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January 2004
E-Newsletter, January 2004
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT through arts and culture
The Annenberg Institute and the Dallas Arts Partners will host a conference on supporting youth development through community and cultural action on Saturday, January 24, 2004, in Dallas, TX. The invitational meeting — Community and Cultural Action: Youth as Central to a City's Design — builds on the work of the three Annenberg Challenge Arts projects and Arts Partners of Dallas. Participants will begin envisioning a system of arts and cultural experiences to support development in children and youth.
> Conference information (agenda, logistics, and registration)
> Information on the Challenge Arts projects:
> Information on Dallas Arts Partners
> Information on Young Audiences of North Texas
WARREN SIMMONS on district redesign . . . and more
The Institute's Executive Director talks informally about the rising interest in — and challenges of — district redesign, about working with philanthropic partners to coordinate their efforts in community involvement for improving education, and about his current views on the standards-based reform.
> Read the interview
ROCKEFELLER renews support for SCtW district redesign
The Institute has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to support Phase II of the work of its National Task Force on the Future of Urban Districts, known as School Communities that Work (SCtW). The Foundation also supported the initial phase of the project. The current grant will enable the development of new resources for the Task Force's Portfolio for District Redesign, a set of practical tools for school district leaders and their communities. The grant will also support work in student-based budgeting and in ways to identify and map community organizations with the potential to support new schools in New York City.
CIVIC PARTNERSHIPS to build better schools
Two case studies commissioned by the Annenberg Institute's School Communities that Work Task Force illustrate some of the challenges and successes of civic partnerships working to support standards-based education reform in urban settings. Civic Cooperation in El Paso, by Clarence Stone, documents the mobilization of civic capacity by the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Achievement. A Youth-Development Partnership in San Francisco, by Ellen Foley, Amy J.A. Arbreton, and Karen E. Walker, describes a civic partnership organized around shared values about youth development and examines its first project, the Beacon Initiative.
> More about the case studies with links to text files and PDFs
HR SYSTEMS that enhance district culture and practice
The Institute's School Communities that Work Task Force has added to the human resources "tool" in its Portfolio for District Redesign. The Framework for Supporting HR Systems in School Districts — an adjunct to "Find, Deploy, Support, and Keep the Best Teachers and School Leaders" — defines criteria for supportive HR environments in two key areas: an enabling culture for high-quality teaching and learning; and policies and practices that attract and retain talented teachers. The framework is available only on the SCtW Web site.
> Read the framework
> Review the Portfolio for District Redesign
POSITION AVAILABLE in District Redesign
The Annenberg Institute has an opening for an educator/researcher to play a leadership role in implementing Phase II of the School Communities that Work Task Force — the effort to create "smart districts." Position level will depend upon the education and experience of the successful candidate.
E-Newsletter, January 2004
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT through arts and culture
The Annenberg Institute and the Dallas Arts Partners will host a conference on supporting youth development through community and cultural action on Saturday, January 24, 2004, in Dallas, TX. The invitational meeting — Community and Cultural Action: Youth as Central to a City's Design — builds on the work of the three Annenberg Challenge Arts projects and Arts Partners of Dallas. Participants will begin envisioning a system of arts and cultural experiences to support development in children and youth.
> Conference information (agenda, logistics, and registration)
> Information on the Challenge Arts projects:
> Information on Dallas Arts Partners
> Information on Young Audiences of North Texas
WARREN SIMMONS on district redesign . . . and more
The Institute's Executive Director talks informally about the rising interest in — and challenges of — district redesign, about working with philanthropic partners to coordinate their efforts in community involvement for improving education, and about his current views on the standards-based reform.
> Read the interview
ROCKEFELLER renews support for SCtW district redesign
The Institute has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to support Phase II of the work of its National Task Force on the Future of Urban Districts, known as School Communities that Work (SCtW). The Foundation also supported the initial phase of the project. The current grant will enable the development of new resources for the Task Force's Portfolio for District Redesign, a set of practical tools for school district leaders and their communities. The grant will also support work in student-based budgeting and in ways to identify and map community organizations with the potential to support new schools in New York City.
CIVIC PARTNERSHIPS to build better schools
Two case studies commissioned by the Annenberg Institute's School Communities that Work Task Force illustrate some of the challenges and successes of civic partnerships working to support standards-based education reform in urban settings. Civic Cooperation in El Paso, by Clarence Stone, documents the mobilization of civic capacity by the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Achievement. A Youth-Development Partnership in San Francisco, by Ellen Foley, Amy J.A. Arbreton, and Karen E. Walker, describes a civic partnership organized around shared values about youth development and examines its first project, the Beacon Initiative.
> More about the case studies with links to text files and PDFs
HR SYSTEMS that enhance district culture and practice
The Institute's School Communities that Work Task Force has added to the human resources "tool" in its Portfolio for District Redesign. The Framework for Supporting HR Systems in School Districts — an adjunct to "Find, Deploy, Support, and Keep the Best Teachers and School Leaders" — defines criteria for supportive HR environments in two key areas: an enabling culture for high-quality teaching and learning; and policies and practices that attract and retain talented teachers. The framework is available only on the SCtW Web site.
> Read the framework
> Review the Portfolio for District Redesign
POSITION AVAILABLE in District Redesign
The Annenberg Institute has an opening for an educator/researcher to play a leadership role in implementing Phase II of the School Communities that Work Task Force — the effort to create "smart districts." Position level will depend upon the education and experience of the successful candidate.
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