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Volume VII, No. 2
The recent passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides educators with a historic opportunity to make things better for our nation's children and to stimulate the economy both in the short- and long-term. The act provides more than $100 billion over the next two years to both save and create hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk due to state and local budget cuts and to lay the foundation for a generation of education reform, innovation, and opportunity.
In the coming months, we plan to bring our readers stories and updates about the act's implementation and impact, as well as to continue our longstanding effort to share information about innovation and excellence in our nation's schools and communities.
What's inside...
Blue Ribbon Charter School Inspires Excellence Through the Arts
What's New
- From the U.S. Department of Education
- From the Office of Innovation and Improvement
- American History
- Arts Education
- Charter Schools
- Higher Education
- Mathematics and Science
- Raising Student Achievement
- Reading
- Teacher Quality and Development
- Charter Schools/Choice
- Raising Student Achievement
- School Improvement
- Teacher Quality and Development
- Technology in Education
Blue Ribbon Charter School Inspires Excellence Through the Arts
Not long ago, on the western shores of Lake Erie, a student jazz band was the featured entertainment at the local zoo's winter celebration. The group played a few sets and educated families about jazz and the concepts of that musical genre. Across town, other students made programs for a university's theatre production. Students who were selected to perform for the local community theatre's presentation of the "Lion King" held a rehearsal, while still others worked to design and print their own tee-shirts, book appearances for their bands, or organize CD release events. All of this artistic activity occurs on a daily basis in Toledo, Ohio, where young entrepreneurs are enrolled in the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA), a public charter school where personal enrichment and academic success is inspired through a challenging arts-based curriculum.
TSA enrolls sixth- through 12th-grade students. Founded in 1999, its mission is to focus on the visual and performing arts, providing a traditional education in a non-traditional environment. Ohio's charter schools, commonly referred to as "community schools," operate under three core principles fundamental to the charter school movement: accountability, choice, and autonomy. Similar in scope to the other 4,300 charter schools across the country, TSA serves as a laboratory for innovation, attracting pioneering educators focused on new approaches designed to improve student learning and success. The school's college-preparatory curriculum provides students with opportunities to both master an arts discipline and deepen their understanding of other academic subject matter through artistic content and skills. The school also prides itself on an additional focus on community service. As a charter school, TSA is held to high standards of accountability and, it has measured up, earning a 2008 Blue Ribbon School award from the U.S. Department of Education.
Creative Teaching and Learning Through the Arts
The school's faculty consists of outstanding teaching artists from all over the country who create innovative curricula aligned with Ohio's academic content standards. Recently, a science unit-"Teaching Science: Art and Soul," which was developed by two TSA teachers-was featured at an annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association. As part of the unit, students learned principles of chemistry by making their own chalk and crayons, which they then used to create drawings and sketches. Another example of innovative arts integration featured the school's 10th-grade teachers, who combined American studies and literature from the 1860s to the present. History, visual art, and English teachers worked together to coordinate lessons on topics such as the history and process of making Native American pottery, understanding the relationship between literature and its historical periods, and appreciating how writers represent and reveal their cultures and traditions.
Currently, on the third floor of TSA, there is a gigantic, student-constructed, three-dimensional tetrahedron. Students are able to walk in and out of it as they learn about geometry in both abstract and concrete ways. A mathematics class developed the blueprints, the stage construction class built the structure, and the dance company plans to choreograph a performance around it. According to Principal Howard Walters, "TSA uses the arts to learn what other traditional schools might use reading to learn. We pair similar concepts associated with academic and arts subjects as a means to further students' understanding."
In addition to this recent installation, the school's walls and public spaces are filled with art displays and murals-even handmade puppets make frequent appearances. The school also includes a gallery devoted to professional artwork from the Toledo Museum of Art. A courtyard often displays sculptures created by visiting artists. Music students, who practice vocal and instrumental music, add to the sounds of learning that echo through the hallways as students move between classes.
The current school year is an exciting one for staff and students because TSA recently completed a $1 million, 22,000-square-foot renovation project, funded by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and Local Initiatives Support Corporation. The renovation, which took nine weeks to complete, resulted in a new dance studio, 10 new classrooms, a theater, a gallery, a technology lab, and a new roof. The overhaul allows all middle school students to be housed separately from the high school students, and provides space for an additional 20 students across each grade level.
TSA Under the Spotlight
In addition to providing students with a high-quality, arts-based curriculum, TSA's mission is to encourage students to become "life-long learners and productive members of society with appreciation, and competence in the arts." In order to help achieve this responsibility, TSA connects students with professional artists, hires artists to work as teachers, and helps students find work as artists in the community.
One of TSA's programs that capitalizes on these community connections is called "ARTnerships." "Artners" are community partners that commit their resources and expertise to help students realize their dreams. For example, last year, more than 20 TSA students were mentored by the Toledo Symphony Orchestra's string players. The symphony's associate conductor also provided a master class for advanced students.
TSA students also regularly receive docent-led tours at the Toledo Museum of Art, and several area restaurants serve as venues for students' concerts and performances. One of these restaurants, Mickey Finn's, hosted the TSA Pop Combo concert series and was the site for Artapaloosa, a student-driven arts fair. In recognition of TSA's presence there, new sandwiches named for TSA teachers and students were added to the menu.
TSA Draws National Attention
Since students enter TSA from 13 different school districts throughout northwest Ohio, not all are up to grade level when they arrive. Yet, TSA makes a commitment to help all students reach their full potential. To ensure their success, TSA regularly assesses students throughout the year to check for development on specific curriculum benchmarks. Struggling students receive regular tutoring and other interventions.
