WSPTA 3rd Annual Emerging Minority Leaders Conference March 10, 2012
"Engaging Families, Schools & Communities for Student Success"
March 10, 2012 9am-2pm
Renton Puget Sound ESD (Education Service District)
800 Oakesdale Avenue SW Renton 98057
Fee $20 per person. Includes registration, materials and lunch.
See Mapquest www.mapquest.com "Puget Sound Education Service"
For more information, see:
http://www.wastatepta.org/meetings/EML/index.html
Register NOW (before March 8)
ahttp://eml2012.eventbrite.com/
Renton Puget Sound ESD (Education Service District)
800 Oakesdale Avenue SW Renton 98057
Fee $20 per person. Includes registration, materials and lunch.
See Mapquest www.mapquest.com "Puget Sound Education Service"
For more information, see:
http://www.wastatepta.org/meetings/EML/index.html
Register NOW (before March 8)
ahttp://eml2012.eventbrite.com/
E-Learning: Cultural Competency Training
Each member's potential is just beginning with e-Learning!
Welcome to National PTA's e-learning. We're pleased to offer you this new training opportunity to enhance your membership and leadership skills. Work at your own pace and on your own schedule. Online training gives you the power to develop and advance your skills and knowledge whenever and wherever you want.
Virtually everyone can use help developing or honing leadership skills. The courses to be developed will help define your personal membership interests or volunteer objectives, or help increase your PTA leadership/professional profile. The conflict management pilot is just the beginning; look for more in-depth courses in the future.
Login to begin your training.
http://www.pta.org/
Go to Running A PTA - PTA E-Learning - Cultural Competency - Log In to Begin Training
If you need the National PTA login/password, email me jstew4@msn.com
Welcome to National PTA's e-learning. We're pleased to offer you this new training opportunity to enhance your membership and leadership skills. Work at your own pace and on your own schedule. Online training gives you the power to develop and advance your skills and knowledge whenever and wherever you want.
Virtually everyone can use help developing or honing leadership skills. The courses to be developed will help define your personal membership interests or volunteer objectives, or help increase your PTA leadership/professional profile. The conflict management pilot is just the beginning; look for more in-depth courses in the future.
Login to begin your training.
http://www.pta.org/
Go to Running A PTA - PTA E-Learning - Cultural Competency - Log In to Begin Training
If you need the National PTA login/password, email me jstew4@msn.com
Subject: Gates Millenium Scholars for Low-Income/Students of color
Please forward this to any students or parents of students that might be interested in this scholarship opportunity for students of color. From my understanding, it is a full-ride scholarship from freshman year all the way to achieving a doctorate, if the student so desires. It is based on merit and income, and includes mentorship and support throughout the student's college experience.
Shelley Kloba
Legislative Director
Washington State PTA
everychild.onevoice.
Subject: Gates Millenium Scholars for Low-Income/Students of Color
Here's an announcement from Dr. Kim Washington about Bill Gates’ 2012
Millenium Scholars Program, which is for for low-income and students
of color. This is a unique scholarship that provides financial support
not just for an undergraduate degree, but will financial support a
student all the way through a Doctorate degree at any
college/university of their choice.
For more information/instructions to apply, please visit GMSP.org<http://GMSP.org>
Applications are due in January 11th, 2012.
Shelley Kloba
Legislative Director
Washington State PTA
everychild.onevoice.
Subject: Gates Millenium Scholars for Low-Income/Students of Color
Here's an announcement from Dr. Kim Washington about Bill Gates’ 2012
Millenium Scholars Program, which is for for low-income and students
of color. This is a unique scholarship that provides financial support
not just for an undergraduate degree, but will financial support a
student all the way through a Doctorate degree at any
college/university of their choice.
For more information/instructions to apply, please visit GMSP.org<http://GMSP.org>
Applications are due in January 11th, 2012.
League of Education Voters
September 29,2011
We are thrilled to announce that former NBA star and current Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson will be back in the Evergreen State on Thursday, Nov. 3rd as part of our Voices from the Education Revolution speaker series.
A strong proponent of ensuring access to a quality education for every child, Johnson returned to his hometown of Sacramento after retiring from the NBA. He went to work on his nonprofit, St. Hope, established to empower urban youth through community engagement, quality educational opportunities and after-school programs. Last year, Mayor Johnson addressed a packed house in Seattle, discussing the opportunity gap, obstacles faced by low-income students and students of color, and a roadmap for change in our schools.
This time, Johnson will be speaking in Tacoma for our first South Sound speaker series event.
