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Frequently Asked Questions
Open Enrollment Act
Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session
What laws govern the Open Enrollment Act?
The Open Enrollment Act is governed by California Education Code (EC) sections 48350–48361 and the California Code of Regulations, Title 5 (5 CCR), sections 4700–4703.
What is the purpose of the Open Enrollment Act?
The purpose of the Open Enrollment Act is to improve pupil achievement and enhance parental choice in education by providing additional options to pupils to enroll in public schools throughout the state without regard to the residence of their parents/guardians. The Open Enrollment Act provides pupils enrolled in one of the 1,000 Open Enrollment schools the option to enroll in a school within the same district or any other district provided the school to which they are applying has a higher Academic Performance Index (API) score than the pupil's school of residence.
How are schools selected, designated, and placed on the list of Open Enrollment schools?
EC Section 48352(a)(2) states that the State Superintendent of Public Instruction "annually shall create a list of 1,000 schools ranked by increasing API with the same ratio of elementary, middle, and high schools as existed in decile 1 in the 2008–09 school year. (2) In constructing the list of 1,000 schools each year, the Superintendent shall ensure each of the following: (A) A local educational agency shall not have more than 10 percent of its schools on the list. However, if the number of schools in a local educational agency is not evenly divisible by 10, the Superintendent shall round up to the next whole number of schools. (B) Court, community, or community day schools shall not be included on the list. (C) Charter schools shall not be included on the list."
5 CCR, Section 4701(a)(2)(E) provides for the exclusion of schools from the Open Enrollment list that are not schools of a district of residence as defined in EC Section 48352(d). However, this provision is not applicable for such schools on the currently posted Open Enrollment lists.
In addition, schools with less than 100 valid scores reported on the 2009 Base API data file were excluded. Because of the ratio specified above, 68.7 percent (or 687 of the 1,000 on list) are elementary schools, 16.5 percent (or 165 of the 1,000 on the list) are middle schools, and 14.8 percent (or 148 of the 1,000 on the list) are high schools.
Creating the list starts with the identification of the 687 elementary schools, 165 middle schools, and 148 high schools that have the lowest API scores within the criteria described above. This list is ranked from lowest API score to highest API score. When an LEA on the list has reached its '10 percent' cap, subject to the roundup provision, (see also question 4) the LEA's schools with the highest API scores are dropped from the list until the LEA has no more than its '10 percent' number of schools on the list. Schools with the next lowest API scores remaining in the pool are then added to create the next list of 1,000 schools that maintains the required ratio of schools. This process continues until a final list of 1,000 schools is achieved that both maintains the ratio of 68.7 percent elementary schools, 16.5 percent middle schools, and 14.8 percent high schools and does not exceed any LEA's '10 percent' number of schools.
How was the API score determined for the 2015-16 Open Enrollment list?
At its March 2014 meeting, the State Board of Education (SBE) approved not to calculate the 2014 Growth and Base APIs during the transition to the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) system. Therefore, the 2015-16 Open Enrollment list was produced based on the 2013 Growth API.
Is the 2015-16 Open Enrollment list the same as the 2014-15 list?
No. The 2015-16 Open Enrollment list is different from the 2014-15 list for a variety of reasons. Changes since the production of the 2014-15 list such as school openings and closures, corrections to 2013 Growth API scores, schools that converted to or from a charter school status, and schools that changed to or from a school type excluded from the Open Enrollment list all impacted the 2015-16 Open Enrollment list.
How is the Open Enrollment Act list of schools different from the list of schools identified as "persistently lowest achieving," or in Program Improvement (PI) schools?
Schools identified as "persistently lowest achieving," or schools in PI are identified based on criteria provided by the federal government. Information and links related to the distinctions can be found on the California Department of Education (CDE) Persistently Lowest-Achieving Schools Web page.
Open Enrollment schools are identified based on provisions in EC Section 48352.
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Which schools are excluded from the Open Enrollment list?
EC sections 48352(a)(2)(B) and (C) identify school types to be excluded from the Open Enrollment list. These school types are juvenile court schools, county community schools, community day schools, and charter schools. In addition, closed schools, schools having fewer than 100 valid test scores, schools that are not schools of a district of residence, and County Office of Education schools are excluded. The exclusion of schools with fewer than 100 valid test scores is necessary to reflect the lack of statistical certainty of an API score that is based on less than 100 valid test scores, per EC Section 52052(f)(1).
Will a new list be generated each year?
Yes. It is anticipated that a new list for the 2016–17 school year will be available in the fall of 2015 and LEAs will be notified that one or more of their schools is on the new list.
How are Single School Districts factored into the Open Enrollment process and list?
The statute does not make a specific reference to the inclusion of single school districts on the state's list of Open Enrollment schools. However, EC Section 48352(a)(2)(A) states "…, if the number of schools in a local educational agency is not evenly divisible by 10, the Superintendent shall round up to the next whole number of schools." Consequently, when the LEA's number of schools is not evenly divisible by 10, the 10 percent number of schools shall be rounded up to the next whole number of schools. If an LEA, therefore, has between one and nine schools, this rule means that at least one school can be on the list.
May parents, guardians, and pupils in the attendance area of a school on the Open Enrollment Act list apply for multiple school transfers to schools with higher API scores?
Yes. The law does not establish a limit on transfer applications.
What about pupils of military personnel?
The application deadline does not apply to an application requesting a transfer if the parent with whom the pupil resides is enlisted in the military and was relocated by the military within 90 calendar days prior to submitting the application. (EC Section 48354[b][3]).
Which rules regarding transfer options take precedence if a school in PI is also designated as an Open Enrollment school?
A parent or guardian may use either option in transferring a pupil from the school. LEAs are responsible for providing proper notice to parents and guardians, about transfer requirements under both the Open Enrollment Act and PI. In exercising choice under the PI requirements, a pupil would attend a higher performing school in his or her district of residence—one not in PI. Transportation services may be provided when using the choice option for PI schools. In exercising choice under Open Enrollment, a parent or guardian may enroll a pupil in a school within his or her district of residence or another district, as long as that school has a higher API score. Also, transportation is not statutorily a responsibility of either the district of residence or the district of enrollment.
Can pupils transferring from Open Enrollment schools transfer to magnet schools and gifted and talented programs?
