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The Grand Ol' Nats PlusWritten by Brian Brennan on February 20, 2013 Contributors: Henry Z. DeKuyper 43 years old and counting
Have you ever noticed that given the opportunity to do something enough times it becomes a habit, like building cars or attending an event? I've been around both, much like every STREET RODDER reader, my entire life and I have and always will be thoroughly fascinated by and enjoy them. Such is the case with our favorite car or our favorite event, and so it should be with our favorite national event. There are a number of great events to participate in but there will always be one Nats.
The National Street Rod Association has hosted 43 of the "Nats", as they have come to be known and called. (Nowadays with the expansion of model years, more than 30 years old, the event is officially referred to as the NSRA Street Rod Nationals Plus.) There was a time when this event moved about the greater central part of this country, giving the opportunity for more and more to attend by not having to travel as far. About 1998 the size and scope of the event became such that finding one great location and setting up home, so to speak, was evident. (Louisville, Kentucky, during the first week of August may not be everyone's ideal calendar week or location but the fact remains the NSRA Annual Street Rod Nationals Plus has flourished at the Kentucky Expo Center. This year marked the 18th time the Nats have shown up at the KEC gates. Back in 1988 and then 1994 attendance records were set.)
Such is the case with this past summer's 43rd annual meeting of hot rods, representing all years, makes, models, sizes, shapes, and colors. It truly is a gathering of what's going on within our industry at this moment. Interestingly, it also allows you to get a glimpse of what might be coming in the future (especially with the wildly popular new product section), and current builds that are displayed both indoor and outdoor at the various manufacturers' exhibits. This year was again a block buster year with 9,886 participants, 60,000-plus spectators, 310 exhibitors (indoor and outdoor), and 40 individual activities in addition to the cars and vendors.
High on the list of "must see" while at the Nats is the Builder's Showcase, which features many outstanding builds from many of the country's top builders. Located in the main hallway it runs the entire length of the 750,000-square-foot area and one must walk through these cars in order to get inside the main showroom floor. The Builder's Showcase is a worthy show within a show and well worth the time it takes to view each and every one.
Another "must see" is the new product section located on the show floor; this room unto itself housed nearly 200 new products that are being shown for the first time and represent new ideas emerging into our industry. Lots of very cool "must have" products for your current ride or next build.
One of the most appreciated and longest running Nats features is the Rod Repair Shop hosted and manned by the Michigan Hot Rod Association. (It receives sponsorship from many of the industry's well-known companies.) Nothing is worse than to find yourself and your hot rod with a problem and no resources at hand. These guys come to the rescue year after year and repair and replace countless troubled items on many a hot rod. A job well done.
There are a number of other worthwhile venues to make your Nats experience a worthwhile trip. For instance, the seminars on various technical aspects of building a car are always a big hit, the swap meet is a must if you need that one special part, the NSRA Safety Team is on hand to give you confidence (or give you direction) on what it takes to have a safe ride, and many other individual events. Examples of other individual events within the Nats are the Classic Instruments Pros Pick and Vintage Air and its "29 Below", which are typical of the types of happenings that allow rodders to have more highly directed fun. Also, there's great music with this year's attractions being Fabulous Motown Revue and Papa Doo Run Run. There is an all-denomination church service on Sunday, so to say there's something for everyone would be a safe.
There's no denying that come the first week of August each summer you know where it's happening within the world of hot rods and, yes, it's Louisville, Kentucky. See y'all there next year.
The Hollywood Hot Rods–built Road Tour '40 Ford featuring a Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Parts body, Ford Racing Coyote V-8, and a Fatman chassis with Billet Vintiques wheels was deemed a hit by all who saw the PPG copper-painted hot rod.
The "first" of the reproduction '55 Chevy post sedans was unveiled during the Nats. The bodies are assembled by Real Deal Steel and exclusively distributed by Woody's Hot Rodz. Shown are Editor Brennan and Woody's Chris Sondles with the car that is a STREET RODDER project, "Totally Gassed".
Project Shop Truck made its debut: the Hot Rods by Dean–built '47 Chevy body from Chevs of the 40's rests on a Fatman chassis with a Chevrolet Performance LS327 and TCI Automotive tranny. (Special thanks to Dwight Hall of Raynor Door Co. for taking care of many of our projects before and after the Nats for many years.)
