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Document by NYSUT Research Department, Contract Language Search on Mentor/Teacher, listing text of contract language from South Lewis, Fredonia, Beaver River, Cazenovia, Harrison, South Glens Falls, Clarence, Fairport, Grand Island, Kenmore, and Hunter-Tannersville teachers associations

Scope and Contents Preliminary draft of proposed amendments to sections 100.3 and 100.4 of Commissioner's Regulations relating to implementation of Middle-Level Strategy, April 29, 2005; ACT policy report, College Readiness Begins in Middle school, 2005; revised Strategy to Implement the Regents Policy Statement on Middle-Level Education, December 1, 2004; Report of the New York City Council Middle School Task Force, August 2007; Executive Summary, Breaking Ranks in the Middle: Strategies for Leading Middle...

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Agenda; materials from the May 20-21, 2004, meeting of Middle-Level Liaisons, October 4, 2004; Essential Elements of Standards-Focused Middle-Level Schools and Programs, revised 2003; Middle Level Rubric Development, by Learner-Centered Initiatives, Ltd., for Statewide Network of Middle Level Education Liaisons, May 21, 2004

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Letter from Deputy Commissioner James Kadamus to James N. Baldwin, district superintendent of Rensselaer, Columbia and Greene Counties, re issues identified in Hudson City School District, including continued over-classification of black students as disabled, highest percentage of reported incidents of disruptive or violent behavior in the state, requesting meeting, July 1, 2005

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Letter from State Education Chancellor Robert M. Bennett to NYSUT vice president Maria Neira re Three-Model Strategy to Implement the Regents Policy Statement on Middle-Level Education, specifically her concerns re Model C applications and ability of district superintendents to approve applications, March 2, 2005; memo from Maria Neira to NYSUT Board of Directors re her letter to Kadamus, continuing uncertainty over implementation of models, November 2, 2004; related memos

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Letter from Maria Neira to Chancellor Robert M. Bennett re latest version of Middle-Level proposal, October 28, 2004; memos re Lee Cutler

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"Less Than Proficient: A Review of the Draft Science Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress," by Paul R. Gross, October 24, 2005

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Draft agenda for summit, the State of Latino Education; summary of National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL) final report on No Child Left Behind; recommendations of NCSL task force; presentation sheets on NCLB for NYS NAACP workshop; report, Immigration Trends and Their Implications for U.S. Schools, Migration Policy Institute; AFT presentation sheets re NCLB

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Letter to Maria Neira from NALEO, thanking her for agreeing to serve on advisory committee of NELI, January 5, 2005; invitation to join and description of NELI, October 18, 2004

Scope and Contents Letter to Maria Neira from Johanna Duncan-Poitier, deputy commissioner of education, re districts receiving Mentor Teacher Internship Program (MTIP) funds, July 14, 2005; Education Week article, "Sidetracking the Debate On Teacher Quality," November 15, 2005, with cover letter to Board of Directors of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), December 14, 2006; NBPTS biographies of slate of candidates for Exceptional Needs Standards Committee, with cover letter to Board of...