NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services, Maria Neira Files., 1988-2011
Collection Number: 6174/018

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services, Maria Neira Files, 1988-2011
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6174/018
Abstract:
As vice president of New York State United Teachers, Maria Neira oversees the union's initiatives on educational policy and is NYSUT's frontline advocate to the New York State Board of Regents and the State Education Department. At her direction, the NYSUT Education & Learning Trust, the union's professional development arm, has strengthened and expanded educational opportunities for teachers and other school staff. Neira was appointed by President Obama to serve on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. She also serves on the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Advisory Council. She is a member of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the founding publisher of Educator's Voice. An AFT vice president, she also serves as a vice president of the New York State AFL-CIO Executive Council and as a member of the Board of Directors of the AFL-CIO's Workforce Development Institute. She is a member of the New York State Workforce Investment Board, the Greater Capital Region United Way Board of Directors, Capital District's 100 Hispanic Women, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement and the National Association of Latino Elected Officials Education Fund. She directs NYSUT's fundraising as a statewide flagship sponsor for American Cancer Society programs, including the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer annual walks in which union volunteers have raised millions for the cause. She has served on many state committees, including the governor's Children's Cabinet Advisory Board and the State Committee of Practitioners, and is a member of several other professional organizations. Neira is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, the Educational Leadership Award of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade and the YMCA Northeast New York Woman of Achievement Award. She has been honored by the United Federation of Teachers Hispanic Affairs Committee, the Hispanic Latino Cultural Center, Long Island Latino Teachers Association, the Schenectady Hispanic Heritage Committee and the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York. She previously served as assistant to the president on education issues for the United Federation of Teachers, NYSUT's affiliate in New York City public schools, where she directed a wide range of education initiatives and helped develop strategic plans for education reform. She also served as director of the UFT's Special Educator Support Program. Neira began her teaching career in New York City in 1977 and was a fourth-grade bilingual teacher at the Bilingual Bicultural Mini School in Manhattan. Neira holds a B.A. and an M.S. from Hunter College of the City University of New York.
Creator:
New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)
Neira, Maria
Quanitities:
5.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) was created in 1972 by the merger of the New York State Teachers Association (NYSTA) and the United Teachers of New York (UTNY). NYSTA had been affiliated with the National Education Association (NEA), and UTNY with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). UTNY was the statewide organization whose United Federation of Teachers (UFT), led by Albert Shanker, was the predominant teachers' union in New York City. In joining with United Teachers and affiliating with the AFT, NYSUT also became a member union of the AFL-CIO.
In 1976, NYSUT voted to disaffiliate with the NEA. Some locals left NYSUT and created the NYEA (New York Educators Association), which became the state affiliate for the NEA. In the early 1980s, NYEA changed its name to NEA-NY.
NYEA/NEA- NY viewed association with the AFL-CIO's industrial unions as undermining the professional image and independence of teachers. The two organizations also differed strongly on aspects of the governance structure, particularly with respect to ethnic minority representation, with NYSUT opposed to mandatory minimums. The rivalry between NYSUT and NYEA/NEA-NY in organizing new locals expended a great deal of resources for both labor organizations.
While competition with NYEA/NEA-NY was a constant focus of NYSUT's organizing efforts for teachers, NYSUT was also organizing college faculty members, nurses, and other non-teaching personnel. Once members were organized, NYSUT continued to advocate for teachers' and other workers' rights through contract support and legal services at the local level and political involvement at the state and federal levels, supporting candidates and legislation that protected funding, due process, and working conditions.
NEA-N Y merged with NYSUT in 2006, by which time NYSUT had grown to more than half a million members, becoming the largest union in New York State.

Biographical / Historical

As vice president of New York State United Teachers, Maria Neira oversees the union's initiatives on educational policy and is NYSUT's frontline advocate to the New York State Board of Regents and the State Education Department. At her direction, the NYSUT Education & Learning Trust, the union's professional development arm, has strengthened and expanded educational opportunities for teachers and other school staff.
Neira was appointed by President Obama to serve on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. She also serves on the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Advisory Council. She is a member of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the founding publisher of Educator's Voice.
An AFT vice president, she also serves as a vice president of the New York State AFL-CIO Executive Council and as a member of the Board of Directors of the AFL-CIO's Workforce Development Institute. She is a member of the New York State Workforce Investment Board, the Greater Capital Region United Way Board of Directors, Capital District's 100 Hispanic Women, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement and the National Association of Latino Elected Officials Education Fund. She directs NYSUT's fundraising as a statewide flagship sponsor for American Cancer Society programs, including the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer annual walks in which union volunteers have raised millions for the cause. She has served on many state committees, including the governor's Children's Cabinet Advisory Board and the State Committee of Practitioners, and is a member of several other professional organizations.
Neira is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, the Educational Leadership Award of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade and the YMCA Northeast New York Woman of Achievement Award. She has been honored by the United Federation of Teachers Hispanic Affairs Committee, the Hispanic Latino Cultural Center, Long Island Latino Teachers Association, the Schenectady Hispanic Heritage Committee and the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York.
Neira previously served as assistant to the president on education issues for the United Federation of Teachers, NYSUT's affiliate in New York City public schools, where she directed a wide range of education initiatives and helped develop strategic plans for education reform. She also served as director of the UFT's Special Educator Support Program. Neira began her teaching career in New York City in 1977 and was a fourth-grade bilingual teacher at the Bilingual Bicultural Mini School in Manhattan.
Neira holds a B.A. and an M.S. from Hunter College of the City University of New York.

Covers 2006-2010, with a few folders 1988-1991. In addition to records of NYSUT's Division of Research and Educational Services, which fell under the purview of the First Vice President, the files document the activities of Maria Neira more generally, in her role as a member of the NYSUT Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Cabinet, Officers' Committee, Administrative Committee, NYSUT Policy Council, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and the Education and Learning Trust. Meeting agendas and minutes of these entities are heavily featured, as well as speeches and reports prepared by Neira. Minutes and materials of NYSUT's political action arm, VOTE/COPE, and its lobbying group, the Committee of 100, are also included. Topics cover closing the academic achievement gap, credit recovery (attempts to allow students who missed class to make up course credit online, in order to graduate), charter schools, vocational training and other programs for non-college-bound students, and the state response to federal programs under presidents G. W. Bush and Obama, No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, respectively.
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NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services, Maria Neira Files. #6174/018. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

Related Materials

Related Collections: 6174/003: NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services Files. 6174/016: NYSUT Vice-President's Office, Maria Neira Files. All other 6174 collections

SUBJECTS

Names:
Neira, M. (Maria)
New York State United Teachers
New York State United Teachers. Archives
Subjects:
Teachers' union, New York (State)

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
100 Hispanic Women Gala
2009
Scope and Contents
01/30/09 at 6:30PM in Franklin Plaza. List of guests by table; cover memo to Gala Committee with facilitative details
Box 1 Folder 2
100 Hispanic Women Gala Committee Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Program for second annual gala; committee agenda; list of sponsorship levels; correspondence
Box 1 Folder 3
100 Hispanic Women Third Annual Membership Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
Saturday, April 18, 2009. Agenda for third annual membership meeting; mission statement and list of board of directors; membership application; committee description of Capital District Chapter; April 2009 issue of Latino New York
Box 1 Folder 4
100 HW Annual Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
04/18/09 at 9:00AM in NYSUT HQ. Drafts 1 and 2 of agenda for annual membership meeting; flyer for annual meeting; memos
Box 1 Folder 5
100 HW Leadership Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
7/23/08 at 6:00PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 1. Memos with list of committee members, meeting agenda
Box 1 Folder 6
100 Hispanic Invoice for 2008 Gala
2008
Scope and Contents
Invoice from NYSUT for printing
Box 1 Folder 7
100 Hispanic Annual Membership Mtg.
2008
Scope and Contents
6/7/08. Outline of presentation; outline of presentation re Capital District Chapter; memos; CD disk re annual meeting; handwritten notes
Box 1 Folder 8
100 Hispanic Women Capital District Inc. Membership
2009
Scope and Contents
Membership application from NYSUT vice president Maria Neira
Box 1 Folder 9
100 Hispanic Women Strategic Planning Forum Guidelines
2007
Scope and Contents
Strategic Planning Forum agendas; Strategic Planning Forum Priorities; memos
Box 1 Folder 10
NYSUT BOCES Committee Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
12/11/09 at 10:30AM in NYSUT. Publication re NYS Boards of Cooperative Education (BOCES); brochure; draft discussion paper, "Draft Framework for a New York State High School Exiting Credential," December 11, 2009; agenda for NYSUT BOCES Committee meeting; list of NYSUT committee responsibilities
Box 1 Folder 11
BOCES
2009
Scope and Contents
11/24/09 at 1:00PM in Conference Room A. Agenda for NYSUT/BOCES District Superintendent Committee meeting; handwritten note re meeting
Box 1 Folder 12
BOCES Teachers Association Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
11/18/09 at 5:30PM in Western NY NYSUT Office. Text of remarks by NYSUT vice president Maria Neira to ED 3 meeting; newspaper clipping re Regents effort to improve teaching; memos
Box 1 Folder 13
BOCES
2009
Scope and Contents
11/11/09 at 3:00PM at Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Handwritten notes from meeting; list of contact information for 2008- 2011 BOCES Statewide Planning Committee
Box 1 Folder 14
BOCES
2009
Scope and Contents
10/27/09. Agenda for NYSUT/BOCES District Superintendent Committee
Box 1 Folder 15
BOCES Lobby Day
2008
Scope and Contents
03/04/08 at Empire State Plaza. List of participants; letter reminding NYSUT officers of plans to lobby members of state legislature; related memos
Box 1 Folder 16
BOCES Committee Meeting
2010
Scope and Contents
5/10/10 at 10:30AM in NYSUT Conference Center. BOCES Statewide Planning Committee agenda; Report on Special Education (cost containment proposals); draft program for 38th annual NYSUT Conference for BOCES Leadership, October 22-23; list of BOCES local presidents by ED
Box 1 Folder 17
BOCES District Superintendent Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
01/27/09 at 12:30PM in Executive Conf. Rm 2. NYSUT/BOCES District Superintendent Committee agenda; list of meeting dates
Box 1 Folder 18
Capital Region BOCES Collaboration Day
2008
Scope and Contents
11/19/08 at 9AM. Facilitative correspondence re meeting
Box 1 Folder 19
Children's Cabinet Advisory Committee
2007
Scope and Contents
Summary of meeting of Governor's Children's Cabinet Advisory Board, August 15, 2007; communication to NYSUT vice president Maria Neira requesting submission of Appointments Questionnaire for possible appointment to advisory committee, with attached NYS Police Application for Confidential Background Investigation; list of Children's Cabinet Advisory Board Members; biographical sketches of members; work group agenda re quality early learning programs, October 30; focus group reports re child care quality rating system; draft standards; materials re quality rating system; press release from Executive Chamber, "Governor Spitzer Encourages Child Health Plus Enrollment to Insure New York's Children," August 9, 2007; report by advisory board, "A Description of New York State Early Learning Programs," August 15; Executive Order establishing the Governor's Children's Cabinet; brochure by National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University, "Promoting Effective Early Learning: What Every Policymaker and Educator Should Know," January 2007; document, "Universal Coverage for Children: Framing the Problem for Children's Cabinet," comparing Medicaid with Child Health Plus; related memos
Box 1 Folder 20
BOCES Pre-Conference Workshop
2008
Scope and Contents
10/3/08 at 3PM in Gideon Putnam Resort, Saratoga, Springs NY. Flyer announcing BOCES Pre-Conference Workshop re disability awareness
Box 1 Folder 21
Oswego Boces
2006
Scope and Contents
Reprint request forms and photographs; note of thanks to Maria Neira
Box 1 Folder 22
BOCES: The Tech Valley Consortium
2008
Scope and Contents
Publication, "Connecting the P-16 Educational System & 21st Century Business Environment," with cover note to Maria Neira
Box 1 Folder 23
Children's Cabinet Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
9/3/09 at 10:30am. Descriptions and goals of Early Childhood Advisory Council workgroup, Subcommittee on Children with Incarcerated Parents, Subcommittee on Child Welfare/Juvenile Justice; New York Times editorials decrying conditions at juvenile detention facilities; policy briefs by New York State Afterschool Network (NYSCAN)
Box 1 Folder 24
Children's Cabinet Advisory
2009
Scope and Contents
07/09/09 at 10:30AM in Blue Room, State Capitol. Notice of cancellation
Box 1 Folder 25
Tax Cap
2008
Scope and Contents
05/07/08 at 3:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm 2. Memos re meeting
Box 1 Folder 26
Stimulus Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
02/27/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Memo re meeting
Box 1 Folder 27
Healthcare Talking Points
2009
Scope and Contents
Talking points on health care, November 7, 2009; press release, "House Passage of Affordable Health Care Is a Victory for All Americans: Statement of Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers," November 7, 2009
Box 1 Folder 28
Education Finance Research Consortium
2008
Scope and Contents
10/31/08 at 8:30AM in State Museum. Invitation to attend presentation, "Three Reports on K-12 Education in New York State," re property taxes, financial management in charter schools, and variations in teacher contracts
Box 1 Folder 29
Property Tax Commission
2008
Scope and Contents
01/15/08 at 9:15AM in Dick's Office. Memo re meeting to discuss NYSUT's role in Property Tax Commission
Box 1 Folder 30
The New York State Education Department 2008-2009 Regents Budget Proposal
2008-2009
Scope and Contents
Printed document, 2008-2009 Regents Budget Proposal
Box 1 Folder 31
Children's Advisory Board
2009
Scope and Contents
06/04/09 at 10:30AM in State Capitol, Blue Room. Agenda; summary of February 26 meeting; briefing for June 4 meeting, focusing on disconnected youth; Progress Report on the Recommendations from the People First Forums, August 2008, re delivery of mental health/ developmental disabilities/alcohol abuse treatment services
Box 1 Folder 32
Children's Cabinet Advisory
2009
Scope and Contents
02/26/09 at 10:30AM in Blue Room, State Capitol. Agenda; Presentations by the Subcommittee of the Workgroup on Disconnected Youth, February 26; Preliminary Recommendations to Address the Needs of Children with Incarcerated Parents; Progress Report, Local Implementation of Children's Health Insurance Enrollment Efforts Work Group; list of members of Advisory Board to be appointed to the Early Childhood Advisory Council
Box 1 Folder 33
Children's Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
7/31/08 at 10:30AM in Blue Room of the Capitol. Memo
Box 1 Folder 34
Children's Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
July 31, 2008 at 10:30-2:30pm in Blue Room, 2nd Fl Capitol. Agenda; Project Brief for Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Planning Initiative; talking points re tax cap; related materials
Box 1 Folder 35
Children's Cabinet Advisory Bd.
