From charterschools at LACharter.org Wed Dec 3 11:05:55 2008 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:05:55 -0500 Subject: [CharterSchools] Seasonal Events, Teacher of the Year, and SUNS Center Trade Show Message-ID: <8CB2378281C1B16-17CC-3F3@FWM-D40.sysops.aol.com> ISL Holiday Marketplace and Gumbo Cook-off Gumbo cook-off, original art, crafts and holiday pieces, free admission, cash prizes, and GUMBO COOK-OFF: what else do you need? Ben Franklin Winter Concert Refreshments will be served after the concert. Hynes Charter School Teacher Named 2008-9 "Louisiana Middle School Teacher of the Year" This was previously posted as "Deserving DeMers Doesn't Demur", but the title was so unnaturally alliterative and unrelated to the subject that no one seemed to notice. "More matter, less alliteration!" SUNS Center to Host Special Education Trade Show Exhibitors with education technology and instructional materials appropriate for the special education students and/or students at risk. Attendees are asked to bring an educational toy or non-perishable food item for donation to a local charity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charterschools at LACharter.org Fri Dec 5 17:45:39 2008 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:45:39 EST Subject: [CharterSchools] LOUISANA HIGH IS 16TH BEST IN NATION, TOP 5 CHARTER SCHOOL Message-ID: December 5, 2008?????????????Contact:????????? Christy Read (504) 616-4386 Heather Harper (504) 289-0499??????????Devin Johnson (504) 897-6110 Benjamin Franklin High School Ranked 16th best public high school in the nation by U.S. News and World Report Also rated #5 in ?Top Charter Schools? in U.S. ? ? Benjamin Franklin High School, a New Orleans public charter school, has been rated as one of 20?America?s Best High Schools? as the 16th?best high school in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, announced Principal and CEO, Dr. Timothy Rusnak.? Franklin is also rated fifth in the ?Top Charter Schools? list and fourth in the "Top Magnet Schools" list subcategories. The rankings and article about Franklin are currently posted on the magazine?s website ( http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2008/12/04/a-high-school-that-beat-katrina.html). The ranking was based on the school? s performance in the 2006-07 school year. Franklin placed 16th out of more than 21,000 high schools from 48 states and the top 100 schools were given ?Gold Medal? status.? ????Franklin is proud to be receiving this prestigious honor for the first time,? said Dr. Rusnak. ?Franklin?s ?Spirit of Excellence? continues and I congratulate the hard work of our teachers, staff, parents and students for making Franklin what it is today.? The rankings were based on how the school performed statewide on the state?s standardized tests, how the disadvantaged students (minority and low income) performed on the state?s tests compared to their peers in the state, and college readiness. U.S. News and World Report also produced a video about Franklin entitled ?Weathering the Aftermath of Katrina? posted currently on their website:? http://usnews.feedroom.com/?fr_story=5f8a5b46c5133de942ccd312b53b512f1a22b146 ?. Since 1957, Benjamin Franklin High School has educated the city?s best and brightest, while continuously rating as one of the top public high schools in the nation.? Franklin has been consistently ranked as a ?top public high school in the nation? by Newsweek magazine and has received the highest School Performance Score in Louisiana, making it the #1 public school in the state of Louisiana. Franklin is a member of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools,? http://www.eastbankcollaborative.com cheron brylski the brylski company 3418 coliseum street new orleans, louisiana 70115 www.brylskicompany.com (504) 897-6110 FX (504) 897-0778 cell (504) 460-1468 cbrylski at aol.com ************** Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charterschools at LACharter.org Wed Dec 10 12:24:39 2008 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:24:39 -0500 Subject: [CharterSchools] Ben Franklin named 16th in nation, N.O. Sci High receives $122, 000 donation from Brees Dream Foundation, Lusher student honored Message-ID: <8CB290350F51A59-7A4-4B6@WEBMAIL-DG12.sim.aol.com> Benjamin Franklin High School Ranked 16th Best Public High School in the Nation by U.S. News and World Report Franklin is also rated fifth in the "Top Charter Schools" list and 4th in the "Top Magnet Schools" list subcategories. Lusher Senior honored as Entrepreneur of the Year The awards honor Louisiana youth who are "Building Greatness" while promoting good citizenship, entrepreneurship, leadership