PATRICIA BODY OF SYRACUSE NAMED BIG 5 CHAIRPERSON AND STEVE LOPEZ OF YONKERS NAMED BIG 5 VICE-CHAIRPERSON

For Release: 7/2/2020
Contact: Jennifer K. Pyle 518-465-4274

PATRICIA BODY OF SYRACUSE NAMED BIG 5 CHAIRPERSON AND STEVE LOPEZ OF YONKERS NAMED BIG 5 VICE CHAIRPERSON

The Conference of Big 5 School Districts announces the appointment of Patricia Body, Commissioner of the Syracuse Board of Education as the Chairperson of the Organization.  Reverend Steve López, President of Yonkers Board of Education, will serve as Vice-Chairperson. Their leadership terms were effective July 1, 2020.

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The Conference of Big 5 School Districts Welcomes the City School District of Albany as a New Affiliate Member

For Release: 1/24/2020
Contact: Jennifer K. Pyle 518-465-4274

The Conference of Big 5 School Districts Welcomes the City School District of Albany as a New Affiliate Member

The Conference of Big 5 School Districts is pleased to announce that the City School District of Albany is now an Affiliate Member of the Conference.  In addition to Albany, Big 5 Members include the Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and Utica public school districts. The Conference was founded in 1958 to identify and seek solutions to the common and unique problems facing the State’s largest city school districts. In 2014, membership was expanded to include Affiliate Members with comparable student demographics and local fiscal capacity issues.

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Educational Conference Board calls for $2.1 billion state aid increase for 2020-21 and Foundation Aid to be funded and updated

Picture1For immediate release – November 21, 2019
Contact: ECB Chair John Yagielski, (518) 810-8382, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Organizations outline funding needed to continue current educational services

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