2008
Scope and Contents
05/8/08 at 10:30am in State Capitol, Blue Rm. Universal Pre-K (UPK) Implementation Work Group Report to the Advisory Board, May 8; Early Learning Financing Work Group Report to the Advisory Board, May 8; response to recommendations; budget highlights
Box 1 Folder 36
Children's Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
02/01/08 at 10:30AM in ESP Concourse Level, Meeting Rm. 6. Meeting notice
Box 1 Folder 37
Children's Cabinet Advisory Committee
2007
Scope and Contents
Filled-in appointments questionnaire, authorization for disclosure of protected health information, and application for confidential police background check for NYSUT vice president Maria Neira for appointment to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Committee; Excerpts from the NYS Public Officers Law and other laws and regulation related to Ethics in State Government, from the NYS Ethics Commission; Neira resume;
Box 1 Folder 38
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
2008
Scope and Contents
Letter to Maria Neira from Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, urging Children's Cabinet to support proposed legislation to aid disconnected youth, December 18, 2008
Box 1 Folder 39
Children's Cabinet: Teenage Births, Outcomes for Teen Parents and their Children
2008-2009
Scope and Contents
December 2008 report by Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, send to Maria Neira in her role as a member of the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board
Box 1 Folder 40
Children's Cabinet Quality Stars NY
2008
Scope and Contents
Program for 30th Anniversary Celebration for Center for Women in Government and Civil Society, September 25, 2008; meeting summary for Quality Stars NY webinar; description of Quality Stars NY, a program of the NYS Office of Children and Family Services
Box 1 Folder 41
Committee of 100 NYSUT
2009
Scope and Contents
March 23-24, 2009. Agenda for lobby day; tip sheet on effective lobbying; list of members of Assembly and Senate Education Committee, Higher Education Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, with office numbers; note sheets for use after meetings with individual legislators; list of members of NYSUT Legislative Department; briefing sheets re issues of importance to NYSUT (K-12, SUNY, CUNY, retirement, health and safety)
Box 1 Folder 42
Committee of 100
2010
Scope and Contents
03/15-16/10. Agenda for lobby day; tip sheet on effective lobbying; list of members of Assembly and Senate Education Committee, Higher Education Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, with office numbers; note sheets for use after meetings with individual legislators; list of members of NYSUT Legislative Department; briefing sheets re issues of importance to NYSUT (K-12, SUNY, CUNY, retirement, health care, charter schools); flyer re teachers centers; letter to legislators in advance of lobby day
Box 1 Folder 43
Committee of 100
2010
Scope and Contents
05/11/10. Agenda for lobby day; tip sheet on effective lobbying; list of members of Assembly and Senate Education Committee, Higher Education Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, with office numbers; note sheets for use after meetings with individual legislators; list of members of NYSUT Legislative Department; briefing sheets re issues of importance to NYSUT (K-12, SUNY, CUNY, retirement, health and safety); projected school district job losses, updated May 10, 2010
Box 1 Folder 44
NYSUT Committee of 100 Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
02/03/09 at 10AM in Albany, NY. Agenda for extraordinary meeting of Committee of 100/lobby day; tip sheet on effective lobbying; list of members of Assembly and Senate Education Committee, Higher Education Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, with office numbers; note sheets for use after meetings with individual legislators; list of members of NYSUT Legislative Department; issues briefing sheet
Box 1 Folder 45
Committee of 100 Higher Education Lobby Day
2009
Scope and Contents
March 2-3, 2009. Testimony to the Senate Finance Committee on the proposed 2009-10 Executive Budget, prepared by Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, January 15, 2009; agenda for higher education lobby day; tip sheet on effective lobbying; list of members of Assembly and Senate Education Committee, Higher Education Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, with office numbers; note sheets for use after meetings with individual legislators; flyer, Invest in Higher Education
Box 1 Folder 46
Committee of 100
2008
Scope and Contents
05/12-13/08. Agenda for lobby day; tip sheet on effective lobbying; list of members of Assembly and Senate Education Committee, Higher Education Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, with office numbers; note sheets for use after meetings with individual legislators; list of members of NYSUT Legislative Department; briefing sheets re issues of importance to NYSUT (K-12, SUNY, CUNY, retirement, health and safety)
Box 1 Folder 47
Committee of 100
2008
Scope and Contents
03/17-18/08. Agenda for lobby day; tip sheet on effective lobbying; list of members of Assembly and Senate Education Committee, Higher Education Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, with office numbers; note sheets for use after meetings with individual legislators; list of members of NYSUT Legislative Department; briefing sheets re issues of importance to NYSUT (K-12, SUNY, CUNY), opposition to tax cap
Box 1 Folder 48
Committee of 100
2008
Scope and Contents
3/17/08 in Desmond. Agenda for Political Action Committee meeting and lobby day
Box 1 Folder 49
Committee of 100
2007
Scope and Contents
05/07-08/07 at 8PM in Desmond Hotel. NYSUT Research Department Contract Language for Peer Review and or Portfolio (actual contract language from various locals); State Education Department Regents Priority Proposal: Adding to the Prospective Pool of Qualified Teachers: Re-Employing Retired Public Employees as Teachers in Hard-to-Staff Schools; working drafts of growth models; materials re tenure decisions; handwritten notes from meeting
Box 1 Folder 50
Committee of 100
2009
Scope and Contents
05/11-12/09. Agenda for lobby day; tip sheet on effective lobbying; list of members of Assembly and Senate Education Committee, Higher Education Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, with office numbers; note sheets for use after meetings with individual legislators; list of members of NYSUT Legislative Department; briefing sheets re issues of importance to NYSUT (K-12, higher education, health and safety issues, labor and retirement)
Box 1 Folder 51
Committee of 100
2009
Scope and Contents
05/11-12/09 in Desmond Hotel. Agenda for lobby day; tip sheet on effective lobbying; list of members of Assembly and Senate Education Committee, Higher Education Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, with office numbers; note sheets for use after meetings with individual legislators; list of members of NYSUT Legislative Department; briefing sheets re issues of importance to NYSUT (K-12, higher education, health and safety issues, labor and retirement, social justice)
Box 1 Folder 52
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute 2008 Sponsorship Options
2008
Scope and Contents
Informational brochure
Box 1 Folder 53
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
2008
Scope and Contents
9/7-10/08 in DC. AFT memo re institute's Public Policy Conference; materials re annual gala
Box 1 Folder 54
Contract for Excellence Update Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
4/10/08 at 2:30pm in Hilton, NYC. Discussion paper for Regents, "Proposed Revisions to the Regulations of the Commissioner Relating to Contracts for Excellence," February 5; memo from NYSUT vice president Maria Neira to locals re Contract for Excellence update and meeting, March 11
Box 1 Folder 55
Anne Schiano Meeting: They will meet after the Regents
2009
Scope and Contents
01/13/09.Memos re meeting date; paper by Justin Minkel, 2997 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, "Reflections on Education Policy Related to English Learners"; draft chart, "Performance Indicators with Benchmarks Integrating ESL Performance Indicators into the ELA/ESL Revised Standards"
Box 1 Folder 56
ELA/ESL Standards Review Panel
2008
Scope and Contents
6/26-27/2008. Agenda for June 26-27 meeting of the ELA/ESL Standards Review Panel
Box 1 Folder 57
ELA/ESL Standards
2008
Scope and Contents
4/24/08. Draft document, "Educating English Language Learners: What the Research Does -- and Does Not -- Tell Us"; agenda for Regents Learning Standards Review Initiative Public Forum on the Review of the ELA/ESL Standards
Box 1 Folder 58
ELA/ESL Panel
Scope and Contents
Panel recommendations and researchers
Box 1 Folder 59
ELA/ESL Learning Standards DRAFT Versions
2009
Scope and Contents
Presentation outline of Regents Standards Review Initiative at Board of Regents meeting, December 15, 2008; Partnership for the 21st Century Skills Review of NYS Standard English Language Arts K-12, January 22, 2009; draft reading performance indicators for pre-kindergarten, grade 5, and grade 9
Box 1 Folder 60
ESL Reseachers
2008
Scope and Contents
Individual biographies of ESL researchers
Box 1 Folder 61
Spanish/Hispanic/Latino Quotations
2008
Scope and Contents
6/5/08. Quotations on leadership and the Latino experience
Box 1 Folder 62
Hispanic Participation in Technology Careers Summit
2008
Scope and Contents
5/5-6/08. Report prepared for summit, "A Matter of Trust: Ten Key Insights from Recent Public Opinion Research on Attitudes about Education Among Hispanic Parents, Students, and Young Adults"
Box 1 Folder 63
Hispanic Federation: Reform Agenda
2008
Scope and Contents
Report, "Confronting the Latino Academic Achievement Gap: A Reform Agenda"
Box 1 Folder 64
Janella Hinds Conference Call
2009
Scope and Contents
11/05/09 at 2PM. Report of the NYSUT High School Initiatives Task Force on Improving Graduation Rates
Box 1 Folder 65
Credit Recovery
2008
Scope and Contents
11/06/08 at 1PM in SED, NYC. NYSUT Talking Points on Credit Recovery, the practice of allowing students to make up for lack of classroom attendance, sometimes through online courses, in order to improve school district graduation rates; article from New York Times, April 11, 2008; reports/marketing materials by online learning companies
Box 1 Folder 66
NYSUT High School Initiative Task Force on Improving Graduation Rates
2008
Scope and Contents
Agenda for task force meeting, October 15; draft report; articles; related materials; handwritten notes
Box 1 Folder 67
High School Initiative Task Force
2008
Scope and Contents
09/22/08 at 10AM in NYSUT HQ. Memos; agenda for NEA Leadership Forum
Box 1 Folder 68
High School Initiatives Task Force
2008
Scope and Contents
05/14/08 at 10AM in NYSUT HQ. Agenda; handwritten outline of problem; presentation, "NYS High School Graduation and Dropout Rates: Looking at Low Performing Students"; recommendations; related materials
Box 1 Folder 69
High School Initiatives Task Force - Maria
2008
Scope and Contents
05/14/08. Agenda; timeline; list of members; related materials
Box 1 Folder 70
NYSUT HS Initiatives Task Force
2008
Scope and Contents
2/8/08. Summary by Fact Finders, "2008 NYSUT HS Initiatives Student and Parent Study"
Box 1 Folder 71
Task Force on High School Initiatives
2007
Scope and Contents
Charge to the task force; background re establishment of task force; list of members; reports of the first vice president (Maria Neira), updating on high school initiative, prepared for the NYSUT Board of Directors
Box 1 Folder 72
FAIR: Legislative Analysis
2007
Scope and Contents
The DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007) legislative analysis by Federation for American Immigration Reform
Box 1 Folder 73
NYSUT Local Action Project Carmel Teacher's Association
2011
Scope and Contents
Tarrytown regional office, local presidents' conference; newsletter; list of LAP events; presentation summary re LAP; memorabilia
Box 1 Folder 74
NYSUT Local Action Project
2010
Scope and Contents
7/22/10. Presentation materials, "Defining Excellence in Our Professions," NYSUT Local Action Project, July 22, 2010
Box 1 Folder 75
LAP: The Gideon Putnam
2009
Scope and Contents
07/21-24/09. At-a-glance agenda for Local Action Project Conference; related materials
Box 1 Folder 76
LAP Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
09/30/08 at 2PM in Conf. Rm. C. List of local funding requests, September 12; LAP budget forms from locals
Box 1 Folder 77
LAP Conference
2008
Scope and Contents
7/21-25/08 in Fort Henry, Lake George. NYSUT vice president Maria Neira welcome and opening remarks
Box 1 Folder 78
LAP Applications
2008
Scope and Contents
02/29/08 at 11:30AM in Maria's Office. LAP applications from locals
Box 1 Folder 79
LAP Summer Planning Conference
2008
Scope and Contents
Summary of participant feedback; evaluation report; thank-you letter to Niera from Association of Career and Technical Education Administrators for use of facility
Box 1 Folder 80
Local and Retiree Council Presidents Conference Planning Mtg.