Join LEV, in partnership with University of Washington Tacoma and the Black Education Strategy Roundtable, along with community leaders, students, parents, and many sports fans as we hear Mayor Kevin Johnson’s take on how to improve our public education system.
Please RSVP to this FREE public event.
Voices from the Education Revolution: Kevin Johnson
Thursday, November 3, 2011
7:00 - 8:30pm.
University of Washington Tacoma, William Phillip Hall
We hope to see you there.
League of Education Voters
www.educationvoters.org
We are thrilled to announce that former NBA star and current Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson will be back in the Evergreen State on Thursday, Nov. 3rd as part of our Voices from the Education Revolution speaker series.
A strong proponent of ensuring access to a quality education for every child, Johnson returned to his hometown of Sacramento after retiring from the NBA. He went to work on his nonprofit, St. Hope, established to empower urban youth through community engagement, quality educational opportunities and after-school programs. Last year, Mayor Johnson addressed a packed house in Seattle, discussing the opportunity gap, obstacles faced by low-income students and students of color, and a roadmap for change in our schools.
This time, Johnson will be speaking in Tacoma for our first South Sound speaker series event.
Join LEV, in partnership with University of Washington Tacoma and the Black Education Strategy Roundtable, along with community leaders, students, parents, and many sports fans as we hear Mayor Kevin Johnson’s take on how to improve our public education system.
Please RSVP to this FREE public event.
Voices from the Education Revolution: Kevin Johnson
Thursday, November 3, 2011
7:00 - 8:30pm.
University of Washington Tacoma, William Phillip Hall
We hope to see you there.
League of Education Voters
www.educationvoters.org
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Weekly Volcano Article: Tacoma - A Roundtable Disucssion with Five Local Leaders
A New Player in Teacher Talks - Vibrant Schools Tacoma Coalition.
A new player in teacher talks A new organization representing minority, education and faith-based groups called Vibrant Schools Tacoma Coalition says it wants to ensure a community voice is heard when Tacoma teachers and the school district open contract negotiations in May.
DEBBIE CAFAZZO; Staff writer Published: 04/29/1112:05 am | Updated: 04/29/1110:45 am 34 Comments
A new organization representing minority, education and faith-based groups called Vibrant Schools Tacoma Coalition says it wants to ensure a community voice is heard when Tacoma teachers and the school district open contract negotiations in May.
The coalition on Thursday presented the results of a survey of 501 registered voters in the Tacoma School District that asked about public support for education reforms the coalition supports, including changes in how teachers are evaluated, paid and supported.
“We know we don’t get to sit at the table (during contract negotiations),” said Cheryl Jones, a coalition member who is also part of the Black Education Strategy Roundtable and Allen Renaissance on Tacoma’s Hilltop. But she said coalition members believe teachers hold the key to improving achievement, especially for minority students.
“We want our teachers to be great teachers,” Jones said. “The only way to look at that is by evaluating them.”
Miguel Blanco of the Pierce County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce said the coalition is an attempt to “bring community voices into parts of the collective bargaining agreement that impact student learning.”
A similar effort took place at the start of teacher contract negotiations last year in Seattle, where a group called Our Schools Coalition put forward a nine-part platform urging reforms in the contract, including factoring growth in student test scores into teacher evaluations.
Teacher evaluation has been a sticking point between unions and school districts across the country. One statistical method that incorporates student test scores into teacher performance measures is known as the value-added method. It looks at whether teachers are able to improve student scores over time.
Teacher unions often oppose value-added evaluation, saying it’s inaccurate and unfair to teachers who work in struggling schools. But the method has garnered support from education officials in other states.
In Tennessee, for example, a new teacher evaluation system will kick in this fall that will calculate 35 percent of a teacher’s evaluation using the value-added system, 15 percent from other school data and 50 percent from multiple classroom evaluations.
In Washington state, legislation passed last year requires school districts to adopt new evaluation systems by 2013. Selected school districts are now piloting new forms of teacher evaluations. The superintendent of public instruction will choose a model to recommend to the Legislature.
Andy Coons, president of the Tacoma Education Association – the union which represents an estimated 1,500 classroom teachers and more than 500 other school employees – said teachers want to make sure that however evaluations are done, they look the same throughout the school district.
“We want to make sure our system is fair,” he said.
The contract ratified last fall in Seattle says that student test scores will play a part in teacher evaluations. But not all Seattle teachers will participate immediately because standardized tests aren’t given in all subjects. The system will be phased in over several years, and teachers that don’t help improve student scores will be offered added support.
