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What changes, if any, can we expect when our new superintendent takes office?
by students may participate online
Jan 29, 2011
If you are interested, please feel free to follow the trail ride from Corpus Christi to San Antonio via online. Your students (and yourself, of course) are invited to participate in the region 2 (Corpus Christi)challenge, view pictures and videos from the trail ride, ask the cowboys questions, submit video answers, questions, make comments, etc. Ho...See MoreIf you are interested, please feel free to follow the trail ride from Corpus Christi to San Antonio via online. Your students (and yourself, of course) are invited to participate in the region 2 (Corpus Christi)challenge, view pictures and videos from the trail ride, ask the cowboys questions, submit video answers, questions, make comments, etc. Hope you and your students will join us for "almost real time" participation. Trail riders are from 23 different states this year. Janet [link removed]
by had enough
Feb 2, 2011
SC school finance proposal gets initial approval By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press
A bill designed to simplify South Carolina's decades-old funding formulas for public education and stop automatic pay raises for teachers advanced Tuesday in the Legislature.
A House Ways and Means panel unanimously approved the bill to update the st...See MoreSC school finance proposal gets initial approval By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press
A bill designed to simplify South Carolina's decades-old funding formulas for public education and stop automatic pay raises for teachers advanced Tuesday in the Legislature.
A House Ways and Means panel unanimously approved the bill to update the state's 1977 Education Finance Act, still the state's basis for student funding.
After years of talking about an overhaul, without making any headway, legislators seem ready to seriously tackle it this year. The state's $830 million budget shortfall is prompting more lawmakers to listen, said House Ways and Means Chairman Dan Cooper, R-Piedmont.
"It's so complicated," said Cooper, the bill's sponsor. "It's been tacked onto for 33 years."
The bill, drafted after months of meetings, would add more money for students who are poor or are learning English, but reduce money for others. Districts could see small changes in their distributions, based on their student populations, "but there will not be a huge windfall or shortfall," Cooper said.
While a state budget office estimate issued Monday said the bill could cost the state's general revenue account between $70 million and $145 million, Cooper says the measure has no net cost, but rather shifts funds from a different pot of money for education. Under a 1984 law, 1 percent of state tax collections goes to a separate education account, to be spent on specific programs approved by the Legislature.
The shift gives districts more flexibility to spend money as they see fit for their particular needs, Cooper said.
The bill would also would direct the education agency to develop a pay-for-performance plan for teachers by Dec. 1, as it gets rid of automatic increases in pay for each year a teacher's in the classroom. The state salary schedule increases yearly for up to 22 years of service.
But the Legislature has frozen the increases for two years amid Great Recession budget shortfalls. Some districts, however, have opted to continue to fund pay raises entirely from local property taxes. With an even-greater-the-usual mishmash of pay across the state, legislators consider it an opportune time to revamp teacher salaries.
Teachers would continue to see pay raises based on their education level, such as a bachelor's versus a master's degree, but Cooper said it's not fair to automatically reward all teachers simply for another year in the classroom.
"They're getting rewards whether they're a good teacher or not," said Cooper, whose wife is a teacher.
A spokesman for state schools chief Mick Zais called the legislation a good step forward and likes the idea of streamlining nearly a dozen funding categories. Zais, who advocated pay-for-performance while campaigning last year, also looks forward to tackling that issue, said his spokesman J.W. Ragley.
But the Republican superintendent is studying the idea of funding all grade levels the same. Currently, students are weighted differently according to their grade level, but the proposal would give the same base amount for each student, while adding money for other categories such as gifted and talented.
"There's no longer a difference between a first grader and an 11th grader. Does that match reality?" Ragley asked.
The full Ways and Means Committee will consider the bill next.
