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Tuesday at Uncle Bill's Family Restaurant, Jesse Dobbs scurried around the dining room busing and cleaning tables under the school-to-work program.
In the kitchen, Grace Stockton stacked dishes for cleaning; nearby, her classmate, Jacob Luttrell, helped restaurant staffer Jo Gironda make coleslaw.
"The point of the program is to give students employable skills so they don't sit at home doing nothing when they can do something productive," Richbourg job coach Jeff Bowen said.
Students receive school credit as they learn on the job, Bowen said. Depending on ability, they may receive training in more involved tasks.
Richbourg students also gain basic work experience at the Crestview Wal-Mart, pick up range balls at Foxwood Country Club, and work at Foster Families of America's downtown thrift store.
"Now that they have been here, they have work skills," Bowen said. "That keeps the brain engaged. They have a good chance of getting hired."
Restaurant owner Bill White said he is glad to offer students an opportunity to learn work experience, and is pleased with their performance.
"We know it's tough for kids like them to go out and find a job," he said.
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Last Saturday I caught the end of Parkinson. The man himself was introducing his final guest, Rod Stewart, saying: "The public loved his first album of standards so much that he's done another, and great it is as well . . . "
That Parky should have forged his way out of Barnsley for this . . . It was pretty depressing. I'm not too sure about the latter-day Parkinson, and the accolades that come his way as a writer on the back pages do nothing to sway me. But as a television interviewer, he used to be able to create a real frisson. Another point in his favour was that he used to have people like Ted Hughes on his show . . . Not that I'm objecting to the guests he had last Saturday.
These were Emma Thompson, who seems all right, and Michael Palin, who is much more than all right. It was just that, as Parkinson introduced Rod Stewart, he suggested that Palin restrain Thompson lest she get carried away, and this he did, quite hammily. It seemed to round off a bad evening for Yorkshire, what with Parkinson being Barnsley's most famous son and Palin having been born in Sheffield 60 years ago. I don't know why Palin was on Parkinson because, quite frankly, I'd been in the pub for most of it, but I'm pretty sure he'd been talking about the new Monty Python book rather than announcing any new comedy project of his own.
Palin was always the funniest Python, and obviously very nice with it. When I read about tortured comedy geniuses who are supposed to have been psychologically undone by the scale of their talent, I always think of Palin, who proves it's possible to be brilliant and remain polite. To my horror, my wife once pushed in front of him in the queue for the box office at a cinema in Baker Street, and he graciously stepped aside with the merest hint of a frown. For years he's been concentrating on the niceness rather than the brilliance, but you'll occasionally detect, by some inflection or facial tick, that the comedy brain that produced Ripping Yarns is still pulsing away.
The two Ripping Yarns series were broadcast between 1977 and 1979. These programmes constituted a seismic event of my childhood in York, and what made it better still was that the funniest of them were the Yorkshire ones: "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite", featuring a young man so boring that his father - a coal miner - would pretend to be French to avoid speaking to him; and "Golden Gordon", about a man fixated on the fortunes of Barnstoneworth United. His son, actually christened Barnstoneworth United, was given to reciting the 1922 line-up of the team: "Hegarty F, Hegarty R, Tompkins, Noble, Carrick . . . " You'll still hear those words chanted in the dark corners of Yorkshire pubs, like a sort of modern folk music.


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The first stop for that chemical, possibly making it's way down the Ohio, was Evansville. Then it was Henderson. Tonight it's here in Mount Vernon. All three areas say they are taking precautions above and beyond to keep the water safe.
It happened some six-hundred miles away in the Ohio River last week. The chemical spill from West Virginia has water treatment facilities in the Tristate alarmed. "It's definitely kept us all on our toes the last few days. Nobody was really sure where it was going to be by the time it got here, so everybody has been monitoring it over the last week and just taking every precaution that we can," says Josh Thompson. Thompson is the Chief Water Treatment Plant Operator in Henderson. He says area facilities are keeping in communication. As Evansville water officials give the all clear, Henderson was next. "It reached here about five a.m. this morning," says Thompson.
Henderson also reports no detectable amounts of the chemical in the water, but as a precaution, several plants are adding a
'powdered activated carbon.' "The water is perfectly safe. Even when we did start up, we are feeding a powdered activated carbon that works like a sponge absorbing any contaminants and things like that" says Thompson. Just to prove the water is safe we taste it for ourselves.
The Ohio doesn't stop in Henderson. Water now flows to Mount Vernon, Indiana. In Mount Vernon, the water is safe to drink here too. Superintendent of Mount Vernon Water Works, Chuck Gray, says they have been taking samples fifty feet deep in the water. "It was projected to hit us at about six-thirty this evening," says Gray. He says Mount Vernon is also using the carbon treatment in their water as precaution. "The water is safe. There's nothing to fear. Go ahead and drink it just like you would normally. Use it for bathing, use it for dishes, we've got it under control," says Gray.


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Rick Ross a caffeine feign? Not exactly (not that we know of, at least), though it sure sounds like the Bawse is in need of a wake up in his song for Quentin Tarintino's Django Unchained that's called "100 Black Coffins." The song — which was produced by the film's star, Jaime Foxx, and to which Tarintino contributed the idea for the chorus — is a big and clanking thing that comes complete with spaghetti western whistles and Ross calling for what sounded to us on first listen like 100 black coffees. Ross in a cowboy hat and boots to match, rubbing sleep from his eyes and calling on French to pour him 100 black coffees makes for a great image; but alas it was we who needed those black coffees, because what he actually wants is 100 black coffins to put 100 bad (and, presumably: dead) guys in. Anyways, be it coffee or coffins, Ross puts on a good show here. Maybe Tarintino can find a roll for the Bawse next round?