Recent assessment results on the Ohio Graduation Test, especially in reading and mathematics, validate the school's work to align and pace its curriculum. During the 2006-2007 school year, 93 percent of students were proficient in mathematics and 97 percent were proficient in reading. According to Principal Walters, "In math, success is achieved because our staff is about more than computation and procedure. At its core, math is a technical language. In order to comprehend it, one needs an understanding of the relationships expressed by equations and graphs and the ability to describe mathematical concepts in words." By focusing on the forms of expression, Walters said that students are able to build an understanding of mathematics that goes beyond routine calculations and assignments, enabling students to become real problem solvers.
TSA encourages students to succeed whether they are auditory, visual, or symbolic learners. Staff members use a variety of instructional methods while incorporating the arts into the subject matter. "We employ traditional lecture, group, and partner-based work, and discovery learning techniques. At times, we use calculators and graphing technology extensively, while at other times we expect the students to rely on their computational abilities and number sense. This willingness to employ a blend of approaches allows us to choose the one method that is the most appropriate and effective for a given topic," Principal Walters explained.
Academically, the school excels in the Toledo community it serves. TSA was rated "Excellent" PDF-[512KB] for the past three years by the Ohio Department of Education. In 2008, it was named a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School. And later that year, it was designated as a bronze medalist on U.S. News & World Report's list of American's best high schools. TSA also was presented with the state superintendent's "School of Promise" award for showing a commitment to high expectations for every student, while establishing a "caring, high-achieving school environment."
March marks the annual observance of national "Arts in Our Schools Month and TSA will celebrate it in style with their fourth annual "Steppin' Out Live and Silent Auction." The money that students and staff will raise will support not only the arts, but also an outstanding charter school that most students feel privileged to attend. As Principal Walters noted, "We very much believe in and utilize a collaborative culture to help others, and to grow ourselves in our pursuit to be the best school possible."
Key Resources:
- Toledo School for the Arts
- Blue Ribbon Schools
- National Alliance of Public Charter Schools
- US Charter Schools
- Arts Schools Network
- Americans for the Arts' Arts Advocacy Day
- Theatre in Our Schools Month
- Music in Our Schools Month
- Youth Art Month
What's New
From the U.S. Department of Education
After the President delivered his Inaugural Address, the Senate confirmed Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Arne Duncan as the ninth U.S. Secretary of Education. Secretary Duncan graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1987, majoring in sociology. He was co-captain of the university's basketball team and was named a first team Academic All-American. From 1987 to 1991, he played professional basketball down under in Australia, where he also worked with children who were wards of the state. In 1992, he returned to Chicago to direct the Ariel Education Initiative, which seeks to create outstanding educational opportunities for children on the city's South Side. He was also part of the team that later started a new public elementary school around a financial literacy curriculum. In 1998, he joined the Chicago Public Schools, and, in June 2001, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley named him CEO. (January 2009)
Secretary Duncan called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) a "historic opportunity to create jobs and advance education reform." Duncan emphasized the urgency of distributing the funds to states on an aggressive timetable in order to avert layoffs. The ARRA provides more than $100 billion in education funding and college grants and tuition tax credits, as well as billions more for school modernization. Budget tables are available to view showing the amounts available for the Education Department, preliminary state allocations of ARRA funds, and preliminary ESEA Title I LEA allocations of ARRA funds. (February 19)
Secretary Duncan visited Arlington, Va., Public Schools' Wakefield High School and used the occasion to urge swift passage of the economic stimulus legislation. He praised the bill's "historic level of one-time education funding that will not only save or create jobs but also will lay the groundwork for a generation of education reform and progress." (Feb. 10)
In their first trip to a public school since the Inauguration, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited Capital City Public Charter School in northwest Washington, D.C. There, they read The Moon Over Star, by Dianna Hutts Aston, to a second-grade class and met with fifth-graders who told them about their learning expedition on voting rights. "We're very proud of what's been accomplished at this school, and we want to make sure that we're duplicating that success all across the country," the president said. "Nothing is going to be more important than this." (Feb. 4)
Secretary Duncan introduced First Lady Michelle Obama to U.S. Department of Education employees. She delivered brief remarks and honored long-serving Department of Education employees. "I am a product of your work," Michelle Obama told employees. (Feb. 2)
The February edition of Education News Parents Can Use introduced Secretary Duncan, who discussed the president's education plan, which aims to set all Americans on track to achieve lifelong success through education. Policymakers, educators, and parent-leaders talked about the movement to offer parents and communities greater choices in education, yet hold all stakeholders accountable for improved results. (Feb. 17) (You may watch archived webcasts online.)
