September 10, 2015
Edwidge Danticat to Keynote Winter Meeting
We are excited to announce that MacArthur Fellow, and world-renowned author, Edwidge Danticat, will be the closing keynote for the Miami Winter Meeting. She published her first book at age 25, and has continued to publish both fiction and nonfiction. She was born in Haiti, and immigrated to the United States as a teenager. Her Haitian background is featured widely in her writing, and in her activism. For more information on this speaker, please visit prhspeakers.com/speaker/edwidge-danticat. If you are interested in reading some of her books, be sure to use the SRI Amazon link for any purchases made on Amazon.com.
Dream Big Fundraising Campaign Webinars
Are you ready to Dream Big with SRI and help support our bold fundraising campaign? Want to learn more about the campaign and how we envision growing our work with the funds raised? Please join one of the upcoming webinars and learn about our new social fundraising campaign, ask questions, and see how you can support this ambitious goal to bring the tools and resources of SRI to educators nationally.
September 16th, 6pm Eastern September 17th, Noon Eastern
September 22nd, 6pm Eastern September 23rd, 10am Eastern
To join a webinar, please email Kari (kthierer@schoolreforminitiative.org) and she will send you the WebEx invite.
Board Election Volunteers Needed
We are looking for 2-3 more affiliates to join the nominating committee and support the 2015 board election. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the work of the Board of Directors, and help us find candidates who support the mission of SRI and who will help us grow and sustain our organization. All interested affiliates are encouraged to participate! Committee member duties include:
- Helping identify potential candidates within the SRI community
- Working with the board of directors to finalize materials and job description
- Supporting candidates as they complete their application materials
- Supporting the election by helping with messaging and encouraging affiliates to vote
SRI Affiliates serving on this committee are not eligible to run for election as board members in the current board election cycle. This is a short-term committee with work beginning in September, and ending by December with the culmination of newly elected board members. The time commitment requires a few hours each month by phone/video, with some potential off-line work. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please email Kari (kthierer@schoolreforminitiative.org), by Tuesday September 15th. We are hoping to start our work in the next few weeks.
Do you have news to share? Interesting things happening in your area? Please let us know so we can share with our community! Email Chris, chris@schoolreforminitiative.org.
Thank you,
Kari Thierer, Heidi Vosekas, and Chris Jones
on behalf of School Reform Initiative
