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Louisiana Principals' Office
Professional Development
Honor Your Teachers
The State of Louisiana maintains a talent pool that consists of a cadre of distinguished teachers and principals who may be considered for membership on advisory boards and state committees, as well as candidates for special recognition programs. This message is a request that you recommend teachers and/or principals to our 2004 talent pool. Your recommendations should focus on educators who contribute to your community and are worthy of prestigious recognition.
We currently have a rich base of outstanding educators represented in our talent pool; however, we are lacking representation from outstanding educators relatively new to the profession who have exhibited a strong potential for professional leadership and an inspiring presence that positively impacts students, colleagues, and community.
A minimum of five years and a maximum of 18 years in education is the requirement. The 2004 candidates should be building-level personnel, teaching in grades K-5. Please give special consideration to educators who are outstanding but have not received other recognition. If you choose to recommend a principal, the requirement is a maximum of 20 years in education with no more than 10 years as a principal.
On the enclosed form, please provide CONFIDENTIAL, succinct, and specific information regarding your candidates. All questions must be answered, preferably typewritten. A one-page narrative that addresses how the candidate meets the criteria mentioned in this letter must be included with this form. I urge you to take the time to recommend candidates.
The completed form must be sent by May 3, 2004 to ann.greenway@la.gov or mailed to
Ann Greenway
La. Department of Education
Division of Professional Development
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Fax: (225) 342-7367
You should really consider nominating some of your teachers as this could lead to national acknowledgement.
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NCLB Highly Qualified
Information regarding NCLB Highly Qualified Requirements is now available on the web.From the homepage of the Department's website, you can access the HQ info through either (a) the graphic on the bottom left that says, "Pop Quiz: Define Highly Qualified," or (b) the drop down menu in the TEACHERS box. You can also get to the information by going to the Division of Teacher Certification and Higher Education page and choosing Highly Qualified from the left-hand menu.
What will you find on the HQ site? The site is currently divided into four main sections:
* National Perspective
* Louisiana Perspective
* At-a-Glance Documents (abbreviated versions of the requirements)
* FAQs.
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School Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) Training
RE: School Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) Training
I am writing to let you know of an excellent opportunity for personnel from your district to participate in SWPBS training and technical assistance opportunities (refer to the enclosed application packet for detailed information). SWPBS is a scientifically research-based systems approach to enhancing the capacity of schools to educate all students, including those with challenging social behaviors. SWPBS is a proactive process whereby school leadership teams, in alignment with school improvement efforts, 1) facilitate the school’s implementation of system-wide positive discipline procedures, 2) make ongoing data-based decisions about the effectiveness of their discipline procedures/interventions, and 3) make adjustments as needed throughout the year to enhance the success of both students and staff. Participation in this initiative can assist your system in multiple ways, including:
• Meeting the demands of Act 1225, The Education/Juvenile Justice Partnership Act
This Act requires that, by March 2004, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) recommend a master plan for improving behavior and discipline within schools. The Act further requires that, by October 2004, each local public school board develop a master plan for each school to improve behavior and discipline. The SWPBS model is being recommended to BESE and is anticipated to be approved as the foundation for the model master plan.
• Improving school climates so that students and faculty can focus on learning
Schools across the state are working hard to meet the performance demands of both Louisiana’s accountability system and the NCLB requirements. Schools that spend undue time on reactive and unsuccessful discipline matters will struggle to meet these requirements.
Participation in the SWPBS training initiative requires both district and school building level commitments. An abbreviated description of these commitments is as follows (NOTE: refer to the application packet for complete details).
Participation Requirements
• School Leadership Team Training (summer 2004)
A district committing to participate must send teams from at least two schools to participate in four days of SWPBS school leadership training (summer 2004).
• Facilitator Training (May 5-6, 2004)
Each participating school must have a central office or non-classroom based person designated to serve as a SWPBS facilitator who will be responsible for guiding the school leadership team in their SWPBS efforts. The facilitator must participate in a May 5-6 SWPBS facilitator training and the school leadership team training in the summer.
Additional Participation Options
Districts may also choose to participate in the following SWPBS events. Although participation in these events is not required, these events will help systems build their implementation capacity.
• Awareness Training (April 13, 2004)
Superintendents and school administrators are invited to this one-day overview of SWPBS. Information will be provided on the SWPBS process and supporting research.
• SWPBS Interventions (summer 2004, TBA)
SWPBS facilitators and school leadership team personnel will be invited to attend a two-day SWPBS session held in conjunction with the Pupil Appraisal Conference. This activity will focus on interventions for students at risk and students with the most challenging behaviors.
• SWIS (School Wide Information System) Training
Schools may opt to send representatives to ˝ day training on utilization of SWIS, a web-based discipline data management system.
If you are interested in taking advantage of this professional development opportunity, please contact your district superintendent. Seating is limited, and participants will be selected based upon the quality and timeliness of the application. Financial support may be available for a limited number of participants.
For more information email Shawn Fleming at shawn.fleming@la.gov
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LEADTech
LEADTech is a technology leadership initiative that will prepare school principals and district superintendents with an in-depth understanding of the role of instructional technology as it relates to total school improvement and increased student learning. LEADTech is a three-year grant funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. The LCET will work closely with participants by providing leadership opportunities and guidance for these education leaders through a variety of methods, including web-based courses, face-to-face seminars, video-conferencing, application workshops, etc. Each participant will receive in-depth consultation and leadership from LCET and will be provided a laptop as an additional incentive. During the first year, more than 300 principals and superintendents completed the Leading with Technology web course, one component of the LEADTech project.
LEADTech
Visit the LEADTech website.
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NECC- National Education Computing Conference
Attend NECC in New Orleans, June 20–23, 2004
The National Educational Computing Conference will
be held in New Orleans this summer. More than 16,000 teachers, technology coordinators,
library media specialists, teacher educators, administrators, policymakers,
and industry representatives from all over the world will gather on June 20-23.
To register click
here!
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