LONG ISLAND BUSINESS TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION



"Excellence in Business Education"

Electronic Newsletter

Volume 10 Edition 7

June 2026

 Newsletter by Rita Schmidt

(Connetquot HS -- Retired)

"Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality."

 - Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist

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

Thank you for your valued membership and support this year. Our culminating awards luncheon was held at Patrizia’s in Hauppague, attended by nearly 140 teachers, students, parents and relatives. We celebrated Teacher of the Year Dr. Sandra Braun of Commack High School and New Teacher of the Year Trish Hinchman from the West Islip district, and retirees Patricia LiVecchi and Charles Everitt of Massapequa. If you would like to see pictures of the event and our student winners, please click below:

Did you know that school budgets start on July 1st? That means it is the perfect time to register with LIBTA before you leave for the summer break! Get those PO’s started so you can hit the ground running in the fall. We will be joining with BTANYS for a full day of Professional Development at Hofstra University on Friday, October 23, 2026. A list of breakout sessions and topics will be sent as soon as it is available, so mark your calendars! And if you have a topic you would like to see presented, please let us know.

The New York State Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Finance has issued it’s first newsletter which you can read here:

Link:

JUMPSTART NEWSLETTER V 1

Some of you will be training this July for the new Business AP class, and we would love to hear more about it. Email us at longislandbusiness1@gmail.com and tell us how it went. New DECA Advisors – you also have free, virtual PD available (and I highly recommend it) – register here: https://tinyurl.com/bdfdcew4 It is for experienced Advisors, too.

Keep that energy up – we are only days away from finishing the teaching part of our school year. Let’s finish strong together, so we can enjoy the beach, the air, and our families. Happy June!

RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP. USE LINK BELOW:

LIBTA 2026-2027 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

PLEASE UPDATE YOUR LINKEDIN ACCOUNT

TO SHOW MEMBERSHIP IN LIBTA.

LIBTA LINKEDIN ACCOUNT

INSTAGRAM @libta.ny

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2026 AWARDS LUNCHEON

(CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW TO SEE MORE PHOTOS OF AWARDS LUNCHEON)

NEW TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Ms. Trish Hinchman

West Islip Public Schools

READ MORE

TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Dr. Sandra Braun

Commack High School

READ MORE HERE

Retirees

PATRICIA LIVECCHI

and

CHARLES EVERITT



MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL

2026 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Demetrios N. - Miller Place HS

Djemy C. - Lindenhurst HS

Olivia E. - Roslyn HS

Andrew B. - East Hampton HS

2026 LIBTA CONTEST RESULTS

(CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW TO PRINT PDF)

Free Financial Literacy Materials for Teachers

(CLICK HERE TO PRINT PDF)

SUMMER PROGRAM 2026

SUMMER BUSINESS BOOTCAMP OPPORTUNITIES

NYIT - - Old Westbury 

CLICK ON LINK ABOVE TO PRINT 3 PG. PDF

SPONSORS

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

BUSINESS EDUCATION FACEBOOK GROUPS

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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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