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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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In Step with Your Public: Third Annual Pre-Convention Communications Workshop
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David Albert
NYSSBA
Barbara Bradley
NYSSBA
Paul Heiser
NYSSBA
Gayle Simidian
NYSSBA
Evelyn McCormack
Southern Westchester BOCES
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Room 106A |
Convention Center |
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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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LEAVING A LEGACY: SECRETS TO A SUCCESSFUL
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E. Jane Gallucci
Foundation Excellence, LLC
Jodi Sweeney
Foundation Excellence, LLC
David Voss
Voss & Associates
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Room 106B |
Convention Center |
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Be the Change for Kids Open Forum: Calling All Leaders!
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Timothy Kremer
NYSSBA
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Room 106C |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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All Aboard the Social Media Train
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Evelyn McCormack
Southern Westchester BOCES
Barbara Bradley
New York State School Boards Association
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Room 101E |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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BOCES – Your Educational Partner of Choice
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Daniel White
Monroe #1 BOCES
Jo Anne Antonacci
Monroe 2-Oleans BOCES
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Room 106D |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Dealing with Investigative Reporters and Gotcha Journalism
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Marc Humbert
NYSSBA
David Albert
NYSSBA
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Room 105 |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Hot Topics in Policy
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Jessica Goldstein
NYSSBA
Courtney Sanik
NYSSBA
Linda Bakst
New York State School Boards Association
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Room 101D |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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iPads: Engaging Students with Innovative Possbilities
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Robert LiPuma
Lockport City School District
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Room 101C |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Long-Term Financial Planning for Difficult Economic Times
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Marianne E. Van Duyne, CPA
R.S. Abrams & Co., LLP
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Room 109 |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Negotiations 101 – Avoiding Bad Faith Bargaining Claims
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John Gross
Ingerman Smith, LLP
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Room 101F |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Principles of Culturally Responsive Education
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Lorraine Lopez
New York University
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Room 101A |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Special Education Program Review for Student Benefit
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Ann Monroe-Baillargeon
NYSSBA consultant
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Room 101H |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Speech and Religious Accommodations – A Changing Landscape
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Howard Miller
Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Room 101G |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Student Residency – Who’s In and Who’s Out
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Kimberly A. Fanniff
NYSSBA
Thomas M. Volz
Law Offices of Thomas M. Volz, PLLC
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Room 104 |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Three Elementary Schools; One District Vision
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Diane Bonarigo
Robert Morris Elementary School
Shawn Clark
Jackson Elementary School
Paul Kesler
Batavia City Schol District
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Room 108 |
Convention Center |
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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Wired for Success -- Online Learning Strategies
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Betsy Hardy
Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES
Laurie Sanders
Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES
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Room 101B |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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21st Century Educational Settings -- A Conversation
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Brian Domke
Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers
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Room 101H |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Adaptive Reuse of Existing Facilities Through Creative Reconstruction
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Charles A. Szuberla
NYS Education Department
Bernard Brown
The Bernier Carr Group
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Room 101C |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Bombs and Bomb Threats: What School Leaders Should Know
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Edward F. Knaak
N/A
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Room 104 |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Middle Schools -- Time for Another Look?
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Annette Fante
Transforming Thinking, Transforming Schools
Susan Salvaggio
Niskayuna Central Schools
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Room 108 |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Planning To Build A Legacy
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Robert Hendriks
ELP Group/Turner Construction Company
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Room 101D |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Regional High School Feasibility Studies – Results and Impact
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Joseph Marinelli
Wayne - Finger Lakes BOCES
Bonnie Lindsay
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES
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Room 106D |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Small Districts, Big Issues
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Michael Glover
Genesee Valley BOCES
Gerald Goldman
Saranac Lake Central School District
Douglas Gerhardt
Harris Beach, PLLC
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Room 101A |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Small Learning Communities for Transforming Schools
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Laval Wilson
Poughkeepsie City School District
Jose Carrion
Poughkeepsie City School District
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Room 109 |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Technology in the Schools – Navigating the Legal Minefields
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Elizabeth Carlson
Hodgson Russ LLP
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Room 101G |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Tenure, Seniority & Abolition of Positions
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Eric Wilson
Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett & Reitz, P.C.