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Again, this time a '59 Impala virtually stock in appearance takes on a street cruiser look with wheels, tires, and a bit of suspension work. Nice job to Robert and Denise Cox of Oklahoma.Steve Ball of Sacramento, CA, and a member of the Sacramento-based Over the Hill Gang cruised out with his '40 Pontiac 'vert.Terry and Karen Hill from their hometown of Louisville were on hand with the '57 Ford wagon; called the "Salt Shaker" (tribute to Bonneville) it did have the obligatory roof-mounted surfboard.Matt Klinger of Beach City, OH, with his '51 Nash made the drive to the Nats. Talk about ample amounts of sheetmetal!Bob Liberatore of Canonsburg, WV, brought out one bad '63 Ford Galaxie 500, complete with fiberglass front end, four-speed, and 460 V-8 and, of course, the Thunderbolt hood.When it comes to shoebox Fords, Bobby Alloway's own ride, built a number of years back, is as good as an example as there is with this big-block, Ford-powered convertible.
Buzzy and Janie Dobbins of Indiana were on hand with their '50 Chevy built by Mike Spitzer of Spitzer Concepts and, it too, was an attraction worthy of viewing.Gassers come in all years, makes, and stages of completion. There's no mistaking the intent of this Henry J.We like everything about this Ford pickup, including the interesting story painted onto the sheetmetal.
Talk about low, wide, and handsome, this street cruiser Caddy convertible is the ideal fairgrounds, or any grounds, cruiser.Charles Frost of Radcliff, KY, brought out his '64 Ford Galaxie 500. The bucket seat convertible has a 390 V-8 for power.


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I am in mourning.
I have been faithful with my application of Btk on all my brassicas this year, so no cabbage worms for us. I got all that stork's bill under control (okay, most of it) and put down some good mulch. When I left the veggie garden alone last week to focus on the flower gardens and a few fall projects, the broccoli was just starting a new flush of strong growth, and I was smugly dreaming of a fall reaping of lovely green heads.
When I returned to see if they were ready for cutting, this is what I found.
Those little black spots are flea beetles, for the uninitiated. They got to my fall crop before I did. Ravaged it. Inedible.
This is what I get for feeling smug. 'Pride cometh before the fall,' and all that.
Or 'Fall pride cometh before the flea beetle…'

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A bill that has passed the Alabama House and is pending in the Senate poses an old dilemma for lawmakers -- jobs versus the environment.
The bill would drastically lower taxes for businesses that use the hazardous waste disposal facility at Emelle, in Sumter County near the Alabama-Mississippi line.
The fees for disposing waste were raised in the early 1990s to help spur activity in the economically depressed county in Alabama's Black Belt.
But bill sponsor Rep. A.J. McCampbell says the higher taxes caused businesses across the nation to look for other places to dump their waste. He said that caused employment at the plant to be cut in half. He hopes business will return by cutting the fees.
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SHADYSIDE - It's no secret that Shadyside hadn't been tested in its first four games.
Friday night at Fleming Field, the state-ranked Tigers found themselves locked in a scoreless battle with small-school rival Linsly at the half.
And to complicate matters a little more, head coach Mark Holenka and offensive coordinator Mark Bonar spent much of the halftime break involved with their daughters during Homecoming 2012.
No problem.
Shadyside (5-0) scored on all three of its second-half possessions on its way to a 17-3 decision against the Cadets (2-3).
"It's great to these young men that they faced that adversity and they didn't keep their heads tucked down between their legs," Holenka said. "You can either tuck your tail or come out in the second half and give it all you've got."
Shadyside shot itself in the foot twice in the first half with fumbles deep in Linsly territory, but the Tigers defense kept hard-running Chinelo Oparanozie under wraps for the most part.
The Tigers took the second-half kickoff and marched 80 yards on eight plays. Quarterback Chase Kinemond eventually dove across the goal line to snap the scoreless drought at the 8:07 mark.
The Cadets picked up a pair of first downs on their first possession of the second half, but on a 3rd-and-7 from the Shadyside 32, the snap from center sailed past quarterback Jibri Blount. The Tigers' Eric Howell finally pounced on it at the Cadets' 48.