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Try becoming a state worker in California, where it's possible to collect more than $200,000 in overtime pay in a single year or retire with a "boat check" as large as $609,000 for unused vacation and leave time.
Those are two of the findings of a six-part Bloomberg series starting today that examines public-employee compensation in the 12 largest states. The series begs the question: Why do workers in the same kinds of jobs get paid much so more in some states than in others?
From coast to coast, the highest-paid state workers collected total compensation of as much as $573,000 to $1 million last year, even as governors and lawmakers slashed funding for schools, public safety and other services, the Bloomberg series shows.
Leading the way in almost every job and pay category was California, where a state psychiatrist was paid $822,000 last year, a highway patrol officer collected $484,000 in pay and pension benefits and 17 employees got checks of more than $200,000 for unused vacation and leave.
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Tampa, Florida -- If Tampa's water woes over the weekend left you jonesing for your morning cup of coffee,or left your business high and dry -- you can blame a squirrel.
Yes, officials confirmed Monday that a squirrel brought the city's water system to its knees.
Tests show the water was never contaminated, but still a half a million customers were told to boil their water as a precaution.
A tremendous problem, started by something relatively small.
How could that be allowed to happen?
"It really is an act of God," said Tampa's Water Department Director Brad Baird.
Actually, what Baird calls an "act of God" was in fact something considerably smaller and furrier.
"A squirrel crawled into the standpipe you see next to the pole," Baird said, pointing at the main line that feeds power to the plant.
Asquirrel. Zapped and charred when it tried to chew its way out of standpipe that happened to cover the electric lines that power Tampa's water plant.
"I did not see it, but my operators saw what was left of it," said Baird.
Whenpower linenumber one went down, a back-up line should have kicked in, but problem number two emerged.
A sagging wire, officials say, came too close to another, sending a 26,000-volt surge into the system.
It was that arcing of electricity, along the second set of wires, that created the third problem.
The surge blew out the water plant's main switch, which is designed to handle lightning strikes, but could not handle this.
It knocked the pumps off linefor 31 minutes until diesel generators got it going again.
The loss of power and possible back wash of bacteria prompted a precautionary boil water notice that deprived some grumpy grinders like Jeff Parker of their morning Joe.
"Yeah, it makes you wonder did no one think that through at some point?" asked Parker.
And it cost more than a few businesses a day's income including Starbucks, PF Chang's andMaggiano's Italian at Westshore Shopping Plaza.
"As a customer for the City of Tampa if we had a big loss it would be great to see them compensate it," said Rani Chehal, who owns Felicitous Coffee House near USF.
"We have gotten quite a few calls about recouping damages so we're gathering that information and will forward that to our risk management department," said Baird.
But since the water woes were an act of God -- or in this case, one of God's creatures -- the City's liability may be limited.
In the meantime, the squirrel's standpipe has been sealed. The once sagging power lines have been pulled tighter, and they're working fast to replace the burned out switch.
Three layers of redundancy, ruined by a single rodent.
"We will be having those conversations with TECO on how to makeany improvements that can be made," said Baird.
While no one wants to point fingers of blame,a source tells 10 News Tampa Water officials brought thesagging wire to TECO's attention several months ago, but only now was it finally addressed.
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TROY, N.C. — A former Montgomery County Schools principal has been charged with having inappropriate relations with a student and may be the father of the student's 1-year-old child, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
John Ward admitted to engaging in sexual acts with a 16-year-old student when he was principal of Montgomery Learning Academy in Troy, according to Lt. Det. Kelley Howell.
The student told investigators that Ward may be the father of her child.
Investigators will seek paternity tests to determine whether or not it's true.
The sexual acts reportedly took place off campus.
The school system originally heard a rumor about this student and this principal in November of 2011. They investigated, but everyone they interviewed lied about the initial rumors.
"We talked to the principal. We talked to the student. We talked to the student's guardian. Nothing could be substantiated," said Superintendent Dr. Dale Ellis.
"Had we had heard anything we would've jumped on it immediately."
The rumor resurfaced Monday at which point both the principal and (now former) student admitted to it, with signed affidavits.
"They both stated that they had a sexual relationship with each other." said Lt. Kelley Howell with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department.
"There was a child. The child's father's in question. It may be Mr Ward's it may not be."
The girl is 19 now. She was 16 or 17 when this relationship was taking place.
"We don't want these types of issues happening in our schools. Safety is our top priority." said Superintendent Ellis.
"Although the situation is very disturbing and upsetting it does not define who we are."
Ward applied for and got a promotion to transportation director for the county in 2012.
"If we had any indication of any wrongdoing at that point obviously that would not have happened." Ellis said.
Ward has been charged with indecent liberties with a student and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.
Investigators are currently looking to question the suspect's wife about the allegations, although she is not a criminal suspect. The suspect's wife has been temporarily suspended from her position as a social worker.
Below is a statement from Superintendent Dale Ellis:
Over the course of a school year, district personnel receive a multitude of complaints and allegations of employee wrong-doing. That is not surprising in a system with over 4,000 students and 600 employees. We take great care to investigate every issue and to respond to each allegation seriously and appropriately. When we investigate allegations, if there is any indication that inappropriate behaviors have occurred, we always report that information to law enforcement immediately and take proper steps in our employee disciplinary procedures.