Jones said that while Vibrant Schools Tacoma isn’t trying to precisely model the Seattle effort, “they are definitely trailblazers for what we are doing.”
In addition to looking at how teacher performance is measured, Vibrant Schools Tacoma also wants to ensure teachers get mentoring, support and training on how to work best with children who live in poverty and who come from diverse cultures. It also wants to ensure that teachers who take on the toughest assignments with the most challenging schools and students are paid more.
Debbie Cafazzo: 253-597-8635 debbie.cafazzo@thenewstribune.com
Vibrant Schools Tacoma members
Allen Renaissance
Asia Pacific Cultural Center
Asian Pacific-Islander Coalition of Pierce County
Black Education Strategy Roundtable
Cambodia Women Network Association
Cross Cultural Collaborative of Pierce County
Korean American Association of Tacoma
League of Education Voters
Manumalo Community Development Council
Multicultural Self-Sufficiency Movement
NAACP Education Committee – Tacoma Branch
Northwest Leadership Foundation
Partnership for Learning
Peace Community Center
Pierce County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Practical Solutions
Samoa Nurses of Washington
Stand for Children – Tacoma
Tacoma-Pierce County Black Collective
More information: www. vibrantschoolstacoma.org Vibrant Schools Tacoma Survey
Here are selected questions and poll results from a survey of 501 registered voters in the Tacoma School District. (Numbers don’t always add up to 100% due to rounding.)
Tacoma should use teacher evaluations, student performance and other factors to keep and reward good teachers and remove chronically under performing ones.
Support: 86%
Oppose: 9%
Don’t Know: 4%
We should use a variety of ways to evaluate teachers, like assessments from other teachers, student performance and parent feedback to identify our best and help all improve.
Support: 85%
Oppose: 12%
Don’t Know: 3%
We should pay more to teachers willing to take on tougher assignments.
Support: 81%
Oppose: 13%
Don’t Know: 6%
Seniority is the primary factor for a range of decisions about teachers, including layoffs. That means teachers who have been around longer would keep their jobs even if they aren’t as good. Evaluations should be the primary factor so we keep the best based on performance.
Support: 80%
Oppose: 15%
Don’t Know: 4%
Source: Vibrant Schools Tacoma/EMC Research
Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/04/29/1644955/a-new-player-in-teacher-talks.html#ixzz1LElb2r8l
DEBBIE CAFAZZO; Staff writer Published: 04/29/1112:05 am | Updated: 04/29/1110:45 am 34 Comments
A new organization representing minority, education and faith-based groups called Vibrant Schools Tacoma Coalition says it wants to ensure a community voice is heard when Tacoma teachers and the school district open contract negotiations in May.
The coalition on Thursday presented the results of a survey of 501 registered voters in the Tacoma School District that asked about public support for education reforms the coalition supports, including changes in how teachers are evaluated, paid and supported.
“We know we don’t get to sit at the table (during contract negotiations),” said Cheryl Jones, a coalition member who is also part of the Black Education Strategy Roundtable and Allen Renaissance on Tacoma’s Hilltop. But she said coalition members believe teachers hold the key to improving achievement, especially for minority students.
“We want our teachers to be great teachers,” Jones said. “The only way to look at that is by evaluating them.”
Miguel Blanco of the Pierce County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce said the coalition is an attempt to “bring community voices into parts of the collective bargaining agreement that impact student learning.”
A similar effort took place at the start of teacher contract negotiations last year in Seattle, where a group called Our Schools Coalition put forward a nine-part platform urging reforms in the contract, including factoring growth in student test scores into teacher evaluations.
Teacher evaluation has been a sticking point between unions and school districts across the country. One statistical method that incorporates student test scores into teacher performance measures is known as the value-added method. It looks at whether teachers are able to improve student scores over time.
Teacher unions often oppose value-added evaluation, saying it’s inaccurate and unfair to teachers who work in struggling schools. But the method has garnered support from education officials in other states.
In Tennessee, for example, a new teacher evaluation system will kick in this fall that will calculate 35 percent of a teacher’s evaluation using the value-added system, 15 percent from other school data and 50 percent from multiple classroom evaluations.
In Washington state, legislation passed last year requires school districts to adopt new evaluation systems by 2013. Selected school districts are now piloting new forms of teacher evaluations. The superintendent of public instruction will choose a model to recommend to the Legislature.
