LONG ISLAND BUSINESS TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION



"Excellence in Business Education"

Electronic Newsletter

Volume 10 Edition 6

APRIL 2026

 Newsletter by Rita Schmidt

(Connetquot HS -- Retired)

"If you go around being afraid, you're never going to enjoy life. You have only one chance, so you've got to have fun."

~ Lindsey Vonn

Long Island Business Teachers' Association

 CO-PRESIDENTS

Sallykaye Kaufman

Co-President,

Recording Secretary

Roslyn High School

skaufman@roslynschools.org

President's Message 

by

Sallykaye Kaufman

With NYSED shaping the financial literacy educational landscape, it is important to note that our state is one of only 14 that does not have a standalone Financial Literacy class as a high school graduation requirement. Whether it is an issue of academic discipline or FTE increase resistance, having Business teachers spearhead this initiative will help our members hang on to their jobs instead of seeing their classes and core topics handed off to other departments.

Please join me in supporting FinEd50 and their effort to encourage NYS to require Financial Literacy as a graduation requirement with a standalone class, not some filtered version occasionally infused into another lesson from another discipline. The research is clear: it is not an effective method of instruction. You can find out more about FinEd50 here: https://fined50.org/

Spring brings us DECA ICDC and the VE Youth Business Summit – good luck to everyone participating in these worthy programs for students!

Conference Recap:

Our Spring Conference included a wall of lessons from our members usable in multiple classes. Please see the pictures included in this newsletter – if you were there, teachers were able to explain how these lessons work in a classroom - straight from the source. Thank you to all of the teachers that made time to share!

• Financial Management Career Exploration Internships
• Fashion Marketing College Accounting Budgeting
• Sports Marketing Computer Literacy Teambuilding
• Product Marketing Resumes Interviewing
• Investing Economics Market Research – Taste Tests
• Paychecks Listening Franchising
• Branding Intellectual Property

So many of us are approaching retirement that we thought it would be appropriate to invite an expert on our retirement options to speak at the Conference. Peter Knapp and his team from Westchester Financial Partners gave a session on how our NYSTRS pension works, and how to navigate some of the pitfalls and opportunities we face when structuring our retirement plans. Many of the choices are irrevocable, so you need concrete information well before you take the plunge in order to make good decisions. If you want to contact Peter, he has an office in Manhasset and you can email him at

peter.knapp@westchesterfinancialpartners.com

If you were not able to attend the UBS/Islanders Sports Marketing Day Field Trip, it was a great success! Congratulations to Alexandra Milano, daughter of our own Board Member Carolyn Milano, who spearheaded the trip that included meeting with various corporate teams inside the Islander’s franchise and touring the stadium. It was a fantastic event that shed light on the inner workings of the Sports Management field for our students. If you have any other field trips that you would recommend to members, please share with us!

Our thanks to the staff at Teacher’s Federal Credit Union in Hauppauge for hosting us and providing both security and tech support!

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LIBTA UPCOMING DATES

May 19, 2026 - AWARDS LUNCHEON 

PATRIZIAS 

358 MOTOR PARKWAY, HAUPPAUGE

12-3 pm 

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2026 SPRING CONTEST PHOTOS

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2026 LIBTA CONTEST RESULTS

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Free Financial Literacy Materials for Teachers

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2026 NYSCREA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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LONG ISLAND MARRIOTT

UNIONDALE, NY

MAY 20 & 21, 2026

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SUMMER PROGRAM 2026

SUMMER BUSINESS BOOTCAMP OPPORTUNITIES

NYIT - - Old Westbury 

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Important Dates/Conflicts:



VE Youth Business Summit - April 21-23, 2026

DECA Nationals - April 25-29, 2026

NYSCREA Conference - May 20 & 21, 2026 -

Uniondale, Long Island

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ALL MEMBER SCHOOLS: If you have any internal competitions, please let us know of these dates. Email us at longislandbusiness1@gmail.com

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It is imperative that Long Island Business Teachers continue to unite to strengthen Business Education, not only on a local level but on the New York State level as well. We would encourage you and your entire department to join LIBTA. Your support is paramount to the continued success of our organization. Our goal is to build a stronger voice for the business educators on Long Island and to increase the membership in both Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Please visit our website at www.longislandbta.org for membership and conference information. Email us longislandbusiness1@gmail.com your thoughts and suggestions.  

WHY JOIN US?



·       Professional Development Workshop

·       Professional Support and Networking

·       State Conferences and Workshops

·       Scholarship and Award Opportunities

·       Student Competitions

·       Contacts with Publishing, Business and Industry Professionals

·       Updates from NY State Education Department

·       Opportunities for Professional Peer Interactions

GET MORE INVOLVED!!

LIBTA Is An Approved Sponsor of 

CTLE Hours

Earn up to 20 CTLE credits yearly as an

Exec. Board Member

·       If you would like to join the Exec. Board, please email or Catherine OR Sallykaye at 



longislandbusiness1@gmail.com

·       Earn up to 2-4 CTLE credits by attending ANY one of our open Executive Board meetings.

ANY LIBTA MEMBER IS WELCOME!!

Please notify us in advance of your interest in attending  at our email address.

The professional certification requirements state that New York State teachers must earn 100 hours of professional development. Our organization has heard its members' concerns about obtaining these hours.  The Long Island Business Teachers Association is proud to announce that we have been approved by The New York State Education Department (NYSED) as a certified provider of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education as of July 28, 2017. As a result your Long Island Business Teachers Membership will include opportunities to attend NYSED approved staff development hours where we will implement training to increase teacher knowledge. 

Board Meeting Minutes available upon email request to:

skaufman@roslynschools.org 

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