The U.S. Department of Education is now accepting applications for the Teaching Ambassador Fellowship (TAF) Program for the 2009-2010 academic year. Currently practicing, state-certified pre-kindergarten to 12th-grade public school teachers and instructional specialists/coaches with at least three years of teaching experience are eligible to apply through March 16, 2009. More information and application materials may be found online. (February 2009)
Each new academic year brings renewed goals and fresh challenges to U.S. schools-while each new calendar year brings the latest round of exams through the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). From January 26 to March 6, NAEP will be administered in mathematics, reading, and science to students in the fourth, eighth, and 12th grades. More than 7,000 NAEP staff will administer the exams to over one million students in approximately 19,000 public and private schools nationwide. To learn more about why participation in NAEP this year is so important, visit the Nation's Report Card at its Web site. (February 2009)
From the Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)
The Teaching American History program is currently accepting grant applications for the fiscal year 2009 funding cycle. This program supports projects that aim to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of traditional American history. Awards assist districts-in partnership with entities that have extensive content expertise (such as institutions of higher education, history and humanities organizations, libraries, and museums)-to develop, evaluate, and disseminate innovative models of professional development. The application deadline is March 9, 2009. (January 2009)
Arts Education
Since 1998, the NAMM Foundation has been conducting its "Best Communities for Music Education" survey, a nationwide search for communities that house programs exemplifying a strong commitment to music education. To review and complete the survey on behalf of your community, please visit the NAMM Foundation Web site. The survey closes on March 13, 2009. (February 2009)
The current edition of Principal, the quarterly magazine written for K-8 principals from the National Association of Elementary School Principals, focuses on arts education. Some topics covered in this edition include decorating school walls with art for an impact on the whole-school curriculum and educating the whole child through arts-based learning. (January/February 2009)
A new study reported in the journal Social Science Quarterly reveals that students who take music lessons, especially during high school, and attend concerts with their parents, score better in math and reading than their nonmusical peers. Using two nationally representative data sources (ECLS-K and NELS:88), researchers at Ohio State University analyzed patterns of music involvement and their possible effects on academic achievement for both children and adolescents. Their findings also indicate unequal participation in music by adolescents of varying socio-economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, which has "major implications for federal, state and local agencies," according to the authors. (February 2009)
American History
The year of Lincoln has begun! The Gilder-Lehrman Institute will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth throughout 2009 with special podcasts, historical lectures, featured primary-source documents, online exhibitions, and other useful resources for educators. (February 2009)
For the sixth consecutive year, the Gilder-Lehrman Institute will select and honor outstanding history teachers. Each state winner will receive $1,000 and an archive of primary-source instructional materials that will be presented to his or her school library. The national winner will receive an additional $1,000 and a trip to New York City for the awards ceremony. Nomination deadlines may vary state to state. Please contact your state coordinator for more information. To find the coordinator for your state, please visit the institute's Web site. (February 2009)
In honor of the Lincoln Bicentennial, the Library of America has developed five Lincoln in American Memory booklets. The paperbacks feature excerpts of essays, speeches, poems, plays, and nonfiction material relating to the 16th president of the United States. To order these free resources, please visit the Library of America's Web site. (February 2009)
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has created a new set of statistical data about the state of humanities in America. The "Humanities Indicators" aim to provide educators, policymakers, and the public with information regarding the effectiveness, impact, and needs of the humanities field. (January 2009)
Charter Schools
A University of Indiana study PDF-[876KB] suggests that students who start out academically underperforming make more progress over the course of a year at charter schools than do their peers at traditional public schools. The author asserts that this latest study does not contradict a previous university report that revealed charter schools perform no better on state tests than the districts from which their students originated. Rather, the two reports look at different ways of measuring learning. (Jan. 7)
A new study PDF-[662KB] indicates that Boston charter schools are significantly outperforming traditional schools in the district. Research in Informing the Debate also questions the quality of Boston's experimental "pilot schools," which in many cases posted disappointing or ambiguous results. Pilot schools are similar to charter schools, but are managed by the district. Authors of the study recommended that the state identify what works at charter schools and determine how to transfer those strategies to other underperforming public schools. (January 2009)
Higher Education
The Alliance for Excellent Education and the College Board have collaborated to produce the latest issue in the alliance's Facts for Education Advocates PDF-[533KB] series of informational bulletins. This issue examines the price of college and financial aid. (January 2009)
The state of the national economy is causing many students and families to experience anxiety about affording college at a time when more Americans than ever before are saying that a college education is essential to life success. A survey from Public Agenda and the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education reveals a dramatic shift in public attitude regarding higher education. In 2000, 31 percent of people surveyed stated that a college degree is necessary, compared to 55 percent in 2008. Forty-seven percent said most people who are qualified for college do not have the opportunity to attend in 2000, while 67 percent reported feeling that way in 2008. (2009)
Mathematics and Science
A study of college freshmen in the U.S. and China published in the journal Science reveals that Chinese students know more science facts than their U.S. counterparts, but that neither group is particularly good at scientific reasoning. Lei Bao, associate professor of physics at Ohio State University and lead author of the study, asserts that the research defies the conventional idea that teaching science facts will improve students' reasoning ability. "Because students need both knowledge and reasoning, we need to explore teaching methods that target both," Bao notes. (Jan. 30)
Raising Student Achievement
Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has released his first annual letter PDF-[4.63MB] on the work of the foundation and its goals for the future. On U.S. education, Gates notes progress among many high schools that now send 100 percent of their low-income students to college. He also commits to replicating foundation-funded school models that are working the best-almost all of which have been charter schools. (January 2009)