Any pupil in the attendance area of a school on the Open Enrollment Act list may apply to transfer to any school in any district that has a higher API score than the attendance area school. However, EC Section 48356(b) states that, in considering an application pursuant to this law, "a nonresident school district may apply its usual requirements for admission to a magnet school or a program designed to serve gifted and talented pupils."
What happens if the school of enrollment has different requirements for graduation from high school than the district of residence?
Pupils will be expected to complete all requirements for graduation from the high school of their district of enrollment.
What happens if the high school of enrollment has additional requirements for graduation beyond the requirements of the high school in the pupil's district of residence?
If the new high school has additional coursework requirements for graduation authorized by the governing board, the transfer pupil would normally be expected to meet those additional requirements for graduation. However, Assembly Bill 167 (Chapter 224, Statutes of 2009) exempts any dependent or ward in foster care from all additional coursework and other additional requirements if the pupil, while he or she is in grade eleven or twelve, transfers to the district from another school district, unless the district makes a finding that the pupil is reasonably able to complete the additional requirements in time to graduate from high school while he or she remains eligible for foster care benefits pursuant to law. If a pupil in foster care is granted an exemption which affects the pupil's ability to gain admission to a postsecondary educational institution, the school district is to notify the pupil and the person holding the rights to make educational decisions for the pupil.
Is the school of enrollment required to accept credits toward graduation that were awarded to the pupil by another school district?
Yes. The school of enrollment shall accept credits toward graduation and shall graduate the pupil if the pupil meets the graduation requirements of the school district of enrollment.
How are the needs of pupils identified for special education services met under the Open Enrollment Act?
Pupils with an Individual Education Program (IEP) have the same opportunity to open enrollment as non-special education pupils.
Under federal and state laws, placement of a pupil identified for special education services is determined by the pupil's IEP. The pupil's district of residence is primarily responsible for developing the IEP with input from the parents and the pupil. Placement designated in a pupil's IEP cannot be unilaterally changed by a parent/guardian or district of residence or any other proposed district of enrollment.
How will the needs of English Learner/Limited English Proficient (EL/LEP) pupils be met?
English learners (whose school of residence is on the Open Enrollment list) that apply to transfer to another school with a higher API score are eligible for EL programs and services at the new school. California's schools are obligated to provide EL pupils with learning opportunities in an appropriate program based on the individual proficiency level of each pupil. The provision of such services is not contingent on the school or district of enrollment.
Are school districts required to provide transportation of pupils enrolled in other districts pursuant to the Open Enrollment Act?
No. There is no obligation under the Open Enrollment Act for either school district to provide transportation due to the transfer of a pupil under the Open Enrollment Act. Local LEA governing policies determine the local transportation services. However, in certain cases, if a parent or guardian exercises "choice" under PI requirements, transportation services may be provided (see also question 10). Additionally, transportation may be provided by a school district as a part of a pupil's IEP (see also question 15).
When do the permanent regulations go into effect?
Permanent regulations became effective as of January 1, 2011.
Local Educational Agency
What are the timelines for the 2015–16 school year?
5 CCR Section 4702(a) states that "the district of residence shall notify the parent(s) or guardian(s) of each pupil enrolled in a school included on the most recent Open Enrollment List of the option to transfer. This notice shall be provided on the first day of instruction; if the district has not been notified of whether its school(s) is on the list, the notification shall be provided no later than 14 calendar days after the Open Enrollment List is posted on the CDE's Web site." For schools on the 2015–16 Open Enrollment list, per EC Section 48354 (b)(2), districts must notify parents/guardians of their option to transfer in time for parents/guardians to submit an application by the January 1, 2015 deadline. The school district of enrollment may waive this deadline to a date after January 1, 2015 at their discretion.
Within 60 calendar days of receiving an application from a pupil seeking to transfer pursuant to the Open Enrollment Act, a school district of enrollment shall notify the applicant and the school district of residence in writing whether the application has been accepted or rejected.
Will the CDE provide a template notification letter to LEAs?
No. LEAs can best determine the most appropriate method and language for accomplishing parent/guardian notification.
Can a school district adopt specific, written standards for acceptance and rejection of applications of pupils seeking to enroll?
Yes. LEAs may adopt standards that may include consideration of the capacity of a program, class, grade level, school building, or adverse financial impact. (Subject to subdivision [b], and except as necessary in accordance with EC Section 48355), the standards (EC Section 48356) shall not include consideration of a pupil's previous academic achievement, physical condition, proficiency in the English language, family income, or any of the individual characteristics set forth in EC Section 200.
Can a school district of residence or a school district of enrollment prohibit the transfer of a pupil pursuant to the Open Enrollment Act?
Yes, under certain conditions. EC Section 48355(a) states that "the school district of residence of a pupil or a school district of enrollment to which a pupil has applied to attend may prohibit the transfer of the pupil pursuant to this article or limit the number of pupils who transfer pursuant to this article if the governing board of the district determines that the transfer would negatively impact either of the following:
(1) A court-ordered or voluntary desegregation plan of the district.
(2) The racial and ethnic balance of the district, provided that any policy adopted pursuant to this paragraph is consistent with federal and state law.
(a) A school district of residence shall not adopt any other policies that in any way prevent or discourage pupils from applying for a transfer to a school with a higher API.
(b) Communications to parents or guardians by districts regarding the open enrollments options under the Open Enrollment Act shall be factually accurate and not target individual parents, guardians, or residential neighborhoods on the basis of a child's actual or perceived academic or athletic performance or any other personal characteristic.
EC Section 48356(c) states that A resident pupil who is enrolled in one of the district's schools pursuant to this article shall not be required to submit an application in order to remain enrolled.
How are the applications for Open Enrollment to be selected?
EC Section 48356(d) states that applications are selected through a random, unbiased process that prohibits an evaluation of whether or not the pupil should be enrolled based on his or her individual academic or athletic performance, or any of the other characteristics set forth in subdivision (a).
Pupils applying for a transfer pursuant to this article shall be assigned priority for approval as follows:
- First priority for the siblings of children who already attend the desired school.
- Second priority for pupils transferring from a program improvement school ranked in decile 1 on the API determined pursuant to subdivision (a) of EC Section 48352.
