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SFMI Fall Conference Materials Available

Call for Nominations

SFMI Critical Issues Summit A Huge Success!

News from the Capital

SBGA/SFMI Leaders Gather to Continue Discussion on Building Healthy Chapters

2009 Fred Hack Scholarship

Jackson Announces EPA Schools Monitoring Initiative

SFMI News

April 30-May 2 – 2009 Leadership Weekend
Riversedge Resort
Alexandria Bay, NY

May 14 – SBGA Legislative Conference Call
2:30pm

May 29 – 3rd VP Nominations Due

May 2009 – SBGA 2009-10 Dues Notices Distributed

June 7-10 – NYS ASBO Conference & Expo
Saratoga Springs, NY

NYS Association for Superintendents of School Buildings & Grounds, Inc.
119 Washington Avenue, Suite 300
Albany, NY 12210

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A Message from the President

Spring has arrived, a sure sign of new beginnings, continued growth and professional development. SFMI kicked off the new season with our first-ever Critical Issues One-Day Training Summit in Chancellors Hall at the State Education Building in Albany. We welcomed nearly 200 school facilities directors, business officials and superintendents and other key facilities personnel. For me, the highlight at this event was when I had the opportunity to recognize and thank the Commissioner of the New York State Education Department, Richard P. Mills. As a thank you for all of his work with our Association and SFMI, and support of school facilities throughout the state, we presented Commissioner Mills with a plaque. For a complete wrap-up, read the article below and be sure to check out the photo gallery at www.sbga.org.

I’m excited to share with you all that our 2009 Conference Registration materials are now available on the website and will hit mailboxes shortly. As you know, our theme this year is Doing More with Less: Creative Solutions for School Facilities Managers, and we are committed to providing education and training sessions that will achieve just that. I look forward to seeing you all at this year’s conference, and celebrating all of our collective accomplishments.
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SFMI Fall Conference Materials Available

Register Early and Save!

This year’s Professional Development Conference and Exhibit Show programs are set and materials are available online. Register now and save a combined total of $145 on your conference tuition and hotel package!

Our theme this year is Doing More with Less: Creative Solutions for School Facilities Managers, and by attending this event, directors of facilities and their staff will be better prepared to manage this economic crisis and will bring cost-saving measures back to your district.
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Call for Nominations

Nominations for SBGA 3rd Vice President are due Friday, May 29. Candidates include SBGA members in good standing and who have served as either a State Director or Chapter President for one full year.

Please send your nomination to Association headquarters at:
NYSSBGA
Attn: Brian Bentley, CDF, 3rd Vice President
119 Washington Avenue, Suite 300
Albany, NY 12210

News from the Capital

2009-10 Education Budget

Visit our website for a summary of major provisions proposed of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2009-10 Enacted Budget as it relates to lower education. The summary was provided by our lobbyists at Hinman Straub, PC.

SFMI Critical Issues Summit A Huge Success!

On March 26, SFMI in partnership with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) held its first Critical Issues One-Day Training Summit in historic Chancellors Hall located in the NYS Education Building, Albany, NY.

Nearly 200 school facilities directors, school business officials, superintendents and architects and engineers gathered to hear Commissioner Richard P. Mills address the importance of professional development and how necessary it is to continue attendance to programs such as the SFMI Summit to stay current in all areas that affect the successful daily management of school facilities. Joe Hammond, CDF, SBGA President (Liverpool CSD) was honored to present a plaque and sentiments shared by all in attendance, thanking Commissioner Mills for his steadfast support of the school facilities profession and recognition of his dedication and leadership in the education of the children of our State and his support of the school facilities where they learn.
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SBGA/SFMI Leaders Gather to Continue Discussion on Building Healthy Chapters

Later this month SBGA and SFMI leaders will be gathering in tranquil Alexandria Bay for our annual Leadership Weekend, Growing a Strong Organization from the Ground Up. To sustain a successful association, we must nurture the resources available to us.

This year’s program will focus on Chapter team building, strategies for energizing members at all levels of the Association and using technology and communications to sustain strong chapters.

2009 Fred Hack Scholarship

We received 32 applications for the 2009 Fred Hack Memorial Scholarship! Recipients of this year’s scholarship will be notified in the coming weeks and posted to our website, www.sbga.org, in early May. Good luck to all applicants!

Jackson Announces EPA Schools Monitoring Initiative
Administrator Jackson: 'Our job is to protect the American public where they live, work and play - and that certainly includes protecting schoolchildren where they learn.'

Lisa Jackson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced today a new initiative to further measure levels of toxic air pollution near many schools across the country for better protection. EPA and its state partners will prioritize and monitor schools for more extensive air quality analysis, looking closely at schools located near large industries and in urban areas.
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SFMI News
July Training Program in Place

This July SFMI is proud to bring back trainers from the Boiler Efficiency Institute for the Boiler Optimization full-day program. The objective of this program is to develop the participant's ability to recognize cost-saving measures in your district, and then to implement the necessary changes to realize these savings. The measures to be explored include low up-front-cost, O&M procedures, fast payback heat recovery and cogeneration projects.
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