Although this situation is very disturbing and upsetting – it does not define who we are. It is sad that it might somehow overshadow the tremendous work that our employees do on a daily basis — being leaders and role models for our students.
It is already a part of our annual process to remind employees about inappropriate relationships with students. However, we will continue to evaluate existing and additional training opportunities to ensure that employees understand the importance of keeping the student-educator relationship professional.


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Scion Turns 10, Celebrates Birthday with Limited-Edition Scion 10 Series
"The Scion 10 Series celebrates 10 years of the brand's passionate approach, iconic products and success inviting a new, younger buyer to the Toyota family," Doug Murtha, vice president, Scion division said. "Scion heads into its second decade revved up by a strong product line that continues to stand out on the road."
Each Scion 10 Series is painted Silver Ignition, a premium paint color, and is equipped with silver seat belts, solar-powered illuminated shift knob, and blue LED Scion badges that illuminate when the vehicle is unlocked using the remote fob. When the driver opens the door, the word "Scion" is illuminated on the dashboard before fading to the number 10.
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Malaysia Day 2008 [Part 1]September 16th, 2008
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Apparently my spam filter have been catching a lot of non-spam comments, especially from the last 2-3 postings. I wonder if my settings were too strict.
Today is probably the first time Malaysians officially celebrated Malaysia Day en masse. I went to MBPJ Stadium at Kelana Jaya because I was feeling trigger happy and I figured I could pop a couple of good shots there. And boy was it a sight.
I arrived early, somewhere around 6 PM. I decided to come early so I could survey the area, estimate exposure, arrange compositions and pretty much the usual things people do on recon missions [I believe after going to similar events a couple more times, recons will become unnecessary]. There wasn't much going on, in fact the crowd only started coming in around 7 PM. Thankfully there was a restaurant that served some pretty good food and helped myself to a bowl of Sup Gearbox [cow knee soup] for buka puasa.
After that I went inside to check things out a bit.
The committees were busy setting up mats for prayers that night. Apparently Maghrib, Isyak, Hajat and Tarawih prayers was part of the itinerary. The crowd was steadily trickling in and filling up the stadium seats so I decided to step outside and check things out.
Business was booming and it was absolutely lively with people selling food, books, videos, even belts and random toys!
Back inside, hundreds of muslims were dutifully praying out on the field, while everyone else just respectfully minded their own business finding seats and exchanging gossip and information. High up were bloggers and journalists with their laptops, probably reporting live from the scene. I'm not so sure if the stadium has Wifi, though.
About 9.30 PM, the prayers come to an end, and the first of the VIPs arrive at the scene to cheers and applause. The early bird was none other than Uncle Lim Kit Siang and Mr Lim Guan Eng. It was then that the crowd really started flooding in.
And flood in they did.
More pictures in the next Malaysia Day post!
Sweet! Almost feels like I'm there. :D
The stadium has no Wi-fi, but if you are enterprising enough, you can setup your comp to get the signal from the Starbucks nearby in KJ Giant.
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2008 saw very high yields across wineries in much of the southern hemisphere, as a result of highly favorable climatic conditions. Although in many areas, these high yields brought with them something of a drop in overall quality, this could not be said for South Australia's wines, which were reportedly excellent. Indeed, the 2008 Shiraz harvest in South Australia is said to be one of the most successful in recent decades, and western Australia's Chardonnays are set to be ones to watch out for. New Zealand's Pinot Noir harvest was also very good, with wineries in Martinborough reportedly very excited about this particular grape and the characteristics it revealed this year. Pinot Noir also grew very well in the United States, and was probably the most successful grape varietal to come out of California in 2008, with Sonoma Coast and Anderson Valley delivering fantastic results from this grape. Elsewhere in United States, Washington State and Oregon had highly successful harvests in 2008 despite some early worries about frost. However, it was France who had the best of the weather and growing conditions in 2008, and this year was one of the great vintages for Champagne, the Médoc in Bordeaux, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, with Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapes leading the way. Italy, too, shared many of these ideal conditions, with the wineries in Tuscany claiming that their Chianti Classicos of 2008 will be ones to collect, and Piedmont's Barberesco and Barolo wines will be recognized as amongst the finest of the past decade.
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The field of Egyptology has a basketball game to thank for producing one of the world's leading experts on mummification.
Bob Brier was in his mid-20s and chair of a university philosophy department when he injured his knee playing basketball and decided to learn hieroglyphics while recovering.
The experience was the start of an obsession with ancient Egypt that has led to pioneering research into mummification practices and investigations into some of the world's most famous mummies, including King Tut, Ramses the Great and Vladimir Lenin.
Today the 76-year-old is known as "Mr. Mummy," a nickname bestowed in 1994 when he became the first person in 2,000 years to mummify a human cadaver using ancient Egyptian techniques.
Brier and his wife, fellow Egyptologist Pat Remler, will be in Toledo on May 13 to discuss "Myths and Mummies," a free presentation at 7:30 p.m. at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle.
Brier, a senior research fellow at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, will discuss his research in the ancient Egyptian methods of mummification, while Remler will discuss why the Egyptians' mythology and religion led them to preserve their bodies.
"Egyptians were resurrectionists. They believed people were really going to get up and go again," Brier told Toledo Free Press during a call from his home in the Bronx. He was supposed to have been in Libya, but the political unrest postponed his trip. "I'll be teaching aspects of how to mummify and why they mummified and she'll talk about the gods and goddesses associated with it."
People have long been fascinated by ancient Egypt, in large part because of the mummies, Brier said.
