December 16, 2014
While the calendar year winds down, work around the SRI network continues to move at a brisk pace! There is a lot happening and we wanted to share some highlights.
Winter Meeting 2015 in Tucson, January 15-17
Our Tucson Winter Meeting is filling up rapidly. If you have not yet registered, please do so ASAP to guarantee your space for this year’s meeting. There are amazing Learning Experiences and Pre-Conference opportunities! Only registered participants will be able to pre-register for their Learning Experience choice – so register today to insure you get your first choice! Keep an eye on the Winter Meeting website for the most current information – we hope you can join us in Tucson!
Congratulations to Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
ANCS was awarded a $3 million “Investing in Innovation” grant for new teacher development. SRI is one of many partners who will support this program, which will build on the success of their current teacher residency program with Georgia State University – the New Teacher Residency Project. Read more here!
Teach To Lead – Boston Event
SRI Board Member Gene Thompson-Grove shared this information via our Facebook Group and we wanted to make sure more folks saw the opportunity. Teach To Lead is a national initiative jointly convened by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and by the U.S. Department of Education working to advance student outcomes by expanding opportunities for teacher leadership. The website has a place where teacher leaders can submit ideas about teacher leadership that are shared publicly. Additionally, they have held two events throughout the country, with a third event scheduled in Boston February 6-8, 2015. They are accepting idea submissions for the regional Boston Teacher Leadership Summit – and it would be fabulous to have lots of SRI colleagues share the amazing work they are doing. Click here to learn more about the regional event and submit an idea for consideration.
Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color Annual Gathering of Leaders
COSEBOC is an SRI partner organization and they recently announced the call for workshop proposals for their annual Gathering of Leaders. This year’s event will be held in Memphis, TN, April 22-24 with the theme “I Am a Young Man: Honoring My Past, Celebrating My Present, Anticipating My Future”. This is an excellent gathering and an outstanding organization to support. Take a look at their website to learn more about their work, the Gathering of Leaders, and to submit a workshop proposal.
We want to hear from you! Have news to share with the SRI network? Send it to Chris (chris@schoolreforminitiative.org) and he will post it our Facebook group or will share in a future email to our network.
We hope to see you in Tucson!
Kari Thierer, Heidi Vosekas, and Chris Jones
on behalf of School Reform Initiative