Lawrence Tenenbaum
Jaspan Schlesinger LLP
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Room 101B |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children – What Schools Should Know
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Judith Avner
The Brain Injury Association of NYS
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Room 101F |
Convention Center |
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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
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Using Stakeholders to Drive School Improvement
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Nicole Catapano
WSWHE BOCES
Paul Alioto
Dansville Central School District
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Room 101E |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Best Budget Communications Strategies for Extraordinary Times
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Jessica Scheckton
Capital Region BOCES
Deborah Bush-Suflita
Capital Region BOCES
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Room 109 |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Bullies Beware: Bully Frog and Cyberbullies Aware
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Roni Benson
LIPEN:The Bully Frog Program/Cyberbullies Beware
Ginger Lieberman
Long Island Parent Ed Network
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Room 108 |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Bullying – The Legal Issues
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Aileen Abrams
NYSSBA
Stephanie M. Roebuck
Keane & Beane, PC
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Room 101F |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Districts in Distress! Engaging (and Persuading) Your Public
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Barbara Bradley
New York State School Boards Association
David Albert
NYSSBA
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Room 105 |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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MoneySKILL High School Financial Literacy
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Susie Irvine
American Financial Services Association Education Foundation
Cynthia Shore
University at Buffalo School of Management
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Room 101E |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Online Learning for Greater Student Success
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Kelli Eckdahl
AccelerateU
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Room 104 |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Perfecting Your School Board Meeting through Transparency, Community Engagement and Decorum
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Illana Lane
Amherst Central School District
Mary Wiggins
Shenendahowa Central School District
Ronald Ellerbe
Freeport Untion Free School District
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Room 101A |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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RTI -- Getting it Right at the Building Level
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Mary-Ann MacIntosh
Burton Street Elementary
Christine Tillman
Burton Street Elementary
Deborah McCullough
Burton Street Elementary
Terry Ward
OCM BOCES
Donna Fountain
Burton Street Elementary
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Room 101D |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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School-Based Medicaid Claiming -- What You Need to Know
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Derek Abraham
Accelify
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Room 101C |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Shared Services, Regional High Schools and District Consolidations: One BOCES' Experiences
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Thomas R. Burns
St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES
Dennis Sweeney
Rural Schools Association
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Room 106D |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Shining a LIGHT on Child Sex Abuse
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Robert Bambino
NY Schools Insurance Reciprocal (NYSIR)
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Room 101B |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Student Discipline – Beware the Procedural Hazards
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Ed Sarzynski
Hogan, Sarzynski, Lynch, Surowka & DeWind, LLP
Michael Surowka
Hogan, Sarzynski, Lynch, Surowka & DeWind, LLP
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Room 101G |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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Tests and Testing: What Board Members Need to Know
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Jack Kopcak
NSBA
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Room 106C |
Convention Center |
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4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
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The Security Hat-Trick: Three CyberThreats to Avoid
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Randy Rose
NYS Office of the State Comptroller
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Room 101H |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Sex, Lies and School Employees
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Elizabeth Bradley
E.J. Bradley & Associates
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Room 106A |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Containing Health Care Costs with Prescription Plans, Wellness and Other Benefits
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Darleen Michalak, Ph.D.
NY44 Health Benefits Plan Trust
Martin Burruano
Independent Health
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Ellicott Room |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Data First for Board Governance
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Darci D'Ercole
NYSSBA
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Room 101G |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Data-Based Planning and Thinking: How Boards Do It
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Brian Perkins
Columbia University Teachers College
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Room 104 |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Energy Efficiency During Challenging Fiscal Times
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Steven Botz
Schneider Electric
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Regency A |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Evaluating the Superintendent: A Roadmap for the Future
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Frank Chiachiere
Valley Stream Districts 13 and 24
Edward Fale
Valley Stream UFSD 24
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Room 101E |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Learning Forward New York
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Joseph Hochreiter
Elmira City Schools
Margie Jones-Carey
Frontier Middle School
Richard Jones
Learning Forward New York
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Regency C |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Linking Health and Physical Activity to Academic Achievement
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Jason Lehmbeck
Minerva Deland Middle School
Colleen Corsi
Same
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Delaware Ballroom |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Managing Opposition: A Crash Course in Consent Building
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Jessica Scheckton
Capital Region BOCES
Deborah Bush-Suflita
Capital Region BOCES
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Room 101D |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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National Standards for Family Engagement: Guidelines and Best Practices for NYS Districts
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Shelley Richards
Every Person Influences Children (EPIC)
Deanna Lothrop
New York State Parental Information and Resource Center (NYSPIRC)
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Room 108 |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Quality Educational Programs with Reduced Revenue -Panel Discussion
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Lorna Lewis
East Williston UFSD
Oliver Robinson
Shenendehowa Central School District
George Grigg
Little Flower UDSD
Luvelle Brown
Ithaca City School District
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Room 101A |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Regional Labor Negotiations
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Kevin Harren
Capital Regions BOCES
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Room 106D |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Teacher Rounds: Collaboration to Improve Teacher Effectiveness
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Anthony Day
Sweet Home Schools
Marty Pizur
Sweet Home Central School District
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Room 101H |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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The Challenges of School and Teacher Accountability
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Brenda Wilson
Northwest Evaluation Association
John Cronin
Northwest Evaluation Association
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Room 109 |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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The New Reality of School Budget Development for Optimal Efficiency and Efficacy
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Joseph Natale
New York State School Boards Association
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Room 101F |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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The Superintendent Evaluation -- Key Tool for School Success
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Marilyn Morey
NYSSBA
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Room 101C |
Convention Center |
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Wind Power for Schools -- Smart for New York
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Kevin Schulte
Sustainable Energy Developments, Inc.
