SED APPROVES 107 EVALUATION PLANS
September 20, 2012
9/19/12 Press Release is below: (Driod – use menu/browser for full text) State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced […]
Tonko Talks Frankly with Local Principals
August 22, 2012
Twenty-one school administrators from 14 school districts and BOCES within the 21st Congressional District met with Congressman Paul Tonko yesterday […]
Evaluation Confindentiality Bill Passes
June 22, 2012
(Droid – use menu/browser for full text) The senate and assembly passed Governor Cuomo’s bill (S.7792 / A.10786) regarding the […]
Recommendation for APPR Confidentiality
June 12, 2012
(Droid – use menu/browser for full text) SAANYS Position: It remains SAANYS’ position that full confidentiality of APPR evaluations, scores […]
Testimony at Senate Ed Hearing on Assessments
June 11, 2012
(Droid – use menu/browser for full text) “Testing is increasingly viewed as a way to measure teacher effectiveness. Even advocates […]
NY Gets NCLB Waiver
May 30, 2012
(Droid – use menu/browser for full text) New York State has just been awarded an NCLB waiver from the US […]
SAANYS issues APPR Resource Materials
May 15, 2012
(Droid – use menu/browser for full text) We have updated our APPR Resource Packet and Sample APPR Agreement as of […]
Legislative Update: 3/30
March 30, 2012
Based on information received on March 26 during a SAANYS meeting with Commissioner King, and information obtained while researching technical […]
Answering the Question: “From what sector will the independently trained evaluators be chosen and who will be doing their training?
February 21, 2012
From Jim Viola, SAANYS Director of Government Relations This is an area that I expect will unfold in the next […]
APPR Agreement Reached
February 16, 2012
At 12:30 today Governor Cuomo delivered an announcement in the Capitol’s Red Room that APPR issues have been addressed. The […]