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April 2012
As we are working through our budgets for the coming year, it is obvious to all that we are still going through very difficult times. It is important that we...
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January 2012
2012 ESSAA Administrator of the Year Nomination Form
As we near the mid-year mark, I hope all of you are having a good year and I wish you and your families the very best for 2012. Over the last month... -
October 2011
I wish everyone the very best for the 2011 – 2012 school year as once again, our professionalism, leadership and expertise will surely be challenged at a...
ESSAA'S MISSION
There is a clear and immediate need for all public school supervisors and administrators to join together under the umbrella of a strong professional organization that, not only understands their needs, but is also capable of articulating their concerns to the various components who are stakeholders in the New York State public education system. The varied and frequently conflicting demands of special interest groups, the increasing anti-administration tone of the state executive and legislative components of government, the politics of local boards of education and their state counterparts, the increasing expectations for schools to fill the void created by the changing role of parenting, and the pressures of contemporary society have created unrealistic expectations for the public school system. In addition, the detractors of the public school system have found powerful allies among the media who have chosen to slay the messenger as opposed to heeding the message.
It is clear that unless a concerted effort is made to educate the public as to the real strengths and weaknesses of our state's public school system, the face of education throughout New York State will change drastically in the next decade. Thus, it is the mission of the Empire State Supervisors & Administrators Association (ESSAA) to champion the cause of public school education, and to provide extensive and comprehensive legal support and direct legislative representation to its membership. It is through this communication and support system that our society can establish realistic expectations for our public school system and for the dedicated professional supervisors and administrators who oversee them.
WHAT MAKES ESSAA DIFFERENT
ESSAA offers its members the very best legal representation available as well as active lobbying to promote their interests. We provide each of our members with expert attorneys who are designated solely to their needs. Our members don't call an association representative when they have a problem or a question, they call an attorney. And that attorney is always the same individual who is assigned to the unit. Our members, therefore, have a direct and personal relationship with an expert public sector labor law attorney - and that truly makes us different. Our competitors cannot make such a claim.
ESSAA believes that professional development is easy to come by. What is hard to come by is a professional labor organization that will be there to protect your career when you need it most - during negotiations, contract grievances, Taylor Law claims and disciplinary proceedings. That's why we focus on the legal protection of our members first and foremost.