State Board Conference

Three members of the PCS Board of Education (Mary Ashley Carroll, Mark Frascatore, and I), along with Supt. of Schools Pat Brady, will be attending the New York State Schools Boards Association (NYSSBA) Annual Convention in October. Jeb Bush and Diane Ravitch will be speakers at the event and there will be over 100 sessions to choose from. This convention is attended primarily by Board members, superintendents of schools, and attorneys (who specialize in education law).

This year, for the first time, Supt. Brady will be a presenter. It is an honor to be selected and Mr. Brady deserves credit for being willing to pass on his knowledge to other school districts. Despite the fact that preparing for this task will be time-consuming, Mr. Brady was more than willing to embrace the increased work load. I look forward to attending his seminar and writing about it in late October.

For Mary Ashley Carroll, this is her 6th consecutive year attending the convention. She and I have always found the convention to be extremely useful in providing us with important professional development experiences needed to be a well-informed Board member.