2009
Scope and Contents
09/10/09 at 1:30PM in Exec. Rm. 1. Local and Retiree Council Presidents Conference Planning Committee minutes, April 24; conference tentative schedule (pre-Representative Assembly); planning committee agenda; summary and results of 2009 Local Presidents Conference Survey
Box 1 Folder 81
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
2009
Scope and Contents
11/06-07/09 in Washington, DC. Registration form for Maria Neira; talking points for Finance Committee telephone call meeting; agenda for NBPTS Board of Directors meeting; highlights of development activities; financial update; report of nominating committee; minutes of meeting of Executive Committee via conference call, October 20
Box 1 Folder 82
NBPTS
2009
Scope and Contents
07/15-18/09 in Atlanta, GA. Attendance list for Board of Directors meeting; CDs; publicity materials
Box 1 Folder 83
NBPTS: Conflict of Interest Policy
2011
Scope and Contents
Director disclosure statement for Maria Neira; Code of Ethics; Conflict of Interest Policy; related memos
Box 1 Folder 84
NBPTS Code of Ethics
2008
Scope and Contents
Code of Ethics; related memo; statement by Maria Neira, "Vote. Get Involved. Make a Difference."
Box 1 Folder 85
NBPTS
2006
Scope and Contents
02/28/06. Investment guidelines, June 2003; issues of Education Week; list of committees; fact sheet, "About National Board Certification"; newspaper clippings; Executive Committee meeting agenda, February 28, 2007; minutes of October 13, 2006, meeting; talking points re Harris and Sass research re effects of NBPTS-certified teachers on student achievement
Box 2 Folder 1
NBPTS Board of Directors Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
03/27-28/09. Tabbed materials
Box 2 Folder 2
NBPTS Board of Directors Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
04/04-05/08. Tabbed materials
Box 2 Folder 3
NBPTS Executive Committee Conference Call
2009
Scope and Contents
10/20/09 at 4:30PM. Minutes of Executive Committee meeting of May 20, 2009; agenda for October 20 conference call; outline, "Draft Mid-Year Cuts Campaign"
Box 2 Folder 4
NBPTS Conf. Call
2009
Scope and Contents
05/20/09 at 4PM in Maria's office. Minutes of Executive Committee meeting of March 27, 2009; nomination form for James A. Kelly Award for First Lady Michelle Obama; nomination for Kelly Award for Education Secretary Arne Duncan; nomination for Arthur Wise; list of nominees; description of James A. Kelly Award
Box 2 Folder 5
NBPTS: President/CEO Performance Assessment
2009
Scope and Contents
Performance Planning and Assessment Program materials; memo; schedule
Box 2 Folder 6
Performance Goals for President/CEO of NBPTS
2008
Scope and Contents
Timeline; memos
Box 2 Folder 7
NBPTS Conf. Call
2008
Scope and Contents
9/22/08 at 5PM in Maria's office. Agenda for Executive Committee conference call, August 14; minutes of April 3 meeting; second quarter financial review; performance progress report
Box 2 Folder 8
NBPTS Exec. Comm. Conf. Call
2008
Scope and Contents
8/14/08 at 4PM. Agenda for August 14 conference call; president/CEO performance goals; progress report
Box 2 Folder 9
NBPTS Executive Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
04/04-05/08 at 10AM TBD. Tabbed materials re president/CEO Performance Planning and Assessment Program
Box 2 Folder 10
NBPTS Executive Committee Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
4/3/08 TBD. Tentative agenda; memos; handwritten notes
Box 2 Folder 11
NBPTS Finance Committee Conference Call
2009
Scope and Contents
10/21/09 at 6:00pm. Agenda; talking points; memos; minutes of September 23 meeting; confidential detailed memo re approval of 2010 general and administrative budget, October 16
Box 2 Folder 12
NBPTS Finance Committee Conference Call
2009
Scope and Contents
9/23/09 at 6:00PM. Agenda; talking points; minutes of August 24 meeting; financial review
Box 2 Folder 13
NBPTS Finance Committee Conference Call
2009
Scope and Contents
8/24/09 at 6:00PM. Agenda; talking points; minutes of July 2 meeting; financial review
Box 2 Folder 14
NBPTS: Financial Committee Conf. Call
2009
Scope and Contents
05/21/09 at 6:00PM. Agenda; talking points; minutes of March 27 meeting; financial review
Box 2 Folder 15
NBPTS: Financial Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
03/27-28/09 in Arlington, VA. Agenda for Finance Committee meeting of March 27; agenda for Executive Committee meeting of March 27; minutes of Executive Committee meeting of November 7, 2008; minutes of Finance Committee meeting of March 3, 2009; memo re office space lease; Report of Finance Committee: 2008 Financial Results and 2009 Comprehensive Budget; memo re leadership competencies assessment for president/CEO
Box 2 Folder 16
NBPTS: Financial Committee Conf. Call
2009
Scope and Contents
03/03/09 at 5:30PM. Talking points for meeting; agenda; minutes of February 11 meeting; confidential detailed memo re 2008 estimated results of financial operations
Box 2 Folder 17
NBPTS: Financial Committee Conf. Call
2009
Scope and Contents
02/11/09 at 5:30PM. Agenda; talking points; confidential financial overview
Box 2 Folder 18
John Zimmerman Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
12/12/08 at 9AM in Dick's office. Letter to NYSUT vice president Maria Neira, congratulating her on her election as chair of NBPTS Finance Committee, November 12, 2008; AFT financial statements
Box 2 Folder 19
NBPTS
2008
Scope and Contents
12/04/08 at 12:30PM in Maria's office. Financial report, December 31, 2007; Federal Awards Supplemental Information, December 31, 2007; September 2008 financial review; related memos
Box 2 Folder 20
NBPTS Conference and Exhibition
2009
Scope and Contents
07/15-18/09 in Atlanta, Georgia. Conference program
Box 2 Folder 21
National Board Certification Program
2008
Scope and Contents
Greater Capital Region Teacher Center folder with informational brochures and fact sheets
Box 2 Folder 22
NYS & NBPTS
2008
Scope and Contents
July 7, 2008, at Exec. 2. Bullet points
Box 2 Folder 23
NBPTS
2008
Scope and Contents
05/16/08 at 3PM in SED. Draft meeting agenda, "Taking Inventory and Moving Forward: National Board Certification in NYS"; related memo
Box 2 Folder 24
AFT NBPTS Conference Call
2008
Scope and Contents
02/12/08 at 5PM. Notes from planning meeting 3, "In Pursuit of Excellence: Celebrating the Accomplished Teacher," January 11, 2007; memo and outline of discussion questions for conference call
Box 2 Folder 25
NBPTS/Albert Shanker Grant
2008
Scope and Contents
Chart of contracts with National Board Certification incentives
Box 2 Folder 26
NBPTS Ballot: James A. Kelly Award
2009
Scope and Contents
Ballot from NYSUT vice president Maria Neira in her role as member of the Board of Directors of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; letter to Board of Directors recommending that the James A. Kelly Award for Advancing Accomplished Teaching go to Gov. Roy E. Barnes and Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond
Box 2 Folder 27
NBPTS Incumbent Director's Consent-to-Questionnaire Form
2009
Scope and Contents
Blank and filled-in forms
Box 2 Folder 28
NBPTS Incumbent Director's Consent-to-Serve Questionnaire
2007
Scope and Contents
Filled-in form by Maria Neira; instruction to Neira re how to fill out form, including draft responses; blank forms; Report of 2007 Nominating Committee
Box 2 Folder 29
NBPTS President/CEO Leadership Competencies Assessment Executive Committee Summary
2009
Scope and Contents
Performance plan and related confidential materials
Box 2 Folder 30
NBPTS Executive Committee Meeting Materials
2007
Scope and Contents
02/28/07 in Arlington, VA. Agenda; minutes of December 8, 2006, meeting of working group; 2006 Financial Results of Operations; 2003-2006 Selected Progress Indicators; brochure, "Making the Commitment to Accomplished Teaching: Q and A for 2007 National Board Certification"; fact sheet, "About National Board Certification"
Box 2 Folder 31
NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Task Force Webcast
2009
Scope and Contents
January 14, 2009 at 2:00-4:30. Agenda; AFT position papers, "Investing in a Well-Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom," "Community Schools," "Focus on High-Achieving Low-Income Students," other issues
Box 2 Folder 32
Conf. Call NCLB Task Force Web Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
1/8/09. Facilitative memos
Box 2 Folder 33
Alternative Proposal to NCLB
2008
Scope and Contents
5/22/08 with Lunch at Hilton, Chevy Chase Run (Terrace Level). NCLB Task Force meeting agenda, April 17-18, 2008; statement by Randi Weingarten, president, United Federation of Teachers, to the Association for a Better New York, "Accountability in New York City's Public Schools," March 13, 2008; highlights of the proposed accountability reports; list of NCLB Task Force members; related documents
Box 2 Folder 34
NCLB Task Force
2008
Scope and Contents
5/22/08 at 12:15-1:45PM. Memo from executive vice president Antonia Cortese, inviting task force members to attend meeting with AFT vice president Randi Weingarten to develop alternatives to No Child Left Behind accountability proposals
Box 2 Folder 35
AFT NCLB Task Force
2008
Scope and Contents
04/17-18/08 in Washington, DC. Overview of the Academic Performance Index; questions for discussion of the Elementary Index; related documents
Box 2 Folder 36
NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
2007
Scope and Contents
Report by the Commission on No Child Left Behind, "Beyond NCLB: Fulfilling the Promise to Our Nation's Children," 2007; report by the National Middle School Association, "Success in the Middle: A Policymaker's Guide to Achieving Quality Middle Level Education," 2006; other reports and article reprints
Box 2 Folder 37
NCLB
2007
Scope and Contents
Draft report by the Commission on No Child Left Behind, "Beyond NCLB: Fulfilling the Promise to Our Nation's Children"; Rand Corporation report, "The Role of Districts in Fostering Instructional Improvement: Lessons from Three Urban Districts Partnered with the Institute for Learning," 2005: AFT report, "NCLB: Let's Get It Right," n.d.