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Regency B |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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Getting Value Out of Value-Added: Measuring Teacher Effectiveness for Policy and Practice
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Sean Patrick Corcoran
New York University
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Room 106A |
Convention Center |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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Solutions to Educating Black and Latino Males
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Robert Jackson
Lavelle Publishing
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Room 101A |
Convention Center |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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District Collaboration for Crisis Mental Health Support
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Holly Roebuck
Orange-Ulster BOCES
Susan Murray-Tetz
Orange-Ulster BOCES
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Delaware Ballroom |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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Finding Student Literacy Initiative Gems from Data Rubble
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Nicole Catapano
WSWHE BOCES
Liz Fisk
WSWHE BOCES
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Room 101G |
Convention Center |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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Fuel Up to Play 60: Solutions for Funding School Wellness
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Mark Saunders
American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc.
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Room 101C |
Convention Center |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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Gaining Capital Project Support in Tough Fiscal Times
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John Ticco
Campus Construction Management Group Inc.
Thomas Sexton
Campus Construction Management Grouyp Inc.
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Regency B |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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Investigating Staff Misconduct
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Tracie Lopardi
Harris Beach PLLC
Rosanne Eimer Johnson
Erie County District Attorney's Office
Deborah Marriott
NYS Education Department, Legal and Investigation Unit
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Room 109 |
Convention Center |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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No-Cost SAT/ACT Prep and Career Exploration -- 2 No-Cost Student Programs
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Diana White
U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion, Syracuse
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Room 101F |
Convention Center |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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Performance Planning and Review System
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Kerrie Johnston
DCMO BOCES
Doreen Rowe
Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES
Debra Kressler
DCMO BOCES
William Tammaro
DCMO BOCES
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Room 106D |
Convention Center |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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Protect and Grow Your School District's Tax Revenue: Is There a PILOT in Your District's Future?
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TIMOTHY H. POLEY
BLUE HORIZON STRATEGIES-STRATEGIC CONSULTING DIVISION
Joseph G. Shields
Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett. & Reitz
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Room 101E |
Convention Center |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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Special Education Review
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Pilar Sokol
NYSSBA
Jacob S. Feldman
Frazer & Feldman LLP
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Room 108 |
Convention Center |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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Superintendent Contracts – Negotiating the Right Balance
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Dana Lundberg
Lundberg Law Offices
Frank W. Miller
The Frank W. Miller Law Firm
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Room 106C |
Convention Center |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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The 10 Toughest School Board Questions
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Becky Albright
Orleans-Niagara BOCES
Clark Godshall
Orleans-Niagara BOCES
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Regency C |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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The Threat and Realities of a Tax Levy Cap: Lessons to be Learned
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Gary Steffanetta
Guercio & Guercio, LLP
Richard Guercio
Guercio & Guercio, LLP
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Room 101H |
Convention Center |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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Using Energy Performance Contracting to Cut Energy Waste and Save Money
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Kendra McQuilton
ECG Engineering, LLC.
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Regency A |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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When Trauma, Illness or Grief Strike, Is Your District Ready?
