Box 31

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Report of the task force, "Teachers for Tomorrow," November 1997; condensed report, prepared for Regents, November 7, 1997; confidential notes of meeting, focusing on tenure, performance reviews, professional development, and internships; NYSUT summary and talking points on selected recommendations of the Regents' Task Force on Teaching (November 7, 1997), prepared for NYSUT Board of Directors; draft testimony by Cortese for Regents Task Force on Teaching forum, December 9, 1997

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Handwritten notes from forum in Ithaca; questionnaire, "Survey of Opinion on the Regents Task Force on Teaching Report"

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Agenda; draft Regents staff paper on teaching; minutes of May 1, 1997, NYSUT Board of Directors meeting

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Highlights of proposals of task force; proposal for a Professional Standards and Practices Board to replace Teacher Education, Certification, and Practices Board (TECAP)

Scope and Contents From the Collection: These records are mostly the files of Antonia Cortese. They consist of memos, correspondence, reports, and background material related to various NYSUT task forces and committees. Also included are minutes and correspondence related to meetings of the AFL-CIO Executive Council (2002-2004), the AFT Executive Council (1987-2005), NYSUT Board of Directors (2001-2005), Executive Committee (2000-2003), Officers (2001-2003), and Policy Council (1998-2004). Acronyms are generally...

Scope and Contents Confidential correspondence between AFT and INTASC re draft English Language Arts standards, March 8, 1996; confidential correspondence between State Education Department and attorney re renewable, time-limited permanent teaching certification, April 17, 1997; report prepared by National Evaluation Systems, Inc., "A Multi-Tiered Certification System for New York State Teachers," May 1997; memo to Cortese and NYSUT research director Santelli summarizing meeting with Regents' Task Force on...

Scope and Contents Regents Task Force on Teaching Report: position on major issues, June 13, 1997; cost estimates for proposals by Regents Task Force on Teaching; proposal by Regent Cohen for state teacher certification and recertification; certification frameworks (new model) for student age tiers; confidential Hart Research survey of New York teachers, April 17-19, and voters, April 23-28, 1997; research papers on professional development; newspaper clippings showing "bad press" over Kenmore staff...

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Task force meeting agenda; draft staff paper, June 3, 1997

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Task force meeting agenda; draft task force paper, March 19, 1997; revised sheet re education in NYS, 3/21/97; letter to Cortese from Commissioner Mills to participate in roundtable discussion with task force, February 13, 1997

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Discussion paper for meeting of task force of October 29 and November 6, 1996; materials re new requirements for teachers, for discussion at educational issues forum for NYSUT Board of Directors meeting of September 27, 1996; NYSUT Information Bulleting re teacher certification in NYS, November 1993