Box 2 Folder 38
NCLB PowerPoint
2007
Scope and Contents
10/19-20/07. Presentation at NYSUT Board of Directors meeting; document, "Landmark Agreement for Pension Benefits and School-Wide Bonuses Brings Professional Gains to NYC Public School Educators"
Box 2 Folder 39
NCLB Task Force Meeting
2007
Scope and Contents
9/14/07 at 2PM in Video Conf. Room. Call for meeting of the No Child Left Behind Task Force
Box 2 Folder 40
NCLB Meeting
2006
Scope and Contents
09/06/06 at 10:30AM in Maria's Office. Presentation by Maria Neira to the NYS Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators re Campaign for Fiscal Equity, "Can CFE Close the Achievement Gap?" February 18, 2006; memos
Box 2 Folder 41
Proposal of NCLB Video
2008
Scope and Contents
Letter from NYSUT vice president Maria Neira to Door Knob Films LLC, expressing support for documentary project, "No Teacher Left Behind," referencing $10,000 grant from NYSUT to assist in production, June 24, 2008; copy of check; proposal for video documentary and request for support, with budget, April 5, 2008
Box 2 Folder 42
NCLB Growth Model Proposal in Rochester
2008
Scope and Contents
Letter from Kenmore Teachers Association to State Education Department
Box 2 Folder 43
Miller/Mckeon ESEA Title 1 Draft Bill
2007
Scope and Contents
Memo from Maria Neira to NYSUT officers re NYSUT position on Miller/McKeon draft of reauthorization of Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act
Box 2 Folder 44
Gillibrand: NCLB
2007
Scope and Contents
NYSUT document, "NCLB: Time for a Change: Recommendations to the United States Congress," March 12, 2007
Box 2 Folder 45
NYS AFL-CIO Executive Council
2009
Scope and Contents
12/18/09 at 11:30AM in Sheraton NY Hotel. Minutes of meeting of June 16, 2009; letter to Maria Neira re December 18 meeting
Box 2 Folder 46
NYS AFL-CIO Workforce Development Inst. Conf. Call
2009
Scope and Contents
06/23/09 at 2:30PM. Facilitative memo
Box 2 Folder 47
NYS AFL-CIO Executive Council Meeting
Scope and Contents
06/16/09 at 12:30PM in Crowne Plaza. Agenda; secretary-treasurer's report; NYS AFL-CIO Budget Analysis for the period July 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009; minutes of December 19, 2008, Executive Council meeting; 2009-2010 Proposed Budget; press advisory, "Join New Yorkers In Support of Their Union Brother's (sic) and Sisters And the Workers of Puerto Rico!" with attached materials, June 15, 2009; brochure re labor law at Fordham Law School; related materials; memo re Senate introduction of 9/11 Health Compensation Fund, June 16, 2009; flyer for national health care reform rally and lobby day, June 28; NYS AFL-CIO Document Retention Policy; Conflict of Interest Policy; Whistleblower Protection Policy; Community Outreach Department Report; Executive Summary, Young Unionists' Conference, May 7-9, 2009
Box 2 Folder 48
NYS AFL-CIO/NYC Central Labor Council Executive Board
2008
Scope and Contents
10/22/08 at 12:30PM in Sheraton NY Hotel. Publication by the Fiscal Policy Institute, "The State of Working New York 2007: Encouraging Recent Gains but Troubling Long-Term Trends"; presentation, "With the end of Wall Street as we knew It, what lies ahead? New York's economic and fiscal challenges"; report, "New York's Rising Unemployment: The Other Crisis in Albany"; NYS AFL-CIO document, "Labor 2008: Targeted Races," tracking canvassing activity; flyer invitation to NYS AFL-CIO breakfast in honor of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
Box 2 Folder 49
NYS AFL-CIO Executive Council
2008
Scope and Contents
09/04/08 at 11:30AM in Grand Hyatt, NYC. Draft AFT concept paper, Innovation Fund, September 2, 2008; agenda; conference call meeting minutes, August 26, 2008
Box 2 Folder 50
NYS AFL-CIO Executive Council Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
06/17/08 at 11:30AM in Albany, New York. Agenda; meeting minutes of December 7, 2007; NYS AFL-CIO Budget Analysis; 2008-2009 Proposed Budget; Secretary-Treasurer's Report; NYS AFL-CIO Investment Policy; Resolution 2, submitted by AFL-CIO Executive Council, "A Diverse Movement Calls for Diverse Leadership," 2005; charts of targeted NY Congressional Districts; flyers for receptions for political candidates
Box 2 Folder 51
NYS AFL-CIO Exec. Council
2008
Scope and Contents
06/17/08 at 11:30AM in Albany Crowne Plaza. Minutes of meeting; facilitative correspondence
Box 2 Folder 52
Workforce Development Institute Board Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
6/11/08 at 10:00AM in the Troy Office. Agenda for Board of Directors meeting; draft employee manual; program reports; Executive Director's Report; financial statements; publications of photographs and stories by workers and families of UAW Local 465 and others, "Unseen America New York State"
Box 2 Folder 53
NYS AFL-CIO Rally
2007
Scope and Contents
9/8/07 at 10AM in NYC. Invitation to Maria Neira to Labor Day rally in support of proposed federal legislation for medical monitoring and treatment for 9/11 first responders and other workers whose long-term health was affected by the attack
Box 2 Folder 54
NYS AFL-CIO Executive Council Meeting
2007
Scope and Contents
07/10/07 in Sheraton, New York. Agenda; report on the BALCONY (Business and Labor Coalition of New York) Universal Health Care Forum, "Affordable Health Care for New York Prescriptions for a Health State"; projected budget
Box 2 Folder 55
Peer Review & PSPB
2009
Scope and Contents
05/04/09 at 2PM in Maria's Office. Agenda; evaluation sheets; thank-you letters to seminar panelists
Box 2 Folder 56
Peer Review Conf. for Local Leaders
2008
Scope and Contents
12/5/08 at 9AM in Auditorium. Agenda; bio of Antonia Cortese; suggested questions for panel presentation; presentation bullet points; resolution adopted by AFT, Peer Assistance and Review for New Teachers: Taking Charge of Our Profession; issue of AFT American Educator, fall 2008
Box 2 Folder 57
NYSUT Peer Review Seminar
2008
Scope and Contents
12/05/08. Agenda; seminar materials; handwritten notes
Box 2 Folder 58
Web Meeting - Draft Resolution on Peer Asst. and Review
2008
Scope and Contents
01/17/08. Draft and revised resolutions re peer assistance and review; related memo; instructions for web meeting
Box 2 Folder 59
Peer Assistance and Review
2008
Scope and Contents
Comments on draft resolution from Maria Neira
Box 2 Folder 60
Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force Forum
2008
Scope and Contents
6/24/08 at 3PM in Senate Russell Office. Talking points for legislative visits; invitation to Maria Neira from Senators Ken Salazar and Richard Menendez, co-chairs of Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force, to attend forum with Latino labor union leaders re concerns of working families; handwritten notes; materials on the Employee Free Choice Act; memos
Box 2 Folder 61
Somos El Futuro Debrief
2008
Scope and Contents
5/30/08 at 10AM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Memo re meeting
Box 2 Folder 62
2009 Somos Conference
2009
Scope and Contents
April 2-5, 2009. Memo re logistics of maintaining a NYSUT presence at the Somos conference
Box 2 Folder 63
NBPTS Executive Committee Conference Call
2009
Scope and Contents
12/15/09. Agenda; minutes of November 6, 2009, meeting; National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Accomplished Principal Standards
Box 3 Folder 1
Somos El Futuro
2008
Scope and Contents
April 25-27, 2008 at the Egg, Albany, NY. Talking points for Maria Neira; NYSUT bullet points, "Fulfilling America's Promise: Improving Educational Opportunities for Hispanic Children," April 25; booklet for luncheon awards program; agenda
Box 3 Folder 2
Somos El Futuro
2008
Scope and Contents
Caucus Weekend 2008 & Somos El Futuro Conferences memorandum
Box 3 Folder 3
Somos El Futuro Puerto Rico
2008
Scope and Contents
Program for 2nd Annual Latino Upstate Summit, October 17, 2008; memo to Maria Neira re Somos Conference held in Puerto Rico, with agenda and registration form
Box 3 Folder 4
21st Annual Somos El Futuro Conference
2008
Scope and Contents
On 04/25-27/08 in Albany, New York. Program
Box 3 Folder 5
Somos El Futuro 20th Annual Legislative Conference
2007
Scope and Contents
04/27-30/07. Preliminary agenda; Awards Luncheon Program; NYSUT Guide to Special Education brochures in English and Spanish; AFT brochures, Pathways to Success, in English and Spanish; NYSUT flyer in English and Spanish
Box 3 Folder 6
Race To The Top (RTTT)
2009
Scope and Contents
Race to the Top Program Executive Summary, U.S. Department of Education, November 2009; full funding guidelines for publication in the Federal Register; Race to the Top Program Preamble and Major Changes; Race to the Top Application for Initial Funding
Box 3 Folder 7
RTTT
2009
Scope and Contents
10/15/09. NYSUT Comments Regarding the Report on Improving the Preparation, Recruitment, and Retention of Urban Educators
Box 3 Folder 8
Race to the Top
2009
Scope and Contents
8/19/09. Education Initiatives agenda; draft, Education Initiatives: Next Steps for NYSUT; presentation bullet points
Box 3 Folder 9
RTTT Applications: TN, DE, LA, MA and FL
2009
Scope and Contents
Comparative narratives
Box 3 Folder 10
RTTT: Weingarten AFT News Release
2010
Scope and Contents
Statement by Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers, on "Race to the Top" Grant Awards, March 29, 2010; note about New York losing RTTT grant, NYSUT position
Box 3 Folder 11
NYS AFL-CIO Annual Labor Celebration
2008
Scope and Contents
12/18/08 at Sheraton NY Hotel. Invitation to NYS AFL-CIO Annual Labor Celebration
Box 3 Folder 12
NYS AFL-CIO Annual Labor Celebration
2009
Scope and Contents
12/17/09 at 6:00-9:00PM at Sheraton NY Hotel. Letter inviting NYSUT vice president Maria Neira; invitation to gala
Box 3 Folder 13
AFL-CIO Workforce Development Institute
2009
Scope and Contents
01/28/09. Facilitative memo
Box 3 Folder 14
NYS AFL-CIO Conflict of Interest Policy
2009
Scope and Contents
Policy document, with cover letter; signed statement by Maria Neira, agreeing to policy
Box 3 Folder 15
NYS AFL-CIO: NYC Airport (Delta Airlines)
2010
Scope and Contents
Letter to Maria Neira, describing anti-union efforts by Delta Airlines; open letter to Delta CEO from Neira, "An Appeal for Fairness at Delta Airlines"
Box 3 Folder 16
Task Force on Creating Pathways for New York's Youth
1991
Scope and Contents
Meeting agenda, May 24, 1991; outline of issues; notes for NYSUT president Tom Hobart
Box 3 Folder 17
Career Pathways Subcommittee Meetings
1991
Scope and Contents
Agenda, June 26, 1991; list of subcommittee assignments; reports from advisory councils from other states; report, New York State Job Training: Workforce Preparation Evaluation Program Plan; testimony by National Alliance of Business before the House Ways and Means Committee re "Education and Human Resource Factors Affecting U.S. International Competitiveness," June 5, 1991
Box 3 Folder 18
Career Pathways Meeting [folder 1 of 2]
1991
Scope and Contents
Wednesday, August 28 at 11:00AM in Syracuse Regional Office. Memo re meeting; U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills report, "What Work Requires of Schools: A SCANS Report for America 2000," June 1991; brochure version; executive summary of U.S. General Accounting Office report
Box 3 Folder 19
Career Pathways Meeting [folder 2 of 2]
1991
Scope and Contents
Wednesday, August 28 at 11:00AM at Syracuse Regional Office. Agenda for meeting of Standards and Inclusion Subcommittee, June 26; plans from Virginia and Wisconsin for improving workforce preparation
Box 3 Folder 20
Characteristics of Ideal Learning Environments
Scope and Contents
Document
Box 3 Folder 21
Youth Apprenticeship, American Style: A Strategy for Expanding School and Career Opportunities
1990
Scope and Contents
December 7, 1990. Report of a conference by Consortium on Youth Apprenticeship
Box 3 Folder 22
New York State Job Training Partnership Council
1988
Scope and Contents
Publication, "A Statement of Policy on Youth Employment Investments in New York State"
Box 3 Folder 23
The ASVAB Workbook - Exploring Careers
1989
Scope and Contents
Exploring Careers: The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) Workbook
Box 3 Folder 24
National Center on Education and the Economy - America's Choice: High Skills or Low Wages!