When that drive stalled, Cody Hudson drilled a 32-yard field goal with 38.6 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Linsly refused to quit and drove inside Shadyside territory early in the fourth quarter. The Cadets had made it to the Tigers' 26 before the march stalled out.
Ranier Whiteside kept Linsly from being shut out when he connected on a 43-yard field goal that would've been good from at least 50. It capped a 10-play, 50-yard drive.
Shadyside answered right back with another 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive as Chris Littell bulled his way over from 2 yards out.
"We made our fair share of mistakes. Take nothing away from them (Shadyside) because they made their fair share in the first half, as well," Linsly coach B.J. Depew lamented. "They were able to get it together at a critical time, and we kind of came unglued and made some mistakes.
"They're an excellent football team. The credit goes to the way their kids played all night."
Kinemond led the Tigers with 238 yards of total offense, of which 151 came via the ground on 15 carries. He had a 51-yard jaunt that set up the final touchdown. Through the air, he was 6-for-10 for 87 yards and the aforementioned TD.
Shadyside amassed 275 rushing yards as Ramsey added 89 on 17 carries.
Austin Dorris grabbed half of Kinemond's completions for 24 yards, while Hudson hauled in two for 42.
Oparanozie ran the ball 28 times for 153 yards, but three other ballcarriers accounted for minus-33 yards on six carries.
Blount was 9 of 17 for 46 yards and an interception, which Kinemond came up with.
"To hold them to zero points offensively, that's a heck of an effort by our defense," Holenka praised. "They've been working hard each week. The Oparanozie kid is just one or two steps from breaking a long one each time he touches the ball, but we kept him bottled up for the most part."


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Democrats reduced to hiding in bushes, posting creepy stalker videos.
I'm not joking about either. Ohio Rep. Jim Renacci (R) told Politico that a neighbor had caught somebody doing precisely that, and I'm pretty sure Politico believes him: they have collected some really, really creepy videos (including one targeting Renacci) of what is apparently an organized effort to sit outside candidate/legislator houses and businesses and… film them. In many cases, going for a 360 degree | Read More »


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This '72 Challenger is PPG Rallye Yellow. The Rallye series replaced the R/T for 1972. Steve has owned this Mopar for more than 15 years.
Steve Hinckley // Salt Lake City, Utah
This '69 Polara has its original 440 and a four-speed. It even has its original A/C system. We spotted Steve on the '12 Power Tour®, where his only mishap was a leaky gauge.
Ron Carroll // Flower Mound, Texas
Ron's Daytona is a clone made from a '70 Dodge Charger SE. It has an aftermarket nose, a real rear wing and the special aero rear window is an original too.
Joe Benassi // Albany, New York
This '76 Trans Am has a 455 and a four-speed trans. It has been in Joe's family since new. His brother, Vince, gave it to him in the mid '90s.
Dave Neumann // Shelby, Iowa
Dave bought this '23 T-bucket in 2008. He and his son-in-law repainted it in 2011. It rides on the real-deal, '60s-era American Racing wheels.
Matt Olson // Genoa, Illinois
Matt's '71 Barracuda runs a 383. He is the car's second and fourth owner. He bought it from a friend who bought it new, sold it, and then bought it back.
Butch Brumfield // Little Rock, Arkansas
Butch bought this daily driver 1 1⁄2-ton '47 Studebaker in Clinton, Arkansas, and found the 1/2 ton bed in Missouri. It all sits on a late-model Chevy Silverado chassis.
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Gary says this'65 Thunderbird is his Canadian daily driver. He's has owned it for 15 years and says it's made him broke with upgrades like an air-bagged suspension.


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How outreach programs are implemented affects student achivement
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To date, there is little research evidence of the effectiveness of most outreach programs, leaving them vulnerable to budget cuts. This study found that the "fidelity" or strength of implementation of an outreach program is a more crucial factor affecting student achievement than the program's particular content.