"It's like they cheated death," he said. "Mummies still look like human beings. So the fascination we have with death I think also attracts us to it."
The idea to mummify a modern cadaver came as Brier was writing a book on ancient Egyptian mummies.
"I realized there were an awful lot of things we didn't know and that's when I said the only way we'll actually figure it out is by doing a mummy," Brier said.
The process, which took 70 days — one day to remove the organs and 69 days to dry and mummify the body —yielded several new insights.
Researchers knew Egyptians had removed the brain through the nose, but no one knew for sure how it was done.
"We thought you put in a hook and pulled it out in pieces. Well, that didn't work at all," Brier said. "We had to eventually break it down to a liquid and drain it."
Another longtime mystery solved was why the tables used for mummification were so large. It turns out the process requires about 400 pounds of natron, a type of salt and the bodies had to be completely buried under a pile in order to dry.
Brier said the experience stands out as a favorite in his career.
"I remember thinking, 'Wow, I think this is really how they did it,'" Brier said. "I felt a closeness to the embalmer, like we were brothers in the same occupation."
Brier checks on the mummy periodically, looking for bacterial growth.
"He's been at room temperature for more than 10 years and he's fine, so we think we did it right," he said.
Brier, who specializes in paleopathology, the study of ancient diseases, studies mummies to understand what diseases were prevalent in the ancient world and how they've changed, allowing scientists to better understand those same diseases today.
A new long-term project is looking for evidence of Alzheimer's disease.
"We're looking at brains of elderly Egyptians to see if they have amyloid plagues on it," Brier said. "Not every mummy had the brain removed. Poor people couldn't afford it. We haven't found it yet — we've only looked in a few brains — but it'd be interesting if we found it."
Brier has amassed a personal collection of Egypt-themed items ranging from historical artifacts to kitsch that fills several rooms.
Yet despite the knowledge gained through his and other people's research, unsolved mysteries will likely always remain.
"I think we'll get most of it, but I think there will always be some things that will never be known," Brier said. "But we can always know more, which is a good thing I think."
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DOHA, Qatar, April 5, 2000 The U.S. Central Command is negotiating with Qatar for rights to use the air base at Al Uedid as a site for a U.S. air expeditionary force, DoD officials said here April 5.
The U.S. Air Force deploys air expeditionary forces to the region periodically during times of crisis and when there are gaps in the coverage by aircraft carriers. The Qatari base is next to a depot for pre-positioned U.S. military equipment.
"There's willingness by both parties to reach an agreement, a DoD official said. "It's just a matter of terms and conditions." The official said Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani touched on the ongoing air base talks when they met here April 5.
"There is interest by both parties in seeing the base as an integral part in the military-to-military relationship, … in seeing [the base] become a centerpiece in our relationship," he said."
The official said the agreement could come in a "couple of months," but much work would need to be done. To base up to 40 aircraft at the facility would mean building ramp space, hangars, maintenance facilities, and refueling and arming areas, among other improvements.
"If we do reach an agreement… , the next step would be to go to the Congress and talk about how much money it would cost, and justify it," he said.
The official said the negotiations are not in response to a specific action by Iran or Iraq, but part of the U.S. approach to build an integrated regional coalition.
"Our presence at the base would be one part of that regional security framework -- not focused at one particular country or another, but part of a system we would like to have in place" he said.
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Bill to Reward States for Raising Compulsory Attendance Age
After reading NASSP's position statement on raising the compulsory school attendance age, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) approached NASSP for assistance in drafting legislation to provide resources and support for schools in states that elect to raise the dropout age to 18. The Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act will be introduced this afternoon, and many of the bill's provisions mirror NASSP's recommendations for middle level and high school reform.
"It is unacceptable and saddening that more than 9,000 students drop out of Maryland Public Schools each year," said Rep. Edwards. "That is why my legislation…provides additional resources to states that increase compulsory school attendance through age 17 to help improve secondary schools and ensure that students at-risk of dropping out receive the support they need to reach their fullest potential. A quality education is critical to ensuring success in a 21st century global economy, and we must do all we can to provide one for our nation's young people."
Under the bill, states that have enacted laws to raise the compulsory attendance age could apply for a competitive grant to improve programs in their middle level and high schools. Funding would be used to establish or expand CTE programs, implement an early warning indicator system to help high schools and their feeder middle schools assist struggling students, create grade and school transition programs, personalize the school experience,
provide extended learning opportunities, and increase counseling and other nonacademic supports for students.
One study cited in the board position statement notes that 25% of potential dropouts remain in school because of compulsory schooling laws, but NASSP understands that raising the age of compulsory school attendance alone is not enough to ensure these students graduate. We were very pleased to work with Congresswoman Edwards and her staff to ensure that secondary schools can access vital resources that will allow them to provide supports to struggling students and help them get on track to be college and career ready when they complete high school."
The position statement offers recommendations for school leaders aligned with the Breaking Ranks Framework. Principals are encouraged to personalize the school environment by creating small units within their schools, developing a personal plan for progress for each student, and assigning a personal adult advocate for each student. They are also called on to increase academic rigor through CTE or curriculum-based service learning; coordinate the delivery of physical, mental health, and social services for students in conjunction with community-based organizations; and provide intensive interventions to students who are at risk of dropping out.
Although Congress is unlikely to act on any education bills before the November elections, the Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act will likely be considered in future discussions of Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization.
