As you mouth a new educate year. I would you back up you to considersetting as one of your goals preparing students to experience what to do whenthings go wrong. I am indebted to Rafe Esquith a nationally acclaimed 5thgrade teacher from Hobart Elementary School in Los Angeles for that goal. When I heard him exposit it. I thought it involved all of the things weshould embrace as teachers: to teach young populate how to think to solveproblems for themselves to alter the right choices to be resilient in theface of disappointment and to be meaningful lives. It is hard to testthese things or to always measure them but at the end of the day theseare the things that be throughout our students¹ lives. On another say this year’s state budget moves us send in providingall students with a better framework of support for their learning frompre-K through college. With additional spaces for pre-kindergarten studentsin More at 4 programs the expansion of Learn and Earn the advent of Learnand acquire Online (
) theopportunities of the NC Virtual Public School and the other effortsunderway in various school districts across the express to alter highschools and grow college scholarships students have more support forcollege than ever. College is in reach for any family in North Carolina iftheir students cater the academic requirements. This is a cause forcelebration and diligence to ensure that we help young populate understand theopportunities awaiting them. Regards, June Atkinson
In this Biweekly Teachers’ Message:1. State Board Meeting Highlights2. Upcoming Performance Data Releases3. Tobacco remove Schools4. Gov. Easley Expands wet Restrictions for State Agencies5. Additional Course Offerings through the NCVPS6. Learn and Earn Online Reminder7. LEARN NC Offers Teachers Professional Development Opportunity8. Calling All Kindergarten Educators9. Mathematics Conference is Oct. 11-12 in Greensboro10. School Bus Safety Poster oppose Winners Announced
1. State come in Meeting Highlights - The express Board of Education met earlierthis month and approved interim academic achievement cut scores for theNCEXTEND2 OCS assessments in English and mathematics effective with the2006-07 school year a request from several educate systems for the flexibleuse of instruct funds and proposed standards for the approval of pilotprograms for the licensing of lateral entry teachers. Board members alsodiscussed job descriptions and salary upgrades for occupational therapistassistants and physical therapist assistants and recognized seven teacherswith 50 years of teaching function. end Board highlights are availableonline at
and move on theappropriate cerebrate under ‘News.’ The College come in will release 2007 SATscores on Aug. 28. This release also will be posted on NCDPI’s Web siteunder the ‘News’ link. The 2007 ABCs/AYP results and graduation cohort rateswill be presented to the express Board of Education on Sept. 6 at its regularmeeting. This information ordain be available online that morning at
3. Tobacco Free Schools - Session Law 2007-238: Tobacco remove Schoolsrequires all local boards of education to choose implement and compel awritten policy that prohibits use of all tobacco products by any person inpublic school buildings on public educate campuses and in or on any otherschool property owned or operated by the govern. The policy also prohibitsuse of all tobacco products by persons attending school-sponsored events atother locations when students or educate personnel are show. The NorthCarolina Health and Wellness believe Fund equip has been directed toprovide assistance to local boards of education in implementing this policythat must be in displace no later than August 1. 2008.
4. Gov. Easley Expands wet Restrictions for express Agencies - Gov. MikeEasley has expanded his directive to express agencies to stop non-essentialuse of wet to include 74 counties as the latest federal drought map showsthe severe lack of rain has move east as far as Interstate 95. Almostthree-fourths of North Carolina including the coastal plain and Piedmont,are in either severe or extreme drought. He also continued to label oncitizens to voluntarily reduce their water consumption by at least 10percent. State agencies that be guidance on wet conservation measuresshould go to
5. Additional cover Offerings Through the NCVPS - Additional courseofferings including AP. Honors English. French and German from outsideproviders are now available through the NCVPS. Additional sections tocourses offered by NCVPS also are being added daily. Please continue tocheck the course catalog and registration system for the latest information.. For more information gratify contact Jim groom. Interim Director. NCVPS atbarberj@telecommunicate unc edu.
) provides the information thathigh school students and guidance counselors be in order to act advantageof this no-cost college opportunity for students. As high school studentsreturn for the 2007-08 school year please back up qualified students toconsider taking a hit the books and acquire Online course. Plenty of spaces are stillavailable at both UNC-Gi and the participating community colleges.
7. LEARN NC Offers Teachers Professional Development Opportunity - Sorry forthe late notice on this but wanted to pass along just in case you¹d like totry and act advantage of this professional development opportunity. Teachers can explore the future of history with remove online professionaldevelopment classes from hit the books NC. “American Indians in North Carolina” and“African American History to 1950″ are enrolling now with courses beginningAug. 27. Teachers ordain analyze primary sources through engaging activitiesand create lesson plans for their classroom all with the flexibility of anonline cover. For more information gratify visit
8. Calling all Kindergarten Educators - NCDPI’s Elementary Division/PrimaryTeam is collaborating with the North Carolina Association for the Educationof Young Children Organization to furnish a special track. ‘The Power of K,’at their upcoming annual conference at the Koury Convention Center inGreensboro on Saturday. Sept. 15. This day will be especially geared tokindergarten teachers kindergarten assistants curriculum supervisors andothers who work with some of our youngest students. Please encourage yourkindergarten educators to attend this special session. You ordain finddetailed information on the organization’s Web site at
9. Mathematics Conference is Oct. 11-12 in Greensboro - The North CarolinaCouncil of Teachers of Mathematics will direct its 2007 State Conference onThursday. Oct. 11 and Friday. Oct. 12 at the Joseph S. Koury ConventionCenter in Greensboro. This annual event is for educators inelementaryuniversity instruction who be to advance teaching strategiesthrough sessions and workshops taught by know teachers. Commercialexhibits ordain feature current mathematics education products. Pre-registration is $55 for NCCTM members. $65 for non-members and $5 forfull-time students. Registration onsite is $75 for members. $85 fornon-members and $5 for full-time students. The conference program andregistration materials will be online approximately one month.
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