Education has traditionally been an avenue for students to rise out of poverty. There are myriad college preparation outreach programs that target low-income, minority students. To date, however, there is little research evidence of the effectiveness of most outreach programs, leaving them vulnerable to budget cuts. This study found that the "fidelity" or strength of implementation of an outreach program is a more crucial factor affecting student achievement than the program's particular content. The fidelity of program implementation was defined as the extent to which the site coordinators and advisors were able to implement the various components of the student outreach program at their school. Fidelity of program implementation significantly affected the number of Advanced Placement (AP) courses taken, the rate of AP courses passed, the percentage of students taking the SAT, and the number of applicants to UCLA, whereas program type affected only one variable, the mean SAT score.
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DISH's costs go down when they lose customers. Yes, they don't get to collect the ARPU of $76.93 (FY2011) ... but their profit was only $9.10 per customer per month and it was an abnormally good year for profit (DISH's 2nd highest profit year was $5.81 per customer per month in 2010).
If Dish loses 50k subs, canceling or refusing to sign up, due to AMC at an ARPU of $75 that's 3,750,000 a month loss for them. Then add in the retention offers to placate those who may or may not care, probably around 5 million budgeted, and it's not necessarily a huge savings then.
There is a cost savings to DISH when they lose a customer. DISH no longer has to pay the other providers for that customer's subscription. There are fixed costs that are spread out over the millions of customers ... spread out over millions minus 50k raises the per customer average a low percentage but DISH is not losing $75 per customer per month when they lose a customer.
So IF (and that is a big IF) DISH loses 50k customers over not having AMC they might lose $455k (while not paying AMC $2.5 million) each month. In 2011 DISH lost a record 166k net customers - and posted record profits. It may be a hard concept to understand - but you can look at last year's annual reports if you want to see the numbers.
Perhaps ... but this thread seems to attract a lot of non-DISH subscribers.
Of course the people who stick around in this thread are going to be the supporters because the people who really care that much about losing AMC will just leave anyways.


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Families and school groups are always welcome at the RWA. We keep entry for under 16s free, which extends to as many activities as possible. Our aim is to encourage participation from all our visitors and to instil a love of art in all.
We provide level access into the building and ground floor cafe/shop, a lift for pushchairs to reach our first floor galleries, and the baby change toilets on the basement level. We can even look after your buggy if you'd like to leave it while you look around.
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We are programming more events and activities designed for children and young people to take part in, both independently and together as a family. Regular events include our monthly family drop-in Scribble and Sketch as well as workshops related to specific exhibitions. We also work in collaboration with Bristol's renowned Spike Print Studio to offer print workshops for families and children, and provide fun and informative family worksheets helping you to explore exhibitions as a family.
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Be sure to catch the St. Louis Rams Tailgate Show every Sunday at 10:30 a.m on KSDK NewsChannel 5.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Rams rookies Janoris Jenkins and Chris Givens are back on the field, and anxious to produce after serving one-game suspensions.
Coach Jeff Fisher said both would play Sunday against the New York Jets, but didn't say whether they'd be starting. They were suspended for violating undisclosed team rules, and neither player said he was surprised by the punishment.
Givens, a wide receiver who was a fourth-round pick, had become the first rookie in NFL history with a 50-yard reception in five consecutive games. He started four games at wide receiver while Danny Amendola was out with a collarbone injury, but Amendola returned last week with 11 catches for 102 yards.
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- Jelena Jankovic on playing (and losing) on court 18 to Tamarine Tanasugarn
Oh JJ. You were so ornery today and it had nothing to do with the court you were playing on. You've had injuries at every Grand Slam this year and your fellow Serbs have grabbed all the attention you crave so much - it must be frustrating.
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Video: Snow and wind bring bitter weather to north Georgia
UNION COUNTY, Ga - The National Weather Service says portions of the north Georgia mountains received as much as four inches of snow, but it was the biting wind that caused the biggest problems.
In Union County, winds toppled a tree that took down a power pole near the Appalachian Trail.
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"I was in the store and all the lights went out," said Jack Tarlin of the Mountain Crossing Store. "We knew there was a storm. The wind has been gusting at 40 to 50 miles per hour."
Evan Smith and Jeremy Slappy are on their way to Maine, traveling along the snow covered Appalachian Trail.
"It's going to be a long brutal day," said Slappy.
