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Madison County elementary schools’ Pre-K registration applications due by June 17
June 6, 2016 2:33 am
Madison County elementary schools’ Pre-K registration applications due by June 17 | WHNT.com Madison County elementary schools’ Pre-K registration applications due by June 17 (WHNT) Several Madison County elementary schools received grants to start Pre-K classrooms in their schools. But, space is limited and registration time is running out.
“We will be able to create a Pre-K classroom which will serve 18 students here at Central School so we’re really excited about that,” Assistant Principal Susan Hancock said.
The Alabama Office of School Readiness awarded Central School a $150,000 grant to create a Pre-K classroom.
“Everyone is eligible; anyone can come to the school and pick up the registration packet,” Hancock said.
Madison County Schools received a total of $675,000 worth of grant money. Some of that money will start up Pre-K classrooms in Central School, Harvest Elementary and Riverton Elementary Schools this year.
“Kindergarten is so much more rigorous today than it has been in the past,” Hancock said. Hancock said.
Parents and guardians can pick up registration forms in each elementary school’s office or go to the Madison County Schools’ website.
“Each school has their own registration packet so you can just call the school and find out more information there.”
The only requirement is that a child is four by September 1st.
“Pre-K classroom is open to everyone,” Hancock said.
Vibrant Communities action agenda to be unveiled Tuesday
June 6, 2016 2:33 am
GOSHEN a After months of hard work, multiple community gatherings and input from hundreds of county residents, the Vibrant Communities Draft Action Agenda for Elkhart County is finally ready for unveiling.
The result of more than 3,500 comments contributed by more than 900 residents over a series of community conversations, small-group meetings and online submissions since the initiativeas kickoff in late January, the Vibrant Communities Draft Action Agenda details the top projects, places and policies area residents feel will truly improve their communities.
The goal of the initiative, co-sponsored by the Community Foundation of Elkhart County and the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau, is to ensure the future prosperity and quality of life of the entire county moving forward.
In celebration of the achievement, the Draft Action Agenda will be publicly unveiled during what steering committee members are calling the aSummit on the Futurea Tuesday, June 7, at the Lerner Theatre in downtown Elkhart.
aItas basically a compilation of the ideas that came forward during the community conversations, so the draft action agenda will be broken down by community,a said Terry Mark, director of communications with the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Local band Lalo Cura will be performing, and free soft drinks and refreshments will be available.
a 5 to 6:30 p.m.: Keynote speaker Jamie Bennett, plus formal unveiling of Draft Action Agenda.
a 6:30 p.m.: Announcement of a $50,000 initiative by the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau and Community Foundation of Elkhart County to jump-start the Action Agenda.
a 6:30 to 7 p.m.: Crystal Ballroom again open for public to review, discuss and comment on Draft Action Agenda.
Given the success of the initiativeas January kickoff, where more than 600 community members converged on the Lerner Theatre, Mark said heas anticipating a similarly large crowd at Tuesdayas event and is encouraging people to register in advance by visiting www.vibrantelkhartcounty.org/the-summit-on-the-future.
Whatas next
Mark said the plan is for the Vibrant Communities steering committee to compile any additional feedback on the action agenda received during Tuesdayas event and make any needed tweaks or adjustments then finalize the agenda. A series of workshops will then be scheduled over the next year to assist local communities with the implementation of their action agendas.
aWhat weave learned from the Community Conversations process is there is a deep desire from all corners of Elkhart County to embrace creativity,a said Diana Lawson, executive director of the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
City supports The BEE Project
June 6, 2016 2:22 am
City supports The BEE Project
The Purple Tree shop, the Peaslee family and Pack 463 planted this BEE Project garden at the beginning of the dike road. City supports The BEE Project
It’s the city’s way of supporting The BEE Project, an initiative dreamed up by Danielle Vogler and funded with a Project SPARK grant from the Hudson Community Foundation.
Vogler is the daughter of Deborah and Patrick Volger of Hudson. She is a 2011 graduate of Hudson High School, earned a degree in biology from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2014, and currently is a student at Southwest College of Natural Medicine in Tempe, Ariz.
Last year when the foundation solicited ideas for projects that would improve the community, Vogler proposed increasing the bee population by recruiting people to plant wildflower gardens.
Her idea was to use Bee Bombs produced by Plantables, a Hudson company that provides jobs for people of all abilities, to plant the gardens.
Vogler received the most votes of three finalists who presented their ideas at a community meeting last fall and was awarded up to $20,000 to complete the project.
Bee populations have been in global decline since the 1940s, Volger told the Star-Observer earlier this year.
“This loss has been attributed to monoculture agriculture practices, the use of synthetic pesticides, flowerless landscapes and natural diseases,” she said. “It is important to be aware of this due to the fact that honeybees are our largest pollinators of our fruits, vegetables, flowers and crops.”
Vogler said one-third of the world’s food supply is dependent on bee pollination, so the health of bees is a good indicator of both environmental and human health.
In early 2016, Vogler reached out to individuals, families, schools, churches, businesses and other organizations to participate in The BEE Project by adopting a spot to plant wildflowers — either on their own property or land provided by another person or organization.