Andy Coons, president of the Tacoma Education Association – the union which represents an estimated 1,500 classroom teachers and more than 500 other school employees – said teachers want to make sure that however evaluations are done, they look the same throughout the school district.
“We want to make sure our system is fair,” he said.
The contract ratified last fall in Seattle says that student test scores will play a part in teacher evaluations. But not all Seattle teachers will participate immediately because standardized tests aren’t given in all subjects. The system will be phased in over several years, and teachers that don’t help improve student scores will be offered added support.
Jones said that while Vibrant Schools Tacoma isn’t trying to precisely model the Seattle effort, “they are definitely trailblazers for what we are doing.”
In addition to looking at how teacher performance is measured, Vibrant Schools Tacoma also wants to ensure teachers get mentoring, support and training on how to work best with children who live in poverty and who come from diverse cultures. It also wants to ensure that teachers who take on the toughest assignments with the most challenging schools and students are paid more.
Debbie Cafazzo: 253-597-8635 debbie.cafazzo@thenewstribune.com
Vibrant Schools Tacoma members
Allen Renaissance
Asia Pacific Cultural Center
Asian Pacific-Islander Coalition of Pierce County
Black Education Strategy Roundtable
Cambodia Women Network Association
Cross Cultural Collaborative of Pierce County
Korean American Association of Tacoma
League of Education Voters
Manumalo Community Development Council
Multicultural Self-Sufficiency Movement
NAACP Education Committee – Tacoma Branch
Northwest Leadership Foundation
Partnership for Learning
Peace Community Center
Pierce County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Practical Solutions
Samoa Nurses of Washington
Stand for Children – Tacoma
Tacoma-Pierce County Black Collective
More information: www. vibrantschoolstacoma.org Vibrant Schools Tacoma Survey
Here are selected questions and poll results from a survey of 501 registered voters in the Tacoma School District. (Numbers don’t always add up to 100% due to rounding.)
Tacoma should use teacher evaluations, student performance and other factors to keep and reward good teachers and remove chronically under performing ones.
Support: 86%
Oppose: 9%
Don’t Know: 4%
We should use a variety of ways to evaluate teachers, like assessments from other teachers, student performance and parent feedback to identify our best and help all improve.
Support: 85%
Oppose: 12%
Don’t Know: 3%
We should pay more to teachers willing to take on tougher assignments.
Support: 81%
Oppose: 13%
Don’t Know: 6%
Seniority is the primary factor for a range of decisions about teachers, including layoffs. That means teachers who have been around longer would keep their jobs even if they aren’t as good. Evaluations should be the primary factor so we keep the best based on performance.
Support: 80%
Oppose: 15%
Don’t Know: 4%
Source: Vibrant Schools Tacoma/EMC Research
Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/04/29/1644955/a-new-player-in-teacher-talks.html#ixzz1LElb2r8l
WSPTA 2nd Annual EMLC Emerging Minority Leaders Conference April 29, 2011
http://www.wastatepta.org/meetings/EML/index.html
The Washington State PTA Emerging Minority Leaders Conference offers you an opportunity to enhance your leadership skills, network with community leaders from within and outside of PTA, and learn more about PTA and its vision that every child’s potential become a reality. In addition to inspiring speakers at the opening and closing sessions, attendees will choose up to four classes that have been selected as of particular interest to minority parents. There will also be a special presentation by Book-It All Over, a touring theater group (see sidebar below). Plan now to come, learn, be inspired and have some fun!!
Click to download the Registration Guide
Registration Options
This year Washington State PTA’s Second Emerging Minority Leaders Conference (EMLC) is being held on Friday, April 29th, at the Seattle Airport Doubletree Hotel. The 2011 Washington State PTA Convention will be taking place concurrently with the EMLC.
EML ONLY - For those who are attending only the EMLC will be handled separately from Convention registration. Note: Delegates who register for the EMLC-only are not eligible to be voting delegates at Convention.
Click here to Register online for EML only
Click here to download mail in registration form
EML & Convention - If you are registering for the convention, either the full convention or only for Friday, and would like to attend one or more of the EMLC classes, click here to register online today.
SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE
Washington State PTA wants to be sure that all interested persons have the opportunity to participate in the Emerging Minority Leadership Conference. If the registration fee is a barrier to your attendance, scholarship assistance is available. If you desire a scholarship, please complete the paper registration form and attach a short note explaining your interest in the conference and your need for assistance, and mail them to the Washington State PTA Office, 2003 65th Ave. W, Tacoma WA 98466.