- If the number of pupils who request a particular school exceeds the number of spaces available at that school, a lottery shall be conducted in the group priority order identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) to select pupils at random until all of the available spaces are filled.
Can the transferring pupils displace any other pupil who resides within the attendance area of that school or is currently enrolled in that school?
When is the school of enrollment required to notify the applicant parent, or guardian and school district of residence?
EC Section 48357, pursuant to EC Section 48354, states that the school of enrollment is required to notify the applicant parent, or guardian and school district of residence in writing within 60 calendar days of receiving an application. If an application is rejected, the desired school district of enrollment shall state in the notification the reasons for the rejection.
Are LEAs required to keep an accounting of all requests made for alternative attendance?
EC Section 48359 states that each school district is encouraged to keep an accounting of all requests made for alternative attendance pursuant to the Open Enrollment Act.
Do districts and schools have the right to appeal their inclusion on the Open Enrollment Act list?
Which Open Enrollment list does a school or LEA of enrollment use when providing notification of transfer options for the 2015–16 school year?
The Open Enrollment Schools List 2015–16 (XLS; Posted 4-Nov-2014) is posted on the CDE Open Enrollment Web page.
How often will a new Open Enrollment list be generated?
A new Open Enrollment list will be generated annually following the API release for use in the following school year.
Parents or Guardians
What is the process for pupils seeking to transfer under the provisions of the Open Enrollment Act?
An application requesting a transfer pursuant to EC Section 48354(b)(2) shall be submitted by the parent, or guardian of a pupil to the school district of enrollment prior to January 1 of the school year preceding the school year for which the pupil is requesting to transfer. The school district of enrollment may waive the deadline specified in this paragraph to a date after January 1 of the school year preceding the school year for which the pupil is requesting to transfer at their discretion.
The application may request enrollment of the pupil in a specific school or program within the school district of enrollment. A pupil may enroll in a school district of enrollment in the school year immediately following the approval of his or her application.
In order to provide priority enrollment opportunities for pupils residing in the school district, a school district of enrollment shall establish a period of time for resident pupil enrollment prior to accepting transfer applications pursuant to the Open Enrollment Act. (EC Section 48354[b][6]).
How do I find a school with a higher API?
For Transfer in the 2015–16 School Year
First, you will need to know the 2013 Growth API score for your school of residence. You can find the 2013 Growth API on the CDE API County List of Schools Web page.
To find a school with a higher API score, go to API County List of Schools and select a county. Under "Select Report", choose the "2013 Growth API Report - List of Schools in the County." Review the first column, "2013 Growth API" for the names of schools and API scores. Compare your current school of residence API score with the school you desire to attend. The score of the desired school must be higher than that of your school of residence in order for you to apply for a transfer.
When will the 2016–17 Open Enrollment list be posted?
The 2016–17 Open enrollment list will be posted in late fall of 2015.


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Southfield, Mich. - Pavan Muzumdar has been appointed as the first engineering entrepreneur in residence at Lawrence Technological University.
The position is funded by a five-year, $1.1 million grant to Lawrence Tech from the Kern Family Foundation for integrating entrepreneurial mindset education into the curriculum for all undergraduate engineering students. The entrepreneurial mindset includes independence, the ability to work collaboratively, and the desire to make things better.
Hiring Muzumdar reinforces Lawrence Tech's vision of producing leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset and global view, according to President Lewis N. Walker. "One of our objectives is to develop an engaged network of entrepreneurs that help Lawrence Tech achieve its goals to improve student education and success," Walker said. "Pavan provides us access to an extensive entrepreneurial network."
Muzumdar will be preaching what he has been practicing since 1997 when he left a consulting job in New York to work at MV Software Company, now based in Clawson. At MV Software he participated in a number of startup initiatives including developing a new software product from the ground up. The company received a patent for the application in 2007. In addition he established a wholly owned subsidiary of the company in Mumbai, India.
A native of India, Muzumdar earned a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering at the University of Bombay, a master's degree in electrical engineering at the University of Lowell in Massachusetts, and a master's degree in computer science at the University of Massachusetts. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
In 2000, he took on the additional responsibility to work as the chief operating officer of JRE Tires, a wholesale and retail distributor of tires and wheels. He negotiated long-term relationships with vendors, restructured the internal operations to focus on wholesale operations, and then led the negotiations for the sale of the company six years later.
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"I'd like to see a technology transfer process that results in real-world commercial applications," Muzumdar said. "We want to create a fertile ground at Lawrence Tech for entrepreneurial activities, and the best way to demonstrate that is by creating start-ups."
Muzumdar points out that success as an entrepreneur doesn't necessarily mean taking great risks like leaving your job or taking out a second mortgage on your house. It depends more on the ability to develop a basic concept, provide validation through testing, and build a sound business structure through patience, persistence, and a relentless focus on adding value.
"The business proposition has to be compelling enough so that it can actually attract funding," Muzumdar said. "Investors have to be reasonably sure that they will get something in return for their money. A successful entrepreneur has to create a proposition that sufficiently rewards investors for taking on the substantial risk of providing the capital."
Muzumdar serves on the board of the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Great Lakes, a chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum, which is a global entrepreneur support organization headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. He is also a volunteer coach for the Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest, a Michigan-based business plan competition.
Over the next five years the Kern grant will fund a variety of entrepreneurial programs at Lawrence Tech. The centerpiece will be the integration of entrepreneurial components in 30 courses that affect undergraduate engineering students as they progress through their classes in the College of Engineering and College of Arts and Sciences.
Lawrence Technological University, ltu.edu, offers nearly 100 undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree programs in Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Management. Founded in 1932, the 4,500-student, private university pioneered evening classes and today has a growing number of weekend and online programs. Lawrence Tech's 102-acre campus is in Southfield, and programs are also offered in Detroit, Lansing, Petoskey and Traverse City. Lawrence Tech also offers programs with partner universities in Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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Hawaii voters are heading to the polls Saturday to cast their ballots in the 2014 Primary Election.
Despite the presence of Tropical Storm Iselle, all but two polling places across the state opened at 7:00 a.m. Saturday. The opening of two polling places on the Big Island, Hawaii Paradise Community Center (04-01) and Keoneopoko Elementary School (04-02), is being postponed. The Office of Elections and Office of the County Clerk are working to develop a timeline for ballots to be available for voters.