1990
Scope and Contents
The Report of The Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce
Box 3 Folder 25
Education and Human Services Consortium - Structuring Interagency Partnerships to Connect Children and Families with Comprehensive Services
1991
Scope and Contents
Joint publication of the Education and Human Services Consortium
Box 3 Folder 26
U.S General Accounting Office - Training Strategies: Preparing Noncollege Youth for Employment in the U.S and Foreign Countries
1990
Scope and Contents
May 1990. U.S. General Accounting Office Report to Congressional Requesters
Box 3 Folder 27
At Risk: A Nation and Its Youth-The National Youth Employment and Training Conference
Scope and Contents
NYS Department of Labor (?) publication
Box 3 Folder 28
New York State Job Training Partnership Council-Creating a Vision: The Workforce Preparation System Of the Future
1990
Scope and Contents
Publication
Box 3 Folder 29
State Education Department-Education Statistics New York State
1991
Scope and Contents
January 1991. Booklet prepared especially for members of the legislature
Box 3 Folder 30
New York State Job Training Partnership Council
1990-1991
Scope and Contents
NY State Education Department Basic and Expanded Basic Skills: Scales for Validation Study, July 1990; fact sheet from the White House, "America 2000: The President's Education Strategy," April 18, 1991; Statement of Senator Edward M. Kennedy at the Executive Session on S. 2, "The Strengthening Education for American Families Act"; Report to the Board of Regents on Career Preparation Validation Study; article, "Preparing a World-Class Work Force," Vocational Education Journal, May 1991; Pathways for New York State's Youth, showing charts for enrollment and graduation activity, 1985-89, comparison of percentage of public and private school graduates entering institutions of higher learning
Box 3 Folder 31
Career Pathways Task Force
1991
Scope and Contents
October 31. Notice of meeting; Proposal by the Rochester School-to-Work Transition Initiative, October 28, 1991; Cornell University publication, "Creating Apprenticeship Opportunities for Youth: A Progress Report from the Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration Project in Broome County, NY," September 1991; brochure, "The University at Albany: A $4 Billion Engine for Economic Growth 1990-1999"; Statement of Senator Edward M. Kennedy at the Introduction of "The High Skills, Competitive Workforce Act of 1991," October 1; Cornell publication, "Adapting German Apprenticeship to New York State: Report on a Symposium Convened by S. H. Hamilton," June 7, 1990; Outline of Proposed Recommendations and Recommendation Options of the Task Force on Creating Career Pathways for New York's Youth; updates by subcommittees; related memos
Box 3 Folder 32
Task Force on Creating Career Pathways [folder 1 of 3]
1991
Scope and Contents
Monday, October 7 at 10:30AM in Room 5-B, SED. Monthly Labor Review article, "Shared Training: Lessons from Germany," March 1991; draft task force reports
Box 3 Folder 33
Task Force on Creating Career Pathways [folder 2 of 3]
1991
Scope and Contents
Monday, October 7 at 10:30AM in Room 5-B, SED. Meeting materials, including draft report, proposed recommendations, and cover letter
Box 3 Folder 34
Task Force on Creating Career Pathways [folder 3 of 3]
1991
Scope and Contents
Monday, October 7 at 10:30AM in Room 5-B, SED. Proposed recommendations and options; other documents
Box 3 Folder 35
Administrative Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
10/20/09 at 12 Noon in Auditorium. NYSUT document, "Managing a Harassment-Free and Respectful Workplace"; training program evaluation forms; memo calling meeting, noting training topic
Box 3 Folder 36
Administrative Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
6/09/09 at 1:00PM. Agenda; presentation bullet points re Obama's Pre-K-Higher Education agenda; AFT presentation points, "The View from the States"; presentation, "Expanding the Promise of Education in America," White House Domestic Policy Council
Box 3 Folder 37
Administrative Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
1/27/09 at 1:00PM. Memo
Box 3 Folder 38
Administrative Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
9/24/08 at 10:00AM. Keynote Speech by NYSUT Vice President Maria Neira to the Capital Region Human Resources Association Diversity Gala, October 16, 2008; handwritten notes; training materials on trust and self-evaluation for integrity
Box 3 Folder 39
Administrative Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
6/10/08 at 1PM in Auditorium. Agenda; AFT presentation bullet points, "From Members to Unionists: Connecting with NYSUT's Next Generation"
Box 3 Folder 40
Administrative Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
3/11/08 at 1PM in Auditorium. Agenda; discussion group notes
Box 3 Folder 41
Administrative Committee Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
1/30/08 at 11PM in NYSUT Auditorium. Agenda; article from WorkingUSA: The Journal of Labor and Society, "A Strategic Choice Framework for Union Decision Making," March 2005; presentation bullet points, "Strategic Choice and Building Union Capacity"; handwritten notes
Box 3 Folder 42
Advisory Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
11/04/09 at 1PM in Conf. Rm B&C. Agenda; press releases: from Department of Labor, "Statement by U.S. Secretary Hilda L. Solis on reports detailing international child labor and forced labor," and from National Labor Committee, "Retail Giant Flouts Recommendation of Centers for Disease Control: Wal-Mart's Sick Leave Policy Risks Spreading Swine Flu," November 3, 2009; definition of NYSUT's Social Justice Agenda
Box 3 Folder 43
Advisory Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
3/18/09 at 1:00PM. Agenda; Report of Vice President Maria Neira
Box 3 Folder 44
Advisory Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
10/14/08 at 1:30PM in Conf. Rm. B&C. Memo
Box 3 Folder 45
Advisory Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
6/4/08 at 1PM in Conf. Rm A&B. Agenda; radio script by Shorr Johnson Magnus Strategic Media opposing proposed property tax cap; related communications plan; draft of letter to state legislators; Code of Ethics Frameworks for NYSUT Local Leaders, Benefit Fund Trustees and Their Employees Provided by NYSUT Member Benefits Trust; confidential memorandum from NYSUT general counsel James Sandner re ethics issues raised by association with Harris, Conway and Donovan, June 3, 2008; New York Times editorial re property tax cap; press release from National Education Association (NEA) recommending endorsement of Barack Obama for president, June 3, 2008; NYSUT Briefing Bulletin, "Summary of the Report of the Commission on Property Tax Relief," June 2008
Box 3 Folder 46
NYSUT Board of Directors
2009
Scope and Contents
12/04-05/09 at Headquarters. Draft discussion paper, "NYSUT's Principles for Leading Excellence in Higher Education"; consolidated financial statements, draft as of September 1, 2009; report of vice president Neira; report of general counsel; resolution in support of reconsideration of marriage equality bill; issues briefing papers; Report of the NYSUT High School Initiatives Task Force on Improving Graduation
Box 3 Folder 47
NYSUT Board of Directors
2009
Scope and Contents
09/25-26/09. Presentation for Board of Directors, "NYSUT Redistricting Background and Resolutions"; Representative Assembly materials (tentative program, deadlines); financial statements for NYSUT Building Corporation as of July 31, 2009; Report of the Executive Director; NYSUT Member Benefits Trust and Corporation Report; Conflict of Interest Policy for NYSUT Officials and Employees
Box 3 Folder 48
NYSUT Board of Directors
2009
Scope and Contents
7/23/09 at Saratoga Hilton Hotel. Agenda; minutes of Board of Directors meeting of April 1, 2009; minutes of Executive Committee meetings of June 4 and May 12, 2009; reports of officers; NYSUT Building Corporation financial statements as of May 31, 2009; Building Corporation membership meeting minutes of July 23, 2009; memo re proposed building purchase, July 23, 2009; requests for affiliation; presentation points re redistricting; NYSUYT Constitution and Bylaws, effective 2009-2010; Implementation of Actions by the 2009 NYSUT Representative Assembly, April 2-4, 2009
Box 3 Folder 49
NYSUT Board of Directors
2009
Scope and Contents
07/23/09 at 9AM in Saratoga Hilton. Report of vice president Maria Neira, focusing on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Race to the Top; biography of Regent Chancellor Merryl Tisch; handwritten notes; NSYUT presentation points, "Using the Power of LAP (local action project) to Improve/Enhance Achievement"
Box 3 Folder 50
NYSUT Board of Directors
2009
Scope and Contents
2/27-28/09. Update from State Education Department on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA); report of vice president Neira
Box 3 Folder 51
NYSUT Board of Directors
2009
Scope and Contents
2/27/09-2/28/09. Agenda; minutes of meeting of December 12-13, 2008; minutes of Executive Committee meeting of January 15, 2009; legislative report; officers reports; publication, Educator's Voice, NYSUT's journal of best practices in education, spring 2009; NYSUT Building Corporation financial statements; related materials
Box 3 Folder 52
Workforce Development Institute Board of Directors Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
01/28/09. Agenda; employee manual (draft), effective April 1, 2008; executive director's report; program reports; status of contracts
Box 3 Folder 53
NYSUT Board of Directors
2008
Scope and Contents
12/12-13/08. Agenda; 2009 NYSUT Representative Assembly Committee Nominations, revised as of December 12, 2008; presentation of dues proposal; minutes of Executive Committee meeting of October 24, 2008; proposed amendments to NYSUT Constitution and bylaws; officers reports
Box 3 Folder 54
NYSUT Board of Directors Retreat Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
9/29/08 at 3PM in Kathleen's Office. Report of Committee to Review Responsibilities of Board Members; excerpt from NYSUT Policy Manual re Board of Directors
Box 3 Folder 55
NYSUT Board of Directors
2008
Scope and Contents
8/12-13/08. Agenda; 2008-09 NYSUT Budget; minutes of Executive Committee meeting of August 13, 2008; officers reports; NYSUT Endorsement Recommendations NYS Assembly, U.S. Congress; press releases opposing tax cap, cuts to higher ed
Box 3 Folder 56
New Board of Dir. Orientation
2008
Scope and Contents
8/11/08 at 9AM at Headquarters. Agenda; presentation materials; 2005-2006 Local Leaders' Guide, by NYSUT Research and Educational Services; Information Bulletin; Briefing Bulletin re special education requirements, January 2008
Box 4 Folder 1
NYSUT Board of Directors Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
August 2008. Minutes of Board of Directors meetings of April 9 and 12, 2008; minutes of Executive Committee meeting of June 5, 2008; Report of the Executive Director; other officers' reports; position papers by NYSUT committees; proposed 2008-2011 committee recommendations; Implementation of Actions by the 2008 NYSUT Representative Assembly; survey results compiled by Task Force on the Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members
Box 4 Folder 2
NYSUT Board of Directors
2008
Scope and Contents
2/29/08 at 4PM in Auditorium. Agenda; officers' reports, including report of the general counsel; financial statements; minutes of Executive Committee meeting of February 29; materials re Community Service Award winners
Box 4 Folder 3
Committee Appointments
2005-2008
Scope and Contents
Committee nomination forms; memo to Board of Directors from NYSUT president Richard Iannuzzi re committee appointments
Box 4 Folder 4
NYSUT Board of Directors Mail Ballots
2011
Scope and Contents
Memos and ballots re bullying, suicides, and harassment statement, endorsement in Attorney General primary, endorsement of state senate candidate
Box 4 Folder 5
08-09 Budget
2008-2009
Scope and Contents
Printed NYSUT budget for Cabinet presentation, May 7, 2008; salary adjustment schedules for management/confidential compensation; narrative document, "Compensation for the President of NYSUT," recommending large increase; confidential memo re Research and Educational Services staffing budget, March 27, 2008; memo from director of finance and administration expressing concern re continuing large overages in charitable giving, lack of oversight
Box 4 Folder 6
Budget Meeting
2006
Scope and Contents
April 12, 2006 at 3:30PM at Chuck's Office. Schedule for management/ confidential salary proposals, 2006; memo to officers re 2006-2007 NYSUT budget, April 5, 2006; list of Research and Educational Services staffing, dates of hire
Box 4 Folder 7
Cabinet Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
12/02/09 at 12 Noon. Meeting agenda
Box 4 Folder 8
Cabinet Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
10/21/09 at 12:30PM in Executive Conf. Rm 1. Meeting agenda; draft text for radio ad; draft outline for mid-year cuts campaign; handwritten notes
Box 4 Folder 9
Cabinet
2009
Scope and Contents
09/09/09 at 12:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Agenda; questionnaires for officers; NYSUT Education and Learning Trust Board of Trustees meeting agenda for September 9, minutes of April 15 and June 2 meetings, proposed budget, and related materials
Box 4 Folder 10
Cabinet
2009
Scope and Contents
6/17/09 at 12:30PM. Agenda; materials re charter schools
Box 4 Folder 11
Cabinet
2009
Scope and Contents
5/6/09 at 12:30PM. Cabinet meeting and Officers' meeting agendas; memo from director of finance and administration re CUNY Professional Staff Congress request for increased financial support; highlights of 2009 school nurse survey; list of charitable contributions of over $5,000 for the period September 1, 2008, to April 30, 2009
Box 4 Folder 12
Cabinet
2009
Scope and Contents
04/15/09 at 11:30AM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Agenda; CSEA dues structure
Box 4 Folder 13
Cabinet
2009
Scope and Contents
3/25/09 at 12:30PM. Agenda
Box 4 Folder 14
Cabinet
2009
Scope and Contents
3/4/09 at 12:30PM. Agenda for Cabinet meeting; agenda for Representative Assembly; delegate bulletin for Representative Assembly; draft list of invited speakers
Box 4 Folder 15
Cabinet
2009
Scope and Contents
1/6/09 at 12:30PM. Agenda; NYSUT talking points re governor's 2009-2010 budget; tentative Representative Assembly program; NYSUT Regents' Report Card
Box 4 Folder 16
Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
12/2/08 at 12:30PM. Agenda; memo re regional office responses to the economic crisis, December 3, 2008; NYSUT consolidated statements of operating expenses for the years ended August 31, 2008 and 2007; statement of financial position as of August 31, 2008; NYSUT membership comparison as of October 31, 2008 vs Fiscal Year end 2008, by regional office; handwritten notes
Box 4 Folder 17
Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
10/1/08 at 12:30PM. Agenda for Cabinet meeting; agenda for Board of Trustees meeting; status of regional office projects as of October 1, 2008; minutes of the Board of Trustees of the NYSUT Education and Learning Trust, March 18 and May 16; projected Education and Learning Trust budget; handwritten notes
Box 4 Folder 18
Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
9/11/08 at 11:00AM. Agenda; Executive Committee resolution re Establishment of the New York State United Teachers Nonqualified (Management/ Confidential) Employees' Retirement Plan, September 11, 2008; draft Leader Access proposal, re levels of secure access to NYSUT web site;
Box 4 Folder 19
Cabinet Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
8/11/08 at 12:15PM in Video Conference Room. Facilitative memo
Box 4 Folder 20
Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
