Our country’s public education system is complex and can be confusing. The help demystify it, the Broadalbin-Perth Board of Education is providing a series of fact sheets designed to help residents better understand key parts of the system, as well as current issues that are affecting Broadalbin-Perth schools.
Fact Sheet: School in Need of Improvement
Recently, the State Education Department announced its list of “Schools in Need of Improvement,” and Broadalbin-Perth Middle School was on the list. We know that our residents – especially parents of students who attend the middle school or will soon be attending the middle school – have a lot of questions about this designation. Some of the most frequently asked questions are provided here. Read more »
Fact Sheet: Tax Cap
In this first year of New York’s property tax cap, details about its provisions and implementation continue to evolve. This publication, developed by the Capital Region BOCES Communications Service and Questar III’s State Aid Planning and Communications Services, answers some questions that parents, taxpayers and school staff members may have, based on what we currently know about the tax cap. School districts like Broadalbin-Perth await further clarification about the law from the Office of the State Comptroller, Department of Taxation and Finance, State Education Department, Division of the Budget and the Governor’s office. We’ll provide additional details about the tax cap as soon as they are known. Read more »
Fact Sheet: Mandates
In the most simple terms, mandates are laws. And in public education in the United States, just about everything is mandated.Special education? Check. Building projects? Check. Teacher contracts? Check. Purchasing recycled paper products? Yes, there’s a law for that, too. Read more »