Oct 28th, 2025New York State Mandates Water Safety Education for Families Beginning 2026–27 School Year
In a significant step toward promoting student safety, New York State has enacted new legislation requiring school districts to provide water safety information to families.
Oct 28th, 20252026-27 Capital Outlay Project and 2026 Building Condition Survey
chool Districts and BOCES should take advantage of the available expedited building aid for a Capital Outlay Project for the 2026-27 budget year and be prepared to satisfy the requirement for a Building Condition Survey in 2026 if you have been assigned to the 2026 calendar-year group.
Oct 20th, 20252025-26 Business Official Academy: Legal Issues Impacting the School Business Office
Join Ferrara Fiorenza for this virtual series examining the legal issues impacting school business offices. Register for $200 per session, or purchase the entire series bundle for $600 per district.
Sep 26th, 2025Recent Amendments to the General Municipal Law Impose New Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Requirements on School Districts
Effective June 26, 2025, Sections 995-b and 995-c of the New York State General Municipal Law require that any school district or BOCES that experiences a cybersecurity incident and/or demand for ransom payment file certain reports with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. (“DHSES”)
Sep 26th, 2025Student Residency: Who Qualifies as a District Resident?
In New York, a child’s right to attend public schools without paying tuition depends on the child’s residency. Under Education Law § 3202(1), a person over the age of five and under twenty-one who has not earned a high school diploma “is entitled to attend the public schools maintained in the district in which such person resides without the payment of tuition.” School board policies may authorize admitting non-resident students, and may impose conditions for the non-resident student’s enrollment, including the payment of tuition. The purpose of these restrictions is to limit a school district’s obligation to provide tuition-free education to only those students whose parents or legal guardians reside within the district.
Sep 23rd, 2025Register Now: 2025-26 Virtual Principal Academy
As we enter a new school year, Ferrara Fiorenza is offering the Virtual Principal Academy: a nuts and bolts “how to” primer for new administrators, and a refresher/update for veteran administrators. These sessions will focus on practical skills to assist principals and assistant principals in handling day-to-day issues in compliance with the law.
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