Close to 200 people attended the April 2 project kickoff event at YMCA Camp St.
Beyond 1-for-1: Better Social Entrepreneurship
June 6, 2016 2:22 am
It’s why we are drawn to the one-for-one model, which encourages consumers to buy a product because, in turn, the company will give something away to someone in need.
This is the brilliance of TOMS one-for-one model. Instead of having consumer purchases drive charity, why not have consumer purchases drive job creation, thereby providing a pathway for sustainability and an opportunity for the poor to empower themselves?
Three ventures doing notable work include: Oliberte, StreetCode Academy and EllieFunDay.
As grateful as we are to companies like TOMS for ushering to the front the need to use business for good, it’s paramount that we find other ways to serve the needs of the poor.
Only a Fool Would Try to Build a Business on Public-Private Partnerships in Education
June 6, 2016 2:22 am
“Life is about creating and living experiences that are worth sharing.”- Steve Jobs
Meet Mark Claypool, a pioneer in the public-private education sector who exemplifies Steve Jobs’ quote everyday through his pioneering advocacy work for youth.
I had the opportunity to talk with Mark about his extraordinary work in the public-private partnership sector of education.
As I’ve noted within my philosophy of this mission, “Only a fool would try to build a business on public private partnership’s in education.”
2. When do you believe this social stigma or negative attitude toward public and private partnerships began?
There has been a common misconception that private organizations can only work in competition, instead of cooperation with their public school partners. Also, do you think certain parts of the public education sector resist private partnerships because it may be an admittance of lack or resources, challenges, failures or all of these factors?
There exists an unspoken but fairly pervasive belief among district leaders that school districts must do everything themselves, and with their own employees. With every partnership comes an obligation on the part of the private company to meet or exceed expectations and to be accountable to its customer.
The truth is, public school districts already take extensive advantage of public-private partnerships for transportation, food and custodial services.
Moving forward, these partnerships have the potential to make a real difference to an important part of our society: students struggling for an education, whether that includes students with academic, emotional or behavioral issues that can put them at risk of school failure.
When a partnership works efficiently and successfully, what the district, the community and students get out of it is invaluable.
Mark Claypool is a social entrepreneur who believes that all children can advance academically, behaviorally and socially if they are given the right tools in the right environment.
He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Sociology from Middle Tennessee State University. He has held various positions in both state government and the private sector in mental health, juvenile corrections and education, and has more than two decades of experience in K-12 education, special and alternative education, behavioral health and residential treatment programs.
A social worker and education administrator, Mark grew frustrated by decreasing resources for children with learning differences, so he founded Educational Services of America (ESA) in 1999. Under his leadership, the company has become the nation’s leading provider of behavior therapy and alternative and special education programs for children and young adults, and, in 2015, completed a rebranding to ChanceLight Behavioral Health, Therapy and Education.
Mark is a judge of the annual Penn Graduate School of Education Business Plan Competition a panelist at the annual BMO Harris Back to School Education Conference. He is a frequent speaker about the value of public-private partnerships in education and behavioral learning, and, in 2015, he co-authored a book exploring the topic: We’re in This Together: Public-Private Partnerships in Special and At-Risk Education.
Mark serves on the advisory board for the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts and is co-writing a book examining the discord between special education practice and the growing discipline of Applied Behavior Analysis for children who have autism spectrum and related disorders.
He volunteers to read to children at a Nashville elementary school and is president of the board of directors of Book’Em, a nonprofit that seeks to inspire a love of books and reading in all children, and collects and distributes books to children and teens in lower-income families who might not otherwise have books of their own.
See this short video below to learn more about the book, We’re in This Together: Public-Private Partnerships in Special and At-Risk Education
Grant, Oladipo offer advice to Irish draft prospects
June 6, 2016 2:22 am
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Scripps Spin Off Celebrates Silver Anniversary
June 6, 2016 2:20 am
San Diego Councilmember Todd Gloria was presented with the 2016 Outstanding Individual Partner, Nick Macchione, Director and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency was presented with the Outstanding Community Partner and Dean Taghaboni, Rite Aid District Manager, was presented with the Rite Aid Foundation’s KidCents Program award for Outstanding Funding Partner.
The Lymphoma and Leukemia Foundation Man and Woman of the year campaign ended after 10 weeks raising a total of $513,316 setting a record for the San Diego Chapter. Komen San Diego’s Annual Awards Ceremony was held on Myy 11 at the Hornblower Dockside. The Suzy Awards ceremony honors outstanding partners and volunteers in the community, and awards grants to organizations providing breast cancer services. Komen San Diego announced that $1.1 million was raised to fund free breast cancer services and research from 2016 to 2017 to their non-profit and research partners locally.
The Oceanside Charitable Foundation, an affiliate of San Diego Foundation awarded $60,000 to three organizations with programs that prevent hunger and homelessness, or aid individuals currently homeless in the Oceanside community.
After shooting, Kalamazoo area non-profits offer model for emergency response
June 6, 2016 2:11 am
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