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Greece Teachers Association highlights district cellphone policy and urges cautious engagement with NYSED regionalization initiative
Summary
Eric Mach of the Greece Teachers Association described the district's cellphone-policy implementation as an example of collaborative planning and said the GTA is "cautiously optimistic" about NYSED's regionalization initiative as a locally driven exploration of shared services, not forced mergers.
Eric Mach, a Greece Teachers Association representative and a GT rep at Athena High School, praised collaborative work between the district and the union on the district's cell-phone policy and said the Greece example was showcased at a regional "disconnected" event held by NYSED.
Mach described the NYSED event as a forum for sharing best practices on technology's impact on student learning and said Greece's implementation illustrated a community-driven approach. He also spoke briefly about NYSED's regionalization initiative, telling the board the GTA sees potential in a planning process that explores shared services and joint programs while explicitly distinguishing that regionalization should not be understood as forced mergers or top-down mandates.
Mach said the GTA is ‘‘cautiously optimistic’’ about regionalization and emphasized the initiative should be locally led, focused on needs assessments, and framed around collaboration to build on district strengths.