President Obama Announces $5 Billion Proposal to Strengthen Education Profession
As part of his FY 2013 budget proposal, President Obama has requested $5 billion through the American Jobs Act for a new initiative to elevate teachers and school leaders. Known as Recognizing Education Success, Professional Excellence and Collaborative Teaching or "RESPECT," the one-time competitive grant program would support states and districts "that commit to pursuing bold reforms at every stage of the teaching profession."
"Our goal is to work with teachers and principals in rebuilding their profession and to elevate the teacher voice in federal, state and local education policy," said US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in a press release announcing the proposal. "Our larger goal is to make teaching not only America's most important profession, but also America's most respected profession."
While most of the rhetoric surrounding RESPECT has focused almost exclusively on teachers, the key elements of the initiative would also impact principals and other school leaders:
- Attract a high-performing and diverse pool of people to become teachers and leaders in education and ensure that they are well prepared to be successful in the school environments in which they will work;
- Retain, promote and maximize the talents of accomplished teachers and leaders, while creating well-supported roles for novices;
- Create schools whose climates and cultures, use of time, approaches to staffing, use of technology, deployment of support services, and engagement of families and communities are optimized to continuously improve outcomes for the students they serve;
- Evaluate and support the development and success of teachers and leaders;
- Create an education system that provides the highest need students with the most effective teachers and principals, and provide access to other necessary resources to support every student's academic success; and
- Transition to a significantly more effective and efficient educational system that is sustainable after the grant program has ended.
In an interview with Jon Stewart last night on The Daily Show, Secretary Duncan said that the "ability to attract and retain talent now will impact education for the next 30 years," and we at NASSP couldn't agree more! We look forward to working with the administration and Congress to ensure that teachers and school leaders are well-prepared and supported to meet the demands of educating students to excellence in the 21st Century.
U.S. Department of Education Awards more than $32.8 Million to Promote Safe Schools, Healthy Students
More than $32.8 million in grants have been awarded to 18 states and the District of Columbia as part of a joint effort by the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice to support schools in creating safer and healthier learning environments.
The highly competitive Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative attracted 422 grant applications nationally. Under the initiative, school districts, in partnership with local public mental-health agencies, law-enforcement and juvenile justice entities, must implement a comprehensive, community-wide plan that focuses on the following elements:
- Safe school environments and violence prevention activities
- Alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention activities
- Student behavioral, social and emotional supports
- Mental-health services
- Early childhood social and emotional learning programs.
"Every child in America deserves a safe and healthy school environment, and it's our job as educators, parents and community members to ensure that happens," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. "The Safe Schools/Healthy Students grants will provide students with access to services and programs that promote healthy development, personally and academically."
"The prevention of youth violence and substance abuse is a principal objective of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative and is crucial to our efforts to reduce juvenile delinquency," said Laurie Robinson, acting assistant attorney general, Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice. "The initiative is well equipped to advance the prevention of delinquency, and the grants announced today represent a significant step forward towards that end."
"In community after community, this initiative has been the catalyst for bringing schools and youth-serving organizations together to build and expand evidence-based programs to prevent violence, promote mental health and boost young people's academic achievement."said Eric Broderick, acting administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which manages the program on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."The dividends for children, families and communities at large have been unprecedented: lower rates of school violence, more mental-health services for more children, better attendance and improved academic performance."
The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative draws on the best practices of education, juvenile justice, law enforcement and mental-health systems to provide integrated resources for prevention and early intervention services for children and youth.
Since 1999, the Education, Justice and Health and Human Services departments have administered the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative, which has provided more than $2.1 billion to local educational, mental health, law enforcement and juvenile justice partnerships.
A complete list of grantees and their abstracts can be found at www.ed.gov/programs/dvpsafeschools/awards.html or see below. For more information on the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative, visit www.ed.gov/programs/dvpsafeschools/index.html or www.sshs.samhsa.gov.
2009 Safe Schools/Healthy Students grantees are listed below:
Corning Union High School District
Corning, CA
El Rancho Unified School District
Pico Rivera, CA
Escondido Union School District
Escondido, CA
Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
Nevada City, CA
Willits Unified School District
Willitis, CA
Yolo County Office of Education
Woodland, CA
District of Columbia
Washington Latin Public Charter School
Washington, DC
Madison County School District
Madison, FL
Rockdale County Public Schools
Conyers, GA
Perry Central Community School Corporation
Leopold, IN
Alton Community Unit School District #11
Alton, IL
Wabash Community Unit School District #348
Mt. Carmel, IL
Marshalltown Community School District
Marshalltown, IA
Ashland Independent School District
Ashland, KY
Recovery School District – LDE
New Orleans, LA
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District
Wilbraham, MA
Vicksburg Warren School District
Vicksburg, MS
Helena School District One
Helena, MT
New Jersey
Trenton Public Schools
Trenton, NJ
New York
Broome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES)
Binghamton, NY
Oneida-Herkimer-Madison Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES)
New Hartford, NY
Sodus Central School District
Sodus, NY
Union Springs Central School District
Union Springs, NY
North Carolina
Burke County Public Schools
Morganton, NC
Wood County Educational Services Center
Bowling Green, OH
South Carolina
Kershaw County School District
Camden, SC
Saluda County School District
Saluda, SC
Mission Consolidated Independent School District
Mission, TX
Albemarle County Public Schools
Charlottesville, VA
New Bill Tackles Support Personnel Shortage
A newly introduced bill, the Increased Student Achievement through Increased Student Support Act (H.R.6654 /S.3364), would provide five year grants to low-income urban or rural school districts to help address the nonacademic needs of students by increasing the recruitment and retention of K–12 school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers.
