The State of Black CT Alliance (SBCTA) and the UCONN Center for Educational Policy Analysis Convene Statewide Forum
Statewide Forum on School Governance Council (SGC) Implementation Strategy
(Organizing for Effective Collaborations with Parents, Educators, Policy Makers and Community)
When: Thursday, August 5, 2010
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: UCONN Hartford Campus, Library Building, First Floor Auditorium
The State of Black CT Alliance (SBCTA) and the UCONN Center for Educational Policy Analysis will convene a statewide forum to promote dialogue concerning the implementation of School Governance councils (SGCs). The forum will: 1) discuss research on various States’ models of SGCs; 2) provide community members the opportunity to voice their experiences and concerns about SGCs; 3) review recommendations for culturally responsive SGCs by University of Connecticut Administrator Preparation Program (UCAPP) candidates, and 4) organize strategic planning breakout sessions facilitated by State Department of Education representatives and community leaders.
SGCs represent an authentic opportunity to engage parents and communities in the school improvement process, yet most attempts at SGCs in the past 20 years have failed to live up to this promise. It is critical that Connecticut’s SGCs are innovative and chart a new course in parent-community-school collaboration.
Together, we can close Connecticut’s knowledge, skill, and opportunity gap.
PLEASE NOTE: SPACE IS LIMITED
R.S.V.P: Please contact Gwen Samuel @ (203)-953-5154 or email:gwen@stateofblackct.org
UCONN Hartford Campus, 85 Lawler Road Hartford CT
(Senate Bill 438 requires school boards with low-achieving schools in its district to create school governance councils at those schools that fail to make adequate yearly progress according to federal guidelines in No Child Left Behind. Furthermore, for those schools that are identified as the lowest 5% of Connecticut schools by July 1, 2010, their councils must be established by January 15, 2011)
(Organizing for Effective Collaborations with Parents, Educators, Policy Makers and Community)
When: Thursday, August 5, 2010
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: UCONN Hartford Campus, Library Building, First Floor Auditorium
The State of Black CT Alliance (SBCTA) and the UCONN Center for Educational Policy Analysis will convene a statewide forum to promote dialogue concerning the implementation of School Governance councils (SGCs). The forum will: 1) discuss research on various States’ models of SGCs; 2) provide community members the opportunity to voice their experiences and concerns about SGCs; 3) review recommendations for culturally responsive SGCs by University of Connecticut Administrator Preparation Program (UCAPP) candidates, and 4) organize strategic planning breakout sessions facilitated by State Department of Education representatives and community leaders.
SGCs represent an authentic opportunity to engage parents and communities in the school improvement process, yet most attempts at SGCs in the past 20 years have failed to live up to this promise. It is critical that Connecticut’s SGCs are innovative and chart a new course in parent-community-school collaboration.
Together, we can close Connecticut’s knowledge, skill, and opportunity gap.
PLEASE NOTE: SPACE IS LIMITED
R.S.V.P: Please contact Gwen Samuel @ (203)-953-5154 or email:gwen@stateofblackct.org
UCONN Hartford Campus, 85 Lawler Road Hartford CT
(Senate Bill 438 requires school boards with low-achieving schools in its district to create school governance councils at those schools that fail to make adequate yearly progress according to federal guidelines in No Child Left Behind. Furthermore, for those schools that are identified as the lowest 5% of Connecticut schools by July 1, 2010, their councils must be established by January 15, 2011)
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