Friday, May 29, 2015

The power of the people...



Yesterday was an interesting day in the life of a school administrator.  We held a press conference at Harrison High School which was attended by Superintendents, teachers, school leaders, parents, school board members and community leaders from over 40 school districts in the region.  The press conference was held to announce that we were fighting back against the mandates of NY State and trying our best to change its course, hopefully for the better.


"It is time for New York State to get it right!" exclaimed Dr. Wool, Superintendent of the Harrison School district as he left the podium.  At that point we had 600 signatures to our petition.  600 signatures in roughly 5 hours.  Here is the amazing part...24 hours later, we have 4500 signatures....wait, we have 4550 signatures.  Each refresh of the page comes with more signatures.  It's taking on a life of its own on Social Media including Facebook and Twitter.  #GetItRightNY is our hashtag.  It is our hope.  It is what we demand.

In the next week, it is our hope that we can gain enough momentum that the NY State Senate will join the Assembly and pass legislation putting these changes on hold until we can make a better system.

If you care about education, please sign this petition.  Let's put pressure on our elected officials to do what is right.

#GetItRightNY

Link to Petition:  http://form.jotformpro.com/form/51403613544952

Link to Resources:  http://www.harrisoncsd.org/index.php/featured/571-getitrightny




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