The need for these additional student support personnel is great. Principals and other school staff often do not have adequate training to deal with the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students, yet because many low-income schools are forced to share a single counselor, psychologist, or social worker, teachers are often left to deal with these student needs on their own.
In the current age of student achievement and accountability, attending to the nonacademic needs of students has never been more important. Studies have shown that students' academic performance is affected by social and emotional factors, and that students who receive social, emotional, and behavior support have increased their academic achievement. (For information on these studies, visit www.nasponline.org; www.counseling.org; www.sswaa.org; and www.socialworkers.org.)
NASSP has consistently called on Congress to address the nonacademic needs of students, and recently joined with over 20 organizations representing educators and student support service personnel in support of the Increased Student Achievement through Increased Student Support Act.
Specifically, this legislation would authorize $30 million for five year partnership grants between institutions of higher education and urban or rural low-income school districts to train and place school counselors, psychologists, and social workers in underserved districts.
The bill would also create a student loan forgiveness program for school counselors, psychologists, and social workers who have worked for at least five years in low-income school districts. In addition, the bill would require the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on how to best distribute student support personnel to regions experiencing a shortage of school counselors, psychologists, or social workers.
Although it is unlikely that the Increased Student Achievement through Increased Student Support Act will be passed this year, the legislation will at the very least serve as a placeholder for next year, when Congress is expected to move forward on a reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Principal's Poll (5/6 – 5/13) – Schools for Pregnant Teens
Should districts maintain alternative schools for pregnant and parenting teens?
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42% Yes, they need a special environment
40% Only if services are not otherwise available
17% No
Total Votes: 99
The future is up in the air for some special schools catering to pregnant teens, reports the Christian Science Monitor. Funding constraints, along with a trend toward "mainstreaming" pregnant girls into regular public schools, have put the alternative schools in jeopardy. One such school in Boise, ID, offers services that traditional public schools just aren't equipped to provide—day care, government aid, parenting classes, an on-site baby supply store, and even relationship advice. The debate raises the perennial issues of equity, though even the staunchest supporters of such schools will bend if there's evidence that the services such students require are available to the students as they're mainstreamed.
So where do principals fall in the debate? This poll is now closed, but we invite you to leave your comments on the results below.
NASSP Joins Consortium to Combat School Violence
NASSP has signed on to a position statement in response to the recent school violence this past fall. The statement, from the National Consortium of School Violence Prevention Researchers and Practitioners, states that a "thoughtful" approach to school violence is necessary, focusing on four key elements: balance, communication, connectedness, and support.
"A balanced approach implies well-integrated programs that make sense and are effective," such as one that includes a variety of efforts that address not only physical safety but also programs that support students' social, emotional, and behavioral needs.
"Communication is critical…and numerous researchers have concluded that the most effective way to prevent targeted acts of violence at school is by maintaining close communication and trust with students and others in the community," according to the statement. It endorses policies that outline indicators of concern and plans for intervention and maintains that clear and open channels must be established for staff members, students, parents, and community members to communicate their concerns.
For students to feel connected, they "need to feel that they belong at their school and that the school staff and the school community as a whole care for them." The position is that schools must build connections to "marginalized" students, show concern for them, and cultivate opportunities for meaningful involvement.
"Support is critical for effective prevention," as students deal with depression, anxiety, bullying, and general stress. "Every school should have the resources to maintain evidence-based programs designed to address bullying and other forms of student conflict," and schools should have a three-pronged approach: universal (schoolwide), targeted (for at-risk students), and intensive (for the most intensely at-risk students).
The statement has been signed by more than 20 other associations, including the American Counseling Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the Council for Exceptional Children, the National Association of School Psychologists, and the National Education Association, and more than 100 educators, and has been disseminated by several states. It can be viewed in its entirety at www.ncsvprp.org.


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Langley Kiwanis is making sure green thumbs are grown early in the heart of Langley City.
Daycare, preschool and Kindergarten students at Douglas Park Community School will be planting and tending to a harvest of vegetables and flowers, thanks to a generous donation from Langley Kiwanis.
Langley Kiwanis donated the materials to build raised beds for a community garden behind the school.
In total, 71 children will get to enjoy the gardens, each having planted their own sunflower as well, said Dawn Adamson, director of early learning at the school.
To celebrate Earth Day, members of Langley Kiwanis were on hand to help children plant on April 22. The children entertained them with songs and served cookies and juice as a thank you.
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|Rams | Nick Foles could be extended
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St. Louis Rams QB Nick Foles could receive a contract extension that would likely be in the range of a four-year deal with average of somewhere between $12 million and $14 million per season with about $20 million in guarantees.
Fantasy Tip: It remains to be seen how Foles performs outside of Chip Kelly's high-powered offense, but at the very least, he should be a solid QB2 in 2015.
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St. Louis Rams QB Nick Foles' command of the huddle is something that has been missing from the quarterback position in recent years, according to TE Jared Cook. "Hopefully, he can make all of us better," Cook said. "This is something we've needed the past few years -- somebody to fill the mold, step in, grab the ram by the horns and say, 'Let's go, guys! This is our time!'"
Fantasy Tip: The Rams figure to be a run-first team in 2015, but Foles should still make a solid QB2 in seasonal leagues and a useful weekly play against friendlier matchups.
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|Rams | STL looks to lock up Nick Foles
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The St. Louis Rams are looking to lock up QB Nick Foles to a long-term contract. The two sides have had initial talks, and they're expected to ramp up leading up to the season.
