The Update | Live
The Update | Live is real-time online programming covering the most pressing issues facing education today. These short, interactive sessions are meant to keep members current and informed on a range of topics, including legislative actions, policy, and important decisions affecting New York schools.
Episode 3: APPR – What You Need to Know & Do Now
Hosted by Dr. Cynthia Gallagher
With Guest: Don Nickson
July 15
Topics covered in Episode 3:
- Changes in law and regulation regarding principal rubrics under 3012-d for 2025-26 and beyond. Rubrics must be aligned with PSEL, not ISLLC, standards.
- Review of current rubrics – those approved for PSEL and those not yet approved.
- Discussion of changing to a new rubric or an updated version of your current rubric.
- Collective bargaining implications of meeting the new 3012-d rubric requirement.
- Planning for conversion to a 3012-e STEPS evaluation system no later than June, 2032.
Episode 2: After This Week’s Testing Problem – What Now?
Hosted by Dr. Cynthia Gallagher
With Guest: Zachary Warner
April 10
Topics covered in Episode 2:
- Covering the facts: what happened and why?
- What districts should do now
- Possible fall out – we want to hear from you!
Episode 1: How Current Federal Decisions Are Impacting New York
Hosted by Dr. Cynthia Gallagher
With Guest: Daniel Morton-Bentley
March 6
Topics covered in Episode 1:
- School Vouchers
- DEI Programs
- Title IX
- Federal Funding Cuts