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The Los Alamos Hilltopper wrestling team will take six members to the state Class 4A championship meet this weekend, with one wrestler having a fair chance at grabbing a coveted top six seed.
The New Mexico Activities Association will host its state tournament Friday and Saturday at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho. Friday's opening round is set for 10 a.m.
With six wrestlers qualified, it's highly unlikely the Hilltoppers will be a factor in the team standings. Their focus heading in is on individual performance.
Los Alamos' grapplers earned their berths into the state meet last weekend at the District 2AAAA tournament. Los Alamos qualified Chandler Lauritzen (125 pounds), Alyc Montoya (135 pounds), Ben Mitsunaga (140 pounds), Cory Geyer (145 pounds), Brian Geyer (160 pounds) and Peter Brewer (171 pounds), all of which earned top-four finishes at the district tournament.
While Hilltopper head coach Bob Geyer said he was glad to get all but two competitors from last week qualified for state — another wrestler, Jodi Cull-Host at 103 pounds, took part in a NJROTC event last weekend instead of the district tournament — he said he still saw several missed opportunities for wins at the district meet that the Hilltoppers left on the mat.
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Thanks so much for everything Tania. The fair was lovely and so well organised". Jac, The New Earth Works
Hi Tania - thanks so much for organising another super event! It all went so well and the girls had a great time. Alison, Earth Squared
Thank you for organising a good event, its lovely to be involved again and hang out with such great people! I'm hoping to have forged a few new business relationships too, I'll keep you posted there.:) Jean, Cherrididi
We wanted to thank you for a wonderful few weeks in Edinburgh this year. Your positive energy makes such a difference and we thoroughly enjoy your well organised events. Philippa, Firesticks
Our thanks are due to you – as I have said before; THE nicest event organisers ever. Eli, Ladywell Designs
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Processor graphics systems—with their superior stability, power and cost efficiency, and support for emerging technologies and use cases—have become an important part of Intel IT's transformation of the IT ecosystem for the applications and devices of the future. The architectural improvements available with 4th generation Intel® Core™ processors, which yield significant performance improvements over previous generations of processor graphics technology, have accelerated our adoption of processor graphics systems. Whereas two years ago 20 percent of our workforce used discrete graphics, that number has dwindled to about 5 percent.
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MACABEBE -- Lonell "Con" Macalino, board director of the Pampanga III Electric Cooperative (Pelco III) for Macabebe, was unopposed in the election held here over the weekend.
Macalino, who was appointed by Macabebe Mayor Annette Flores-Balgan in October 2012, was the lone candidate and got a fresh three-year mandate as member of the Pelco III board.
Macalino is the representative of some 15,000 PELCO III consumers in this town.
Macalino, who is also the General Services Office (GSO) head of the Macabebe municipal government, thanked "the good people of the town and Mayor Balgan for the trust and confidence in me."
Macalino, secretary of the PELCO III board, pushed for the creation of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), which was then non-existent in the electric cooperative.
The electric cooperative also serves the towns of Apalit, Masantol, Minalin, Sto. Tomas and San Simon.
The election for directors of each town will be held in the succeeding months. The election in Apalit will be held on Saturday.
The election in nearby Masantol was declared a failure after candidates and aspirants were found unqualified.
Under the new law, the candidate must have finished a four-year course. (Joey Pavia/Contributor)
Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on August 28, 2014.
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Remember the name, Dikembe Mutombo. Old Spice have just launched their latest campaign, and it's a courageous, all-out attempt to save the world.
Kings of viral video, the sweet smelling brand has undertaken a slightly trickier endeavour with its new advergame – but it carries many of the dynamics that have classically made viral content so successful: it's funny, quirky, contemporary and actually, a little bit weird – but a whole lotta fun! [Go].
The challenge sees our hero Dikembe follow various challenges over the next 4 weeks. Successful gameplay time is converted into real engraving time, which is writing extra years onto the Mayan calendar with a live cam. It's a job no government on the globe would take on. But luckily for us, we have Old Spice. And Dikembe Mutombo. God speed.


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In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments in the past month with links to primary...more
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Above: Installation view, Asia Society Hong Kong Center;
Right: Vandy Rattana, Bomb Ponds, 2009, installation view, Asia Society Hong Kong Center
Below: Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Enemy's Enemy: Monument to a Monument (detail), 2012
The Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative is a multi-year, threephase collaboration between UBS and the venerable New York-based Guggenheim Museum. Focusing on three geographic regions – South and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa – the MAP Initiative seeks to provide new audiences with an international understanding of contemporary art and a platform for dialogue, connecting regional and global networks of artists, curators and communities.
Having attracted crowds in New York, the inaugural touring exhibition No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia is being presented at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center until 16 February 2014 and will travel to Singapore in Spring 2014.
The selection of artworks from South and Southeast Asia provide a rich cultural base for exploring the concepts of national identity, tradition versus modernity, the legacy of history and, in some cases, colonialism. Each of the 13 artists featured in the exhibition explores the relevance of nationhood in an age of shifting borders.
Some highlights from the exhibition include Mumbai-based artist Shilpa Gupta's deceptively simple ball of thread measuring more than seventynine miles in length — representing the distance at a scale of 1 to 14.9 of the conflict-ridden border between India and neighbouring Pakistan. Artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen explores within his artwork the self-immolation of Thich Quang Duc in protest against the Diệm regime's repression of the Buddhist community – images which shocked the world when they were circulated through the international press 50 years ago.
The MAP Initiative is one of our key collaborations with leading cultural institutions, supporting cultural and artistic endeavors that enable active participation in the art world. We hope that you will experience the MAP Initiative by visiting the exhibition, either during the run in Hong Kong until February 2014 or Singapore next year.
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Far left: Tang Da Wu, Our Children, 2012
Left: Chi-Won Yoon, Group CEO Asia Pacific, opens the exhibition in Hong Kong
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When it comes to media, it can be easy to fall into a woe-is-us mentality, complaining about those in the business far more often than praying for them.
It can get very discouraging, and we can feel like the odds are stacked against us. Sure, we might see a conversion here or there, but it seems like the converted are in the minority. But remember that each soul is a soul for the Lord. And each soul will influence others.