Quality Counts 2009, the 13th edition of Education Week's annual series of reports on state education policies and performance, places a special emphasis on examining English language learners. Readers will learn about the policy challenges that this diverse group of students poses to states and school districts as well as the rights of ELLs and how immigration is changing local communities. The report also offers state-by-state analysis of various student outcomes. (January 2009)
Learn how to build, strengthen, and expand summer programs at the annual Conference on Summer Learning hosted by the National Center for Summer Learning. Workshops will cover topics such as expanding participation and access, using innovative instructional approaches, and planning strategies for seasoned program managers. The conference runs from April 16-17 in Chicago, Ill Registration materials are available online. Return to the center's Web site in the coming months to learn about the annual "Summer Learning Day," to be held this year on July 9. (February 2009)
For the first time in its 26-year history, the annual Survey of Public Participation in the Arts shows that literary reading (defined as reading any novel, short story, poem, or play) has risen among adult Americans. A new report PDF-[609KB] from the National Endowment for the Arts examines this survey, and also finds that while the absolute number of book-reading adults grew from 2002 to 2008, the number of book-reading adults as a percentage of the U.S. population declined. (January 2009)
Teacher Quality and Development
A study PDF-[36KB] from the Louisiana Board of Regents suggests that, on average, novice teachers in the state who were trained through an alternative program called The New Teacher Project (TNTP) (see Innovator, Nov. 17, 2003 and Sept. 18, 2008) outperformed experienced teachers in helping students make gains in various academic subjects. Some educators point out, however, that value-added measurements of student growth can favor programs like TNTP, in which teachers tend to work with students who are far behind grade level and, consequently, are more likely to show rapid growth. (Dec. 3)
Rethinking Human Capital in Education: Singapore as a Model for Teacher Development PDF-[235KB] analyzes the teacher preparation and support system in the small Asian country with a centralized National Institute of Education and revered teaching ranks. Author Susan Sclafani asserts that the United States would do well to closely examine Singapore's approach, which includes the strategic use of financial resources for education, a strong sense of teacher professionalism, high standards in teacher recruitment and preparation, deep support for new candidates, and career management for continuing teachers. (2008)
Innovations in the News
Charters/School Choice
A new generation of county magnet schools born out of New Jersey's former vocational school system is outperforming more affluent suburban high schools, according to the state's annual school report cards for 2007-2008. Based on SAT scores for the verbal, mathematics, and writing sections, the top nine schools are county magnet schools, topping schools such as Princeton High, whose SAT scores placed as number four in the statewide ranking a decade ago. The county magnets have evolved in that decade from vocational schools to ones that "focus on fields like engineering, medical sciences, and…the performing arts." [More-New York Times] (Feb. 6) (free registration required)
The growing network of KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) schools, long recognized for its success with middle-grade students, is adapting its approach to serve four- and five-year-olds. Schools (such as the KIPP Raices Academy, the first elementary school in the charter's network in Los Angeles) are working to "strike a balance between having high expectations and the developmentally appropriate environment" for younger students, according to Amber Young, principal of Raices Academy. Six other KIPP elementary schools are located in Houston, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C., and plans include opening a number of early childhood and kindergarten sites that will become elementary schools. [More-Education Week] (Feb. 22) (paid subscription required)
Raising Student Achievement
A new report from the National Early Literacy Panel on early-reading research indicates that teaching the alphabet and letter sounds in preschool are important to later reading success, based on a meta-analysis of 500 quantitative studies. A concern for some early childhood experts is the panel's conclusion that other less quantifiable features of early literacy environments-such as background knowledge, oral language, and vocabulary-are of lesser importance to later reading development. [More-Education Week] (Jan. 8) (paid subscription required)
The Campaign for High School Equity (CHSE) is focused on increasing the Native American graduation rate by working to make courses more relevant and engaging for Native American students. A way to provide these students with the means of succeeding, according to Willard Gilbert, a past president of CHSE and professor at Northern Arizona University, is "to incorporate Native Language into the curriculum, along with Native oral history, legends and greater involvement of Native elders in the classroom." With support from the National Science Foundation, a recent program with Arizona tribal students incorporated Native language in science instruction, which resulted in a "significant increase in academic scores as well as improved attitude toward science," according to Gilbert. [More-Yuma (Ariz.) Sun] (Jan. 13)
In San Diego, 200 teachers are partnering with some of their students, working side-by-side in science labs in a unique professional development effort. Known as "Bio-Bridge," the partnering students serve as classroom leaders, helping other students in the lab to understand the lessons. The teacher-student teams receive training together and time on Saturdays to plan the labs. The initiative began in the 2006-2007 school year with the support of faculty and staff of the University of California, San Diego. This year, teams in four San Diego-area districts are involved in Bio-Bridge and more than 200 teachers and as many as 1,000 student-leaders have been involved in the program. Funding sources include the U.S. Department of Education and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. [More-Education Week] (Jan. 21) (paid subscription required)
"Real Men Read!" -at least in Houston, they do. A pilot program, aptly named Real Men Read, is training Houston men to read with elementary and middle school students. The effort, based on a similar one in Chicago, gets underway this month in 31 schools. In Chicago, the program doubled the number of men mentors, from 300 to 600, and the number of schools involved went from 39 to 84 in two years. About 4,500 students in Houston will participate in the Real Men Read pilot. [More-Houston Chronicle] (Jan. 27)
In St. Paul, Superintendent Meria Carstarphen recently announced a $1.4 million strategic investment from the Travelers Companies, Inc. that will assist the district in expanding programs focused on college preparation and developing leadership skills of principals. Travelers is the latest in a series of similar donations from other private-sector partners, including 3M, Ecolab, and the McKnight Foundation, that have agreed to make the St. Paul district a "strategic partnership priority," aligning their investments with the district's strategic priorities. Additional partnerships with similar announcements are expected soon. [More-Minneapolis Star Tribune] (Jan. 29)