08/04/08 at 1PM in Executive Conf. Rm 1. Article from New York State School Boards Association newsletter, On Board, re testing; article in New York Sun re testing; handwritten notes
Box 4 Folder 21
Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
05/07/08 at 12PM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Agenda
Box 4 Folder 22
Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
April 1, 2008 at 11:30-1:00PM. Agenda; NYSUT Solidarity Fund application
Box 4 Folder 23
Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
03/18/08 at 10AM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Agenda for Cabinet meeting; agenda for NYSUT Education and Learning Trust Board of Trustees meeting, March 18; memo re check disbursement approvals; request for financial support for new Cornell ILR Extension course (denied)
Box 4 Folder 24
Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
2/26/08 at 12:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Agenda; draft memo re liaisons to the Board of Regents
Box 4 Folder 25
Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
1/16/08 at 12:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Agenda; resolutions submitted for consideration at the Representative Assembly
Box 4 Folder 26
Cabinet
2008
Scope and Contents
1/3/08 at 12:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Agenda; document by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, The Problem with Property Tax Caps; map of election districts and school districts in NYS; preliminary draft, Amendment to the Rules of the Board of Regents and the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education re tenure
Box 4 Folder 27
CWA Bargaining Agreement: Contract
2005-2008
Scope and Contents
NYSUT and Communication Workers of America Local 1141 Collective Bargaining Agreement, January 1, 2005-December 31, 2008; cover letter to NYSUT officers from NYSUT president Richard Ianuzzi
Box 4 Folder 28
Duty Descriptions for Titles Established Effective Jan 1, 2007
2007
Scope and Contents
Memo from NYSUT executive director Pauline Kinsella to CWA president and staff representative, referencing job duties for titles established by collective bargaining agreement, April 4, 2007
Box 4 Folder 29
Speaking Engagement ELT-SRP Summer Training Program
2011
Scope and Contents
06/27/11 at 11:00AM in Desmond, Albany. Speech by NYSUT vice president Maria Neira; hand-notated draft; agenda for SRP (school-related personnel) training schedule
Box 4 Folder 30
ELT Meeting: Yankowski
2008
Scope and Contents
02/25/08 at 4PM in Maria's Office. Facilitative correspondence
Box 4 Folder 31
ELT Budget Meeting
2010
Scope and Contents
08/23/10 at 1PM in Maria's Office. Education and Learning Trust statement of financial activities
Box 4 Folder 32
ELT Meeting
2010
Scope and Contents
06/08/10 at 11AM in Maria's Office. Survey results and analysis
Box 4 Folder 33
NYSUT ELT: Conflict of Interest Policy and Whistleblowers Policies
2010
Scope and Contents
02/03/10. Ballots by Maria Neira approving resolutions re whistleblower and conflict of interest policies; description of policies
Box 4 Folder 34
NYSUT ELT Board of Trustees Meeting [folder 1 of 2]
2009
Scope and Contents
12/02/09 in NYSUT HQ. Agenda; minutes of meeting of Education and Learning Trust Board of Trustees of September 9, 2009; course descriptions
Box 4 Folder 35
NYSUT ELT Board of Trustees Meeting [folder 2 of 2]
2009
Scope and Contents
12/02/09 in NYSUT HQ. Course descriptions
Box 4 Folder 36
ELT: Fiscal Agent
2009
Scope and Contents
09/17/09. Memo recommending that Education and Learning Trust be designated as the fiscal agent for the statewide Teacher Centers meetings to comply with new federal payment policy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Box 4 Folder 37
ELT Minutes
2009
Scope and Contents
09/09/09. Minutes of special meetings of the Board of Trustees of the NYSUT Education and Learning Trust, April 15 and June 2 (minutes approved 09/09/09)
Box 4 Folder 38
ELT Summer Training
2009
Scope and Contents
07/20/09 at Gideon Putnam. Summer training agenda; Maria Neira talking points; presentation outline, NYSUT's Position on Reform; facilitative memos
Box 4 Folder 39
Proposed ELT Instructors
2009
Scope and Contents
List of proposed instructors; cover memo
Box 4 Folder 40
ELT New Course Proposal Meeting (Immediately After R&E Managers Meeting)
2009
Scope and Contents
04/13/09. Board of Trustees meeting agenda; course outlines re cyber-bullying, cultural proficiency, autism spectrum disorders, other topics
Box 4 Folder 41
NYSUT ELT Report
2009
Scope and Contents
09/08-01/09. Report; financial (activities) statement
Box 4 Folder 42
ELT Regional Coordinators Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
10/3/08 at 6PM in Hilton Garden Inn. Agenda for Regional Coordinators' meeting; regional reports for Utica/Rome, Capital District/northern New York, Southern Tier, Suffolk, NYC, Syracuse region, and western NY
Box 4 Folder 43
ELT Minutes
2008
Scope and Contents
10/01/08. Minutes of Board of Trustees meeting
Box 4 Folder 44
ELT Budget
2008
Scope and Contents
10/1/08. Agenda of Board of Trustees meeting; minutes of March 18 and May 26 meetings; projected budget for 2008-09
Box 4 Folder 45
ELT Regional Coordinators' Minutes
2008
Scope and Contents
Friday, October 3, 2008
Box 4 Folder 46
Mark of Excellence Award Video Taping
2008
Scope and Contents
09/11/08 at 4PM in Cotton Hill Studio, Colonie, NY. Outline of questions re marketing campaign; facilitative memos
Box 4 Folder 47
Education and Learning Trust Progress
2008
Scope and Contents
4/22/08. Presentation bullet points
Box 4 Folder 48
ELT Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
02/08/08 at 1:30PM in Maria's Office. Scenarios; memos
Box 4 Folder 49
ELT Promotional Video
2008
Scope and Contents
01/30/08 at 10:30AM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Video script
Box 4 Folder 50
Capital District TC - NBCT
2007
Scope and Contents
11/5/07 at 4PM in Maria's Office. Memo re teacher leadership; handwritten notes
Box 4 Folder 51
ELT Regional Report
2007
Scope and Contents
Sept. 2007. Regional reports from western NY, Hudson Valley, Nassau, Suffolk, Southern Tier, Capital District/northern NY; Utica/Rome, Syracuse
Box 4 Folder 52
ELT Meeting
2007
Scope and Contents
02/15/07 at 3PM in Conf. Rm. 3. Agenda; memo re brochure mailing
Box 4 Folder 53
Interim Report on the Trust Self Study
2005
Scope and Contents
Professional development needs assessment survey; memo re interim report on the ELT self study; bullet points from meeting with regional staff in Cooperstown
Box 4 Folder 54
Executive Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
11/17/09 at 1PM. Officers reports; NYSUT Dual Credit Task Force Final Report; letter from Maria Neira to Education Commissioner David Steiner re Race to the Top grant application, November 2, 2009; State Education Department discussion item, Transforming Teaching and Ensuring an Equitable Distribution of Qualified Teachers in NYS, November 10
Box 4 Folder 55
NYSUT Exec Committee Ballot
2011
Scope and Contents
Ballot by Maria Neira supporting NYSUT endorsement of Kathy Hochul (D) in special election in 26th Congressional District
Box 4 Folder 56
Executive Committee Meeting, Maria Neira
2009
Scope and Contents
November 17, 2009. Agenda; minutes of Executive Committee meeting of October 22; officers reports; NYSUT Dual Credit Task Force Final Report
Box 4 Folder 57
NYSUT Exec. Committee Meeting: Web-cam from Elmhurst
2009
Scope and Contents
10/22/09 at 2PM. Report of NYSUT vice president Maria Neira to the Executive Committee; NYSUT testimony to the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means on the Estimated Budget Deficit for the 2009-2010 state fiscal year, October 21, 2009; research brief, National Education Association Visiting Scholars Series, "A Time of Peril for Education," Diane Ravitch, New York University
Box 4 Folder 58
NYSUT Executive Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
10/05/09 at 4:15PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Memo re recommendation to endorse moderate Dede Scozzafava (R) in special election in the 23rd Congressional District
Box 4 Folder 59
Executive Committee Meeting, Maria Neira
2009
Scope and Contents
September 25, 2009. NYSUT Building Corporation Board of Directors meeting agenda; Conflict of Interest Policy for NYSUT Officials and Employees; draft NYSUT redistricting plan
Box 4 Folder 60
Executive Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
09/25/09 at 1PM. Agenda; Board of Directors meeting agenda; minutes of Board of Directors meeting of July 23; NYSUT Building Corporation membership meeting agenda, September 25; report of vice president Maria Neira; newspaper clippings; NYSUT redistricting plan; memo re PSC/UUP concerns; New York Teacher story list
Box 4 Folder 61
Executive Committee, Maria Neira
2009
Scope and Contents
7/23/09. Agenda; Member Benefits Trust 403(b) Endorsement Survey summary and results; memo re proposed building purchase; NYSUT Building Corporation Board of Directors meeting agenda, July 23
Box 4 Folder 62
Executive Committee, Maria Neira
2009
Scope and Contents
6/4/09. Agenda; minutes of Executive Committee meeting of May 12; officers' reports; NYSUT and NYSUT Building Corporation financial statements as of April 30, 2009; requests for affiliation
Box 4 Folder 63
Executive Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
6/4/09 at 1:00PM. Agenda; report of vice president Maria Neira; NYSUT 2009-2010 Budget for Executive Committee, June 4, 2009
Box 4 Folder 64
NYSUT Exec. Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
05/12/09 at 12 Noon in Desmond. Agenda; officers' reports; NYSUT member benefits report; preliminary analysis of President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal; document, "Race to the Top: Promising State Models"
Box 4 Folder 65
Exec. Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
03/24/09 at 8:30AM in Desmond Hotel, Fort Orange Room. Agenda; report of vice president Maria Neira
Box 4 Folder 66
Executive Committee Meeting, Maria Neira
2009
Scope and Contents
3/24/09. Agenda; 2009 Proposed Constitutional and Bylaw Amendments (for 37th Representative Assembly); requests for affiliation; memo to the Business and Labor Coalition of New York from the Gotham Research Group re the Fair Share Tax Concept: An Overview of Survey Findings, March 23
Box 4 Folder 67
Executive Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
2/27/09 at 1:00PM. Oral report of vice president Maria Neira
Box 4 Folder 68
Executive Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
1/15/09 at 2:00PM. Agenda; officers' reports; financial statements; requests for affiliation
Box 4 Folder 69
Executive Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
12/12/08 at 1:00PM. Minutes; dues proposal; memo re CUNY master plan 2004-2008; briefing re differentiated accountability and growth models; report of vice president Maria Neira; statement for Maria Neira re status of Sandy Feldman Award and grant applications, noting lack of candidates
Box 4 Folder 70
Executive Committee Meeting, Maria Neira
2008
Scope and Contents
11/18/08. Report of the Executive Director to the Executive Committee; requests for affiliation
Box 4 Folder 71
NYSUT Executive Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
11/18/08 at 2PM Webcast. Agenda; minutes of October 24 meeting; report of vice president Maria Neira
Box 4 Folder 72
Executive Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
9/26/08 at 4PM Conference Call. Facilitative memo
Box 4 Folder 73
Executive Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
9/11/08 at 1:00PM. Agenda; resolution establishing NYSUT Nonqualified Employees' Retirement Plan (managerial/confidential); Representative Assembly proposed deadlines; reports of officers
Box 4 Folder 74
Executive Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
8/13/08 at 1:00PM. NYSUT position papers re virtual learning, improving access and support for students with disabilities in technical education, and improving the state's assessment system; report of vice president Maria Neira
Box 4 Folder 75
Executive Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
6/5/08 at 1PM in Conf. Rm. B&C. Agenda; minutes of meeting of May 13; NYSUT 2008-09 Budget, prepared by Office of Secretary-Treasurer for Executive Committee meeting; legislative update; officers' reports; financial statements
Box 4 Folder 76
Executive Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
05/13/08 at 3PM Webcast. Agenda; officers' reports; report of general counsel
Box 4 Folder 77
RA Set Design
2009
Scope and Contents
12/09/09 at 3PM. Seating plan for Representative Assembly
Box 4 Folder 78
RA Theme Meeting: Immediately Following the NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
08/31/09. Revised list of 2010 RA proposed themes
Box 4 Folder 79
RA Speech Practice
2009
Scope and Contents
03/18/09 at 3:30PM in NYSUT Auditorium. Fifth draft of prepared remarks for Maria Neira at Representative Assembly
Box 4 Folder 80
Maria's RA Speech/Background Materials
2009
Scope and Contents
Prepared remarks for NYSUT 37th Annual Representative Assembly, sixth draft
Box 4 Folder 81
RA Speech
2009
Scope and Contents
2/17/09 Conf. Call. Report by Center for American Progress, "From Qualifications to Results: Promoting Teacher Effectiveness through Federal Policy," January 2009; report by Economic Policy Institute, "Education Accountability Policy in the New Administration"; first draft of remarks of vice president Maria Neira to 37th NYSUT Representative Assembly, February 9, 2009
Box 4 Folder 82
RA Video Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
01/07/09 at 4:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 1. Agreement with Gracey Communications Group, Inc., for video production services for Representative Assembly 2009
Box 4 Folder 83
RA Reporter
2009
Scope and Contents
Daily newsletter from Representative Assembly though April 4, 2009
Box 4 Folder 84
Widmeyer Conf. Call
2009
Scope and Contents
01/28/09 at 3:30PM in Maria's Office. Maria Neira's RA speech outline and commentary on draft from Neira
Box 4 Folder 85
RA Report
2008
Scope and Contents
April 7-13, 2008. Schedule of events; list of invitees (guest speakers); media summary with newspaper clippings of coverage
Box 4 Folder 86
RA Staff Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
03/19/08 at 2PM in NYSUT Auditorium. Program; facilitative memos
Box 4 Folder 87
Gracey Video Meeting
2007
Scope and Contents
12/11/07 at 1PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 1. Facilitative memo
Box 4 Folder 88
RA Program Planning
2007
Scope and Contents
9/21/07 at 12:00PM in Dick's Office. Tentative program; tentative schedule for pre-RA local leaders and Retire Council conference
Box 4 Folder 89
RA Speech Meeting and Teach New York/Vouchers Meeting
2006
Scope and Contents
02/1/06 at 2-4PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 1 and 4-5pm in Exec. Conf. Rm. 1. Facilitative memo
Box 4 Folder 90
RA Site Visit
2006
Scope and Contents
10/06/06 at 11-3PM in Washington DC. Memo re agenda
Box 4 Folder 91
NYSUT RA
2006
Scope and Contents
RA Reporter daily proceedings, noting unification of NYSUT and NEA/NY, endorsement of Hillary Clinton for re-election to U.S. Senate; list of Community Service Awards nominees; program and agenda for pre-RA local and retiree council presidents conference
Box 4 Folder 92
RA
2008
Scope and Contents
2008 NYSUT Representative Assembly "Convention Call" and pre-NYSUT RA Local & Retiree Council Presidents Conference
Box 5 Folder 1
NYSUT RA 2008 Representative Assembly
2008
Scope and Contents
April 10-12, 2008. Tabbed scripts for general sessions for Maria Neira
Box 5 Folder 2
NYSUT 35th Annual Representative Assembly [folder 1 of 2]
2007
Scope and Contents