Washington State PTA’s vision is that every child’s potential becomes a reality. For that to happen, all parents and guardians must be empowered to advocate for their children’s success. Toward that end, WSPTA will be conducting its 2nd Emerging Minority Leaders Conference. The conference is patterned after a series of similar conferences that National PTA has conducted in recent years and has three goals:
Empower minority parents to advocate for their children:
Identify barriers faced by minority parents in advocating for their children and develop strategies for overcoming them; and
Identify leadership qualities that you already have to advocate for your children at home, school and in your community; and
Identify strategies for Washington State PTA to make sure its membership and leadership reflects the student population we serve.
Featured Presentation Henry’s Freedom Box:
A True Story from the Underground Railroad
by Ellen Levine
If you were enslaved, to what lengths would you go in order to be free? In Book-It All Over’s winter touring show, Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine, Henry Brown is faced with this question. Born a slave, repeatedly separated from his family and the people he loves, Henry decides to take an incredible risk and literally mail himself to freedom. In this remarkable true story of perseverance in the face of oppression, audiences will have the chance to follow Henry’s rollercoaster of a journey from bondage to liberty
Click to download the Registration Guide
Registration Options
This year Washington State PTA’s Second Emerging Minority Leaders Conference (EMLC) is being held on Friday, April 29th, at the Seattle Airport Doubletree Hotel. The 2011 Washington State PTA Convention will be taking place concurrently with the EMLC.
EML ONLY - For those who are attending only the EMLC will be handled separately from Convention registration. Note: Delegates who register for the EMLC-only are not eligible to be voting delegates at Convention.
Click here to Register online for EML only
Click here to download mail in registration form
EML & Convention - If you are registering for the convention, either the full convention or only for Friday, and would like to attend one or more of the EMLC classes, click here to register online today.
SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE
Washington State PTA wants to be sure that all interested persons have the opportunity to participate in the Emerging Minority Leadership Conference. If the registration fee is a barrier to your attendance, scholarship assistance is available. If you desire a scholarship, please complete the paper registration form and attach a short note explaining your interest in the conference and your need for assistance, and mail them to the Washington State PTA Office, 2003 65th Ave. W, Tacoma WA 98466.
Washington State PTA’s vision is that every child’s potential becomes a reality. For that to happen, all parents and guardians must be empowered to advocate for their children’s success. Toward that end, WSPTA will be conducting its 2nd Emerging Minority Leaders Conference. The conference is patterned after a series of similar conferences that National PTA has conducted in recent years and has three goals:
Empower minority parents to advocate for their children:
Identify barriers faced by minority parents in advocating for their children and develop strategies for overcoming them; and
Identify leadership qualities that you already have to advocate for your children at home, school and in your community; and
Identify strategies for Washington State PTA to make sure its membership and leadership reflects the student population we serve.
Featured Presentation Henry’s Freedom Box:
A True Story from the Underground Railroad
by Ellen Levine
If you were enslaved, to what lengths would you go in order to be free? In Book-It All Over’s winter touring show, Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine, Henry Brown is faced with this question. Born a slave, repeatedly separated from his family and the people he loves, Henry decides to take an incredible risk and literally mail himself to freedom. In this remarkable true story of perseverance in the face of oppression, audiences will have the chance to follow Henry’s rollercoaster of a journey from bondage to liberty
Emerging Minority Leaders Conference
The Washington State PTA Emerging Minority Leaders Conference offers you an opportunity to enhance your leadership skills, network with community leaders from within and outside of PTA, and learn more about PTA and its vision that every child's potential become a reality. In addition to inspiring speakers at the opening and closing sessions, attendees will choose up to four classes that have been selected as of particular interest to minority parents. There will also be a special presentation by Book-It All Over, a touring theater group (see sidebar below). Plan now to come, learn, be inspired and have some fun!!
Click to download the Registration Guide
Registration Options
This year Washington State PTA's Second Emerging Minority Leaders Conference (EMLC) is being held on Friday, April 29th, at the Seattle Airport Doubletree Hotel. The 2011 Washington State PTA Convention will be taking place concurrently with the EMLC.
EML ONLY - For those who are attending only the EMLC will be handled separately from Convention registration. Note: Delegates who register for the EMLC-only are not eligible to be voting delegates at Convention.
Click here to Register online for EML only
Click here to download mail in registration form
EML & Convention - If you are registering for the convention, either the full convention or only for Friday, and would like to attend one or more of the EMLC classes, click here to register online today.
SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE
Washington State PTA wants to be sure that all interested persons have the opportunity to participate in the Emerging Minority Leadership Conference. If the registration fee is a barrier to your attendance, scholarship assistance is available. If you desire a scholarship, please complete the paper registration form and attach a short note explaining your interest in the conference and your need for assistance, and mail them to the Washington State PTA Office, 2003 65th Ave. W, Tacoma WA 98466.
Megan Drygas
Project Manager
Washington State PTA
everychild.onevoice.
SAVE THE DATE
2011 Annual Convention
April 29 - May 1, 2011
Doubletree Hotel-Seattle Airport, SeaTac, WA
Click to download the Registration Guide
Registration Options
This year Washington State PTA's Second Emerging Minority Leaders Conference (EMLC) is being held on Friday, April 29th, at the Seattle Airport Doubletree Hotel. The 2011 Washington State PTA Convention will be taking place concurrently with the EMLC.
EML ONLY - For those who are attending only the EMLC will be handled separately from Convention registration. Note: Delegates who register for the EMLC-only are not eligible to be voting delegates at Convention.
Click here to Register online for EML only
Click here to download mail in registration form
EML & Convention - If you are registering for the convention, either the full convention or only for Friday, and would like to attend one or more of the EMLC classes, click here to register online today.
SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE
Washington State PTA wants to be sure that all interested persons have the opportunity to participate in the Emerging Minority Leadership Conference. If the registration fee is a barrier to your attendance, scholarship assistance is available. If you desire a scholarship, please complete the paper registration form and attach a short note explaining your interest in the conference and your need for assistance, and mail them to the Washington State PTA Office, 2003 65th Ave. W, Tacoma WA 98466.
Megan Drygas
Project Manager
Washington State PTA
everychild.onevoice.
SAVE THE DATE
2011 Annual Convention
April 29 - May 1, 2011
Doubletree Hotel-Seattle Airport, SeaTac, WA
Ethnic Education Summit - Strategies to Close Achievement/Opportunity Gaps
Dear Education Advocate:
You are invited to continue your advocacy for better schools and closing the achievement/opportunity gap!
Second Annual Ethnic Education Summit
Strategies to Close Achievement/Opportunity Gaps
February 21, 2011, President's Day Monday
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Columbia Room, Legislative Building (Capitol dome), Olympia
Register Online More Details Driving Directions
· Surprising success strategies for black boys / young men
· Gap‐closing policies, some moving this legislative session
· Free program, continental breakfast, and lunch
More info by email after you register. Sign up now!
Best regards, ROZ
Rosalund Jenkins, Executive Director
Washington State Commission on African American Affairs
210 11th Ave. SW, Suite 301A, Olympia, WA 98502
rjenkins@caa.wa.gov
Voice 360–725–5663
Fax 360–586–0622
You are invited to continue your advocacy for better schools and closing the achievement/opportunity gap!
Second Annual Ethnic Education Summit
Strategies to Close Achievement/Opportunity Gaps
February 21, 2011, President's Day Monday
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Columbia Room, Legislative Building (Capitol dome), Olympia
Register Online More Details Driving Directions
· Surprising success strategies for black boys / young men
· Gap‐closing policies, some moving this legislative session
· Free program, continental breakfast, and lunch
More info by email after you register. Sign up now!
Best regards, ROZ
Rosalund Jenkins, Executive Director
Washington State Commission on African American Affairs
210 11th Ave. SW, Suite 301A, Olympia, WA 98502
rjenkins@caa.wa.gov
Voice 360–725–5663
Fax 360–586–0622
EML Conference Postponed until Spring 2011
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Washington State PTA has postponed the Emerging Minority Leaders Conference scheduled for Saturday, November 13, 2011 to a yet-to-be-determined day next spring. All those who have registered will be offered a full refund. We apologize for any inconvenience resulting from this decision.
Emerging Minority Leadership Conference Saturday November 13 9 am - 4 pm
Emerging Minority Leaders
November 13, 2010 - 9:00 – 4:00 PM
Tyee Complex - SeaTac
WSPTA is holding their 2nd Emerging Minority Leadership Conference on Saturday, November 13 at Tyee High School in Sea Tac, WA from 9:00 – 4:00 PM. The cost is $15.00 per person which includes guest speakers, presentations, networking, lunch and childcare if needed.
The purpose of the conference is to:
Click Here to Download the mail in Registration Form
El PTA del estado de Washington, conducirá su Segunda Conferencia para Líderes de Minorías Emergentes, el sábado, 13 de noviembre en Tyee High School en Sea Tac, WA de 9:00am – 4:00 PM el costo es de $15.00 por persona lo cual incluye los oradores, presentaciones, conexiones, almuerzo y cuidado de niños si lo necesita El propósito de esta conferencia es para:
Haga clic aquí para registrarse en línea.
