Learn "America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)" for the Greystone Elementary Third Grade Sing-a-Long.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Be Part of A Study on School Websites
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Be Part of A Study on School Websites:
Be Part of A Study on School Websites
A long-time research group (formerly Gilmore Research Group but now Northwest Insights) is doing a study about school websites in downtown Seattle on July 12th, 15th or 16th.
Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3FFGC6C
They will be paying $100 for your time.
HOW: If you are interested in this study, please click the link below to answer some of our pre-screening questions (or copy and paste the link into your web browser). If it looks like you might be a match, we'll call and ask some additional questions to see if you qualify to participate.
Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3FFGC6C
They will be paying $100 for your time.
Perdido Street School: UFT Threatens To Use Its Own Campaign Funds To Destroy Spitzer
Perdido Street School: UFT Threatens To Use Its Own Campaign Funds To Destroy Spitzer:
UFT Threatens To Use Its Own Campaign Funds To Destroy Spitzer
The Times has an article out tonight saying business leaders and labor are joining together to put a stake through Spitzer's run for city comptroller:
Business leaders leapt into the ruckus, finding common cause with organized labor as they described Mr. Spitzer as ill-suited to the job of managing the city’s multibillion-dollar pension system and policing city spending.
Such a post, said Kathryn S. Wylde, the head of the New York City Partnership, made up mainly of real estate, Wall Street and insurance firms, requires intense collaboration and diplomacy with the mayor’s office, the business community and municipal labor unions.
“The tone of the Spitzer announcement and history suggest that’s not the way he would approach the job,” she said in an interview.
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It appeared that the muscle for the anti-Spitzer operation might emerge from the city’s labor unions, which view Mr.
CAUGHT ON AUDIO, AGAIN!!!! DR Alison Coviello: "YOU'LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT!!!" southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com:
CAUGHT ON AUDIO, AGAIN!!!! DR Alison Coviello: "YOU'LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT!!!"
Hey, remember that scene in Caddyshack when Judge Smails nephew Spalding wanted a hamburger, no a cheeseburger?
Well, the same thing kind of happened to me at PS 154 in the Bronx. Except we can substitute Judge
Smails with DR Alison Coviello. And instead of Spalding wanting a hamburger, no a cheeseburger, a hot dog and a milk shake, all I wanted was a demo lesson. Yes, I was told in essence that I will get nothing and like it.
As readers of the blog know I had requested a demo lesson of our AP Rajendra Jimenez-Jailall on January 31, 2013;
My curiosity piqued by the lack of the demo lesson I inquired politely to DR Alison Coviello as to the
Well, the same thing kind of happened to me at PS 154 in the Bronx. Except we can substitute Judge
As readers of the blog know I had requested a demo lesson of our AP Rajendra Jimenez-Jailall on January 31, 2013;
I requested a demo lesson from AP Rajendra Jimenez-Jailall (as I have you in the past) and he assured me that he will give me that demo lesson and that it will be a lesson in which literacy will be used to start off the lesson, differentiation will be used and I will learn so much.As of a meeting with DR Alison Coviello on March 1, 2013 and with my 2nd formal observation imminent, I had yet to receive that exalted, grandiose, all encomposing demo lesson promised to me by AP Rajendra Jimenez-Jailall.
My curiosity piqued by the lack of the demo lesson I inquired politely to DR Alison Coviello as to the
Child Abuse Prevention - Safe Schools (CA Dept of Education)
Child Abuse Prevention - Safe Schools (CA Dept of Education):
Child Abuse Prevention
Information for local educational agencies (LEAs) regarding mandated reporting requirements, mandated reporter training, resources, and technical assistance to promote child well-being and protection from abuse.As educators, our most important duty is the protection of the children in our care.
--Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Online Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training 
Mandated reporter training funded by the Office of Child Abuse Prevention. Training modules offered by the Chadwick Center for Children at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. The training defines the various requirements of the California Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting Act and also offers specialized training for various occupational groups, including educators.
Mandated reporter training funded by the Office of Child Abuse Prevention. Training modules offered by the Chadwick Center for Children at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. The training defines the various requirements of the California Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting Act and also offers specialized training for various occupational groups, including educators.
California Penal Code Section 11165.7 (DOC)
Definition of "mandated reporter" and which personnel are designated mandated reporters.
Definition of "mandated reporter" and which personnel are designated mandated reporters.
Emergency Response Hotline Numbers for County Child Protective Services (PDF)
Telephone numbers for each county's emergency response for child abuse reporting.
(PDF)Telephone numbers for each county's emergency response for child abuse reporting.
Letter from the State Superintendent
February 14, 2013 letter to County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators regarding California Penal Code requirements concerning the mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.
February 14, 2013 letter to County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators regarding California Penal Code requirements concerning the mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.
Reporting Form for LEAs Who Have Not Provided Mandatory Reporting Training (DOC)
California Penal Code Section 11165.7(d) requires that school districts that do not train their employees in the duties of mandated reporters shall report to the State Department of Education the reasons why this training was not provided.
California Penal Code Section 11165.7(d) requires that school districts that do not train their employees in the duties of mandated reporters shall report to the State Department of Education the reasons why this training was not provided.
Reporting Tip Sheet (PDF)
Worksheet describing California Mandated Reporting, laws, what must be reported, and how to file a report alleging child abuse or neglect.
(PDF)Worksheet describing California Mandated Reporting, laws, what must be reported, and how to file a report alleging child abuse or neglect.
Additional Resources
California Department of Social Services, Child Abuse Prevention
Information and contacts pertaining to child abuse prevention, including how to report suspected child abuse.
Information and contacts pertaining to child abuse prevention, including how to report suspected child abuse.
California Health and Human Services Agency, Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment
Provides a range of health care services, social services, mental health services, alcohol and drug treatment services, income assistance and public health services to Californians.
Provides a range of health care services, social services, mental health services, alcohol and drug treatment services, income assistance and public health services to Californians.
Every Child Matters Educational Fund
A non-profit, non-partisan organization working to make public investments in children, youth, and families a national political priority.
A non-profit, non-partisan organization working to make public investments in children, youth, and families a national political priority.
US Department of Health and Human Services, Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
Resources on child abuse prevention, protecting children from risk of abuse, and strengthening families. Includes information on supporting families, protective factors, public awareness, community activities, positive parenting, and prevention programs.
Resources on child abuse prevention, protecting children from risk of abuse, and strengthening families. Includes information on supporting families, protective factors, public awareness, community activities, positive parenting, and prevention programs.