October 16, 2015
Last Call for SRI Board of Directors Nominees
Nominations for Board of Director candidates are rapidly coming to a close! If you would like to nominate someone, the deadline is Sunday, October 18th at 8pm EST.
Email the names of those you would like to nominate (could be yourself!) to Mark Otto (marktotto@gmail.com) and Jeffrey Galaise (j.galaise@gmail.com) co-chairs of the Nominating Committee
This year the SRI Board is seeking 3 members who have (1) considerable experience with, (2) a strong commitment to, and (3) a positive record of working with schools and students around educational excellence and equity. The Board seeks candidates who have worked in transformative ways particularly with students of color as well as students with language diversity. We particularly encourage minority candidates to apply. SRI hopes to increasingly focus on issues of school transformation especially around issues of educational equity, and, ideally, our new members will be able to help advance this important effort.
Board members serve a three-year a term that will begin at our Miami Winter Meeting, in January, 2016. SRI board members meet monthly via WebEx, along with two in-person meetings, including our annual Winter Meeting and at a Fall retreat.
If you have the passion, time, and desire to work with us, we want you!
The Nominating Committee will contact nominees to explain the process and to answer questions, and to help them prepare their materials.
To stand for election or to be eligible to vote in the upcoming election, you need to be an Affiliate of SRI.
Winter Meeting Learning Experiences
Registration for Winter Meeting is open! We can hardly wait for everyone to join us in Miami in January. One important element of Winter Meeting is the Learning Experiences offered Friday morning, January 15th. These extended opportunities allow participants to learn new skills and deepen their practice.
We are inviting SRI affiliates to submit proposals for Winter Meeting Learning Experiences. Learning experiences are 3 hours in length, and should connect with the SRI Mission and Guiding Principles. Do you have an idea for a Learning Experience? Would you like to share new learning with your colleagues? The deadline for submitting a Winter Meeting Learning Experience proposal is October 30th, 2015 by midnight EDT. Click here to download the learning experience proposal form.
We will work to select a variety of sessions that meet the diverse needs of our attendees. Everyone submitting a Learning Experience proposal will be notified by November 5th. Please support Winter Meeting and share your expertise with your colleagues.
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