04/26-28/07, 2007 Black Book. Agenda and tabbed script for RA general sessions 1-2; report of the Resolutions Committee, session 1
Box 5 Folder 3
NYSUT 35th Annual Representative Assembly [folder 2 of 2]
2007
Scope and Contents
04/26-28/07, 2007 Black Book. Tabbed script for RA general sessions 3-5
Box 5 Folder 4
GLSEN: RA in DC
2007
Scope and Contents
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network internship job description
Box 5 Folder 5
RA, Rochester: GLSEN
2006
Scope and Contents
RA Reporter daily proceeding newsletters; brochure, "Dealing with Legal Matters Surrounding Students' Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity"; brochure, "What can you do about anti-LGBT bias in America's k-12 schools?"; materials re table assignment for GLSEN at Representative Assembly; list of chapters; GLSEN newsletter, Respect, September 2006
Box 5 Folder 6
NY Teacher: Going Forward
2009
Scope and Contents
12/01/09 at 4PM in Dick's Office. Memo confirming meeting to discuss the future of New York Teacher newsletter
Box 5 Folder 7
NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
11/09/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for November 26 issue
Box 5 Folder 8
NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
10/26/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for November 12 issue
Box 5 Folder 9
New NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
10/26/09 at 1PM in Dick's Office. List of possible new titles for New York Teacher; design timeline
Box 5 Folder 10
NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
10/13/09 at 11AM in Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for October 29 issue
Box 5 Folder 11
NY Teacher
2009
Scope and Contents
9/14/09 at 11AM in Executive Conference Room 2. Story list for October 1 issue
Box 5 Folder 12
NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
6/01/09 at 1PM in NYC. Articles from New York Times re Newsweek downsizing to fit smaller audience
Box 5 Folder 13
NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
06/01/09. Story list for June 18 issue
Box 5 Folder 14
NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
5/18/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for June 4 issue
Box 5 Folder 15
NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
4/20/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for May 7 issue
Box 5 Folder 16
New York Teacher Revisioning and Future Planning
2009
Scope and Contents
03/25/09 at 3:30PM in Dick's Office. Document re rationale for revising New York Teacher; timeline for revisioning
Box 5 Folder 17
NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
3/2/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for March 19 issue
Box 5 Folder 18
NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
2/17/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Issue of January 22, 2009, New York Teacher; story list for March 5 issue
Box 5 Folder 19
NY Teacher
2009
Scope and Contents
01/16/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 1. Story list for February 5 issue
Box 5 Folder 20
NY Teacher Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
1/5/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for January 22 issue; memo re poll questions on school issues; handwritten letter to Maria Neira from teacher, thanking her for posters of the late Robert F. Kennedy; letter to the editor of Albany Times Union from Albany Public School Teachers' Association president re school aid formula
Box 5 Folder 21
NY Teacher Planning Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
12/01/08 at 4PM in Dick's Office. Editorial planning calendar for several months; memo re meeting
Box 5 Folder 22
NY Teacher Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
11/17/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for December 11 issue
Box 5 Folder 23
NY Teacher
2008
Scope and Contents
10/06/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for October 23 issue
Box 5 Folder 24
NY Teacher Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
9/22/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for October 9 issue
Box 5 Folder 25
NY Teacher Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
9/8/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for September 25 issue; press release, "Governor Patterson Announces Hearings Statewide on Property Tax Relief"
Box 5 Folder 26
Communications
2008
Scope and Contents
6/13/08 at 4PM in Maria's Office. Memo re meeting with Maria Neira
Box 5 Folder 27
New York Teacher Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
5/19/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conference Rm. 2. Story list for June 5 issue
Box 5 Folder 28
NY Teacher Redesign Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
04/16/09 at 2PM in Dick's Office. Communications Department two-year savings and reinvestment plan; justification for revisioning (downsizing) New York Teacher; timeline; 2009-2010 issues and deadlines
Box 5 Folder 29
New York Teacher Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
3/10/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conference Rm. 2. Story list for March 27
Box 5 Folder 30
New York Teacher Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
2/25/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conference Rm. 2. Story list for March 13; NYSUT at-large directors Regents represented; 2008 Contract for Excellence Summary and Survey, Newburgh Enlarged City School District
Box 5 Folder 31
New York Teacher Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
1/28/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conference Rm. 2. Story list for February 14
Box 5 Folder 32
New York Teacher Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
1/14/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conference Rm. 2. Story list for January 31
Box 5 Folder 33
New York Teacher Stories
2008-2009
Scope and Contents
Printouts of articles from various issues
Box 5 Folder 34
Officers' Advisory Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
09/21/09 at 1PM in Conf. Rm. B&C. Agenda; internal summary of NYSUT's Position on Charter Schools; NYSUT Action Steps; profiles of approved charter schools; NYSUT affiliated charter schools; Race to the Top Update; related memos
Box 5 Folder 35
Officers' Advisory Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
05/19/09 at 12:30PM in Conf. Rm. B&C. Agenda
Box 5 Folder 36
Officers' Advisory Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
01/08/09 at 1PM in Conf. Rm. B7C. Agenda; NYSUT 2009-1020 Budget Advocacy, outlining talking points re state budget; list of NYSUT compensation expenses; press release, "Governor Patterson Presents Economic Recovery Agenda to President-Elect Obama," December 29, 2008
Box 5 Folder 37
Officers' Advisory Committee
2008
Scope and Contents
05/07/08 at 2PM in Conf. Rm. B&C. Agenda; Local and Retiree Council Presidents post-conference survey summary and results
Box 5 Folder 38
Officers' Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
12/8/09 at 9:30AM. Discussion paper for Board of Regents re Transforming Teaching and Ensuring an Equitable Distribution of Qualified Teachers in New York State, November 10, 2009; description of framework and objectives of the New York Opportunity to Learn Summit 2010; related memos
Box 5 Folder 39
Officers' Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
12/02/09 at 9:30AM. Agenda for Officers' meeting; agenda for Cabinet meeting; financial statements; document, "Renaming New York Teacher: Summary and Survey Results," December 2009
Box 5 Folder 40
Officers' Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
10/20/09 at 10AM in Dick's Office. Agenda; confidential outline of Regents/State Education Department proposal for Race to the Top
Box 5 Folder 41
Officers' Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
10/14/08 at 11:30AM in Conf. Rm. D. Agenda; draft letter to Chancellor Robert Bennett from NYSUT vice president Maria Neira, urging Regents to seek significant increases in state aid to schools
Box 5 Folder 42
Officers' Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
10/02/08 at 4PM in Dick's Office. Agenda; NYSUT Policy Prohibiting Harassment; 2009 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey
Box 5 Folder 43
Officers' Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
9/9/09 at 9:30AM. Memos
Box 5 Folder 44
Officers' Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
6/17/09 at 11:00AM. Agenda; NYSUT Harassment-Free Workplace Policy (adding predisposing genetic characteristics and gender identity or expression); memo re local presidents election results; letter from NYSUT president Dick Ianuzzi to president of Professional Staff Congress (NYSUT's staff union) re relationship, noting "insurmountable" differences, June 16
Box 5 Folder 45
Officers
2009
Scope and Contents
5/20/09 at 9:30AM. Solicitation guidelines
Box 5 Folder 46
Officers
2009
Scope and Contents
05/06/09 at 11AM in Dick's Office. Discussion topics for meeting with the Commissioner; proposal for charitable contribution administration from the secretary-treasurer, noting consistent spending over budget, April 15
Box 5 Folder 47
Officers' Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
04/15/09 at 10AM in Dick's Office. Agenda; agenda for Cabinet meeting; financial statements; draft program for NYSUT Local Action Project; draft program for NYSUT New Local Presidents Conference; memo re NAACP Centennial Convention; New York Post article about teacher salary hikes and other changes made by NYC Mayor Bloomberg and his chancellor, Joel Klein
Box 5 Folder 48
Officers
2009
Scope and Contents
3/25/09 at 11:00AM. Agenda; United University Professions list of direct funding costs; news clipping re counterdemonstrators at Buffalo memorial service visited upon by three-person itinerant hate group; program for Local and Retiree Council Presidents Conference
Box 5 Folder 49
Officers
2009
Scope and Contents
3/4/09 at 11:00AM. Agendas for Officers' and Cabinet meetings; letter from president of Buffalo Teachers Federation to NYSUT president Dick Ianuzzi complaining about unresponsive legal services, February 26
Box 5 Folder 50
Meeting with Dick
2009
Scope and Contents
01/27/09 at 10AM. Memo re meeting
Box 5 Folder 51
Mini Officers Retreat
2009
Scope and Contents
01/12/09 at 9AM in Fort Orange's Club. Facilitative memos
Box 5 Folder 52
Dinner with Officers
2009
Scope and Contents
1/5/09. Poll questions with arguments for and against on school-related issues; memo
Box 5 Folder 53
Officers' Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
12/2/08 at 10AM. Agenda; memo from NYSUT executive director Pauline Kinsella to NYSUT president Dick Ianuzzi re collective bargaining issues in the current and anticipated economic climate, November 19; presentation to Board of Directors meeting, "Impact of the Economy on the State Budget"
Box 5 Folder 54
Officers' Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
11/19/08. Memo re cancellation
Box 5 Folder 55
Officers
2008
Scope and Contents
11/04/08 at 9:30AM. Agenda; lists of Administrative Committee, NYSUT Advisory Committee, and Cabinet members; memo re Solidarity Grant recommendations
Box 5 Folder 56
Officers' Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
9/11/08 at 9:30AM. Agenda; program for ULTA (United Teachers of Los Angeles) Leadership Conference 2008; recommendations from Personnel Committee
Box 5 Folder 57
Officers' Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
05/07/08 at 11AM in Dick's Office. Agenda; Solidarity Fund grant applications
Box 5 Folder 58
NYSUT Policy Council-Maria Neira
2009
Scope and Contents
10/7/09. Agenda; presentation bullet points, "Taking Charge of Our Professions"; document, Core Standards for Reading, Writing, and Speaking and Listening; draft document re college and career readiness standards for mathematics
Box 5 Folder 59
Policy Council
2008
Scope and Contents
11/10/08 at 10:30AM in NYSUT HQ. Presentation points re 2008 Fiscal Crisis; State Education Department policy papers for decision, Submission of a Differentiated Accountability Model to the U.S. Department of Education, and Proposed Interim Growth Model for Title I Accountability; draft NYSUT High School Initiatives Task Force Strategies and Action Items for Improving Graduation Rates; attendance sheet for Policy Council meeting; list of Policy Council members for 2008-2011
Box 5 Folder 60
Policy Council
2008
Scope and Contents
02/04/08 at 10AM in NYSUT HQ. Agenda; meeting attendance sheet; list of policy discussion groups; notes from November 8, 2007, meeting; draft NYSUT Briefing Bulletin re changes in tenure determination; Briefing Bulletins re 2008-09 Executive (governor's) Budget for Pre-K-12 and Higher Education; list of 2005-2008 Policy Council members; policy discussion paper re career and technical education; State Education Department discussion paper re Implementation of New Law on Teacher Tenure Determinations
Box 5 Folder 61
Policy Council
2007
Scope and Contents
11/8/07 TBD. Facilitative memos
Box 5 Folder 62
Barry Kaufmann
2007
Scope and Contents
Poughkeepsie Public School Teachers' Association president's resignation letter, coinciding with retirement as teacher
Box 5 Folder 63
NYSUT Policy Council Meeting
2007
Scope and Contents
11/8/07 at 10-3PM in Conf. Rm. B&C. Agenda; NYSUT Policy Council Draft Discussion Paper, "Use of Peer Review in Making Tenure Determinations"; draft NYSUT Action Plan: Tenure Determinations; list of Policy Council members, 2005-08; draft resolution for Representative Assembly opposing merit pay for performance; draft resolution re Medicaid reimbursement for special education services
Box 5 Folder 64
Plattsburgh Regional Office Open House
2007
Scope and Contents
9/25/07 at 3PM. Letter to NYSUT vice president Maria Neira from Plattsburgh regional staff director inviting her to open house for new facility; related memos
Box 5 Folder 65
Elmsford Regional Office Staff Meeting
2006
Scope and Contents
10/27/06 at 10:00AM. Elmsford and NYC Regional Office staff meeting agenda; memo to regional staff directors re health benefits update; handwritten notes
Box 5 Folder 66
Research and Educational Services Dept. Staff Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
06/18/09 at 9AM in Conf. Room B&C. Agenda; final draft of speech, "States Will Lead the Way Toward Reform: National Governors Association"; NYSUT's Framework for Action on Teacher Quality; document re teacher quality and effectiveness
Box 5 Folder 67
Research and Educational Services Planning Session
2009
Scope and Contents
5/5/09. List of schools in need of improvement under Title I, with cover press release from State Education Department, September 3, 2004; memo from NYSUT director of field operations to NYSUT officers re public employee strikes in New York (text of Taylor Law), September 19, 2005; summary of Division of Research and Educational Services Planning Conference, April 28-29, 2005; speech by Maria Neira at Representative Assembly, 2005
Box 5 Folder 68
Research and Educational Services Dept. Staff Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
9/9/08 at 9AM in Conf. Rm. B&C. List of small groups discussing "Charting Our Course"; discussion group work sheets; list of NYSUT's organizational frameworks; outline of staff meeting theme, "Staying Ahead of the Curve"
Box 5 Folder 69
Research and Educational Services Staff Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
6/18/08 at 9:00AM in Conf. Rm. B&C. Agenda; document, 2007-08 Review of Major Issues and Events; questions for table discussion on collaboration; memos
Box 5 Folder 70
Resarch & Ed. Svcs. Staff Meeting
2006
Scope and Contents
06/29/06 at 9:00AM in NYSUT Auditorium. Agenda, including discussion item re assimilating NEA staff and review of unification rationale; highlights of June 29 meeting
Box 5 Folder 71
Research & Ed. Svcs.
