Links of Interest

We provide these links as a resource

Local - Legislative

Erie County County of Erie Web site, includes much county information, contacts and legislative contact numbers
FreeNet Government Center Includes links to various governmental & related sites in WNY
Institute for Regional Growth and Governance Headed by Kathryn A. Foster, this organization fosters regional development. Also sponsors of the Regional Knowledge Network, a new online resource for information on the binational Buffalo Niagara region.

 

State - Legislative

New York State Assembly Home Page Assembly e-mail directory Want to send your assemblyman (or woman) e-mail? This is the place. Full addresses & telephone numbers also available
New York State Senate Home Page Senate e-mail directory Different than the assembly directory page, here you enter your zip code, & are brought to a link to your senator's web page...
New York State Governor's Office Includes e-mail capability, personal and strategic information from the office of the governor
New York State Education Department Includes links to the component sections of the State Education Department
New York State Board of Regents Don't be put off by the color scheme the regents have selected - this content rich site includes e-mail links to the regents, as well as information about meetings, public sessions, and a variety of other information.
NYSSBA Political Action Resource Center State School Board's comprehensive center for political information &action. Recent legislative issues, links to legislators, sample messages etc.

 

Federal - Legislative

White House Includes e-mail links to the President and Vice-President
U.S. House of Representatives Contact information, information on pending legislation, including full text of house bills
U.S. Senate Contact information, committee assignments, pending legislation and meetings
Legal Information Institute A source of information regarding decisions and cases facing the Supreme Court
Federal Appeals Court, 2nd Circuit While many of the Federal Appeals Courts have web sites, the 2nd circuit (which covers NYS) does not. In the meantime, check out the Federal Judiciary Homepage
FirstGov Centralized site maintained by the US government providing an organized access point for all federal web sites

 

Educational

NYSSBA New York State School Boards Association. Includes an extensive archive of articles featured in their journal, as well as a message board for free wheeling discussion!
NSBA The National School Boards Association, includes in the KeyWork Site that provides numerous resources
AASA American Association of School Administrators web site. Issues, journal articles, job board and much more. Some items accessible by members only
AFT American Federation of Teachers site - searchable site includes the AFT's positions on a variety of issues
NEA Web site of the 2.4 million member National Education Association
NYSUT Web site of New York State United Teachers
Character Education Partnership "...nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to developing moral character and civic virtue in our nation's youth as one means of creating a more compassionate and responsible society"
Children First Searchable web site of the National PTA
Southern Poverty Law Center Great resource for tolerance issues. Includes Klanwatch & a variety of resources to track (and counter) hate groups.
Erie 1 BOCES Erie County Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Erie 2 CC BOCES Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Board of Cooperative Education Services
New Paradigm Learning Corporation Home page of Don Tapscott, keynote speaker from the 1998 NYSSBA conference & author of numerous books including "Growing up Digital" and "Paradigm Shift"
Parlimentary Procedures Web site of attorney & parlimentarian Jim Slaughter. This site provides an overview of parlimentary procedure as it relates to school boards (some pertains only to NC)
Effective School Boards Excerpts of publications by Eugene R. Smoley, Jr, links to the publisher of these books. Also includes an on-line board self-assessment quiz.
National Parent Information Network Information,resources and links for parents and others. It is funded through the National Library of Education, Office of Educational Research & Improvement, US Dept. of Education. Located at the University of Illinois.
Chautauqua County School Boards Assoc. Serving School Districts in Chautauqua County
Four County School Boards Association Serving School Districts in Ontario, Seneca, Yates & Wayne Counties
Genesee Valley School Boards Assoc. Serving School Districts in Genesee County
Monroe County School Boards Assoc. Serving School Districts in Monroe County