1 BOCES on Saturday, June 14, 2008 (West Seneca). The full 6-hour program also will be offered next Fall on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 (West Seneca). For registration and information, call 821-7297.

Save-the-Date:

This year's WNY Education Law Conference will be on Aug. 6

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 6, 2008 will be the date of the Annual Education Law Conference sponsored by ECASB and the WNY Educational Service Council. Location will again be the Millennium, Cheektowaga.