Haga clic aquí para descargar el correo en español Formulario de Inscripción
November 13, 2010 - 9:00 – 4:00 PM
Tyee Complex - SeaTac
WSPTA is holding their 2nd Emerging Minority Leadership Conference on Saturday, November 13 at Tyee High School in Sea Tac, WA from 9:00 – 4:00 PM. The cost is $15.00 per person which includes guest speakers, presentations, networking, lunch and childcare if needed.
The purpose of the conference is to:
- Empower parents/guardians to advocate for their children
- Identify leadership qualities that you already have to advocate for your children at home, school and in your community
- Identify strategies for Washington State PTA to ensure that our membership and leadership reflect the student population that we serve
Click Here to Download the mail in Registration Form
El PTA del estado de Washington, conducirá su Segunda Conferencia para Líderes de Minorías Emergentes, el sábado, 13 de noviembre en Tyee High School en Sea Tac, WA de 9:00am – 4:00 PM el costo es de $15.00 por persona lo cual incluye los oradores, presentaciones, conexiones, almuerzo y cuidado de niños si lo necesita El propósito de esta conferencia es para:
- Preparar a los padres de familia de grupos no representados por ejemplo étnicos y programas como ELL, educación especial , familias de militares y otros para que apoyen a sus niños
- Identificar las cualidades de liderazgo que usted tiene, y como desarrollar estrategias para ayudar en su comunidad y la escuela
- Identificar estrategias para que el PTA del estado de Washington asegure que sus miembros y liderato refleje las necesidades de la población estudiantil a quien servimos.
Haga clic aquí para registrarse en línea.
Haga clic aquí para descargar el correo en español Formulario de Inscripción
StreetBeat: Seeking Superman?
Washington States Public Education System
A round table discussion with political, civic and community leaders, teachers and parents
This Sunday morning October 17th, 2010
Tony B, host of“StreetBeat” on KUBE 93 fm
Tony B's guest analyze the failures and success' of the Washington state public schools system. Tony B speaks openly and frankly during this roundtable discussion with Seattle NAACP Executive Director James Bible, Washington State Senator Rosemary McAuliffe, Ben Ibali from the Washington Education Association, Chris Korsmo Executive Director of the League of Education Voters, substitute teacher Dan Troccoli, Gary Burris Senior Policy Manager for the Economic Opportunity Institute along with Barbara Kelly and Tracy Prim, parents of students in public and private schools.
If you have kids in a Washington state public school, or are one...You do not want to miss this show!
We invite our www.MUSICAEntertainment.org email guests in the Northwest to tune into “StreetBeat” hosted by Tony B on KUBE-FM (93.3) this Sunday morning, 8:00 am, October, 17th, 2010. Worldwide via the internet "listen live" atwww.kube93fm.com 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time) – 11:00 a.m (Eastern Standard Time) 4:00 p.m. (British Standard Time). Northwest Comcast cable television viewers can also listen on channel 967.
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A round table discussion with political, civic and community leaders, teachers and parents
This Sunday morning October 17th, 2010
Tony B, host of“StreetBeat” on KUBE 93 fm
Tony B's guest analyze the failures and success' of the Washington state public schools system. Tony B speaks openly and frankly during this roundtable discussion with Seattle NAACP Executive Director James Bible, Washington State Senator Rosemary McAuliffe, Ben Ibali from the Washington Education Association, Chris Korsmo Executive Director of the League of Education Voters, substitute teacher Dan Troccoli, Gary Burris Senior Policy Manager for the Economic Opportunity Institute along with Barbara Kelly and Tracy Prim, parents of students in public and private schools.
If you have kids in a Washington state public school, or are one...You do not want to miss this show!
We invite our www.MUSICAEntertainment.org email guests in the Northwest to tune into “StreetBeat” hosted by Tony B on KUBE-FM (93.3) this Sunday morning, 8:00 am, October, 17th, 2010. Worldwide via the internet "listen live" atwww.kube93fm.com 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time) – 11:00 a.m (Eastern Standard Time) 4:00 p.m. (British Standard Time). Northwest Comcast cable television viewers can also listen on channel 967.
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Advocacy Training in Everett August 28th
The Commission on African American Affairs is proud to present advocacy training in Everett. Our special thanks go out to local training partners Janice Greene with Snohomish County NAACP, Ray Miller with NABVETS, Marvetta Toler, and United Way of Snohomish County.