"I knew it was going to be cold in the Smokies, but I didn't expect Georgia to be this cold," said Smith.
Crews from the Georgia Department of Transportation hit the roads of north Georgia beginning around 1 a.m. The snowfall was light but constant from early morning into the afternoon.
Union County emergency dispatchers reported a couple of early morning accidents, but said otherwise drivers seemed to handle the snow just fine. Most of the mountain roads were clear.
The conditions seem perfect for Jason Clemmons to sell his roadside firewood and boiled peanuts, but he claims there hasn't been enough snow, and too much wind.
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The DOT is warning that any moisture on the mountain roadways will likely freeze overnight, and could create slick spots for drivers Thursday morning.


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A cleverly designed wooden ball run for younger builders. Chunky pieces and blocks make it more stabile than most and it comes with interesting steps, runs, and a 2 way flipper that will send balls to the left or right. There is no absolute right or wrong way to put this together and this set can be used in combination with other Trix Track sets. Our test family was really delighted with this set. Marked for 3 & up, we'd say three will have more luck playing with this than building it; but that is one way to start. Have your child find the pieces and help connect them as you model how it's done.
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The benefits system can seem very confusing. It's not always easy to know what you qualify for or what to write on the form. We offer a confidential benefits check and advisory service free of charge for blind and partially sighted people. Our qualified advisers can provide information on the full range of social security benefits, tax credits and other allowances or concessions available to people with sight loss. We can assist you in claiming your full entitlement and support you in any appeal you may have to make.
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Since 2013, in parts of the UK, the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) has become the Personal Independence Payment (PIP). PIP has replaced DLA and will continue to be a non-means tested benefit. There are two components, mobility and daily living needs. If you are currently in receipt of DLA, you will be contacted in 2013/14 and asked to attend a medical assessment to determine whether you are eligible to migrate from DLA to PIP. Just to clarify, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has not replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man yet.
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Future Security -- How Can We Keep up With the Ever-Advancing and Changing Threat Landscape?
As part of role in protecting IBM & SO clients, we focus on simple solutions, basics/first principles. This is even more true as cyber attacks become more sophisticated and more targeted - simple solutions are how we can provide the most comprehensive base solution, simple solutions that help motivate and enforce good behavior by our users. The reality is that every organization will get infected with malware - you are all infected statistically to at least 10% of your population. So your solutions must focus on minimizing opportunities for infection and then really minimizing opportunity for spread of infection/detection (teaser - this is where some of the advanced techniques such as our QRadar family really shine) and remediation of infection. Without the fundamental basis, the advanced solutions are like putting a bank-level security vault as your front door and a waxed-paper window covering beside it.
Join me along with Martin Borrett, Tom Cross, Jack Danahy and Josyula Rao on Tuesday March 6th at our Pulse session 2076 from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM in room 318 for a panel discussion sponsored by the IBM Institute for Advanced Security. We'll be discussing research and approaches to help evolve security thinking to become more agile, de-perimeterized and business-process centric.
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are you going through a hard time in your life? An identity crisis perhaps?
oh god kirby are you going to get a sex change
Well, I open my eyes and I see things. I've seen spirits moving through the walls. I've seen a vortex coming through the wall. I've seen amorphous little balls of light bouncing all around in the front yard through the window. I've seen giant bugs on the floor. I was in a hotel room in Amarillo, Texas, and all I remember is standing on the bed and seeing the whole wall in front of me filled with lights that were [makes popping sound] popping like popcorn out of the wall. Then I'll wake up and I go "Wow, I was standing on my bed and staring at this wall."
hes going through menopause
"I'll go," said Chagataev. "But what will I do there? Build socialism?"
"What else?" said the secretary.
it wasn't understood at the time because kirby's incipient trans sexuality was indistinguishable from his autism
Still not letting alora post on here. She does call dr pepper PD though. Because Josie didn't like the connotations of her saying "I want some DP!"
Your an absolutely wonderful man, any girl that is yours is lucky and I know that from personal experience. ~KMT
But yeah I don't think she should post here until she's at least in her teens.
Your an absolutely wonderful man, any girl that is yours is lucky and I know that from personal experience. ~KMT
i'm never having a protege. so this kinda sucks. but if i did, i suppose i'd let them when they want.
