service to the lost children
05/28/2003 20:59:02 pennie wood
I have worked in the education field for 7 years as a program assistant to mild;moderate;emotionally handicapped children and am burned out by the school system I work for. The need for a school that would be geared to special needs kids that do not fit in the "inclusion" scenerio. The parents are frustrated and these kids have the right to be taught not merely academics but be given functional tools to be welcomed into society. I want to give these kids this opportunity, and I can prove that I have the ability to serve their needs. Any advice, who to contact. Time is ticking.

Gifted and Talented Charter School Programs
03/03/2003 11:28:58 MARCO SEGOBIA
The UH Charter School Resource Center is beginning a study of how charter schools are meeting the needs of gifted and talented students. Do any of the CS in your state target gifted/talented students and adjust the curriculum to meet their needs.
Please contact Nina Buchanan, University of Hawaii at Hilo, (808) 974-7583 or email ninab@hawaii.edu.

This is a test
10/31/2002 07:11:14 David Bauman
This is a test

Conference OpportunityConference Opportunity
05/09/2002 17:46:54 
National Charter School Clearinghouse Conference
12-15 September, 2002
Scottsdale, Arizona
Time is Running Out!
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
Deadline: 31 May, 2002
· Save $ money $
· Receive a free ticket to see the World Champion AZ Diamondbacks play the Milwaukee Brewers
· Spend time with Dr. Chester E. Finn, Jr., Dr. Joe Nathan, and other charter school luminaries in an intimate setting
· Comprehensive grant writing & fundraising assistance
· Enjoy the beautiful Sonoran Desert in mid-September

Don’t let this opportunity pass you by!!!!!
Go to www.NCSC.info to register…TODAY!





National Charter School Clearinghouse Conference
12-15 September, 2002
Scottsdale, Arizona
Time is Running Out!
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
Deadline: 31 May, 2002
· Save $ money $
· Receive a free ticket to see the World Champion AZ Diamondbacks play the Milwaukee Brewers
· Spend time with Dr. Chester E. Finn, Jr., Dr. Joe Nathan, and other charter school luminaries in an intimate setting
· Comprehensive grant writing & fundraising assistance
· Enjoy the beautiful Sonoran Desert in mid-September

Don't let this opportunity pass you by!!!!!
Go to www.NCSC.info to register...TODAY!

Charter School ConferenceCharter School Conference
04/11/2002 15:56:53 
NCSC National Charter
School Conference
A Unique, Educational Experience

September 12-15, 2002 in scenic Scottsdale, Arizona


Register now at www.NCSC.info for only $75!


· Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chester E. Finn, education policy guru from the Manhattan Institute
· Grant Writing Focus: Hands-on workshops, critiques, expert review panel, grant opportunities
· Poolside Chat: Dr. Joseph Nathan, director of HHH’s Center for School Change
· Stress Reducers: Stress management techniques, chair massages
· Fun! World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks game, Taliesin, and Rawhide

***Early Bird Special***
First 100 registrants receive FREE tickets to see the World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks face off against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Friday, September 13, 2002
Bank One Ballpark, Phoenix, Arizona
For more information visit us online at www.NCSC.info or email at fir@aibt.edu.

NCSC National Charter
School Conference
A Unique, Educational Experience

September 12-15, 2002 in scenic Scottsdale, Arizona


Register now at www.NCSC.info for only $75!


· Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chester E. Finn, education policy guru from the Manhattan Institute
· Grant Writing Focus: Hands-on workshops, critiques, expert review panel, grant opportunities
· Poolside Chat: Dr. Joseph Nathan, director of HHH's Center for School Change
· Stress Reducers: Stress management techniques, chair massages
· Fun! World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks game, Taliesin, and Rawhide

***Early Bird Special***
First 100 registrants receive FREE tickets to see the World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks face off against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Friday, September 13, 2002
Bank One Ballpark, Phoenix, Arizona
For more information visit us online at www.NCSC.info or email at fir@aibt.edu.

Natinal Charter Schools WeekNatinal Charter Schools Week
04/05/2002 12:04:26 
In order to promote awareness about the many successes of charter schools, the National Charter School Clearinghouse is extending the opportunity for you to share your school’s success story! A compilation of the best success stories will be submitted to the media
during National Charter School Week (April 29 -­ May 3). We are putting together a press kit and plan to submit it to 50-60 media outlets across the country. Please submit your story to fir@aibt.edu and please provide your city, state, and local newspaper. Thank you for participating. We need your help in order to share the wonders of charter schools with the entire country during this special week. Please act fast, National Charter Schools Week is just around the corner.


