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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Nov 6, 20242 min read
Onto a Second Term!
November 6, 2024 Buffalo, I am very proud to have earned a second term as an at-large member on the Buffalo Board of Education, in an...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Oct 14, 20242 min read
McKinley Macks Rise Above!
October 14, 2024 McKinley High School continues to rise above, despite some distressing incidents over the past few years. I, again,...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Sep 20, 20241 min read
Finally, we are moving forward with a new Food Commissary & the Fosdick Athletic Field!
The Buffalo News: Buffalo School Board rebounds, pushes forward commissary, Fosdick Field, restorative trainings Unable to access the BN...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Sep 6, 20241 min read
A New School Year One Stop Shop for Parents/Caregivers
September 8, 2024 Well-Visits & Vaccinations, due by September 18, 2024 Parent Portal Stay connected and informed on your...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Mar 21, 20241 min read
School Based Management Teams and School Based Budgeting
I continue to get a lot of critical feedback from stakeholders on the 2024-25 Budget. Know that I am listening closely to it all. Here is...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Aug 11, 20232 min read
Summer School Visit #5: International School Jumpstart & Se Levanta #45
August 11, 2023 Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the end of summer Jump Start and Se Levanta projects at International School...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Aug 8, 20232 min read
Summer School Visit #3: Native American Magnet #19
August 8, 2023 On July 25, 2023, I visited Native American Magnet #19. Built in 1899, this building might be the oldest existing Buffalo...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Aug 8, 20232 min read
Summer School Visit #4: Discovery School #67
August 8, 2023 On July 26, 2023, I had the opportunity to visit Summer School at Discovery School #67. Principal John Zeis gave me a...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Summer School Visit 2: Bilingual Center #33
July 20, 2023 On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, for the first time, I had the pleasure of visiting Bilingual Center #33, located in the Park...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Summer School Visit to Hillery Park Elementary #27
July 19, 2023 On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, I began visiting BPS Summer School Programs with a visit to Hillery Park Elementary #27 ...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
May 3, 20231 min read
Buffalo Public Schools 2023-24 Proposed Budget
Finance & 2023-24 Budget Presentation, May 3, 2023 Proposed 2023-24 BPS Budget, May 16, 2023 ...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Apr 13, 20231 min read
Board Work Session Updates (April 12, 2023): Summer- Extended Learning & Safety/Security Plan
Extended Learning- Summer, April 12, 2023 BPS SAFETY & SECURITY PLAN 2023 SPRING AND SUMMER, April 12, 2023
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Mar 21, 20232 min read
The Conference of Big 5 School Districts
The Conference of Big 5 represents large urban school districts in New York State, now including more than five: Buffalo * New York City...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Mar 15, 20231 min read
Buffalo BOE Updates: Capital Planning, Budget, and Data (Attendance, Suspension, & Literacy)
March 15, 2023 Committee Work Session Presentations: Budget, ESSER, & ARP Update, March 8, 2023 Capital Planning: Facilities, Buildings,...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Fact Checking the NYCLU & Legal Aid Bureau on Suspensions
February 21, 2023 Last week, representatives from the New York Civil Liberties Union and Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo authored an “Another...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Nov 23, 20223 min read
Buffalo & the 2022 Assessments: Black Students See Significant Decline at Charters
The National Assessment of Education Performance (NAEP) and New York State Assessment Results for 2022 have been released. As expected,...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Buffalo Board of Education Updates, November 13, 2022
Below are several updates which were shared with the Buffalo Board of Education during all of November's Work Sessions. Notably, the...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Oct 16, 20223 min read
Approach to Student Behavior Must be Balanced with Accountability
In the world of public education, it is all too easy to use data as a weapon. Suspension data in Buffalo Public Schools was recently used...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Sep 28, 20222 min read
It's Red Herring Season for Urban Public Schools
The first month of the new school year has not even been completed and already operatives are launching a red herring on Buffalo Public...
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Scott for Buffalo Schools
Jun 1, 20222 min read
The Pandemic & Grade Retention
June 3, 2022 In an “Investigative Post” story from January 10, 2022, it framed BPS as being neglectful for not retaining more students...
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