Fantasy Tip: The Rams plan to pound the ball frequently, but there will still be plenty of room for Foles to post big numbers in the offense, too. FantasyScore owners will want to pick and choose their spots to use Foles against the strong NFC West.
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|Rams | Nick Foles praised by teammates
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St. Louis Rams QB Nick Foles was praised by WR Kenny Britt and TE Jared Cook for his performance during OTAs. "We love him," Britt said Thursday, June 4. "Great deep ball, he puts it on the money every time. He can throw every pass in the book."
Fantasy Tip: The Rams' offense will likely center on the power running game, but Foles should still be a useful option at FantasyScore when facing friendlier matchups in 2015.
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St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher said it's the team's intention to draft a quarterback in this year's draft, despite trading for QB Nick Foles in the offseason. Florida State QB Jameis Winston and Oregon QB Marcus Mariota are expected to be off the board when the Rams pick with the 10th overall pick in the first round, but the Rams could also trade up to take one of them. The Rams could also look at the second tier of quarterbacks in this class, which includes Baylor QB Bryce Petty, California-Los Angeles QB Brett Hundley, Oregon QB Sean Mannion and Colorado State QB Garrett Grayson. Petty indicated that he has a visit planned with St. Louis. Rams QBs Austin Davis and Case Keenum will compete for the backup job, and the loser might be on the street if the Rams draft another quarterback.
Fantasy Tip: Foles upgrades the Rams offense, but unless St. Louis adds some more playmakers around him, he won't be anything more than a boring QB2 for fantasy purposes. It's highly unlikely that the quarterback the Rams draft takes over the starting job from Foles in 2015.
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|Rams | Nick Foles didn't see trade coming
Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:33:03 -0700
St. Louis Rams QB Nick Foles said he didn't know the Philadelphia Eagles were looking to trade him, despite rumors swirling about their intentions, and the first time he learned about the move was the moment Eagles head coach Chip Kelly called him to say Foles had been dealt to the Rams.
Fantasy Tip: Foles seemingly needed a fresh start away from Kelly, whether he'll admit it or not. Fantasy owners will be happy, sort of, since the young quarterback has more job security. To the contrary, he also has fewer weapons than he was accustom to in Philly. Consider Foles a No. 2 quarterback with weekly starting consideration based on the matchups. He and his situation are ideal fits for DFS players at FantasyScore.
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|Eagles | Sam Bradford obtained officially
Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:56:04 -0700
St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford has officially been traded to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles also receive a 2015 fifth-round draft pick and surrender QB Nick Foles and a 2015 sixth-round draft pick and a 2016 second-round draft pick. However, the 2016 second-round pick will go back to Philadelphia if Bradford does not start.
Fantasy Tip: The Eagles have lost RB LeSean McCoy and WR Jeremy Maclin already this offseason, so Bradford doesn't have as much to work with as he would have. Still, he seems to be going to a better offense and the Eagles could still make some offensive acquisitions. That being said, Bradford should still not be considered a starting fantasy quarterback, especially with his injury history.
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|Rams | Nick Foles officially acquired by STL
Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:52:28 -0700
Philadelphia Eagles QB Nick Foles has officially been acquired by the St. Louis Rams. The Rams also receive a 2015 sixth-round draft pick and a 2016 second-round draft pick.
Fantasy Tip: Foles doesn't have as much to work with in St. Louis as he did in Philadelphia, though pieces could still be added to the offense. For now, his fantasy value seems to have dipped a bit, though he should still remain in the starting fantasy quarterback conversation if he can stay healthy.
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|Rams | Nick Foles expected to join Rams
Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:07:19 -0700
Philadelphia Eagles QB Nick Foles is close to being acquired by the St. Louis Rams in exchange for QB Sam Bradford, according to sources. The Rams will also receive draft-pick compensation.
Fantasy Tip: Foles likely will be the leading candidates for the starting job entering training camp. Foles does not have a ton of weapons to work with in St. Louis, so owners should see him as a No. 2 fantasy quarterback at this point.
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|Eagles | Philly rejected trade for Josh Gordon
Mon, 16 Feb 2015 15:27:42 -0800
Cleveland Browns WR Josh Gordon was offered to the Philadelphia Eagles at the start of the 2013 season, but the Eagles did not want to trade QB Nick Foles for Gordon, according to a source. The Eagles were concerned about Gordon's two-game suspension, while the Browns wanted Foles to be their starting quarterback.
Fantasy Tip: Gordon struggled in the five games he played in this past season after he served his suspension and is in danger of missing the entire 2015 season since he tested positive for alcohol. Owners should monitor Gordon's status during the offseason but should not count on him as a top fantasy receiver. Foles likely will have to compete for the starting job during training camp and should not be seen as a No. 1 fantasy quarterback even if he wins the job.
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We have camped in Timber Ridge campground for 5 nights. They have friendly staff, nice indoor pool,breakfast and dinner gatherings. Full hookups are are available with 50 amp service. There is a playground and fishing pond. Our complaint about this campground is the dust. I would describe it as a dust bowl. Roads are gravel and whenever cars, trucks, or golf carts go by our unit clouds of dust are created. I have camped in other gravel road camps where you do get some dust but nothing like this. My red jeep is totally white. Owner needs to use some dust control product or pave main road. Some yahoo unloaded a large tractor from his pickup to cut grass around his trailer. With the blade engaged he ran it on the road and created what I would call an atomics cloud of dust. Fortunately his wife came out waving her arms and I can only surmise she gave him common sense lecture. This could be a really nice park if they fix the roads. - PinkPanther01
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Another public meeting is set for Wednesday on the proposed new airport connector road in North Charleston.
