NYSSBA Conventions Notes
Good Morning,
The Convention at Rochester went very well. Highlights are summarized below:
All of the recommended resolutions and bylaw amendments were passed by wide margins. In fact it only took 34 minutes to pass all of them.
The work on the non-recommended resolutions saw four of them passed even though they were not recommended by the resolutions committee. The passed resolutions from the non-recommended list included the BOCES special election resolution, the BOCES resolution regarding BOCES ability to expand their services to municipalities and the resolution that would end the requirement for school districts to report budget and trustee elections in the legal
notice portion of the paper.
One additional resolution was adopted from the non-recommended portion of your convention booklet. It was amended on the floor so that non-certified and certified staff would be treated equally if the commissioner received information regarding sexual misconduct. This resolution, was amended and then passed overwhelmingly by the delegates.
Anne Byrne was elected president of NYSSBA and gave a stirring speech on Saturday night. Peggy Zugibee of North Rockland will run to replace Anne as Area 10 Director.
Stephanie Gouss of BOCES was elected president of the NYSPRA. Additionally her Public Relations publications for BOCES were honored at the NYSPRA luncheon. Her efforts and commitment to excellence should be honored by us all.
The Rockland County School Boards Bookmark (done with the assistance of Gail Fleur and Stephanie Gouss of BOCES) was a huge hit. We will be giving copies of this bookmark to each of you at our next Rockland County School Boards Association Meeting in November.
The reception for Anne Byrne will be held on November 20, 2003 at the Nyack Seaport. It will run from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. We need to know how many board and administration members from your districts will attend this event. I need those numbers by November 7th.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Bryan
Bryan R. Burrell
Executive Director
RCSBA