The strategic plan of the Carlsbad Educational Foundation, committed to improving both music and science instruction in the Carlsbad, Ca., schools, wants more schools in the district to be like Jefferson Elementary with its robust music program that includes band, choir, and violin instruction. Jefferson Elementary, located in one of the lowest-income neighborhoods of Carlsbad, is making music instruction an integral part of its school programs by committing Title I funds to music as well as other core subjects. The Foundation's aim is to "boost music and science instruction throughout the district." A third target for its support is educational innovation, including a high school student-run television program. [More-San Diego Union-Tribune] (Jan. 30)
School Improvement
Four New England states have joined forces to tackle the challenge of remaking high school. The New England Secondary School Consortium, consisting of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island, plans to create high schools that are "flexible, borderless, multidimensional community learning centers" that will incorporate 21st century skills and allow students to study at both the secondary and postsecondary levels. Supporting the initiative are the Nellie Mae Education Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, each providing $500,000 to support the initial 18 months of the consortium's efforts. Three of the four states' governors, accompanied by leaders from the education, legislative and professional sectors, announced the plans last December. [More-Education Week] (Jan. 7) (paid subscription required)
Two recent reports indicate that Maryland's six-year investment to implement its Bridge to Excellence Act has paid dividends, to the point of making the state's schools the best in the country. An evaluation by Editorial Projects in Education, publisher of Education Week, ranked Maryland first among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The study examined such factors as accountability standards, readiness for college, and school financial support. Another report from MGT of America found that "proficiency levels statewide have improved dramatically for all students." [More-Washington Post] (Jan. 8) (free registration required)
A report from the Scott S. Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University finds that the current assemblage of public schools in New Orleans "significantly out-performs the Orleans Parish School district's pre-Katrina results." According to the report, the district's pre-Katrina performance score for all schools (56.9) would have increased by 15 percent to 66.4 today. While the report authors point out that direct comparisons are not possible, Cowen Institute's research manager Michael Schwam-Baird pointed to increases in test scores between 2007 and 2008 as an encouraging sign. [More-New Orleans Times-Picayune] (Jan. 26)
At least three nonprofit organizations and foundations see the need for smart managers as a key to education improvement, and each is taking slightly different approaches to this element of human capital within K-12 schools. The most widely known of the three, the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, has placed professionals from law, management, and public policy in schools districts for two-year periods in 29 cities since 2003. In Oakland, Calif., Education Pioneers places graduate students in the areas of business, law, education, and public policy in high-need schools, districts, and other education organizations during the summers. In Indianapolis, the Mind Trust is fielding a second year of applicants for its "education entrepreneur" fellowships, intended to "incubate the best and brightest education improvement ideas." [More-Education Week] (Feb. 2) (paid subscription required)
Teacher Quality and Development
In Duval County, Fla., teachers who might have left the profession because of life-style changes have been paired in job-sharing arrangements since 2007. By splitting the benefits-one gets health benefits and both earn retirement benefits-there is little added cost to the district. Each teacher earns half of his or her normal full-time salary. The pairs work with their principals to determine how best to split their responsibilities, and both teachers see the same students all week. [More-Florida Times-Union] (Jan. 26)
"States can help districts do much more to ensure that the right teachers stay and the right teachers leave," according to Kate Walsh, president of the National Council on Teacher Quality. This and other findings concerning states' hiring and firing of teachers were released in a report from the council, a Washington, D.C.,-based nonpartisan group, last month. States were given letter grades for their policies and practices, with them earning a D-plus on average. The highest mark went to South Carolina, earning a B-minus, for its efforts to enable ineffective teachers to be fired. [More-The Washington Post] (Jan. 29)
Technology in Education
The Dallas Independent School District (DISD), with the help of a $3.8 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, continues to develop a mega-database that will provide its educators with instant access to important student information. Principals will have online dashboards that will include data on academic progress, budgets, and alerts when students are in need of academic assistance. The dashboards are being piloted in 20 district schools; plans call for them to be available to all schools in DISD within the next year. The Gates Foundation helped DISD begin the data system in 2006 with a $5 million donation to the Dallas Education Foundation. [More-Dallas Morning News] (Jan. 22)
New Jersey education officials have rethought a possible requirement that every student complete at least one online course to graduate high school. Originally included in an ambitious redesign of the state's public high schools, the online requirement raised concern about the cost of mandating an online course during difficult fiscal times. The state department of education, according to a spokesperson, "wants to ensure that online courses based in other states align with [New Jersey] curriculum standards." Presently, Montana and Alabama require that high school students take either an online course or have an online educational experience as part of graduation requirements. [More-New York Times] (Jan. 30) (free registration required)
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, was blind, but now I see. [John Newton (1725-1807)]
Sent out my mug rug and some goodies today. Still waiting on mine also. Can't wait until next one love making these .
So many lovely mug rugs!! Keep the pics coming. I'm waiting on mine, can't wait!
Sorry partner ... your package was supposed to be delivered today but didn't quite make it ... should be there for sure on Monday! If it is any consolation ... my hasn't arrived yet either. We can sit on pins and needles together!
Nothing today, maybe Monday
Blocks sent boom water http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
Blocks received http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
Batik blocks swap http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
Yippeeee! It was so fun to come home from a memorial service today and find my squishy package in my mailbox. It came all the way from Canada!
Thank you Tulip43. Beverly. I love it.
