Monday, March 31, 2008

Resources

• Monday, March 31, 2008, Conference Daily PDF [PDF 4,056,997kb]
  Print out the pdf for a complete copy of today's Conference Daily. Note: due to paper size difference from original copy font size will be smaller.
  
• Today's Events [HTML 5,258kb]
• Poitier’s ‘snapshots’ of truth captivate audience [HTML 3,955kb]
  Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier held the audience at the Second General Session spellbound as he shared “snapshots” from his eventful life.
  
• Wooten: Engage youths [HTML 3,663kb]
  In his last speech as NSBA President, Norman Wooten stressed the importance of adult engagement in the lives of young people.
  
• Bolas: We must educate students to be global citizens [HTML 4,572kb]
  When Barbara Bolas was growing up on a farm in rural, western New York, she never expected she would become a world traveler, not to mention a school board leader and president of a national organization.
  
• Monroe: Honor kids through love, teaching [HTML 3,398kb]
  Education has many of the same qualities and goals as a ministry, acclaimed educator Lorraine Monroe told attendees at Sunday’s National Black Caucus of School Board Members Luncheon.
  
• Satcher: Bridge health gap now [HTML 2,325kb]
  He’s called the surgeon general of the United States. And while some appointees do not take that title literally, David Satcher did.
  
• Magna Awards presented to outstanding school districts [HTML 5,372kb]
  This year's Magna Awards winners were honored at the Third General Session and at ASBJ's School Leaders’ Luncheon.
  
• Davidson wins 4th straight 5K [HTML 2,639kb]
  Frank Davidson has done it again. For the fourth consecutive year, the superintendent from Casa Grande, Ariz., crossed the finish line first at the annual National School Boards Foundation 5K Walk/Run.
  
• Woodruff reflects on her family’s journey [HTML 3,378kb]
  Before Lee Woodruff spoke about her husband’s traumatic brain injury in Iraq, she showed a brief video that included their twin daughters trying to teach him how to say a simple phrase.
  
• District offers dental services to poor students [HTML 2,288kb]
  The Conestoga Valley school district in Pennsylvania created a community partnership to provide dental services for students from disadvantaged families. This service fills an important gap, since virtually no dentists in Lancaster County accept new patients with Medicaid.
  
• Effective leadership promotes student achievement [HTML 2,755kb]
  Tim Waters, CEO of Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), told the audience at a workshop Sunday that school leaders can have an important influence on student achievement.
  
• Iowa Lighthouse project expands to seven states [HTML 2,881kb]
  After showing that school boards can have a major impact on student learning, the Iowa Association of School Boards’ (IASB) Lighthouse project is carrying out research to identify best practices boards across the nation can adopt to raise student achievement.
  
• Superintendent evaluation is an ongoing process [HTML 2,954kb]
  Simply evaluating a superintendent isn’t enough, asserts Steve Hansen, executive director of the British Columbia School Trustees Association (BCSTA).
  
• ‘Cultural competence’ a priority for NY school district [HTML 2,906kb]
  The Ossining Union Free School District in New York has made “cultural competence” a key priority.
  
• Learning can be an adventure [HTML 3,744kb]
  The rural North Montgomery Community School Corporation in Crawfordsville, Ind., launched an education program last spring along with local businesses to inspire students through creative adventures throughout the community.
  
• Book clubs can improve community engagement [HTML 2,579kb]
  Nick Caruso, senior staff associate for field service at the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, and Winton I. Goodrich, associate director of the Vermont School Boards Association, have an idea for getting school boards and administrators on the “same page” in forging a vision for their district: Create a book club that focuses on the latest trends in education, globalization, and employment.
  
• Service learning supports civic engagement [HTML 2,392kb]
  The panelists at a Sunday session strongly believe in the value of civic engagement in public schools by involving students in service learning.
  
• Schenectady school district to be honored for supporting the arts [HTML 4,687kb]
  At Schenectady High School’s annual winter concert a few years ago, Jeff Janiszewski was asked to join his teenage son on stage and sing the Hallelujah Chorus with one of the school’s choirs. A former member of the Schenectady High choir himself, he gladly agreed.