Scott A. Budelmann

This document presents information from a Town Hall Meeting concerning the potential merger of the Cazenovia and Morrisville-Eaton Central School Districts. It outlines the historical context and financial challenges faced by both districts, exploring various options including consistent tax increases, program cuts, use of fund balance, or a merger. The presentation details the benefits and implications of a merger, including state aid enhancements, economies of scale, and property value effects. Key areas for study encompass enrollment, programs, services, facilities, transportation, staffing, finances, and long-term sustainability, with scenarios for building centralization and identity integration. The ultimate goal is to evaluate if a merger can address budget deficits and create a more robust and sustainable educational environment.

This document serves as an implementation guide for the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) Portrait of a Graduate initiative. The plan outlines a unifying vision for New York State graduates, focusing on six essential skills and dispositions: Academically Prepared, Creative Innovator, Critical Thinker, Effective Communicator, Global Citizen, and Reflective & Future Focused. These competencies are integrated through the principles of Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-SE). The guide's purpose is to support educators in intentionally developing these skills in students to prepare them for success in college, careers, and civic life.

This document serves as a guide for integrating the New York State Portrait of a Graduate framework into classroom instruction. It outlines six key competencies—Critical Thinker, Creative Innovator, Effective Communicator, Global Citizen, Reflective and Future Focused, and Academically Prepared—designed to prepare students for success in an ever-changing, interconnected world. The guide aims to help educators intentionally connect teaching to these competencies, thereby amplifying the impactful learning already occurring in classrooms.

This document outlines The New York State Portrait of a Graduate framework, which identifies six key competencies: Critical Thinker, Creative Innovator, Effective Communicator, Global Citizen, Reflective and Future Focused, and Academically Prepared. The framework serves as a guide for educators, particularly in English 10, to intentionally integrate these competencies into their curriculum. The objective is to prepare students for success beyond the classroom, enabling them to thrive in an ever-changing and interconnected world.

This document outlines the New York State Portrait of a Graduate framework, which identifies six key competencies for student success beyond the classroom. The framework includes Critical Thinker, Creative Innovator, Effective Communicator, Global Citizen, Reflective and Future Focused, and Academically Prepared. The guide aims to help educators connect their teaching to these competencies, providing ideas and strategies to amplify powerful learning already happening in classrooms and prepare students to thrive in an ever-changing, interconnected world.