Anyone heard of our newly elected Gov. Haley "forgiving" this impending snow day make up day?
by Allison Violante
Feb 11, 2011
Niagara University Invites K-12 Teachers to Apply for Summer Residential Program Investigating the History of Old Fort Niagara
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. (Feb, 2011) – Niagara University is now accepting applications from K-12 teachers nationwide for a summer program entitled Crossroads of Empire: Cultural Contact and Imperial Rivalry at O...See MoreNiagara University Invites K-12 Teachers to Apply for Summer Residential Program Investigating the History of Old Fort Niagara
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. (Feb, 2011) – Niagara University is now accepting applications from K-12 teachers nationwide for a summer program entitled Crossroads of Empire: Cultural Contact and Imperial Rivalry at Old Fort Niagara. The week-long residential sessions, which take place July 11-15 and July 18-22, 2011 at Old Fort Niagara and Niagara University, have been made possible by funding obtained from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Directed by Thomas A. Chambers, Ph.D., chair of Niagara University’s history department, the workshops are focused on the vital history that emanated from Old Fort Niagara, one of most significant and well-preserved 18th century historic sites in North America. Fort Niagara served as an important crossroads between the empires of Great Britain, France, the Haudenosaunee (the native people who inhabited what is now much of New York state and surrounding areas), and, later, the United States as they battled each other for control of the North American continent. The Fort threatened American territory during the Revolution, was occupied by both sides during the War of 1812, and then a peace treaty secured the Fort and region for the United States.
This workshop will immerse NEH Summer Scholars in the world of 18th century life, from both the Native American and European perspective. Participants will interact with historic interpreters, clamber about ramparts dating to the 1700s, handle beaver pelts and trade goods like fishhooks and beads, and perhaps even fire a musket. One unique feature will be an overnight stay at the French Castle, the three-story stone fortress and trading post perched above the crashing waves of Lake Ontario that dates back to 1726. By week’s end NEH Summer Scholars will understand the perspective of the Iroquois people who first inhabited this region, as well as the struggles of ordinary European soldiers who bled and died to control Fort Niagara.
Teachers of grades K-12 at schools in the United States or its territorial possessions, or Americans teaching in foreign schools where at least 50 percent of the students are American nationals, are eligible for this program.
Teachers selected to participate as NEH Summer Scholars will receive a stipend of $1,200 at the end of the residential workshop session. Stipends are intended to help cover travel expenses to and from the project location, books, and ordinary living expenses.
The deadline for applications is March 1, 2011.
For eligibility and application information, please call 716.286.8091, e-mail [email removed].
Niagara University is located 11 miles south of Old Fort Niagara.
Niagara University Founded by the Vincentian Community in 1856, Niagara University is a private liberal arts university with a strong, values-based Catholic tradition. Its four academic divisions include the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, and Hospitality and Tourism Management. The university also maintains an Academic Exploration Program that provides a learning community for students who are undecided about their major, as well as numerous opportunities through Continuing Education. -30-
by I Know MY opinion, but...
Feb 18, 2011
What do y'all think about this? I worry b/c there is much good ol' girl/boy favoritism that goes on in my area: admin pick and choose particular students in favored teachers' classes. Any other thoughts?
by Dr. Laura Talamante
Feb 18, 2011
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to join us for our one-week workshops in June 2011. As NEH Summer Scholars at the “American History through the Eyes of a California Family” workshop, you will use the artifacts and archival sources of both the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum and CSU Dominguez Hills Special Collections to trace the Domingue...See MoreDear Colleagues,
We invite you to join us for our one-week workshops in June 2011. As NEH Summer Scholars at the “American History through the Eyes of a California Family” workshop, you will use the artifacts and archival sources of both the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum and CSU Dominguez Hills Special Collections to trace the Dominguez family history for over two centuries. Their history and lands are entwined with California 's rich Indian, Spanish, Mexican and American history.
NEH workshops feature well known scholars, hands-on work with artifacts and archival documents, workshops and experiential learning opportunities that will bring history to life, and field trips to deepen historical and cultural connections. Workshops address the Dominguez family business and inheritance strategies and their relationship to natives and migrants from varied social and cultural backgrounds. Successful applicants whose title will become NEH Summer Scholars will also analyze how territorial industrial expansion transformed the American people and how massive immigration after 1870, including the Chinese, some of whom became laborers on Dominguez lands, formed new social patterns and concepts about national identity.
$1200 stipends are offered to help cover travel, lodging, and meal expenses.
Workshops will be offered twice and applicants may apply to one, but not both, workshops. The first is the week of June 13-17, 2011 and the second is the week of June 20-24, 2011. Continuing Education Units offered. Applications due March 1st.
by leni garfunkel
Feb 28, 2011
I would love to chat with you about a fun way to help yourself, friends and family to save money and make some nice $$ while doing it!
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