We can only do our part and let God touch hearts in His good time. Let us pray together now for those in media:
Father, in a world deafened by a cacophony of sounds, may all be able to hear Your whispering voice. We ask this for all who work in media, the press, radio, television, the Internet and film. May they cherish truth more strongly than their own prejudices and personal agendas. May they present truth in a way that will enlighten hearts rather than inflame passions and conflicts.
We pray for the artists and musicians of the world. May they utilize their talents to give You glory and in the process receive the recognition that they deserve. May they expose the horror and error of sin and the beauty and truth of virtue. We ask this, Father, in the name of Your Son, our Divine Master, the Way, the Truth and the Life, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
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Letter: Indian River County School Board member Matt McCain should check out the cafeteria staff
Marsha Dotson, Vero Beach
Letter: Mr. McCain should check out the cafeteria staff
I am a general food service worker with 13 years of experience. My yearly income is $10,173. This is below poverty level.
General food service workers are the lowest-paid employees in the Indian River County School District. Step raises range from 24 cents to 51 cents an hour. They are not given every year.
We can earn in-service bonuses for attending college classes. As for performance-based bonuses, only a handful of employees can earn these, due to the difficulty of receiving an exemplary evaluation. Recently, the district began withdrawing an additional $100 per pay period for health insurance.
So I was shocked to see Matt McCain's statement from Feb. 10: "People are probably still on the street because we are locked into these bonuses."
School Board member McCain should be ashamed of himself. Of the 294 employees who lost their jobs between 2008-2012, how many are still on the street? Does Mr. McCain's concern for them affect him when he cashes his paycheck? Maybe Mr. McCain should forfeit his board salary and rely on his income as a full-time CPA. Then the district could rehire some of those who are still on the street. Doesn't his just make sense?
I care about my students, staff and fellow co-workers, which is why I work for the school district. So, I will continue to do my job as always.
Mr. McCain should stop by the cafeteria and see what it takes to feed our students nutritious meals, with a smile on our faces. Mr. McCain makes approximately $31,000 per years as a board member, while other full-time district employees make below poverty level.
If the district keeps taking more from us, we just might find ourselves out on the streets.
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement mourning the death of Nellie Gray, the organizer of the March for Life and a convert to Catholicism.
Deirdre McQuade, spokeswoman for the USCCB's Pro-Life Secretariat, said that Gray
devoted herself to the legal protection of the unborn without exception. Through the March for Life, she mobilized millions to protest the injustice of Roe v. Wade and to speak out on behalf of unborn children, who have no voice of their own. While Miss Gray did not see Roe overturned in her lifetime, the movement she helped build – especially its young members – will not rest until the right to life is restored once again. May the angels lead her into paradise!
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PAWTUCKET – A Superior Court jury has convicted a local man in the attempted murder of his girlfriend.
Erwin "Earl" Grantley, 45, was found guilty of domestic assault with a dangerous weapon in a dwelling with intent to murder and domestic breaking and entering.
The jury returned the verdict on Thursday after two full days of deliberations. The trial before Superior Court Associate Justice Susan E. McGuirl had lasted six days.
During the trial, the state proved that on the morning of May 28, 2009, Grantley broke into the home of his former girlfriend in Providence and confronted her regarding her whereabouts. Grantley punched the victim in the face, pushed her to the floor and began to strangle her until she lost consciousness. Grantley then stabbed her in the chest.
The victim woke up to Grantley holding her cell phone charger cord around her neck. She was able to free herself from the cord, throwing it away. Grantley later fled and the victim made her way upstairs where her sons were sleeping. One of her sons called 911 while the other observed Grantley leaving in his mother's SUV.
Grantley had been released from the Adult Correctional Institute to home confinement parole on May 20, 2009, just eight days prior to the assault, after serving approximately one year of a two year sentence for violating his probation, said Amy Kempe, spokeswoman for Attorney General Peter Kilmartin.
Grantley has a long criminal record, including multiple convictions for domestic assault and assault with a dangerous weapon. He has been held without bail since his arrest following the assault. His last known address was at 34 Corrente Ave. in Pawtucket.
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A class of students on the second floor of the building started to feel ill from the odor, according to fire officials. About 10 people were evacuated.
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- While the pudding sets, get out your food coloring and several small containers.
- Now your lil can scoop a couple of big spoonfuls of pudding into each container. Carefully add two to three drops of food coloring to each container, making single colors or mixing. See what happens when your tot mixes red and blue food coloring in one pudding container.
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Gay Icons and History: May 2013
Robbie Rogers May Return to Pro SoccerFiled by John M. Becker | May 23, 2013 | 12:00 PM |
Robbie Rogers, the courageous (and gorgeous!) 25-year-old U.S. national soccer star who came out and retired from the sport earlier this year, may be returning to the field.Read More
Harvey Milk Day - Never ForgetFiled by John M. Becker | May 22, 2013 | 2:00 PM |
We can never forget that we've come as far as we have because heroes like Harvey Milk and so many others stood up first, came out first, fought back first, suffered the beatings first, took the bullets first. For us.Read More
LGBT History and Hispanic Heritage Month: Two Puerto Rican AIDS ActivistsFiled by Patricia Nell Warren | May 17, 2013 | 10:00 AM |
Venerable activist José Fernando Colón died of AIDS this week. In memoriam for José, we honor his long battle to end the sickening political and administrative corruption around AIDS funding and treatment in Puerto Rico.Read More
Let Alan Turing's Conviction For Homosexuality StandFiled by E. Winter Tashlin | May 14, 2013 | 10:00 AM |
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Fibromyalgia, Judge's Perceptions and the resulting impact on Claimant Credibility
The mere diagnosis of fibromyalgia is sometimes dubious to disability judges. The pain disorder has no concrete cause, nor is there an expected course for fibromyalgia. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that both physicians and disability representatives find this to be a difficult and contentious diagnosis from both a medical and advocacy-litigation standpoint.
In a recent Canadian study, disability judges' perceptions of one hundred and ninety four fibromyalgia disability hearings were analyzed. The findings of the 2003 study are as follows:
The claimant's role was key to issues such as fraud, malingering, failure to comply with treatment, and failure to reveal all pertinent information. If a judge perceived that any of these issues were present, there was a higher chance of a denial being issued for a claim.
