ATTENTION PARENTS!!!
As a part of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students initiative, the Student Support Center has partnered with DC Family Education Network to offer the Parent Leadership Institute to DC Public Charter School parents. The institute, conducted by the Center for Parent Leadership at the Prichard Committee, will be offered to parents who live or have children attending school in Wards 1, 7, or 8. For more information, contact Anise Walker at (202)628-8848*120. Learn More>>
T2T DC Monthly Mentor Meeting
Monday, May 19, 2008 - Monday, May 19, 2008
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: TBD
PINC
Thursday, May 22, 2008 - Thursday, May 22, 2008
9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Location: Center Offices
Student Support Staff Network Meeting
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
9:00a.m. - 11:00a.m.
Location: TBD
Coordinators Meeting
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - Wednesday, June 4, 2008
9:00a.m. - 11:00a.m.
Location: Center Offices
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Hyde Trims and Cleans to Protect Students April 24, 2008 If youve driven down T Street lately, you may have noticed something different. Hyde has a new look. Its tidy, trimmed and most importantly, its safe. More >> |
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Therapy Program Gets Students Back in the Classroom April 24, 2008 The Student Support Center (SSC) joins the District of Columbia in its effort to get DC's youth back in the classroom. To address the core reasons that cause truancy, SSC is piloting the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) program. More >> |
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SSC's Professional Development Expert Co-Authors Book April 24, 2008 Anatomy of a Mentoring Program for New Special Education Teachers, co-authored by Dr. Christine Mason, grant manager for the Student Support Center's Transitions to Teaching DC initiative, is an innovative resource to help implement and sustain an effective teacher mentorship program for beginner special education teacher. It provides information for program development, administrator's guides and helpful tips for mentor coordinators, mentors and new teachers. More >> |
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DC STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES NEW DEFINITION OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER April 1, 2008 Source: DC State Board of Education Washington, DC -- The DC State Board of Education adopted a resolution on Wednesday evening that will change the federally mandated definition of a Highly Qualified Teacher in the District of Columbia, removing barriers that have kept many effective and credentialed educators out of the classroom. The ne w definition widens the talent pipeline, increases selectivity and allows the District of Columbias public schools (DCPS and the charter schools) the opportunity to draw from a broad pool of potential recruits, and to retain qualified teachers. The resolution, advanced by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), was unanimously approved by the State Board of Education. More >> |
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