2006
Scope and Contents
01/13/06 at 9:30PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda for managers' meeting; talking points for NYSUT president Dick Ianuzzi and vice president Maria Neira re Representative Assembly resolutions
Box 5 Folder 72
Research & Ed. Staff Meeting
2006
Scope and Contents
01/06/06 at 9AM. Staff meeting agenda; reprint of article from December 8, 2005, New York Teacher, "Combating the Achievement Gap" ; special report by the Education Trust, "The Funding Gap 2005: Low-Income and Minority Students Shortchanged by Most States"; campaign trifold brochure (apparent retirement gag), "Yagielski for Congress in 06"
Box 5 Folder 73
Research & Ed. Svcs. Meeting
2006
Scope and Contents
01/06/06 at 9:00AM in Conf. Room B&C. Staff meeting agenda; reprint of article from December 8, 2005, New York Teacher, "Combating the Achievement Gap" ; special report by the Education Trust, "The Funding Gap 2005: Low-Income and Minority Students Shortchanged by Most States"; campaign trifold brochure (apparent retirement gag), "Yagielski for Congress in 06"; brochure, "NYSUT presents Literacy and Math Institutes," February 11, 2006; handwritten notes
Box 5 Folder 74
Research & Ed. Svcs.
2005
Scope and Contents
12/05/05 at 12:30PM in Chuck's Office. Managers' meeting agenda; document, EMSC Deputy Commissioner Search
Box 5 Folder 75
Research and Educational Services Holiday Parties
2006
Scope and Contents
Holiday party invitation from the Neiras; guest list; replies
Box 5 Folder 76
NYSUT Research & Educational Services Staff Meeting
2007
Scope and Contents
6/20/07 Agenda; 2007 Report of the Vice President; clippings of articles by Maria Neira
Box 5 Folder 77
Research and Educational Services Managers Retreat
2009
Scope and Contents
08/26/09 at Sargo's, Saratoga Springs. Discussion materials
Box 5 Folder 78
Research and Educational Services Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
12/21/09 at 9:30AM. Agenda; memo from Maria Neira to NYSUT Board of Directors re expiration of terms of members of Board of Regents, possible candidates, December 18
Box 5 Folder 79
R & E Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
11/11/09 at 4PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; revised draft report of NYSUT Task Force on Improving Graduation Rates
Box 5 Folder 80
Research and Educational Services Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
11/23/09 at 9:30AM. Agenda
Box 5 Folder 81
Research and Educational Services Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
10/8/09 at 9:30AM. Agenda
Box 5 Folder 82
R & E Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
10/05/09 at 10:30AM in Chuck's Office. Memo from Maria Neira to Chuck Santelli re meeting to review work
Box 5 Folder 83
Research and Educational Services Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
9/21/09 at 9:30AM. Agenda; draft report, "Contracting for Teacher Quality: Annual Professional Performance and Contract Language"
Box 5 Folder 84
R & E Managers & PSA
2009
Scope and Contents
09/11/09 at 3:15PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 1. Memo re meeting
Box 5 Folder 85
Research and Educational Services Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
9/8/09 at 2:00PM. Agenda; memos
Box 5 Folder 86
R & E Managers Retreat
2009
Scope and Contents
08/26/09 at 10AM in Sargo's at Saratoga National, Crystal Room. Agenda; draft discussion item re next steps for NYSUT for Race to the Top; outline for Southern Tier Summer Leadership Conference; response by State Education Department to U.S. Department of Education request for comments re Race to the Top, August 24, 2009
Box 5 Folder 87
R & E Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
06/08/09 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority)/NYSUT Partnership Proposal; presentation outline re federal and state efforts at education reform
Box 5 Folder 88
R & E Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
05/21/09 at 3PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; recommendations from the Regents Project Management Group; materials for New Local Presidents' Conference
Box 5 Folder 89
R & E Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
05/11/09 at 10AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; agenda for NYSUT New Staff Orientation; NYSUT capital expenditures budget for 2009-10; budget for Office of the First Vice President
Box 5 Folder 90
R & E Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
04/27/09 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; materials for QuEST conference
Box 5 Folder 91
R & E Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
4/13/09 at 9:30AM. Agenda; agenda for Transforming Assessment and Accountability Systems: A Working Forum for State Partners
Box 5 Folder 92
R & E Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
03/23/09 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; memo re request for PSC (Professional Staff Congress/CUNY) funding
Box 5 Folder 93
R & E Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
03/09/09 at 3:00AM in Chuck's Office. Draft program for NYSUT Local Action Project; agenda and list of attendees at 2009 Local Presidents Conference; planning meeting agenda; timetable; flyer
Box 5 Folder 94
R & E Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
2/11/09 in Chuck's Office. Agenda; agenda for NYSUT Policy Council meeting; questions for roundtable discussion on the economy and state aid; letter to Kerry Kennedy from NYSUT president Dick Ianuzzi re Speak Up Speak Out social justice agenda partnership between NYSUT and Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
Box 5 Folder 95
Managers Meeting
2009
Scope and Contents
1/13/09 at 3:00PM. Agenda; draft questions for NYSUT 2009 NEA Accountability Grant; materials re teacher certification
Box 5 Folder 96
R & E Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
11/24/08 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; presentation outline re Federal Policy Agenda: State Input on NEA's Blue Book
Box 5 Folder 97
R & E Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
11/11/08 at 10AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; memo from State Education Department re guidance on record keeping and reporting the required professional development completed by teachers and teaching assistants; NYSUT Information Bulletin re the professional development requirement for certification
Box 5 Folder 98
R & E Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
10/27/08 at 2:30PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; agenda for NYSUT Policy Council meeting
Box 5 Folder 99
R & E Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
10/14/08 at 3:30PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; memos re credit recovery (allowing students to graduate by taking online courses to make up for missed class time), importing thousands of foreign teachers to make up for teacher shortage
Box 5 Folder 100
R & E Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
9/29/08 at 9:30AM. Agenda; summary of May 29-30, 2008, meeting with BOCES representatives, State Education Department staff, and others; growth model forums survey questions; New York Post article re credit recovery for graduation by online coursework
Box 5 Folder 101
R & E Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
9/9/08 at 9AM. Agenda; NYSUT Position Paper on Recommendations for Improving New York State's Assessment System; flyer and description of education summit re closing the achievement gap in Title I schools
Box 5 Folder 102
R & E Managers Retreat
2008
Scope and Contents
9/3/08 at 10AM in Sargo's. Agenda; retreat materials; handwritten notes
Box 5 Folder 103
Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
6/25/08 at 3PM. Agenda; list of committee nominations
Box 5 Folder 104
Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
6/9/08 at 9:30AM. Agenda; draft outline of Governor's Dropout Summit; presentation to NYSUT by James Viola, executive director, NYS Education Department, June 5, 2008; memo recommending against proposed legislation requiring school districts to enforce a disciplinary action against students regardless of whether the offending behavior occurred in a different district
Box 5 Folder 105
R & E Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
5/29/08. Agenda; handwritten notes; memo re Peer Assistance and Review contract language
Box 5 Folder 106
Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
5/12/08 at 9:30AM. Agenda; agenda for statewide conference by Capital Region BOCES, "Ready, Set, Grow: School Improvement through Value-Added Analysis"; draft agenda for NYSUT Local Action Project Summer Planning Conference
Box 5 Folder 107
R & E Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
4/25/08. Agenda; memos
Box 5 Folder 108
Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
3/18/08 at 3PM. Agenda; materials for Representative Assembly, including list of invitees; list of pre-RA attendees for Local and Retiree Council Presidents Conference; report to the Board of Regents, "Charter Schools: overview of the formation process and impact in small cities"; discussion and action items for Regents meeting
Box 5 Folder 109
R & E Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
02/25/08 at 1PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda
Box 5 Folder 110
Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
02/08/08 at 2:30PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; draft report by NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services, "2008 Physical Education Compliance Survey and Summary"; text of budget bill in Senate and Assembly
Box 6 Folder 1
R & E Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
01/26/08 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; outline of speech by Maria Neira re teachers and teacher quality
Box 6 Folder 2
R & E Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
01/22/08 at 10:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; agenda for NYSUT Policy Council meeting; 2008 needs assessment survey by bargaining unit leaders; 2008 Newburgh Enlarged City School District Contract for Excellence Survey
Box 6 Folder 3
Managers Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
1/7/08 at 9:30AM. Agenda; State Education Department progress report on implementation of Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2007
Box 6 Folder 4
R & E Managers
2007
Scope and Contents
06/18/07 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; downloaded articles, including Local Presidents' Online Reference Guide; draft letter to the editor to be signed by Board of Regents, NYSUT, and NYS Council of School Superintendents re addressing teacher shortage by allowing retired certified teachers to return to work without diminishing their retirement benefits
Box 6 Folder 5
R & E Managers
2007
Scope and Contents
03/21/07 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; report by Council of Chief State School Officers, "Recommendations to Reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act"; Policy Council presentation, "Focus on Accountability"; agenda and list of Policy Council attendees at March 28 meeting; letter from NYSUT vice president Maria Neira to Education Commissioner Richard Mills re testing program for grades 3-8, November 13, 2006
Box 6 Folder 6
Research & Ed. Svcs. Managers Meeting
2006
Scope and Contents
06/27/06 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; document, "NYSUT Research Department: What We Do, What We Need"; employment (salary) histories for individual NYSUT staff (CWA or PSA)
Box 6 Folder 7
Research & Ed. Svcs. Managers Meeting
2006
Scope and Contents
05/25/06 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Draft language of an SES Rewards and Incentive Policy
Box 6 Folder 8
L & RCPC Debriefing
2006
Scope and Contents
05/24/06 at 3:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 1. Local and Retiree Council Presidents Conference agenda; evaluation form summaries for various conference events
Box 6 Folder 9
Research & Ed. Svcs. Managers Meeting
2006
Scope and Contents
05/15/06 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; agenda for NYSUT Policy Council meeting; confidential (for managers only) NYSUT promotional recommendations guidelines; related materials; list of Research and Educational Services staffing
Box 6 Folder 10
Research & Ed. Svcs. Managers Meeting
2006
Scope and Contents
01/25/06 at 2:30PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; agenda for 2006 Pre-RA Local and Retirees Council Presidents Conference, January 27; agenda for NYSUT Policy Council meeting, February 8; NYSUT-NEA Unification Q and A; resolutions
Box 6 Folder 11
Maria Neira NYSUT Statewide Committee Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
12/06/08. Agenda for NYSUT Statewide Committee meeting; comments for review by Maria Neira re possible NYSUT position on modifications to regulations allowing make-up course credit (credit recovery) and independent study, December 3; list of Research and Educational Services committees, 2008-2011; newsletter, Connect-ability, on disabilities awareness, prepared by and for students, 2007, with message from Maria Neira; NYSUT position paper on improving access, support, and employability for students with disabilities, August 2008; guidance paper on virtual learning in New York State; Recommendations of NYSUT's Committee on Education Technology; end-of-term reports for the NYSUT Educational Services committees
Box 6 Folder 12
Subject Area Committee Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
2/1-3/08 at 7PM in Desmond. Facilitative memos
Box 6 Folder 13
End of Term Reports
2005-2008
Scope and Contents
Reports by NYSUT Educational Services committees
Box 6 Folder 14
VOTE COPE
2009
Scope and Contents
10/28/09 at 3:30PM in Executive Conference Room 2. Revised proposed agenda; financial statements; minutes of March 11 and May 5, 2009, meetings; financial report; resolutions authorizing expenditures; memos re VOTE COPE's tax status; memo re new draft regulations prohibiting gifts of more than nominal value, including meals and beverages, to public officials, January 30; conflict of interest and whistleblower policy; tax return documents
Box 6 Folder 15
VOTE/COPE Questionnaire 2008 Fiscal Year
2009
Scope and Contents
10/28/09. Disclosure form for Maria Neira
Box 6 Folder 16
VOTE COPE
2009
Scope and Contents
05/05/09 at 3:30PM in Executive Conf. Rm. 2. Confidential memo re change in IRS regulations affecting VOTE COPE's tax status; confidential presentation points re tax exempt functions of NYSUT and VOTE/COPE; related memos
Box 6 Folder 17
VOTE COPE Committee
2009
Scope and Contents
04/29/09 at 3:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Facilitative memo re meeting
Box 6 Folder 18
VOTE COPE Meeting
2008
Scope and Contents
10/2/08 at 3PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Proposed agenda; financial report; resolutions authorizing expenditures; list of Local Assistance Rebates; minutes of January 22, 2008, meeting; draft minutes of October 2, 2008, meeting
Box 6 Folder 19
VOTE COPE
2008
Scope and Contents
9/2/08. Facilitative memo
Box 6 Folder 20
VOTE COPE
2008
Scope and Contents
03/11/08 at 3:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Proposed agenda; minutes of October 2, 2008, meeting, including resolutions authorizing expenditures; VOTE/COPE flow chart for cash flow; financial report; facilitative memos
Box 6 Folder 21
Vote Cope
2008
Scope and Contents
1/22/08 at 2PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Proposed agenda; minutes of August 14, 2007, meeting, including resolutions authorizing expenditures; list of Local Assistance Rebates