and excellence. Brees Dream Foundation Donates $122,000 to New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School The funding will be used to provide advanced elective classes in such areas as geology, environmental science, engineering and robotics, computer literacy, film and photography. http://blog.nola.com/charterschools/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charterschools at LACharter.org Mon Dec 15 17:19:27 2008 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:19:27 -0500 Subject: [CharterSchools] Learning workshop to prelude grand re-opening of Sojourner Truth Community Center Message-ID: <8CB2D1A53C52AAA-1294-FC4@webmail-dx12.sysops.aol.com> Sojourner Truth Community Center Holds Holiday Prelude Series Catholic Charities Community Housing Supportive Services in partnership with Providence Community Housing, Enterprise, New Orleans Public Schools HIPPY & Urban League of Greater New Orleans present a series of complimentary dynamic community building and healing workshops to prelude the Grand Re-Opening of Sojourner Truth Community Center. http://blog.nola.com/charterschools/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charterschools at LACharter.org Mon Dec 15 17:43:27 2008 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:43:27 EST Subject: [CharterSchools] MATH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TEACH OTHER TEACHERS IN WHAT WORKS Message-ID: REQUEST FOR COVERAGE Expert Math Instructors and their Students Share Best Practices with Area School Leaders in ?show me? Session this Wednesday Outcomes will help boost test scores WHO: Hynes Charter Elementary mathematic teachers and students, and Louisiana Systematic Initiatives Program (LaSIP) participants WHEN: Wednesday, December 17, 9 a.m. ? 2 p.m. WHERE: Hynes Charter Elementary School, 3774 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans WHAT: Public, private and parochial teachers from across the state will learn from their peers how to improve their own effectiveness regarding student math comprehension by a hands-on learning session involving actual students WHY: LaSIP is a state sponsored program designed to improve student results by encouraging teachers to research, collaborate on, and test the lessons they give in order to discern the most effective ways to teach a given topic. The goal is to improve the effectiveness of the experience that the teachers provide to their students through action research. Agenda: 9:00 Welcome and Introductions- Library ? Ms. Michelle Douglas, Hynes Principal 9:15 Lesson Study: ? What is it? Yvelyne Germain-McCarthy ? How does it work in New Orleans? ? How do we observe? Staffas Broussard ? What do we observe? Teachers: Anne Kramer, Christiane Vincent, Jeanine Gonzalez, Janice Bellaci, Ana Rhielman 10:10 a.m. Lesson Observations Noon 1:30 p.m. Next Steps Marcia Carter, LaSIP Science Coordinator cheron brylski the brylski company 3418 coliseum street new orleans, louisiana 70115 www.brylskicompany.com (504) 897-6110 FX (504) 897-0778 cell (504) 460-1468 cbrylski at aol.com ************** Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charterschools at LACharter.org Tue Dec 16 18:49:58 2008 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:49:58 -0500 Subject: [CharterSchools] Holiday with ACSA Message-ID: <8CB2DF0236D60EE-12EC-D4B@mblk-d46.sysops.aol.com> ACSA Holiday Events For more information about the schools or the events see?http://www.algierscharterschools.org/. Happy holidays! http://blog.nola.com/charterschools/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charterschools at LACharter.org Wed Dec 17 09:31:21 2008 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:31:21 EST Subject: [CharterSchools] A Memo from ACSA Founder Brian Riedlinger Message-ID: Friends of Algiers Charter School Association: There is some checking still to do but let me 'stick out my chest' a little. Being part of the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP), all ACSA schools are assessed by their student test scores in a Value Added model. In simple terms each student's score is recorded from last year's test scores. Then using all of the schools in the state - an estimation is drawn from where the student should be after a year. Scores are pretty simple. If students gained one year in a year the student and school composite would be 3. A score of 2 is one standard deviation below the norm and a 1 is two standard deviations below average. Likewise a score of 4 is one SD above the norm and a score of 5 is two SD above the norm. The good news....Of the 6 ACSA schools who have been testing long enough to make the judgment...Five of