The study seemed to indicate that disability claimant's actions or any investigative/surveillance information did not seem to affect the disability decision if these issues were not involved.
Credible information did, however, have a significant effect upon the monetary award and, judges seemed to give more weight to the testimony of experts vs. the testimony of claimants.
Although the Canadian study was based on judges' perceptions in trial-by-judge cases within the Canadian judicial system, administrative law judges in the United States are dealing with the same issues with regard to disability claims based upon fibromyalgia. Administrative law judges consider credibility to be one of the main issues of a fibromyalgia disability claim, and administrative law judges often give far more weight to the testimony of experts than the testimony of claimants.
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The Rumor Mill :: College Football Coaching News and Rumors – Thursday, Jan. 23
Former Washington Redskins quarterbacks coach Matt LaFleur has accepted the same position on Notre Dame's coaching staff.
K.C. Keeler was named Sam Houston State's football coach Thursday.
Keeler, who coached Delaware to the I-AA national championship in 2003 and reached the Football Championship Subdivision title game in 2007 and 2010, has a career record of 174-73-1.
He was fired by Delaware after going 5-6 in 2012.
Former UCLA head coach and NFL assistant Karl Dorrell is in line to become Vanderbilt's offensive coordinator.
There is a strong possibility that Doug Williams, the Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the Washington Redskins, will rejoin the team in a front-office capacity.
Florida State linebacker coach Charles Kelly will be promoted to defensive coordinator. Defensive line coach Sal Sunseri will be given the assistant head coach title.
Sources indicate Kelly could move to the secondary, so the Noles could be looking for a linebackers coach.
Cal has hired former Cincinnati defensive coordinator Art Kaufman to run its defense.
Ed Oregon reflects on his time at USC.
UAB has hired Jacksonville State coach Bill Clark. JSU has promoted offensive coordinator John Grass to head coach.
Mississippi State and defensive coordinator Geoff Collins agreed to a two-year contract extension. Collins will make $1.2 million over the next two seasons – $575,000 next season and $625,000 in 2015.
South Alabama defensive coordinator Kevin Sherrer is expected to be announced as a new member of Georgia's defensive staff in a yet-to-be-determined role.
The Bulldogs are rumored to be chasing Titans and former Auburn defensive line coach Tracy Rocker as well.
Virginia Tech offensive line coach Jeff Grimes has been to the same position at LSU.
Frank Beamer is expected to hire former Texas and Georgia assistant Stacy Searels to fill its vacant offensive line coach position.
Duke will elevate associate head coach Scottie Montgomery to offensive coordinator in replace of now-Florida offensive coordinator Kurt Roper.
Montgomery spent three seasons as the Steelers wide receivers coach before joining David Cutcliffe's staff last year.


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Quote of the Day: How to Change the World in 260 Words.
Our created nature as human beings is like a blueprint…
"Within the human being there lives a flame of life that never really surrenders the possibility of wholeness, and never surrenders the possibility of fulfillment. We live in an age now where the way in which we've been doing things doesn't really work anymore. It doesn't work on a personal level; it doesn't work on the level of families, villages and societies and; it certainly doesn't work in terms of the planet. So we've kind of hit the wall—all of us—as a species.
And so where do we look? Where are the answers found to tap back into the sources of life and spirituality and being? Where is that found? Actually, we have to look back to ourselves, and we have to realize that all of the creative things that have ever happened in human culture have come from people; all of the changes at times of crisis have come from people, and that within us are all the resources of what we need to be.
Our created nature as human beings is like a blueprint, and the more we look into ourselves and the more we begin to trust ourselves on all levels, the more we're going to actually find the way through. In other words, we need to cultivate a kind of open-ended relationship with our own state of being, and we need to begin to listen to the very deep and vast wisdom that each one of us contains within us—and it really is in every cell of our body."
~ Reggie Ray of the Dharma Ocean Foundation
Dr. Reggie Ray currently resides in Crestone, Colorado, where he is Spiritual Director of the Dharma Ocean Foundation, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the practice, study and preservation of the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and the practice lineage he embodied.
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…every day I see so many people with dead eyes–angry, fearful, protecting their cocoon.
I think to myself, "this CAN'T be what we are here for, right?"
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The emergence of Social Media has transformed how people, and brands, use the web. Crucially, it has also transformed how people and brands interact on the web. Brands that were early adopters and first movers on platforms like Facebook and Twitter were able to stake out a position as thought-leaders and some were able to leverage that in order to drive business-building initiatives.
Even though Social Media is still in its relative infancy, it has matured. For many brands, that first-mover advantage has disappeared. For other brands misuse or mismanagement has led to a feeling of disillusionment. We've reached an inflection point within the industry and several forward thinking agencies and brands are shaping the future of how brands and their various constituents will engage and interact in digital spaces. People like Joe Pulizzi of the Content Marketing Institute, Amber Naslund of Radian6, Azeem Azhar of PeerIndex and Kris Duggan of Badgeville are some of these leaders.
But on a more fundamental level is the notion of Social Business. First put forth by the Dachis Group, Social Business [in their words, is:] "the intentional creation of dynamic and socially calibrated systems, process, and culture. The goal: improving value exchange among constituents."
Recently David Armano wrote about Social Business on the Harvard Business Review blog and the article generated a spirited debate in the comments section. I think Social Business is still such a new concept that definitions and meanings are malleable, thus leading to misunderstandings or just various interpretations.
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Ethan McCarty, Senior Manager, Digital and Social Strategy at IBM about Social Business and what the technology giant was doing in this area. The result was a wide-ranging and spirited conversation that gave me a new perspective and greater clarity on the notion of Social Business. Specifically we spoke about IBM's Social Business @ IBM and Expertise Locator programs and how those programs are changing the way IBM thinks about Social Media both internally and externally.
NOTE: Below is an account of our conversation based on my handwritten notes. I've done my best to capture the tone, spirit and meaning of Ethan's statements, but the following dialogue should not be construed as verbatim quotes.
Rick Liebling: First, what was the impetus for Social Business @ IBM?
