Summer Musings, Part I

Last school year was a particularly taxing year, for a number of reasons, both professionally and otherwise.  It left me wiped out and completely fried by the time we reached the last day of school.  So I took the first two weeks of my summer to pretty much disconnect from the education world.  No blog reading, …

More From McMullan

More from the PJSTA’s Melissa McMullan, who is a participant on the New York State Standard Review Committee.  Below are what she wrote up after the third and fourth days on the committee… Fearless advocates, this is for you! “Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” Chinese Proverb Today was the …

McMullan Reports on Standard Review Committee

PJSTA member Melissa McMullan reports on her experience on the New York State Standard Review Committee… The Cycle of Standards, Instruction and Assessment “Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.”  ~Jonathon Kozol Today was the second day of the New York State Standard Review Committee. In total, sixty-eight people responded to my survey. …

The PJSTA is a Proud Sponsor of the Malvetti Memorial 3K

For the fourth consecutive year the PJSTA is proud to be a sponsor for the Christopher J. Malvetti Memorial 3K Run/Walk in Port Jefferson Village.  The event, dubbed “A Run Through the Bubble”will take place on Saturday, June 18th.  The race begins promptly at 10:00 AM at the Port Jefferson firehouse located at 115 Maple Place in …

PJSTA In Solidarity With Striking Verizon Workers

Today the PJSTA dropped off two cases of water on ice for striking Verizon workers picketing along Middle Country Road in front of the Verizon Wireless store at Smith Haven Mall. The workers, members of the Communications Workers of America union, are on the 45th day of their strike.