2012 State Aid and Financial Planning Workshop

Please be sure to register each individual separately, an email confirmation of successful registration will be sent to the email address you provide. Please register on-line by September 12:

2012 Fall Workshop Schedule

The following is the schedule for the 2012 Winter Workshop Series.

Workshop	Date
Watertown	September 17	Register online
Syracuse	September 17	Register online
Binghamton	September 18	Register online
Albany	September 19	Register online
Putnam-Westchester	September 20	Register online
Islandia	September 21	Register online
Utica	September 24	Register online
Lake George	September 24	Register online
Buffalo	September 25	Register online
Rochester	September 25	Register online
Mid-Hudson	September 26	Register online

 

We will post the workshop materials online and you will be required to print them and bring them to the workshop. All workshop materials will be posted by February 8th. An email will be sent to those who register reminding them to print materials prior to attending the workshop. Please be sure to notify us if there are any changes to your contact information (email address).
In the event of inclement weather, please call our office or check our website for the status of the workshop. We will do our best to give you sufficient notice of any cancellations.

If you have any questions or need further assistance regarding the workshop, please contact Kathy Beardsley at our office at 518-477-2635. We look forward to seeing you at the workshop!

State Aid Planning Service workshops are presented throughout New York State and provide participants with an understanding of state aid distribution and impact on their districts.  Topics for regional workshops offered in the Fall and Spring include, but are not limited to:

STATE AID ISSUES

• Impact of property and income wealth factors
• Funding for pupils with special needs
• Attendance and enrollment
• Legislation and court cases affecting school finance
• Building process

MAJOR PROPOSALS FOR STATE AID

• Regents'
• Governor's
• Current Law
• Others

NEW AID FORMULAS ADOPTED IN FINAL LEGISLATION

• Described technically and conceptually with emphasis placed on district impact, regional and statewide impact, new SED requirements, and programmatic implications

REGIONAL WORKSHOP SITES (Location Subject to change)

• Albany
• Binghamton
• Buffalo
• Long Island (Islandia)
• Lower Hudson (Putnam-Northern Westchester)
• Mid-Hudson (Orange-Ulster)
• Queensbury
• Rochester
• Syracuse
• Utica
• Watertown

Special topic workshops are presented upon request.  These workshops should be coordinated through districts' local BOCES or ASBO chapters.