Ethan McCarty: IBM has a long history of digital collaboration. In the 1960s and '70s the company built a nascent intranet system to share information amongst colleagues. In the 1990s, IBM gave employees unfettered access to the Internet at a time when many companies were putting up firewalls that restricted access all together. Over the last decade IBM has been a leader in pioneering blogs and proto-wiki platforms on internal networks.
As IBM embarks on its second century, our focus, rather than looking back at the progress we made, is to look forward to the next 100 years.
Rick Liebling: For a company the size of IBM, this sort of initiative (Social Business @IBM) must have been hard to get approval for. What was it like trying to get this off the ground?
Ethan McCarty: There was certainly spirited debate, but ultimately it was embraced because the opportunity is so vast. Obviously we also have to consider the global implications of what we do. Initiatives like Social Business @ IBM need to be fluid enough to allow for some degree of local variance.
Rick Liebling: So, what exactly is Social Business @ IBM?
Ethan McCarty: Simply put, it is an internal system to enable IBM to become a more social business. Increasingly, people are making decisions based on information they receive from "people like me." These "social filters" are experienced digitally through things like Facebook, LinkedIn and Amazon. At IBM we are trying to create a new way of working that connects our people with our customers, prospective employees, communities in which we want to do business and other constituencies in a more direct manner and meaningful way. This sort of engagement leads to increased surface area between the brand and these various constituents. These touch points produce digital evidence of behaviors, and that can lead to improvements in business.
Rick Liebling: Some of the numbers Ethan shared with me in terms of participation were eye-opening.
Thousands of IBMers are taking part in the program and we're registering tens of 1000s of visits to the internal site. We've got roughly 17,000 internal blogs; 1 million daily page views of internal wikis, internal information storing websites; 400,000 employee profiles on IBM Connections, IBM's initial social networking initiative; 20 million minutes of LotusLive meetings every month with people both inside and outside the organization; More than 400k Sametime instant messaging users, resulting in 40-50 million instant messages per day.
Externally, more than 25,000 IBMers actively tweeting on Twitter and counting; More than 300,00 IBMers on Linkedin; Approximately 198,000 IBMers on Facebook.
Our goal is to get 50,000 people through the program this year, which is about 12%-15% of our employee population.
Rick Liebling: What area of the company has this had the greatest level of participation?
Ethan McCarty: We're seeing strong engagement from our business consultants and IT architects, which is somewhat to be expected since these are senior level people, with a great deal of expertise in business and technology solutions as well as an inherent motivation to build their digital reputations.
Rick Liebling: What benefits have you seen as a result of the program?
Ethan McCarty: The program has resulted in an increased seriousness internally on working with our customers to create solutions for them and, importantly, an increased seriousness in the way regard participation in social media. One main dimension of the program is to deepen IBMers' understanding our Social Computing Guidelines. For example, it provides our people with a clear curriculum via the education module, which powered by an IBM-designed recommendation engine. Based on the activities already completed, it will suggest what you can, or should, do next. That also relates to our Expertise Locator which we'll talk about shortly.
Crucially it has given our thousands of employees content for them to share externally. In this way you can see how it integrates with our current "I'm an IBMer" campaign. If we're doing our job right, you may never even see an IBM server or perhaps even our software. The IBM brand experience is an IBMer experience. The Social Business @ IBM program is beginning to allow us to have a different type of conversation with our customers, prospects, colleagues and the communities with which we do business.
We've also seen an uptick in IBMers willing to share different dimensions of their professional reputation. Historically, many of our people, especially in certain areas, were reluctant to proclaim themselves "experts." Frankly, it is still a loaded term – I wrote a blog post about the inherent complications with the term "expert" — but we are beginning to see it as a way to demonstrate our usefulness, not as a boastful statement.
You can read the second half of the interview where we talk about how IBM is identifying, assisting and showcasing their internal experts here.


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For the Frank genealogy, D. Michael Frank has examined microfilmed church records for Schriesheim, Germany and has traced the genealogy of the first Kautz settlers on the Frank line back into the 1500's in Schriesheim. This is VERY exciting! Group charts were constructed by Elaine Frank Davison based upon his research. Michael visited Schriesheim in September, 1996 and gathered more information and pictures for inclusion into this Web page. Stay tuned...
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Chong signs on with UConn
By Carl Adamec
When Saniya Chong made her oral commitment to the University of Connecticut women's basketball team last month, she said she was confident her Ossining High team could win a state title "with Breanna Stewart not in our way."
Stewart ended Chong's championship hopes a season ago as she had 42 points and 23 rebounds to lead Cicero-North Syracuse to a 79-51 win over Ossining in the Class AA state semifinals. It was the only loss of the year for Ossining (23-1).
With Stewart now at UConn and Ossining returning its starting lineup, the path is clear. Stewart, meanwhile, is already looking forward to having Chong help the Huskies win championships.
Chong made it official Wednesday by signing her letter of intent to attend UConn.
"I'm really excited for Saniya to get here next year just because I think we had a lot of fun when she came on her official visit," Stewart said Thursday. "I didn't know her that well during high school and we had a good time together. She's just a really quick guard. She's long, she's taller, and she's always looking for her teammates first. But then at the same time you have to be careful because she can shoot the ball as well so you have to contain her as best you can."
Chong had 21 points in the loss to Cicero-North Syracuse. The game never came up on her visit.
"That's just how I like to go about myself and Saniya is like that as well," Stewart said. "I had a good game and that's great. But it's over with and done and you move forward from that."
Ranked the No. 20 recruit in the country by the All-Star Girls Report, Chong averaged 33.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 10.0 assists, and 5.0 steals as a junior. In 70 career games, she has a school record 2,060 points, 412 rebounds, 473 assists, and 362 steals.
Last May, she attended the trials for USA Basketball's U-18 team in Colorado Springs.
All-American Bria Hartley was Chong's host on her visit.
"I don't know how to describe her, really," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "She puts points on the board. She's just one of these kids that scores points. I watch her sometimes and at the end of a half I'll just say to somebody, 'How many did she have?' And they'll tell me, and I'll go, 'That's impossible.'
"She's fast. She can handle the ball. She's a tough kid. And she scores. And she likes to pass the ball. She's unusual for kids who score that many points."
Auriemma did say Chong reminded him of former UConn All-American and current assistant coach Shea Ralph.
