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Your Representative
on ECIDA

As President of the Erie County Association of School Boards, Richard Vogan assumes a seat on the board of directors of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency. To monitor ECIDA issues, please check announcements and meeting minutes at http://www.ecidany.com/
about_us.asp

 

The $25 FORT

The next NYS-mandated 6-hour Fiscal Oversight and Responsibility Training for school board members will be on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Erie 1 BOCES, 355 Harlem Road, West Seneca. Member rate is $25.
Non-member rate is $125.

For more information, please call 716-821-7297. Please register through your Superintendent's Office.

Why A Tax Cap
Is Not the Answer

A tax cap does not reduce mandates, or costs over which districts have no control. Click here for ECASB's position on why a tax cap is not the answer to high property taxes. More information is below, from the testimony of area school board members and superintendents at the Oct. 30, 2008 NYS Commission on Property Tax Relief Hearing in Buffalo.

ECASB Points of Agreement:
David Smaczniak, ECASB Executive Board Member and NYSSBA Area 1 Representative

Special Education: James Bodziak, East Aurora School Superintendent

Mandate Relief: James P. Mazgajewski, Cheektowaga-Sloan School Superintendent

NYS School Boards Report on Maximizing School District Resources: Wayne Schlifke, NYSSBA President

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Ray Carr, 30-year member of the Cheektowaga Board of Education, center, receives the Diana Miller Award at the ECASB Annual Dinner. With him are Andy Loeb (Erie 1 BOCES BOE), Awards Review Committee Chair, and Mary Busse (West Seneca BOE), ECASB President.

 

Cheektowaga's Ray Carr Receives Diana Miller Award, Ken-Ton's Lou Reuter Receives Laura Burns Award

Ray Carr, a member of the Cheektowaga and Erie 1 BOCES boards of education, received the 2009 Diana R. Miller Award for Service to Education at this year’s ECASB Annual Dinner Meeting. It was a big night for Mr. Carr, who also was honored with a 30-year Milestone Service Award for his years on the Cheektowaga Board of Education. The recipient of the Laura M. Burns Award for Advocacy for Children was Lou Reuter, a member of the Ken-Ton Board of Education.

"Mr. Carr has been a rock-steady Board member for 30 years, which is more than half the age of the school district," noted Schools Superintendent De Bonenberger. "He has served on a host of Board Committees, District Committees and Task Forces. In addition, he has been faithful to ECASB, linking Cheektowaga to resources and ideas beyond the district itself." Mr. Carr has served as both Board President and Vice President and is committed to the joint Board meetings of the Cheektowaga, Maryvale, Sloan, Cleve Hill and Depew school districts. Mr. Carr is a past recipient of ECASB's Laura Burns Award and state association awards in boardsmanship. Since the recovery of his grandson from a life-threatening illness in 1992, Mr. Carr has also served on the Variety Club board of directors. He has served on its Heart Committee and as chair of the annual Telethon car raffle. He chaired the Telethon in 1992.

Lou Reuter, a member of the Ken-Ton Board of Education since 2003, and Board Vice President from 2007-09, has served on the district's Audit Committee and has been a dedicated advocate for public education at the state and federal levels. Mr. Reuter is a past recipient of the Town of Tonawanda Youth Board's Joseph Allen Award for his service to youth. In recognition of his coaching contributions over some 40 years, he was inducted into the Kenmore East Athletic Hall of Fame. He also was honored by the Niagara Frontier League with its Key Person Award for coaching contributions. Formerly a Ken-Ton teacher for 39 years, Mr. Reuter also serves on the Town of Tonawanda Ethics Board. "Mr. Reuter's entire career and personal life endeavors have made him a role model for children," said Board of Education President Melissa Brinson. "Rarely will you ever encounter an individual with a deeper commitment to children and their pursuit of education."

 

 

THE must-see Summer Law Conference!

Congressman Brian Higgins will be the keynote speaker for our annual summer Education Law Conference on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at the Millennium. This year's theme is Sustaining Quality Education Despite Dwindling Resources, with topics such as How to Negotiate Smarter, Use of Stimulus Funds, and the What, How, Why and Why Not of School Reorganization. Find our more in our brochure! Register now at 645-2932 and ask about the reduced team rate!

ECASB Announces 09-10 Exec Board & Officers

The 2009-10 Executive Board and Officers for the Erie County Association of School Boards becomes effective July 1. The following individuals will serve:

ECASB Officers
President: Richard Vogan (Lake Shore)
Vice President: Ray Carr (Cheektowaga, Erie 1 BOCES)
Treasurer: Linda Hoffman (Erie 2 BOCES)

At-Large Members:
Melissa Brinson (Ken-Ton)
David Goris (Grand Island)
Kathyann Lorka (East Aurora)
Casey Neyman (Hamburg)
Donald Sniezak (Orchard Park)

Buffalo Representative: Mary Ruth Kapsiak
Superintendent Representative: Geoff Hicks (Sweet Home)
Immediate Past President: Mary Busse (West Seneca)
NYSSBA Area 1 Director: David Smaczniak (West Seneca)




 

ECASB UPDATES ARCHIVE:

ECASB Update: Back to School 2008

ECASB Update Back-to-School 07
ECASB Update Fall 07
ECASB Update Mid-Fall 07
ECASB Update Spring 08
ECASB Update Year-End 0708