Thank you,
Tara Byrne, Research Analyst
National Charter School Clearinghouse
7532 West Indian School Rd, Suite B
Phoenix, AZ 85033
Phone: 623-846-2530
Fax: 623-849-4659
Tbyrne@aibt.edu
In order to promote awareness about the many successes of charter schools, the National Charter School Clearinghouse is extending the opportunity for you to share your school's success story! A compilation of the best success stories will be submitted to the media
during National Charter School Week (April 29 -­ May 3). We are putting together a press kit and plan to submit it to 50-60 media outlets across the country. Please submit your story to fir@aibt.edu and please provide your city, state, and local newspaper. Thank you for participating. We need your help in order to share the wonders of charter schools with the entire country during this special week. Please act fast, National Charter Schools Week is just around the corner.


Thank you,
Tara Byrne, Research Analyst
National Charter School Clearinghouse
7532 West Indian School Rd, Suite B
Phoenix, AZ 85033
Phone: 623-846-2530
Fax: 623-849-4659
Tbyrne@aibt.edu

Charter School Networking in Indianapolis
02/12/2002 11:44:06 
Are there networks or systems set up to connect people who are
interested in forming charter schools in Indianapolis and the
surrounding areas? I have had several years working with and developing
alternative schools and I would like to become involved in the charter
school movement. Are there people out there who need my kind of
experience?

national Endowment for Humanities grants
12/17/2001 09:37:02 Joe Nathan
Here is some info about grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Some charter schools may be interested in applying.

Joe Nathan

TEACHERS & COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY FACULTY may be interested
in seminars & institutes offered this summer through the
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

These residential summer seminars & institutes give teachers
opportunities for intensive study of important texts &
topics in the humanities. The seminars & institutes
encourage discussion of humanities topics in scholarly
communities & promote scholarship in the humanities for
teachers at all levels.

Below are 3 invitations from NEH:

* K-12 teachers are invited to apply to participate in
seminars & institutes in the summer of 2002
* College & university teachers are invited to apply to
participate in seminars & institutes in the summer of
2002
* Scholars are invited to apply to *conduct* an NEH
seminar or institute in the summer of 2003.

Deadlines are March 1. Details are below.

======================================================
Seminars & Institutes for School Teachers: Summer 2002
National Endowment for the Humanities (U.S.A.)
Application Deadline: March 1, 2002
======================================================

Each summer the National Endowment for the Humanities supports a
variety of study opportunities in the humanities for school
teachers. Seminars & institutes are national (open to those who
teach American K-12 students), residential, & rigorous. Designed
to strengthen the quality of the humanities instruction available
to American students, they are led by some of the nation's
outstanding scholars & take place at major colleges &
universities & archival facilities across the country & abroad.

Topics considered among the 28 seminars & institutes for school
teachers offered during the summer of the year 2002 include
Vietnam, the Arab world, Classical philosophy & culture,
Shakespeare, & a wide range of topics in American history &
literature. For a complete list of both seminars & institutes,
go to the NEH website, or phone (202/606-8463), or e-mail
(sem-inst@neh.gov).

http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-school.html

The listings contain seminar & institute titles & the means to
contact each director. Prospective applicants can request
information from as many seminar & institute directors as they
wish but may apply to only one NEH summer offering. In response
to a request for information, seminar & institute directors will
send a letter describing the content, logistics, expectations, &
conditions of that project. Each letter will be accompanied by
application instructions as well as information about the
program's costs. Participants receive from the National
Endowment for the Humanities a stipend based on the length of the
seminar or institute. Year 2002 stipends are $2,800 for four
weeks, $3,250 for five weeks, & $3,700 for six weeks & are
intended to help cover travel costs & living expenses, as well as
books & miscellaneous expenses.

Requests for information & completed applications should NOT be
directed to the National Endowment for the Humanities; they
should be addressed to the individual projects as found in the
listings. The application deadline is March 1.

========================================================
Seminars & Institutes for College & University Teachers:
Summer 2002
National Endowment for the Humanities (U.S.A.)
Application Deadline: March 1, 2002
========================================================

Each summer the National Endowment for the Humanities supports a
variety of study opportunities in the humanities for faculty who
teach American undergraduates. Seminars & institutes are
national, residential, & rigorous. Designed to strengthen the
quality of the humanities teaching & scholarship, they are led by
some of the nation's outstanding scholars & take place at major
colleges & universities & archival facilities across the United
States & abroad.

