Castallo and Silky on the Web
The Liverpool Central School District (NY) Board of Education is considering changing the structure of its high school into a series of "academies".  Dr. Silky was asked to comment on this approach to organizing a large suburban high school due to his extensive work with school districts or various organizational patterns.  Read his brief comments in this March 1, 2010 article in the Syracuse Post-Standard.	Writing in the New York State School Boards' Association's publication, OnBoard (March 2009), Dr. Silky raises the issue if school district merger is the answer to a district's financial woes.  With his extensive experience conducting school reorganization studies, Dr. Silky has a unique experience to offer to any school district considering merging with a neighbor.
Dr. Silky and Dr. Phil Martin speak to school superintendents, board members, staff and community representatives in several school districts in Greene County (NY) about the possibility of sharing services (see the news account of this June 16, 2010 presentation).  Dr. Martin and Dr. Silky discuss a number of possibilities and school districts/municipalities around New York that already engaged in various sharing arrangements.  Castallo & Silky recently completed a shared service study for two districts in Oswego County.	The Greece Central School District (suburban Rochester, N.Y.) is looking for a new Superintendent of Schools.  Dr. Silky was asked to comment on the district's search and the general status of superintendent searches.  Dr. Silky and Dr. Castallo worked with the Greece Board of Education when the current Superintendent that is retiring was hired.  The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle contained this story in its July 12, 2010 edition.
	Associate Alan Pole and Bill Silky are working with two school districts-Barker Central School District and Lyndonville Central School District-in the Niagara Frontier region of New York State exploring the desirability of merging the districts.  Mr. Pole and Dr. Silky are working closely with a 24-member Advisory Committee.  On July 15, 2010 the committee had its second meeting as reported in the Lockport, NY Union-Sun and Journal.  Read about the progress of this study.