She also included a cup rug and sent a great card which I am planning to frame and hang in my sewing room. I will post photos tomorrow when my natural lighting is at its best. What a fun swap.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, was blind, but now I see. [John Newton (1725-1807)]
well lovely set of mug rugs from belfry very nice and thoughtful. The purple stripe one is as pretty as if you had been making them for a long time. sometimes simple is pretty. In this case absolutely.
I received my boom fabrics today but alas.. no mug rug. I did finish a bonus one for Kiwi its coming your way out the door on Monday. And I am finishing a bonus mug rug for Tracibug. its so cute its hard to part with. and last but not least I have cut out another side swap mug rug in pretty easter fabrics. I will quilt that this weekend. busy busy beaver oh oh my camera is fixed!!!! yahoo! soon to post pics. its like having the internet down.. areyou kidding me? no camera ughhhh. lol
Here today... why what a lucky bunch we are.
My partner received hers yesterday. hope she liked it. I will post a pic later if she dosen't.will wait to hear from her.
I love to collect roosters of any kind. I also love embroidery thread for my machine. My favorite color is purple and i am just a plain old country girl.lol
Deepest apologies...been stressed out lately and forgot to post here the lovely mug rugs I got from LStew2212 and forgot to message Nelco that I mailed mine out Thursday.
From the artist formerly known as Missus Fear...Hi, my name is Tracy and I am a hobbyaholic.
I received your package yesterday LoupEspirit! The two mug rugs are both beautiful, colorful, and coordinate well for a cup of coffee and a treat! Love them both but the peacock is certainly a work of art. The note pad is a great size to drop into my purse for shopping!!! Many thanks. Pam

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#11 Sat 09 Oct 10 8:59pm
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I am also looking for the same recipe.Chicken wrapped in dough and then baked.Actually you can also eat the bread as it gets baked fully together with the chicken.The dough was made with water and cumin seeds.First he made a sort of mint sauce and rubbed it all over and inside the chicken .Then he put a whole lemon in boiling water and took it out after about 50 secs and stuffed the hot lemon in the cavity of the chicken.That done the chicken was wrapped in bread dough set to bake.You have to wrap the chicken in dough like an envelope so that no chicken shows.I have baked this twice and everyone loved it.But it has been years and am looking for the recipe no success.If anyone has a link or the original recipe please post it here.Thanx
#12 Sat 09 Oct 10 9:01pm
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Forgot to tell you that the lemon heats the chicken from inside out and also gives the chicken a tangy flavour and zest.
#13 Mon 08 Oct 12 9:30pm
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1 whole organic chicken
2 lemons
2 handfuls of fresh oregano
1 handful of fresh thyme
8 cloves of garlic
Olive oil
Sea salt and black pepper
1kg of flour
Okay, what to do:
1. Put your flour in a bowl and slowly mix in 500ml of water, creating a dough that is elastic and not too sticky. Cover and set aside.
2. Remove the zest from the lemons. In a pestle and mortar (or a deep bowl and something heavy!) bash up the oregano, thyme, lemon zest, garlic and some olive oil. Add the oil as necessary to create a paste. Season well with salt and pepper.
3. Rub the entire chicken inside and out with the marinade. Slice the lemons and stuff inside the bird.
4. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees celsius. Get your dough and roll out, judging it so the dough will cover the chicken. Fold up the edges and mold the dough around the chicken to create a parcel thingy. MAKE SURE IT IS AIRTIGHT. Leave for 5 minutes and then place in the oven. Cook for 2 hours and 15 minutes. This might seem long but it won't dry out and it would be a bummer if you took the bird to the table, cracked open the crust and the chicken was undercooked. Can anyone say anti-climax?
5. Remove, and allow to rest for 15 minutes. The pastry will have hardened up. Do not eat the pastry. It will smell amazing but control yourself. You're not a wild animal so get a grip.
6. To serve, take the entire pastry on a wooden board to the table. Crack it open. Glory.
#14 Mon 08 Oct 12 9:33pm
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2 lb (7-ish cups) of flour
2 cups (plus or minus) water
fresh sage
fresh thyme (I had to use dried as there was no fresh available)
a lemon
olive oil
garlic (about 6 cloves)
A tip that Jamie had on the episode was that you should put the lemon into boiling water for ten or so minutes, that allows it to be at temperature and reduce cooking time. When you have the water boiling, you can dip the sage into there and that will make it easy to bash around in a mortal-and-pestle (if you don�t have that, you can make your own suitable substitute from a metal bowl and something to crush other things with; I used a �battering-ram� style thing that is used for pushing tomatoes into a squeezo machine (which is similar to a grinder, but specifically for tomatoes)).
So, you bash the sage, thyme, and garlic, then add the olive oil along with salt (kosher or sea) and ground pepper. Mix that together and rub that on and inside the chicken and let it rest while you make the dough. Also, poke the lemon with a knife and insert it in the chicken. A tip - you should try to make sure that you get a smaller lemon so that it fits in the chicken on its own; otherwise you end up with a situation where some of the meat touches the lemon�s skin and becomes a touch too lemony.
With the flour and water, mix that together; you can add in some herbs if you wish, but the intention is to not eat the dough. After mixing, roll it out to about 1/4 inch thick (or 1 cm). Wrap the chicken with the dough - another tip, put the bottom of the chicken onto the dough and place your �seams� on the top, it *will* be easier to open after it�s baked. Trust me on that
Also, Jamie did this idea of baking the chicken on some newspapers; you can do it, but since you�re baking at 425�, the paper *will* singe and you might be able to smell it (remembering that the flashpoint for paper is 451�F). So anyway, bake the chicken and dough (and optional newspaper) at 425�F (~220�C) for about 2 hours. Serve with your choice of vegetables; I opted for baked potatoes and broccoli.
