Onteora’s APPR calls for less testing
The Onteora Central School District Board of Education approved new parameters for the Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) at its ...
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Saugerties releases opt-out numbers
The total portion of Saugerties students opting out of the grades 3-8 assessments was 23 percent for English Language Arts ...
Video: Saugerties superintendent, trustees talk testing
The April 14 School Board meeting included several discussions and speeches on the issue of state-mandated tests. The full video ...
Teachers responsible for test opt-outs, says Saugerties School Board trustee
Trustee Angie Minew and daughters Saying it baffled her that parents are questioning testing, Trustee Angie Minew accused teachers' unions ...
Public education under attack, say parents at forum
A proliferation of standardized tests, a succession of carrot-and-stick reform proposals coming down from higher levels of government, the promotion ...
Letter: Secrecy, divisiveness in Saugerties district’s response to test opt-outs
A letter was issued by BOE President George Heidcamp and posted on the district website on March 26 and appeared ...
Letter: Saugerties School Board must exercise leadership on testing issue
For those who may not know, it is legal in New York for a parent to refuse their child’s participation ...
Saugerties group to hold forum on school funding, testing
"If you talk about education today in most communities, it’s all about taxes,” says Jennifer Mangione. “A lot of people are ...
Swimming safety in the Esopus
Last year at this time, Saugerties village trustees were concerned that it might not be safe to swim at the ...
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