"She's not as big and strong as Shea, but Shea wasn't that big and strong either when she came in," Auriemma said. "She shoots the ball from the perimeter better than Shea did. She reminds me a little bit of Shea in that she just scores points in a lot of ways. She gets to the free throw line a lot. She's a little bit better passer than Shea. I just like her. She's a nice kid and the kind of kid that will be successful here at Connecticut."
If the Huskies do not sign a recruit in the spring, they will have six scholarships available for the Class of 2014. One is going to Courtney Ekmark, a 6-foot guard from Phoenix who committed last May.
"We knew going in that it wasn't going to be one of those recruiting classes like we had last year," Auriemma said. "But what's better, one player that you know is going to play 30 minutes maybe or five players and only two of them are going to play? So I think for us with the advent of practice players and the fact that we've got such a good history here with them I don't really worry about how many people are on our roster."
Big East tournament tickets available
All-session tickets for the 2013 Big East women's basketball tournament to be held March 8-12 at the XL Center in Hartford, Ct. will go on sale Monday, Nov. 19, at 10 a.m. via all Ticketmaster outlets.
Package tickets to all 14 games of the championship are $99. Ticket offices at all 15 Big East institutions will have all-session packages available.
To order tickets by phone, call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. In addition, tickets can be purchased online by logging on to the XL Center website at http://www.xlcenter.com or the Ticketmaster website at http://www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the XL Center Ticket Office beginning Monday.
Second-round games on March 9 will be aired as part of the Big East Network. SNY is the flagship station for the Big East Game of the Week during the regular season and will also carry all four second-round tournament games as well.


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A native of Italy, P.M. Forni is a Professor of Italian Literature at Johns Hopkins University, where he heads the Civility Initiative and where he has been recognized with awards for outstanding teaching. He is a graduate of the University of Pavia and received his Ph.D at UCLA.
His book Choosing Civility: The Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct has sold more than 100,000 copies. It has been called a "simple, practical, perfectly measured, and quietly magical handbook on the lost art of civility and compassion", and was featured on Oprah. His most recent book is The Civility Solution: What To Do When People Are Rude. Recommended as a "fabulous book" by Peggy Post, director of the Emily Post Institute, it is a thoughtful and practical discussion of the importance of civility in today's hectic world. Reports on his work have appeared in, among others, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, the Corriere della Sera, and O Magazine.
Forni has published widely on Italian literary icon Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). In 1997 he co-founded the Johns Hopkins Civility Project, an aggregate of academic and community outreach activities aimed at assessing the importance of manners, civility and politeness in contemporary societies. In 2000 he founded the Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins. Professor Forni was a Fellow at Villa I Tatti, the Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence. Also in Florence, he directed the academic program of the Charles S. Singleton Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa Spelman.
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Border Patrol warns truckers about smuggling
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Border Patrol is warning commercial truck drivers they could lose their licenses for life if convicted of a smuggling-related offense.
Representatives of the agency explained to a gathering of more than 80 truck drivers Friday in Brownsville that Texas law allows them to pursue cancellation of commercial driver's licenses.
A statement released Friday by Border Patrol said the initiative in partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety has been dubbed "Texas Hold 'Em." Last fiscal year, nearly 70 cases were submitted for revocation following convictions for smuggling drugs or people.
Highways in South Texas, leading north from the U.S.-Mexico border, are major smuggling corridors. Both people and drugs are often hidden among shipments of legitimate goods.
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As of Saturday, May 11, 2013
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I have lived in Newton county for nearly 45 years and am a retired accountant. The following is my take on the three candidates for superintendent.
Every morning I read the Athens Banner Herald, so I am very familiar with Ms. Price's current employer the Athens-Clarke County School System. In the latest statewide tests their elementary schools scored 75.5, middle schools scored 78.2 and high schools scored 67. As you know, statewide averages were: elementary -- 83.4, middle -- 81.4, and high schools -- 72.6. Newton County scored: elementary -- 79, middle -- 77, high schools -- 77.1. Thus, Ms. Price's school system scored considerably under both state averages and Newton County in the latest test.
The Athens-Clarke County School System spends $11,621 per student, which is significantly higher than either Newton County or the average for the state of Georgia. This would be fine, but as you can see from the above numbers, they are not getting their money's worth. Last year when ACCSS had to cut their budgets, they cut teachers and parapros rather than fat from the central office. Due to the above performance and lack of superintendent experience, I think that Ms. Price lacks the skills to successfully manage a system as large as Newton County.
I like the fact that Mr. Light has many years of superintendent experience but wonder how long it will take for him to adapt to the Newton County School System. Like Ms. Price, his "doctorate" is from a for-profit "university."
I have never met Ms. Fuhrey but know a number of teachers and administrators who believe that she is a good fit for Newton County. I am concerned that if she becomes superintendent, two key positions on her staff will be open.
To me, the risk of either Mr. Light or Ms. Fuhrey are about equal, so I'd avoid the relocation cost and hire Ms. Fuhrey.
-- Tom West
ThePublicGood 2 years, 4 months ago
The extra pay for these "doctorates" is nuts and out of control. What good is that for a student? None. It pads retirement for admins who get paid from TRS a multiplier of 2 times the number of years worked multiplied times the average of their highest two years of salary. I say defund TRS and see who really is in it to teach kids. The pension lifers sit in offices and get online degrees while teachers work like dogs in classrooms and no one is supporting teachers no one at all. I wish the public would get loud about supporting classroom teachers and privatize the central office to a local RESA. Privatize counseling. Privatize all of it except classroom teachers and privatize management too. You will save money and you will end the waste.
hambymontana 2 years, 4 months ago
With Fuhrey you can count on breaking the bank to keep and expand the Springboard curriculum...and unless every teacher is expected to lose creativity and read from a script then teachers will continue to be discouraged. Springboard is not even designed for the standards of Georgia or NCSS, so why keep spending money on it?
dennistay53 2 years, 4 months ago
I have been very critical of this school board but I hope they make the right decision.Nothing would please me more as a taxpayer and longtime citizen than to see this school system take it's place as one of the top five school systems in the state of Georgia as the support it is getting says it should be. We will not reach that by sugar coating results. I wish we had a survey stating who the teachers think would be the best and go from there. The teachers are the ones who will make or break this school system
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