From charterschools at LACharter.org Wed Oct 14 19:20:26 2009 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:20:26 -0400 Subject: [CharterSchools] Legislators in the classroom, cheers to MLK's Dr. Hicks, more Message-ID: <8CC1B3C0C0F05E3-37F8-B3C8@webmail-m098.sysops.aol.com> Sen. Gray Evans at ISL Senator Gray Evans visited the 8th grade class at ISL as part of the National Conference of State Legislators' "America's Legislators Back to School Program". Ribbon cutting at Easton and our first video!!! This newly acquired embedding ability almost makes up for the learning curve associated with the new back-end entry template and associated incidentals A monumental accomplishment, a presidential visit Congratulations to Dr. Hicks from MLK Senator Morrell speaks to Franklin students Also participating in NCSL's Back to School program, Sen. Morrell gave a brief presentation then fielded questions from the students ranging from ?what is a day in the life of a legislator like?? to ?what is the most absurd piece of legislation you?ve seen?? Former Lusher student nationally recognized Taylor Yarbrough, a former Lusher student, was one of 100 youth nationally to be recognized at the Smiley Foundation?s Annual Salute to Youth Benefit and Auction Principals and Teachers: Register NOW for SLC's October Fall Institute Event will feature Dr. Mike Shackleford on "The Differentiated Classroom: Hope for All Students K-12," and math specialist Char Forsten on the innovative "Singapore Math Strategies" http://blog.nola.com/charterschools/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charterschools at LACharter.org Wed Oct 21 17:38:23 2009 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:38:23 -0400 Subject: [CharterSchools] Brees Family Field dedication at Lusher, Open Houses, register now for SLC Fall Institute Message-ID: <8CC20ADF33B2A30-5520-6917@webmail-d022.sysops.aol.com> Lusher celebrates dedication of Brees Family Field Dancers, musicians and athletes from Lusher Charter School showed their gratitude to Saints star Drew Brees and his wife Brittany Lusher Open House dates: Upper School, Nov. 12; Lower School, Nov. 11 For more Eastbank Collaborative of Charter School Open House dates, visit http://www.eastbankcollaborative.com/ Principals and Teachers: Register NOW for SLC's Fall Institute Program begins next Tuesday. Click link to learn more. http://blog.nola.com/charterschools/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charterschools at LACharter.org Fri Oct 23 14:25:50 2009 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:25:50 EDT Subject: [CharterSchools] Education is Hot Topic Next Week! Message-ID: Monday, Oct. 26, 12:45 to 1:30 p.m., State Representative Cedric Richmond teaches 11th grade history class (Ms. Steinbauer) at his alma mater Ben Franklin Charter High, 2100 Leon C. Simon. For info, contact christina_read at benfranklinhighschool.org He then shows up Tuesday, Oct. 27 at Moton Charter Elementary, 9:30 a.m. to teach Ms. Blouin's 6th grade; 6800 Chef Menteur. For info: Heather Harper (504) 289-0499 Monday, Oct. 26. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Congressman Anh Cao and representatives from the Armed Services hold an Academy Day for Orleans and Jefferson Parish Schools, Delgado Community College City Park Campus Student Life Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room (615 City Park Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119). For info contact princella.smith at mail.house.gov Tuesday, October 27 and Wednesday, October 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gates of Prayer, at 4000 West Esplanade, Metairie, metro area educators meet with the School Leadership Center at the Fall Institute to improve student performance, featuring Dr. Mike Shackleford on ?The Differentiated Classroom: Hope for All Students K?12,? and math specialist Char Forsten on the innovative ?Singapore Math Strategies.? For more information, call Dr. Betty Porter, Director of the Research Program, at 504-267-7239. ISL and Franklin close the week with Open Houses on Thurs., Oct. 29: 6 p.m., Ben Franklin Charter High, 2001 Leon C. Simon; 504-286-2610 6 p.m., International School, 1400 Camp. St.; 504-654-1088 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charterschools at LACharter.org Thu Oct 29 14:26:05 2009 From: charterschools at LACharter.org (charterschools at LACharter.org) Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:26:05 EDT Subject: [CharterSchools] Movie Screenings, Webinars! Oh My! Act Now. Message-ID: Join the Nov. 3 Screening of 2 Million Minutes: The 21st Century Solution; Meet Educate Now Founder Leslie Jacobs Tuesday, November 3rd 5:00 pm & 7:30 pm - at The Prytania Theater 5339 Prytania St New Orleans, LA 70115-4136 (504) 891-2787 Leslie R. Jacobs, founder of Educate Now, a non-profit organization dedicated to the effective and sustainable reforms of New Orleans public schools will join entrepreneur and filmmaker, Bob Compton, for an insightful Q&A session following the November 3rd 5pm screening of The 21st Century Solution. Compton's newest film on Global Education profiles the #1 high school in America?a charter school in Arizona-- as selected by Newsweek magazine. The film is 54 minutes long and the Q&A session will last 30 minutes. For more details on the location and how to order tickets, see below. Seating is limited. Pre-ordering tickets is recommended. There will be only two screenings of The 21st Century Solution - one at 5pm and one at 7:30pm. http://www.2mminutes.com/ Please join us 11/4 and 11/10 for webinars in the Fall 2009 series presented by Afterschool Partnership. The federal stimulus package, known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), offers an unprecedented opportunity to implement successful and sustainable expanded learning time initiatives across Louisiana schools. November 4, 2009 The Power of Summer Learning 2:00 ? 3:00 pm CENTRAL Panelist: Earl Martin Phalen, Summer Advantage USA Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/121127771 Bridge the achievement gap by reversing summer learning loss. Summer Advantage USA is anational provider of educational programs for children. While most children living in low-income communities lose two months of reading, writing and math skills during the summer, children participating in Summer Advantage USA gain two months of skills. Learn how to give your students the Summer Advantage. November 10, 2009 New York City?s Expanded Learning Time Initiative 2:00 ? 3:00 pm CENTRAL Panelists: Lucy Friedman, The After-School Corporation Sean Davenport, Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/627058026 Expanded Learning Time/New York City (ELT/NYC) is a three-year demonstration project that seeks to expand learning time by at least 30 percent in 10 New York City public and middle schools, with more than 2,300 students enrolled. The ELT/NYC project helps school leaders reorganize their schools to integrate their existing resources with those of partnering community-based organizations, with additional funds raised from public and private sources. Every ELT activity responds to a specific social, cultural, or academic need of students. Interested in an Expanded Learning Time Initiative in Your School? Expanded learning time is more than extending the hours a student is in school. It is a thoughtful, coordinated approach to align extended day programs ? afterschool, remediation, and summer programs ? to support academic achievement. Afterschool Partnership offers technical assistance to educators and community-based partners interested in designing an Expanded Learning Time Initiative planning process and implementation in their district or school. Since 2002, the Afterschool Partnership promotes high-quality learning opportunities for school-age children and youth during the out-of-school hours through technical assistance, training, policy development and quality improvement. The Afterschool Partnership connects community-based organizations and school-based programs with innovative solutions, best practices research, policy expertise, and training on national standards in youth development to create successful support systems for student learning. For more information, contact Dara Lum Shackelford, Policy Director, at dlum at gnoafterschool.org or call (504) 304-9591 ext. 33. Webinar System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows? 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista Macintosh?-based attendees Required: Mac OS? 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