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Susan Kummer
Penfield Central School District
Linda Dengal
Penfield Central School District
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Ellicott Room |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Getting Value Out of Value-Added: Measuring Teacher Effectiveness for Policy and Practice
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Sean Patrick Corcoran
New York University
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Room 106A |
Convention Center |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Solutions to Educating Black and Latino Males
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Robert Jackson
Lavelle Publishing
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Room 101A |
Convention Center |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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4 As + 4Cs = A Systemic Approach to Student Achievement
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Stephanie Gould
tbd
Harold Kislik
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools
Peter Weber
tbd
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Room 101C |
Convention Center |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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A District Blueprint for Maximizing Student Achievement
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Kathleen Gulbin
Amityville Union Free School District
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Room 104 |
Convention Center |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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CIA (Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment) Model for Excellence
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James Langlois
Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES
Lynn Allen
Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES
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Delaware Ballroom |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Consolidations, Functional Mergers, Shared Services and Other Partnerships
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Richard Thomas
Organizational Leadership Services LLC
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Room 106D |
Convention Center |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Employee Discipline- What School Boards Need to Know
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Jeffrey Honeywell
Girvin & Ferlazzo, P.C
Florence T. Frazer
Frazer & Feldman LLP
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Room 101H |
Convention Center |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Environmental Education Opportunities and Compliance Responsibilities
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Benjamin Conlon
NYSDEC
Meaghan Boice-Green
NYSDEC Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center
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Room 108 |
Convention Center |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Golden Rules for the School Governance Team
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Karl Kristoff
Hodgson Russ LLP
Michael Glover
Genesee Valley Educational Partnership
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Room 109 |
Convention Center |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Growing a Rural School Through Partnering and Programs
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Clark "Skip" Hults
Newcomb Central School District
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Room 101G |
Convention Center |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Increasing Grad Rates with Comprehensive School Counseling
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Steve Brown
Lake Shore Central Schools
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Regency C |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Making CTE Students College-Ready: How Data Can Help
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Liz Fisk
WSWHE BOCES
Nicole Catapano
WSWHE BOCES
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Room 101F |
Convention Center |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Propane-Fueled School Buses for Savings and Safety
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Douglas Kelley
Hoosic Valley CSD
Wayne Akin
Hoosic Valley Central School
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Regency A |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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School Building Aid Changes -- Are You Ready?
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Jerry Young
Young + Wright
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Regency B |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Technology Mandates and Compliance Concerns: Best Practices
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Mathew Swerdloff
Hendrick Hudson School District
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Ellicott Room |
Buffalo Hyatt |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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The Audit Committee: Identifying Potential Risks and Internal Controls
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Charles Trainor
Management Audit Consultants, Inc.
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Room 101E |
Convention Center |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
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Wikipedia: Education's (Unexpected) Best Friend
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Matt Wade
Wikimedia Foundation, Brunswick CSD BOE
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Room 106C |
Convention Center |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
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Sex, Lies and School Employees
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Elizabeth Bradley
E.J. Bradley & Associates
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Room 106A |
Convention Center |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
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Applying Ethical Leadership: Is Your Board on Board?
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Michael Littman
Buffalo State College
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Room 106C |
Convention Center |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
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Bargaining's New Frontier - Teacher & Principal Evaluations
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Norma Meacham
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
David S. Shaw
Shaw, Perelson, May & Lambert, LLP
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Room 101D |
Convention Center |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
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Collaborative Inquiry and Progress Monitoring for Student Data Analysis
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Lorena Stabins
Monroe 2 BOCES
Susan Pratt
Monroe 2 BOCES
Barbara Martorana
Monroe 2 BOCES
Michelle Ryan
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES/Monroe #1 BOCES
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Room 101C |
Convention Center |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
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Creative Funding for Capital Projects
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Robert Masiello
North Rockland Central School District
Michael Shilale
Michael Shilale Architects, LLP
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Room 104 |
Convention Center |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
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Grading Policies and Practices: Planning for Change
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Nicole Catapano
WSWHE BOCES
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Room 101G |
Convention Center |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
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Linking Board Policy to Educational Initiatives
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Donna Guiffre
Port Jefferson School District
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Room 101E |
Convention Center |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
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NYPA's New Clean Energy Programs for School Districts
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John Markowtiz
New York Power Authority
Brian Vattimo
New York Power Authority
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Room 108 |
Convention Center |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
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Successful Educational Advocacy for the Early Learner
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Black Caucus Speaker tbd
tbd
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Room 101A |
Convention Center |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
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The ABCs of Public-Nonpublic School Relations
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Sharon Berlin
Lamb & Barnosky, LLP
Michael Raniere
Jaspan Schlesinger LLP
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Room 101H |
Convention Center |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
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Turn Your Board Self-Evaluation Tool into a Governance Tool
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Susan Banker
Rush Henrietta School Board
Diane McBride
Rush Henrietta Central School District
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Room 106D |
Convention Center |
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