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May 2010 Newsletter |
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6th Annual Pioneers & Purpose |
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Our premiere event celebrating education - Pioneers & Purpose - is just a month away on June 7th. We've been amazed by the great lineup of sponsors who've gotten on board to support this event that brings together the best of business and education. Learn more. Date & Time: June 7, 2010: 6:00pm - 9:00pm |
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Thank You Pioneers & Purpose Sponsors! Innovators Circle $25,000 Dream Makers Circle $15,000 Pioneers Circle $10,000 Investor Circle $5,000 Initiator $2,500 |
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Event Wrap Up: Closing the Achievement Gap - Forum Three |
Upcoming Events |
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State Superintendent of Schools Jack O'Connell topped the agenda at the last of three forums focusing on solutions to the student achievement gap. Approximately 110 educators, business, and civic leaders attended the event at Silicon Valley Community Foundation in Mountain View. Speakers included Arun Ramanathan, Executive Director of The Education Trust; Muhammed Chaudhry, SVEF's CEO; Emmett D. Carson, S.V. Community Foundation's CEO; Manny Barbara, SVEF's Vice President, and Erica Wood, S.V. Community Foundation's Vice President. The group provided policy suggestions and recommendations to address what business, education, and government leaders can do to narrow the wide and troubling gap between Hispanic and African-American students and their white and Asian peers. Two previous forums addressed institutional racism's role in creating the achievement gap and offered up a range of solutions to tackle the crisis. For more details click here. |
May 7, 2010: 12pm - 2pm May 13, 2010: 4pm - 6pm May 13, 2010: 6pm - 8pm May 17, 2010: 6am - 6pm May 19, 2010: 11am - 1pm June 7, 2010: 6pm - 9pm September 20, 2010 |
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Partner Corner |
Pass the Torch |
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SVEF is pleased to partner with Design Worlds for Learning. This partnership allows us to increase teacher access, ease of use and learnability of Lessonopoly's open education resources. This is accomplished by integrating Design Worlds' teacher-friendly user interface with Lessonopoly. |
Pass the Torch This will be an awards ceremony and celebration of individuals who embody the dedication to the fields of math, science, technology and engineering. Learn more. |
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More Quality Lesson Plans on Lessonopoly.org! |
Education Forum |
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Fifteen early literacy lesson plans are featured on Lessonopoly.org, based on Get Ready to Read! Focusing on linguistic awareness, print knowledge, and emergent writing. Get Ready to Read! is an early childhood education program of the National Center for Learning Disabilities. This is a national initiative to build the early literacy skills of preschool-age children. |
Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better This forum is targeted specifically for superintendents, assistant superintendents, directors of instruction, middle school administrators, and teachers who want to make a difference at enhancing student performance at the middle grades. Learn more. |
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High Five Member Corner |
Education Summit |
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"I'm happy to give $5 every month to support public education - there couldn't be a more critical time for us all to lend a hand!" For more information about the High Five Program or to see more supporters click here. |
Save Our Schools This event will be to convene in preparation for the Sacramento bus trip on May 17th. This summit is for both those who will travel to Sacramento and for those who cannot make it on the bus, but would still like to make his/her voice heard by creating a foundation for the discussions in Sacramento. Learn more |
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Education Forum |
Sacramento Bus Trip |
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State Budget Update The state budget once again appears to be in flux. Our panelists (Mike Kirst from Stanford School of Education, Kay Matthews from Ernst & Young, Mary Perry from EdSource, John Porter from Franklin McKinley School District, and Bonnie Reiss, Secretary of Education) will address the impact of the budget on education from multiple perspectives. Learn more. |
Sacramento Bus Trip The transportation, breakfast, and lunch will be free. The bus will depart at 6:00am and it will return at 6:00pm. Learn more. |
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SVEF/Junior Achievement Golf Classic |
Teacher of the Month |
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SVEF/Junior Achievement Golf Classic Help support our work and the work of Junior Achievement by participating in the 21st annual golf classic. Join us for a full-day at the exclusive Los Altos Golf & Country Club. Enjoy a BBQ lunch, scramble or best ball competition, cocktail reception, silent auction, live auction, and awards dinner. Winners will receive gifts and trophies. Learn more. |
The KBAY Teacher of the Month for May is Rosalyn Peck, who teaches Spanish at Westmont High School. This is Rosalyn's 2nd year at Westmont after teaching five years at Scotts Valley High School. She says, "I earned my teaching credential at... Read more. Sponsored by
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Stay Connected with SVEF |
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Did you know you can connect with the Silicon Valley Education Foundation in many other places than just our SVEFoundation.org website? We invite you to participate in our blog and to join us in Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. |
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