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2013-2014 Staff Performance Evaluation Results
IC 20-28-11.5-9 requires each charter school, including virtual charters, and school corporation to provide the disaggregated results of staff performance evaluations by teacher identification numbers to the DOE. School corporations and charter schools submitted this data for all certificated staff through the DOE-ER data collection, which closed November 30, 2014. This was the first year charter schools were required to report evaluation results to the DOE.
The law also requires the DOE to report the results of staff performance evaluations in the aggregate to the State Board of Education and to the public via the department's Internet web site annually by December 15. The spreadsheet below includes the following required data:
- The aggregate of certificated employees of each school and school corporation;
- The aggregate of graduates of each teacher preparation program in Indiana;
- The annual retention rate for certificated employees for each school, including charter schools;
- Aggregate results of staff performance evaluations for each evaluation category;
- Aggregate results of staff performance evaluations for each category broken down by content area of the initial teaching license received by teachers upon completion of a particular teacher preparation program.
The DOE has not yet completed detailed analysis of the data; however, additional analysis is being completed and will be presented at the State Board of Education meeting on January 7, 2015.
For information on what the data represents and how it was configured, please refer to the FAQ. The department did not post data for school, district and teacher preparation institutions where less than 10 educators were reported, as this data could be personally identifiable.
2013-14 Evaluation Results data contained in the Excel file above represents that which was reported to IDOE by the close of the collection deadline on 11/30/2014.
Teacher Performance Grant
- Guidance and LEA Eligibility List for FY 2016 Teacher Performance Grants
- Annual Performance Grant to Teachers (formerly the School Performance Awards)
- School Performance Awards Memo
- SPA June 2015 with Redistribution - Updated July 7, 2015
- Memo: School Performance Awards
- Frequently Asked Questions - Updated July 8, 2015
- Formula Overview - Updated September 2, 2015
$2 Million 2015-2016 Excellence in Performance Grant
- Memo - FAQ - Application
- List of Eligible Schools
- Examples of Leadership Defined in Indiana Compensation Models
The Excellence in Performance Award, totaling $2 million, is administered by the Indiana Department of Education and awarded to school corporations and charter schools for teachers rated Highly Effective in Title I Focus and Priority schools . The 2014-15 award may be distributed to Highly Effective teachers in leadership roles during the 2015-2016 school year or used as a retention stipend to retain the Highly Effective teachers in the Title I Focus and Priority school for the 2016-2017 school year. To be eligible for this award, an LEA must have an evaluation plan that meets the requirements established in IC 20-28-11.5. Applications are due November 6, 2015 and must be submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Onsite Monitoring Resources
- INTASS Evaluator Training - updated September 9, 2015
- Evaluation Implementation Monitoring - updated August 21, 2015
- DOE Dialogue: Staff Performance Evaluation
- Evaluation Plans
- Memo to Superintendents for Legal Standard 12 Evaluation Plan Submission - Posted July 7, 2015
- Evaluation Plan Submission Coversheet - Updated August 4, 2015
- FAQ Submission of Evaluation Plans
State Evaluation Model
Staff Performance Evaluation Results 2012-2013
• State Board of Education Evaluation Results Data Report 2012-13
• State Board of Education Evaluation Pie Chart Data 2012-13
• Map: Teacher Preparation Program Data
• Map: School Data
• Map: School Corporation Data
- Parent Guide to Evaluations - New
- Video: Example for Setting Special Education Personnel SLOs
- Center on Great Teachers and Leaders SLO Resources
- EL SLOs Examples From Other State DOEs
- Updated EL and SPED SLOs
- Sample Student Learning Objectives
- Non-tested Assessment Resource
- RISE Student Learning Objectives Glossary
- RISE Handbook for Principals
- Classroom Observations Course
- Video: Introduction
- Video: Basic Requirements of the Teacher Evaluation Law
- Video: Evaluation Systems and Local Decisions
- Professional Development Report
- Video: RISE Core Beliefs and Fundamentals
- Video: RISE Professional Practice
- Video: RISE Student Learning
- Video: RISE Summative Scoring
- Video: RISE Classroom Observations
- Video: RISE Observations: Evidence, Judgment and Feedback
- Video: RISE Student Learning Objectives
- SLO Resource from the Center of Great Teachers and Leaders
- TNTP Final Report - May 2013
- TNTP Mid Year Report - March 2012
- TNTP Summer Report - June 2012
- Tutorial - Step One of Writing a Student Learning Objective
- Video: Tutorial - Step Two of Writing a Student Learning Objective
- Video: Tutorial - Step Three of Writing a Student Learning Objective
- Video: Tutorial - Steps Four and Five of Writing a Student Learning Objective
- Video: Locating State Data for Determining Students' Starting Points: Elementary/Middle School
- Video: Locating State Data for Determining Students' Starting Points: High School
- Performance Evaluation Resources Request


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Arrest made in death of teen found in Fairfield park | Crime
FAIRFIELD, Calif. - An arrest was made on Friday in connection with the death of 13-year-old Genelle Conway-Allen, the teen found dead in a Fairfield park on Friday, Feb. 1.