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If you want this meal to have its greatest potential then I would advise you to get the meat straight from the producer. DONT GO TO A SUPERMARKET. By getting it straight from the producer you meat will be as fresh as it can be. If you wouldnt have a clue on how to get in contact with someone like a farmer then go to foodbritain . com for more details..
#16 Tue 01 Jan 13 4:39pm
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Re: Chicken wraped in bread dough
I am also looking for this recipe. It's Palestinian, its called Musakan. There are recipes all over the internet, but none are wrapped in the raw bread dough (Taboun) and baked , they are just served with the bread on the side. Would love to get this recipe if this is what it is
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Re: Chicken wraped in bread dough
Edit to remove my post as I missed the fact there were already 2 pages of replies which made mine irrelevant. Not enough sleep last night!
This sounds insane and amazing. I'm going to absolutely have to try it.
Happy New Year everyone!
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#18 Tue 01 Jan 13 8:59pm
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Re: Chicken wraped in bread dough
I found a Musakan recipe:
http://www.cliffordawright.com/caw/reci … pe_id/804/
But it's not the same - it's chicken pieces which are cooked with spices etc. and then wrapped in a flatbreads and baked, a bit like an enchilada - whereas the recipes on this thread are for a whole chicken wrapped in raw dough and baked.
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Everything in the Garden
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UTSA student selected for accounting scholarship
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(April 24, 2007)--Robert Garcia, a UTSA senior accounting student, was selected as recipient of the annual $2,500 scholarship established by Sol Schwartz & Associates certified public accountants.
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A recent tragedy in Garcia's family nearly put his graduation plans on hold, but the scholarship will relieve some financial worries and enable him to continue his education and graduate on time. Besides maintaining a remarkable academic record, Garcia is involved in numerous campus organizations including Beta Alpha Psi, Student Government Association, UTSA Ambassadors and Toastmasters.
One of the largest independent certified public accounting firms in San Antonio, the firm established its accounting scholarship award in 2005 to commemorate the its 25th anniversary. Over 10 years, $25,000 in scholarships ($2,500 per year) will be awarded to an outstanding accounting college student in San Antonio. "The Sol Schwartz & Associates Accounting Scholarship Award supports our firm's proud tradition of community involvement with a strong emphasis on education," said managing shareholder Jeff Albrecht.
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So I only have a few pulls on him. Guild's downed him twice now though.
Also, I will definitely agree that Nazgrim is stupidly easy. We only wiped because people were being, well, complete idiots. We had 3-5 deaths EVERY PULL to Shockwave -_-
So I only have a few pulls on him. Guild's downed him twice now though.
Also, I will definitely agree that Nazgrim is stupidly easy. We only wiped because people were being, well, complete idiots. We had 3-5 deaths EVERY PULL to Shockwave -_-
My guild one-shot nazgrim first time we pulled him XD Course that happened with most Siege bosses. Thok and Garrosh were the only ones that really gave us grief.
This info about what does and doesn't generate rate is interesting though. Never considered dot classes could keep casting certain things. Our warlock is destro unfortunately so his immolation does damage on application and I don't believe he has anything else that would be useful. I wonder how hunter explosive trap and snake traps would do... Not that either do much damage but now my curiosity is piqued.
I like ponies and I really don't care what you have to say about that.
How about icicle cleaves from the glyph while frostbolting the banner/adds near him with the auto fire ones? Semi worried they might but haven't really tested it myself
Just use a macro to make your pet attack your target and use Mirror Image when he's not in Defensive?
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People are also ignorant and don't like others that say something which can be hazardous or is original compared to the general thinking.
Stones have been thrown at me on Nazgrim because I was carefully applying and clipping my LB on him while in defensive stance. I've been doing so after much research (in this topic and with some friends that are far ahead my guild) and experience ingame (obviously, if I would have seen something was happening, I would have stopped). But no. The word was "rule is rule" and "if some people go above the rule, others will do and this is when mayhem happens".
Now it is strictly forbidden for me to do so and I will be sent on the bench if I do.
That's hard for me since I've always been really keen on the personal performance and maximum optimization (WHILE doing the good job and good assigns, of course). But I also understand the position, I've experienced many times people doing whatever they please because they saw someone else do something, even if it was a different case.
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Sorry for your loss Luv. Sending prayers and <<<<<
>>>>> to you and your family.
Thanks Mitesa for jumping in and helping
Life is full of many pieces- why not quilt?
luv, so sorry to hear about your loss. Sending you lots of hugs and prayers. (Oh and purple fabric)
Join the JUNE Pincushion & Needlecase swap:http://www.quiltingboard.com/member-...t-t247379.html
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries A. A. Milne
ok so here's who we have so far..
HOST: Me - 6 sets / 6 twists
1. Mitesa - 6 sets / 0 twists
2. SheriR - 6 sets / 6 twists
3. LillyG - 6 sets / 6 twists
4. MrsSherbert - 6 sets / 6 twists
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10. squires1042 - 6 sets / 6 twists
11. areinn - 6 sets / 6 twists
12. DoriDes - 6 sets / 6 twists
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Calling all PURPLE PEOPLE EATERS Where are you ???????
Life is full of many pieces- why not quilt?
Here I am!! Sent you an e-mail Luv, sign me up for 6 sets please. So sorry your family had to go through something so sad.
