December 11, 2008 - Superintendent Randy Ehrenberg has been asked to lend her experience as a school district administrator to provide advice to new superintendents and to evaluate materials for school administrators’ tests.

The New York State Council of School Superintendents asked Superintendent Ehrenberg to help provide guidance to new superintendents through the organization’s New Superintendents Institute. Superintendent Ehrenberg participated in the organization’s seminar held on December 5 at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Albany.

The Institute is a year-long series of seminars that provide new superintendents with opportunities to meet with veteran administrators for roundtable discussions about issues they are sure to face, such as financial and instructional leadership, superintendent evaluations, ethics, communication strategies, personnel management, dealing with state legislators, Regents issues and problem-solving strategies.

Additionally, the New York State Education Department invited Superintendent Ehrenberg to participate in the Passing Score and Item Review Conference for the NYSTCE School Leadership Assessments, which are tests given to prospective school administrators. The conference is designed to provide New York State educators an opportunity to offer their thoughts and suggestions about the test materials. SED will use the recommendations, in part, to set the passing score for the test.