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Board debates $19,000 membership in Nassau-Suffolk and state school-board associations
Summary
Trustees discussed whether to rejoin the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association and New York State school-board association (NISBA) after a year without membership. Supporters cited training, policy updates and advocacy; opponents questioned the cost and urged an itemized cost-benefit analysis before renewing.
The Sachem Board of Education debated whether to resume paid membership in regional and state school-board associations — an item budgeted at about $19,000 — with trustees split on the value versus the cost. Allison (district clerk) told trustees the combined cost is roughly $19,000 (about $13,000 for the state membership and $4,600 for the Nassau-Suffolk association, plus optional policy-update modules). Board members emphasized two broad considerations: (1) whether the associations’ training, policy resources…
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