our schools scored 5's and one school scored a three. Assessments were made on two other schools, but the numbers cannot be really used...but those scored 5's also.That means one school scored in the average/expected range and all others scored more than one year progress and as much as two years in a year. OK I'll suck my chest back in...for now. Just wanted to share the magic happening in ACSA classrooms Brian Riedlinger briedlinger at algierscharterschools.org cheron brylski the brylski company 3418 coliseum street new orleans, louisiana 70115 www.brylskicompany.com (504) 897-6110 FX (504) 897-0778 cell (504) 460-1468 cbrylski at aol.com ************** One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charterschools at LACharter.org Wed Dec 17 16:57:48 2008 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:57:48 EST Subject: [CharterSchools] Louisiana Schools Rank Near Bottom on Two National Surveys: How We Can Change Message-ID: >From State Senator Cheryl Gray and House Speaker Pro Tem Karen Carter Peterson Good Air Quality. Excellent School Facilities. Are they important to you and your community? Of course they are. EXCEPT IN LOUISIANA. - According to two national studies released last week, Louisiana tied South Carolina for the second highest need per pupil in the entire country! * based on the methodology used in the study, it is unlikely that this increase is due to Hurricane damage. -Louisiana IS one of only nine (9) states where facilities needs more than doubled from 2001 to 2008 - Half of all schools in Louisiana are in the worst quartile of schools nationwide for exposure to cancer-causing toxics and other toxic chemicals Our children deserve better. What can we as a community do to make sure our children are learning in 21st century schools that they deserve? For starters, please stay informed on upcoming legislation led by Senator Cheryl Gray and Representative Karen Carter Peterson that will help improve learning environments for LA schools by visiting http://education.tulane.edu. The American Federation of Teachers and USA Today have put out studies that rank Louisiana near the bottom of all 50 states in facilities needs and air quality. Please click here for summaries and for more information. LINK TO * The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) just released a report titled ?School Infrastructure Funding Need: A state-by-state assessment and an analysis of recent court cases.? The report?s authors estimate that schools in Louisiana have a total of $7.3 billion in facilities needs ? or over $10,000 per student across the state. Louisiana is tied with South Carolina for the second highest need per pupil in the country. Louisiana was one of only nine (9) states where facilities needs more than doubled from 2001 to 2008. Need in 15 states decreased over this time period. The authors began by reviewing statewide assessments of school facilities needs for states with such assessments. The authors determined that Louisiana was one of 22 states that lacked a statewide assessment. To estimate need in Louisiana, the authors matched our state with other states in our region based on enrollment trends and poverty among students. The report is available online at http://www.aft.org/topics/building-conditions/downloads/BMMB_Funding.pdf. * USA Today printed a special report titled ?The Smokestack Effect: Toxic Air and America?s Schools.? The report contains a series of stories analyzing and explaining the levels of toxins in the air near schools. The authors used an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) model to track the path of industrial pollution and mapped the locations of almost 128,000 schools to determine the level of toxic chemicals outside those schools. Half of all schools in Louisiana are in the worst quartile of schools nationwide for exposure to cancer-causing toxics an d other toxic chemicals. Because children breathe more air per pound than adults, small amounts of these chemicals can do irreparable harm. To see exactly how Louisiana schools rank in comparison to the other schools mapped, http://content.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/smokestack/search/LA/~/~/~/name/~/1/. To see a map of the schools that ranked the worst across the country, http://content.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/smokestack/interactive/4. cheron brylski the brylski company 3418 coliseum street new orleans, louisiana 70115 www.brylskicompany.com (504) 897-6110 FX (504) 897-0778 cell (504) 460-1468 cbrylski at aol.com ************** One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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