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SAANYS Member Dr. Karen Siris and Dr. Susan Lipkins Present on Bullying Prevention

Posted in Bullying, bullying intervention, SAANYS, School Administrators Association of New York, staff development on March 22, 2011|

This event attracted over 200 Long Island educators to learn more about psychological and educational strategies for bullying prevention in schools. A focus was placed on bullying intervention teams, school reporting models, empowering bystanders, and strategies for supporting and understanding both the victims and the bullies.

SAANYS was proud to endorse this event and member Karen Siris. Contact the presenters at bullyinterventionexperts@gmail.com and watch for an interview with Siris and Lipkins in the spring edition of the SAANYS Vanguard coming in May.

Dr. Karen Siris and Dr. Susan Lipkins Present on Bullying Prevention from Michelle on Vimeo.

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Anthony Muhammad to speak at SAANYS Annual Conference – October 24 in Rochester

Posted in Innovation in schools, Inovation in education, SAANYS, School Administrators Association of New York, school principal, staff development, Turnaround school on March 17, 2011|

Dr. Muhammad’s most notable accomplishment came as principal at Levey Middle School in Southfield, Michigan, a National School of Excellence, where student proficiency on state assessments was more than doubled in five years. Dr. Muhammad and the staff at Levey used the Professional Learning Communities at Work (PLC) model of school improvement, and they have been recognized in several videos and articles as a model, high-performing PLC.

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Watch Diane Ravitch on Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Posted in NCLB, RTTT, Testing, Turnaround school, tagged , , , on March 7, 2011|

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