Topics considered among the 23 seminars & institutes during the
summer of the year 2002 include Shakespeare, Jose Marti, Roman
religions, the Maya of Central Mexico, cultural exchange around
the Indian Ocean, & the transformation of Appalachian
communities. For a complete list of both seminars & institutes,
go to the NEH website, or phone (202/606-8463), or e-mail
(sem-inst@neh.gov).

http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-university.html

The listings contain seminar & institute titles & the means to
contact each director. Prospective applicants can request
information from as many seminar & institute directors as they
wish but may apply to only two NEH summer offerings.

In response to a request for information, seminar & institute
directors will send a letter describing the content, logistics,
expectations, & conditions of that project. Each letter will be
accompanied by application instructions as well as information
about the program's costs. Participants receive from the
National Endowment for the Humanities a stipend based on the
length of the seminar or institute. Year 2002 stipends are
$2,800 for four weeks, $3,250 for five weeks, & $3,700 for six
weeks & are intended to help cover travel costs & living
expenses, as well as books & miscellaneous expenses.

Requests for information & completed applications should NOT be
directed to the National Endowment for the Humanities; they
should be addressed to the individual projects as found in the
listings. The application deadline is March 1.

===================================================
Applications to Conduct an NEH Seminar or Institute
in Summer 2003
National Endowment for the Humanities (U.S.A.)
Application Deadline: March 1, 2002
===================================================

Each summer the National Endowment for the Humanities supports
faculty development through residential seminars & institutes.
These projects are designed to provide teachers from across the
nation with the opportunity for intensive study of important
texts & topics in the humanities. Seminars & institutes are
intended to foster excellent teaching by encouraging collegial
discussion of humanities topics within close-knit scholarly
communities. They also promote active scholarship in the
humanities in ways suited to teachers at all levels from grade
school through college.

Now is a good time to begin drafting a proposal to direct a
seminar or institute, or to contact a colleague whom you think
might be interested in developing a project. The NEH is
supporting 28 projects for school teachers & 23 for college &
university faculty in the summer of 2002. You may find lists of
these projects on the NEH website at
http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-school.html (school teachers) &
http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-university.html (college &
university teachers). If you or your colleagues would like to
apply to offer a seminar or institute in 2003, please be in touch
with one of the NEH program staff listed below to discuss your
application. Program staff can answer questions, discuss current
program emphases, provide samples of successful applications, &
comment on an informal draft. Staff can help anticipate
questions that are likely to arise in the review process.

The application guidelines can be found on the NEH website at
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html. If you have
any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to call on
the staff at the NEH Division of Education Programs. For general
questions, call Joyce Ferguson at 202-606-8463 or Jean Hughes at
202-606-8471, or contact one of the program officers listed
below. We look forward to working with you.

Thomas Adams 202-606-8396 tadams@neh.gov
Douglas Arnold 202-606-8225 darnold@neh.gov
Barbara Ashbrook 202-606-8388 bashbrook@neh.gov
Sonia Feigenbaum 202-606-8490 sfeigenbaum@neh.gov
Gary Henrickson..202-606-8241 ghenrickson@neh.gov
Judith Jeffrey Howard 202-606-8398 jhoward@neh.gov
F. Bruce Robinson 202-606-8213 brobinson@neh.gov
Robert Sayers 202-606-8215 rsayers@neh.gov

Internet-based career mentoring
12/12/2001 09:40:17 Adam Aberman
I'm the director of icouldbe, a non-profit e-mentoring resource that steers at-risk middle and high school students toward careers they never thought of and toward their futures -- by linking teens electronically to mentors in a wide range of careers. To learn more about how to become a member of the icouldbe community or to learn more about e-mentoring in general, please contact me (aberman@icouldbe.org) or visit our web site at www.icouldbe.org.

Info on charter school facilities
11/03/2001 04:39:57 Joe Nathan
The US Dept. of Education asked the Center for School Change to do a report on small schools and shared facilties. We have compiled a multi-color report showing how outstanding charter and district public schools are sharing space with other organizations - colleges, social service agencies, apartment buildings, etc. etc as a way to improve services to students and make the best possible use of $.
The report is available free on the web at www.centerforschoolchange.org - click on "Smaller, Safer, Saner Successful Schools." Or you can get a hard copy by contacting the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities - www.edfacilities.org The on-line version is free, the hardcopy is $10.

Hope this is useful.

Joe Nathan
Center for School Change
University of Minnesota