CAS Executive Board Meeting
2022-12-20 16:30 - 18:00, 2023-01-31 16:30 - 18:00, 2023-02-28 16:30 - 18:00, 2023-03-28 16:00 - 16:30, 2023-04-25 16:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | VIA ZOOM

Regents Meeting Date
2023-01-09 - 2023-01-10, 2023-02-13 - 2023-02-14, 2023-03-13 - 2023-03-14, 2023-04-17 - 2023-04-18, 2023-05-15 - 2023-05-16 | NY

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Schools Closed
2023-01-16 | NY

LGBTQ+: Honoring All Voices CTLE Workshop - Zoom - Wednesday, January 18, 2023
2023-01-18 16:30 - 17:45 | VIA ZOOM
School leaders are tasked with creating supportive learning environments for their students, families, and staff. Workshop participants will explore basic terminology and best practices for serving LGBTQ+ people and the programs and services available on Long Island. Attendees will also better understand their LGBTQ+ students and gain insight into working with students and parents.
Zenada Gordon, PFY LGBTQ Services Coordinator, manages all aspects of PFY’s Coffeehouse program, a drop-in center for LGBTQ+ youth and allies ages 13 – 20 at the Bellmore location. Zenada coordinates PFY’s volunteer program and supervises Associate and Bachelor level interns. She also facilitates PFY’s TransAction & Queer Connect programs and conducts outreach for these services, focusing on LGBTQ+ youth of color. Zenada carries a caseload of counseling and case management clients and is available to assist clients with Name & Gender Marker Changes and Letters of Support for Gender Affirming Medical Care.
Zenada is available to provide a variety of training to professionals in educational, health & human service, and medical provider settings. Zenada Gordon, PFY LGBTQ Services Coordinator, They/She Pronouns, (516) 679-9000 ext. 14, or zgordon@liccpfy.org.
If you would like to attend, please fill out this Google form. We look forward to seeing you!
We will send the workshop link via email and text on Tuesday, January 17th to all who are registered.

FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOP - Via Go To Meeting
2023-01-19 17:00 - 19:00 | VIA ZOOM
Several members have asked us to sponsor another Financial Literacy Program on Zoom for our members contemplating retirement. As we continue to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, some members are actively thinking about retirement and planning for life post-retirement. Whether you are thinking of retiring sooner or later, we have developed another informative workshop for our members as a part of our continuing CAS Financial Literacy Program that you may find helpful. On behalf of CAS, I would like to extend an invitation to attend this virtual workshop designed to enhance your financial literacy as you prepare for the next phase of your life.
Retirement – Will I be Ready and Able to Retire as Planned?
With Andrew Buttelman of Lincoln Investment and Special Guest Speaker, David Daly**
CAS Financial Workshop on Zoom: 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Thursday, January 19, 2023

The workshop will focus on:
Navigating the New York State Teachers System

Getting credit for prior service
Getting credit for prior military service and the new rules
Understanding you’re in-service death benefit and making sure your family is secure
Disability and your pension
Understanding your death benefit
Verifying Salaries
Choosing an Option
Filing the application
Earning after retirement

Tax Deferred Investment Opportunities – What you need to know!

403-b plans
Employer-sponsored 403-b and 457 plans
Elective and non-elective plans
Limits, options, and catch up provisions

Sick days and Incentives

What you must know about sick days, incentives and understanding the Non-elective Employer-sponsored 403-b

**David Daly, was the manager of the Public Information Office of the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System. He was the System’s spokesperson and was responsible for its publications, website and media information. Previously, he was the Coordinator of Pre-retirement Planning where he organized and implemented the System’s retirement planning seminar program, which is a model for other systems throughout the country. Currently, Dave is the Administrator of the National Pension Education Association and is a nationally-known presenter on retirement planning issues and programs for public employees.
We have received tremendous positive feedback from CAS members who have attended our previous Financial Literacy Workshops.

ESSAA Cabinet Meeting
2023-02-01, 2023-05-19 | VIA ZOOM

Equity Walks - CTLE Workshop - Zoom - Wednesday, February 15, 2023
2023-02-15 16:30 - 17:45 | VIA ZOOM

CAS/ESSAA Stakeholder Planning Meeting, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - 1:00 p.m.
2023-03-08 13:00 - 14:00 | VIA ZOOM