At an 11:45 a.m. press conference, Sgt. Rebecca Belk of the Fairfield Police Department named Anthony Lamar Jones, 32, of Fairfield as the lone suspect in the murder of Conway-Allen.
"Jones was identified as a suspect early on in the investigation," said Belk. "Since that time, he has been under 24-hour surveillance. Therefore, there was no danger to public during the investigation."
Belk said evidence that was recovered links Jones to the crime.
Belk credited the arrest to a cooperative investigation between the Fairfield Police Department, Suisun City Police Department, state and federal agencies and the Solano County District Attorney's Office.
During the conference, Belk read the following statement from Conway-Allen's foster family in response to Jones' arrest:
"I am so overwhelmed with emotion I don't know if I can speak. First, I want to thank the Fairfield Police Force SO much for bringing this person to justice. All of us were so anxious for our children and community. Thank you for working so hard to make our community safe.
Second, I need to thank EVERYONE who showed Genelle and our family so much love and support, building the memorial and in so many ways. We will never be able to thank you enough. We also want to thank the staff at Alternative Family Services, our foster care agency, for being with us through the entire ordeal.
Finally, with tears in our hearts, we can now begin to say goodbye to sweet Genelle. Genelle, we love you so much. We always will. May you find peace forever. We will always, always love you."
Solano County District Attorney Donald A. du Bain thanked the agencies involved in the investigation and expressed his sympathies to Conway-Allen's family and friends in a statement released Friday afternoon.
"The murder of a 13-year-old little girl assaults the very core of who we are and what we stand for as a community," du Bain said.
Conway-Allen was initially reported missing around 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, by her guardian at the foster home where she lived.
Her body was discovered in Allan Witt Park just before 7 a.m. the next morning by a passer-by.
STORY: Passer-by found teen's body in Fairfield park
Several anonymous individuals claiming to be friends of Conway-Allen identified her several days later.
RELATED: Friends identify teen found dead in Fairfield park
Fairfield police declined to provide any further information on Friday's arrest.
Jones was booked into Solano County Jail for murder, kidnapping to commit rape, rape and lewd or lascivious acts on a child; he is being held with no bail, Solano County sheriff's Lt. Brad De Wall said. Jones' arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m.


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Rural Medicine
- National Rural Health Association
- Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research
(Department of Preventive and Societal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center)
- This research center site provides grand rounds, publications, presentations and working project descriptions
- Maine Rural Health Research Center
(Maine Rural Health Research Center)
- This site lists rural health research projects and research projects.
- Rural Information Center
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
- This site includes a variety of resources for professionals and the public. It includes the Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas Database.


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May 31, 2016
A Meridian business that was the victim of an attempted robbery has released surveillance images of the crime.
Two suspects were hiding behind a gas pump at the Gas n Go on Highway 19 at College Park Monday night.
The clerk came out to check on something he saw, then pulls out his own gun when he spots the suspects. They trip as they try to hurry and get away.
Store officials say the clerk actually tried to shoot the suspects, but his gun misfired.
If you have any information on the robbery, call Meridian police at 601-485-1859 or Crimestoppers at 601-485-1860.
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