Make Your Voice Heard: Advocacy Training for Real People
United Way of Snohomish County, 3120 McDougall Ave., Everett, WA 98201
Saturday, August 28th -- 9:30 a.m. sign-in, 10:00 a.m. class starts, 3:00 p.m. finish
Free lunch • Free Starbucks Coffee & Snacks • Free parking
Lead Trainer: Heidi Henderson Lewis
Register online for Saturday, August 28th
Rosalund Jenkins, Executive Director
Washington State Commission on African American Affairs
210 11th Ave. SW, Suite 301A, Olympia , WA 98502
rjenkins@caa.wa.gov
Voice 360-725-5663
Fax 360-586-0622
Make Your Voice Heard: Advocacy Training for Real People
United Way of Snohomish County, 3120 McDougall Ave., Everett, WA 98201
Saturday, August 28th -- 9:30 a.m. sign-in, 10:00 a.m. class starts, 3:00 p.m. finish
Free lunch • Free Starbucks Coffee & Snacks • Free parking
Lead Trainer: Heidi Henderson Lewis
Register online for Saturday, August 28th
- Want to know how the Legislature really works?
- Engage Your State Legislators
- Understand Your Local School Board
- How Statewide Education Policy Touches Your Child
Reviews of this training continue to be outstanding
Rosalund Jenkins, Executive Director
Washington State Commission on African American Affairs
210 11th Ave. SW, Suite 301A, Olympia , WA 98502
rjenkins@caa.wa.gov
Voice 360-725-5663
Fax 360-586-0622
Excellence & Equity: Black Youth and Gifted/Accelerated Education
Dear Friend:
Tuesday, Aug. 24 – Excellence and Equity: Black Youth and Gifted / Accelerated Education
Why are so few African American students in gifted/accelerated education and so many in special ed? Why are Latino, Islander, Native American, and low-income white students also under-represented in “highly capable” programs? Phenomenal experts will unpack the facts and offer evidence-based solutions at Highline Community College, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 24. Dr. Mary Ruth Colman from the University of North Carolina will deliver the keynote. Dr. Stephanie Wood-Garnett from the University of Washington is co-presenter and hostess.
Register online Event details Dinner at 6:00 p.m., parking, and program all free of charge. Space is limited.
This forum is critical right now
Earlier this year the Legislature created a Highly Capable Technical Working Group to recommend changes in state laws and rules governing Highly Capable instruction and funding. One goal is to ensure that students who are both highly capable and students of color, who are poor, or who have disabilities, have equitable access to the state’s Highly Capable Program. The Working Group met for the first time on Aug. 3, 2010 and will meet again September 16 and October 26 - 27. The Working Group encourages parents, families, students, and advocates to give feedback online as their work proceeds.
Best regards, ROZ
Rosalund Jenkins, Executive Director
Washington State Commission on African American Affairs
210 11th Ave. SW, Suite 301A, Olympia, WA 98502
rjenkins@caa.wa.gov
Voice 360-725-5663
Fax 360-586-0622
Tuesday, Aug. 24 – Excellence and Equity: Black Youth and Gifted / Accelerated Education
Why are so few African American students in gifted/accelerated education and so many in special ed? Why are Latino, Islander, Native American, and low-income white students also under-represented in “highly capable” programs? Phenomenal experts will unpack the facts and offer evidence-based solutions at Highline Community College, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 24. Dr. Mary Ruth Colman from the University of North Carolina will deliver the keynote. Dr. Stephanie Wood-Garnett from the University of Washington is co-presenter and hostess.
Register online Event details Dinner at 6:00 p.m., parking, and program all free of charge. Space is limited.
This forum is critical right now
Earlier this year the Legislature created a Highly Capable Technical Working Group to recommend changes in state laws and rules governing Highly Capable instruction and funding. One goal is to ensure that students who are both highly capable and students of color, who are poor, or who have disabilities, have equitable access to the state’s Highly Capable Program. The Working Group met for the first time on Aug. 3, 2010 and will meet again September 16 and October 26 - 27. The Working Group encourages parents, families, students, and advocates to give feedback online as their work proceeds.
Best regards, ROZ
Rosalund Jenkins, Executive Director
Washington State Commission on African American Affairs
210 11th Ave. SW, Suite 301A, Olympia, WA 98502
rjenkins@caa.wa.gov
Voice 360-725-5663
Fax 360-586-0622