CAS Presents Contract Negotiations Workshop - Thursday, March 9, 2023 - Zoom Meeting
2023-03-09 16:00 - 18:00 | NY
CAS Attorneys Brad Stuhler and Paul Pagano presented an informative CAS Contract Negotiations Workshop for local unit leaders who will soon embark on contract negotiations for their local CAS unit. The two-hour workshop, conducted via Zoom on Wednesday, March 9th at 4:00 pm, centered on educating Administrator Negotiation Teams and CAS Unit Presidents of contract negotiations strategies. The virtual workshop provided the participants’ opportunities to share ideas and network with colleagues in other administrative units in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. During this interactive experience, Brad and Paul detailed suggestions for structuring negotiation teams and collecting the appropriate data before initiating contract negotiations. They also focused on the benefits of thoughtfully timing contract negotiations, developing realistic expectations, gathering relevant data, and understanding what procedures to expect during the process. Items of concern included understanding the difference between formal negotiations and informal negotiations, the impact of the 2% Tax Cap, and the fears generated by the instructional and structural modifications caused by the COVID pandemic. The workshop also touched on the legal aspects and significant restrictions related to the Taylor Law and the Triborough Amendment. Each topic presented generated discussions that helped the participants understand the potential impact on their negotiations. Brad and Paul provided practical guidance, best practice examples, and common-sense strategies for successful negotiations. The large number of enthusiastic participants attending reflected local concerns related to state aid and Federal assistance to local communities. Consequently, several units planned for individual follow-up with their CAS attorney.
Upcoming CAS CTLE Workshops:
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Although this was not a professional development training workshop, CAS is a certified NYSED Continuing Teacher Leader Education (CTLE) sponsor and successful participants earned two (2) hours of CTLE professional development credit applicable toward the hours needed for continuing certification.
Upcoming CAS CTLE Workshops are scheduled throughout the school year and communicated through email and the www.casliny.com website.

Social Security Planning, TSA Contribution Limits and TSA Minimum Distribution Withdrawal amounts - Zoom Workshop - Thursday, March 16, 2023
2023-03-16 16:30 - 17:45 | VIA ZOOM

CAS Delegate Assembly - Zoom Meeting - 4:30 p.m.
2023-03-28 16:30 - 18:00 | VIA ZOOM
CAS MARCH DELEGATE ASSEMBLY MEETING

CAS/ESSAA Stakeholder Meeting with Commissioner Rosa, Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 2:30 p.m.
2023-03-29 14:30 - 15:30 | VIA ZOOM

CAS/ESSAA Stakeholder Planning Meeting, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - 1:00 p.m.
2023-04-04 13:00 - 14:00 | VIA ZOOM

CAS/ESSAA Stakeholder Meeting with Commissioner Rosa, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - 12:30 p.m.
2023-04-25 12:30 - 13:30 | VIA ZOOM

School Counseling Regulations 101 - April 26, 2023 - 9:30 am to 10:15 am - NYSSCA
2023-04-26 09:30 - 10:15 | NY
Building principals will unpack each of the basic components on the NYSED amended school counseling regulations that went into
effect in 2019 and discuss the opportunities and challenges to implementation with fidelity. The session will the expectations of
NYSED and tips, suggestions, and tools to support your building’s comprehensive school counseling program. Q and A time will
follow the session. Register Here

CAS/ESSAA Stakeholder Planning Meeting, Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - 1:00 p.m.
2023-05-02 13:00 - 14:00 | VIA ZOOM

CAS Delegate Assembly - May 4, 2023 - 4:30 p.m.
2023-05-04 16:30 - 18:00 | Holiday Inn, Plainview, 215 Sunnyside Boulevard, Plainview, NY, 11803, United States
CAS MAY DELEGATE ASSEMBLY MEETING

CAS Blue Ribbons/Retirees - May 4, 2023 - 4:30 p.m.
2023-05-04 16:30 - 18:00 | Holiday Inn, Plainview, 215 Sunnyside Boulevard, Plainview, NY, 11803, United States

Mandates Matter: How The School Counseling Regulations Impact Your School Community - May 10, 2023 - 9:30am - 10:15am - NYSSCA
2023-05-10 09:30 - 10:15 | NY
As a result of the amended school counseling regulations, how are these changes impacting your school building and school
community? What differences are you seeing? Fromthe Individual Progress Review(IPR)to the school counseling curriculum requirement,
are the students, families, and the teachers and staff in the school building aware of the program expectations? This session will focus
on exploring the Tier 1 needs of all students and working with your school counselors to use important school data to connect school
counseling activities and lessons to the goals of school improvement Register Here

Taking Ownership: Reflect, Refine, Revise Your Annual School Counseling Program Plan - May 17, 2023 - 9:30am - 10:15am
2023-05-17 09:30 - 10:15 | NY
NYSED requires that each school building develop a comprehensive program, update it annually, and post it on your school’s website.
Building principals, with their school counselors, can review the components of the comprehensive program and gather input from
students, the school community, and the district Advisory Council to guide the annual update and revision. Register Here

ESSAA Spring Meeting & Administrator of the Year Awards - Friday, May 19, 2023 - Saratoga, NY
2023-05-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Saratoga City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York, 12866