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Batik blocks swap http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
I am in! going to start cutting right now! will have it ready for the mail in the morning! I needed something else to do, I just had to keep looking! I love love love Purple!
Will send email when my fabric is cut!
yippie here comes another Purple Quilt~
Give a smile away today, someone you meet might need one!
OK I have 12 if Lavender counts?? I have 2 lavenders.
Give a smile away today, someone you meet might need one!
OK, I am slow but I finally get it! I don't need 12 I only need the number of sets! I am cutting cutting cutting... Do the twists need to be purple also or any Dot?
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I actully used to make PC GAMES, and my last published titles was game "The Ward" back in 2001. Since than i didn't do anything until 3 months ago when i got bored with managerial jobs and got back to game development .
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Van Gogh's apartment in center Prague
尺寸40 平方米
Floor No.4(with elevator)
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|Tyrsova, 12000 Prague, 捷克
Good connection with a city center and nice location makes apartment is ideal for sightseeing:
1) 10 minute by foot to the Wenceslas Square
2) 2 minutes' walk to subway station I.P.Pavlova and a lot of trams with same name
3) 2 km away is located Vysehrad (second castle in city)
4) Big park "Folimanka" just in couple of minutes' walk
Apartment's building was built in XIX century in beautiful Vinograd's district, in one block is a little garden very you can spend some time in hot summer days enjoying ice-cream.
Also close to subway station "I.P.Pavlova" you can find a few fast-foods and café: "KFC", "McDonald's", "Starbucks", "PAUL", and lovely pizzeria "Coliseum".
Moreover you can taste an amazing and unusual beer (coffee, banana and cherry beer) in a famous "Beer House" ("Pivovarsky Dum"), and it's located just in a 8 minute walk from the apartment.
Also very close is a supermarket "Zabka", nice caviar shop and a lot of little grocery shops.
In front of the building is public parking place and cost is around 16€/weekday, and weekends and state holidays is free.
Apartment is equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay:
• Double bed – 160x200 cm
• Little comfy sofa – 140x200 cm
• Kitchenware (spoons, forks, knives, cups, dishes, pans etc.)
• Microwave
• Fridge
• Washing Machine
• Stove and oven
• TV with more than a 500+ channels
• Free Wi-Fi
• And other (hair dryer, iron, ironing board, hoover, dryer rack)
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me!
住宿规定NO SMOKING in apartment!
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The city of Praha consists of seven parts. It is treasure box! This flat is in center of these miracles.
Das Apartment hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Die Lage ist ausgezeichnet. Der Empfang war auch wie im Voraus geplant hervorragend. Man kann diesen Kontakt durchaus ohne weiteres weiter empfehlen.
Uns hat es sehr gut in dieser Wohnung gefallen. Das Zimmer ist groß genug für zwei Leute. Für vier Leute kann ich es mir nicht so gut vorstellen.Das Geschirr reichte grade für zwei! Alex war immer hilfsbereit und freundlich. Die Lage ist sehr praktisch, wenn man mit Metro oder Straßenbahn fahren möchte. Auch ein kleiner Bauernmarkt ist in der Nähe. Wir können uns vorstellen, noch einmal dort zu wohnen.
Ein insgesamt toller Aufenthalt in Prag.
Unterkunft war super, wenn auch die zum Teil sehr jungen Gäste über bzw unter mir nen sehr hohen "Geräuschpegel " hatten.
Dennoch, kann dieses Appartement sehr empfehlen...
The place was quite nice, although not located in the city center as the advert says. Nonetheless, it is few minutes walking from the metro station Pavlova and 15-20 minutes walking from the actual center. The apartment itself was nice: there is really everything you may need and it was nicely furnished. The only remark I have concerns the management that is absent and, although I tried three-four times, I never managed to get any response to phone calls and text messages about whether I could store my baggage in the residence for a last visit in the city - which, with no answer, I could not do. Otherwise, everything was fine.
Il posto é carino, sebbene non collocato nel centro cittá ma vicino alla metro Pavlova e a circa 15-20 minuti di cammino dal centro vero e proprio. L'appartamento é bello: c'é tutto quello che puó servire ed é arredato in modo molto piacevole esteticamente. L'unico problema riscontrato riguarda la gestione che é assolutamente assente e, nonostante abbia provato tre-quattro volte, non sono mai riuscito a ricevere alcuna risposta telefonica o via sms quando chiedevo di lasciare i bagagli nel residence prima di un ultimo giro in cittá il giorno della partenza - cosa che, non avendo ricevuto alcuna risposta, non ho potuto fare.
My husband and I stayed at this one bedroom apartment on Korunni Street in Vinohrady while visiting our son in Prague. The apartment was excellent and our check in and out went smoothly. Alex was very helpful in getting us a very early taxi to the airport on our departure day. From this location you can easily walk to the Old Town, Charles Bridge, Wenceslas Square, etc. for sightseeing. It is also close to the metro and tram lines as well as grocery stores and restaurants. There is a small, but well equipped kitchen for preparing meals and snacks. We would try to book this apartment again on another trip to Prague. This is our second booking with Wimdu in Prague and we would highly recommend using this service, Liz and Peter, Ottawa, Canada.
It is a very nice and big flat near the city centre. A very pleasant place to stay! Just the TV set did not work and we did not get any help from Alex...a pity!
We recommend this flat for your stay in Prag!
Really nice appartement so really well located closed to the centre. As in the pictures. So good experience! Thanks for all!
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