Charleston County will host the gathering from 6-8 p.m. at Jerry Zucker Middle School at 6401 Dorchester Road in North Charleston. The open-house meeting will include a project overview at 6:30 p.m. and a question-and-answer session afterward.
Representatives from the county will present alternatives being studied and share findings of potential impacts on the community and residents. Attendees can also review exhibits, provide written comments and meet one-on-one with county and study team representatives.
Officials say the goal of the new road is to provide increased connectivity for local commuters traveling to and from Charleston International Airport. The road will eventually replace International Boulevard from Interstate 526 to the airport because Boeing will likely expand onto its newly leased land across from its main campus.
The planned road extends from near where Montaque Avenue intersects with I-526, down a power line beside what was Trailwood mobile home park to Michaux Parkway and onto the airport.
"Meetings with key stakeholders and the community will be crucial throughout the ongoing planning, design and permitting phases of the project," said Richard Turner with Charleston County's Transportation Development Department, who oversees the project.
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All Blacks game has Sevens mode
Latest All Blacks Rugby Challenge in development by Aussie studio the first to adapt Sevens competition for gaming.
Six-match series for NZ Sevens
High quality preparation lined up ahead of new world series season in form of six-match series against Australia in September.
Speight signing shows intent
Australia's sevens programme receives mighty boost for Rio 2016 hopes with Fijian-born wing joining team next season.
Cooper to launch Rio sevens bid - report
Wallabies star looks set to back out of a move to French club Toulon and stay at home with hope of making Australia's Olympic rugby sevens team.
'We want a party for everybody', says Sevens boss
Next year is make or break for Wellington Sevens, as the capital's right to host the biggest party of the year is under threat.
Sellout unlikely for January's Wellington Sevens
Tickets to the Wellington Sevens haven't even gone on sale yet, but organisers are predicting it won't be a sellout.
Day passes back to attract sevens fans
Prices have been cut, and day passes brought back in a bid to lure sevens fans back to Wellington in January.
Canada Sevens set for mid-March in world series
Inaugural Canadian round of the Sevens World Series will take place in Vancouver on March 12-13.
Football-mad Brazil taking to rugby
Interest in oval ball code rising in football-mad nation since sevens earned place in Rio Olympic Games.
Ponying up to save the Sevens
Wellington Sevens will move to a Saturday-Sunday, team up with the Wellington Cup.
Cooper eyes sevens in Rio
Rio Olympics beckon for Quade Cooper after the Wallaby's contract saga took yet another twist.
Chiefs lose Messam and SBW to sevens
The Chiefs are set to lose both Liam Messam and Sonny Bill Williams to sevens next season.
Seven terrors of the South Seas
The USA sevens team aren't afraid of facing Julian Savea. How about our NZ sevens dream team then?
USA aren't afraid of Savea
Americans say they can physically match top All Blacks should they wear NZ sevens jerseys in 2016.
Broken nose, Page plays on
Sevens player hailed a 'Rugby War Goddess' after dishing out a big hit after taking a nasty blow.
All Blacks Sevens focus on Rio gold
Focus is now on Gordon Tietjens' team finding the winning formula against class outfits like Fiji and South Africa.
January date possible for the Wellington Sevens?
A date change - plus All Blacks - could be key ingredients to saving the sevens.
Messam to play in Japan before tilt at Olympics
All Black Liam Messam has signed an off-season contract to play in Japan after the Rugby World Cup.
NZ win womens sevens title
Sevens sisters have cruised to their third world series title with victory in the Amsterdam plate final.
New Zealand into Amsterdam Sevens quarters
Motivation is clearly lacking for the New Zealand Women's Sevens team in Amsterdam, with the world series title already safely packed in their carry-on baggage.
Sevens sisters look to finish season on a high
There can be no more appropriate place for NZ to end their World Rugby Women's Sevens Series campaign on a high than in Amsterdam.
NZ must improve after 'challenging' world series
If you didn't get the idea already, the road to a sevens gold at the Rio Olympics is going to be extremely tough for the New Zealand Sevens team.
Sevens $120k TV lens signing oopsie
Permanent marker used on a $120,000 camera lens by Kenyan celebrating his 200th international try.
Fiji win world series in London
Sevens powerhouse claim crown for the first time since 2006 as NZ bow out early in event won by USA.
NZ women lose London Sevens semi
New Zealand Sevens sisters' winning streaks comes to an end in London.
New Zealand Sevens into quarterfinals in London
New Zealand have qualified for the quarterfinals at the London Sevens, topping Pool B.
NZ women's sevens team cement spot at Rio
A shock defeat to Spain but the the New Zealand women's sevens team has still qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio.
Rio no certainty for struggling Australian sevens team
Australia's path to the Rio Olympic sevens tournament could see them miss out all together.
New Zealand keep faint sevens world series hopes
NZ will need a little help from their rivals if they are to win the World Rugby Sevens Series in London.
Tui showing class after comeback from injury
Canterbury's Ruby Tui was like an over-wound toy when she was eventually unleashed after recovering from a serious knee injury.
Puma adds claws to Wallabies scrum
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Smith: I'll miss Aussie banter
Cheika hails 'fantastic' McCaw
Rugby unions record annual surplus
Foley happy to learn from master
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Horwill locked, loaded for ABs
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Heavy rain and strong winds for much of the country
Dunedin brothel set to open doors to public
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