Touch DC | Nonprofit Report The goal of The SEED Foundation is to create a boarding school model that will The SEED Foundation worked closely with the district of columbia City http://www.guidestar.org/controller/searchResults.gs?action_gsReport=1&partner=T
The National Coalition Of Girls' Schools Columbus School for Girls 56 South columbia Avenue Columbus, OH 43209 Testimonials. About boarding schools. Financial Aid. Choosing a School http://www.ncgs.org/type3.php?op=l&r=mw
A Better Chance: Oakland Post 2003 Students who are successfully placed in one of our 200+ member schools become a part of the signature Only the district of columbia had worse scores. http://www.abetterchance.org/AboutUs/MediaCenter/Articles/Oakland03.html
Extractions: Trimble got the chance to say a lot about A Better Chance when almost 200 Bay Area students interviewed for a slot in the fall 2004 placement program last weekend in Oakland. If selected, scholars are placed into one of almost 300 public and private schools. That includes boarding schools for high school age students, and day programs for both middle and high school students. The schools often provide scholarships.
CSDC Archives The Charter schools Development Corporation (CSDC), a district of It is the only urban charter boarding school in the country and may be a model for http://www.csdc.org/bulletin/archive/school/seed.html
Extractions: The founders successfully negotiated a long-term ground lease for the property with the D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) Realty Office. The deteriorating building had no value, only the land did, Adler says. The successful lease negotiation represents a great obstacle overcome; charter leaders in the District of Columbia have struggled with DCPS for more than two years to purchase or lease surplus school buildings to use as charter schools. Recently, to improve the process, control over disposing of The SEED Foundation "I just need classroom space until December," he says to the caller. He has already found temporary boarding space for the students at nearby Trinity College and is finalizing a lease. Adler says he looks forward to having the new site totally complete. At a cost of $22 million, it will include four buildings — two dormitories, a classroom building and student center. SEED students will use the city recreation center next door, along with the basketball courts, tennis courts and lighted playing field, under a use agreement with the D.C. Department of Recreation and Parks, which owns the facilities. "It will look like a boarding school," Adler says, adding that a charter boarding school is much more expensive to build than a conventional charter school. The work will be done in two phases. Phase One The first phase of renovations, funded by a $7.6 million commercial loan from Bank of America, involves building a dormitory, renovating a classroom building and stripping and making weather tight a building that will house the student center. Adler says having "key supporters call the bank" helped the school secure the financing. Additionally, SEED has raised about $7.3 million in grant commitments. "We’ve worked very hard on fundraising," Adler says. "And we have a lot more to do." He adds that school leaders secured grants the old fashioned way — by sitting down over time with many potential donors, discussing the school’s concept and persuading them it was a sound one.
Rural Education Resources: You Know You're Rural When... states and the district of columbia within your district s boundaries. You know you re rural when you have to maintain a public boarding school http://www.mcrel.org/programs/rural/you_know/inside_page/you_know_inside.html
Extractions: Meeteetse, Wyoming You know you're rural when someone stops and asks you if you are the custodian or the superintendent-principal of the local school district because he sees the wad of keys you are carrying. You know you're rural when it takes radio waves two days just to get to where your school is located. You know you're rural when the pavement turns to gravel and the neon turns to wood. You know you're rural when your district enrollment is only 180 kids, but your district size is 7,687 square miles and you can put three states and the District of Columbia within your district's boundaries. You know you're rural when your board members have to travel 150 miles one-way to come to a board meeting.
Extractions: Hense founded FPCS in 1998 after several years as Executive Director of Friendship House, a 100-year-old social service agency that helps children, families, and seniors in DC. As Hense described it, Friendship House was an old-line agency that needed to revitalize and reenergize some of its programs. In the course of thinking through how best to reshape its services, Hense organized a series of task forces to look at issues related to youth development, social services, and education. Out of the education task force came the recommendation that Friendship House should look at the possibility of starting a charter school. According to Hense, two things that distinguish the school are the wrap-around services that extend learning opportunities beyond the traditional school day and a focus on technology. On the technology front, Friendship boasts more than 5,000 computers for 3,300 students. All of the teachers have laptops, and students are allowed to take computers home. The school has a partnership with Southern Methodist University to guide high school students toward careers in technology and engineering. FPCS is one of two robotics programs in DC to have participated in the first competition at the US Naval Academy, and its junior high program was a semi-finalist in the Maryland State Robotics competition.
Education Options, Chapter 9 - WASHINGTON AREA SUMMER PROGRAMS All area counties and the district of columbia offer summer recreation programs for boarding school summer programs offer a host of academic, athletic, http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/rsrcs/pubs/7142.htm
Extractions: Under Secretary for Management Bureau of Human Resources Family Liaison Office Resources - Publications and Related Links ... Education and Youth A summer program is especially appropriate for those children facing a long summer while both parents work, for those returning from overseas who want a chance to reenter the American scene before school starts, or for those who live overseas but want to have an American camp experience. Summer program choices are primarily recreational (overnight camps, day camps, or onetime outings), or academic (enrichment or remedial). The Foreign Service Youth Foundation and Around the World in a Lifetime offer occasional summer activities for teens. CHOOSING A SUMMER ACTIVITY General camps offer a little bit of a lot of things; specialty camps are an opportunity to explore a favorite activity in depth. The Family Liaison Office maintains a small file of summer activities available to families in the Washington area. Families overseas can check the Community Liaison Office files, but should start planning early because the information may be outdated and registering for camp may take longer because of the distance. Special programs for children with physical handicaps, mental retardation, or other special needs are discussed in Chapter 10 of this book. Following are some of the things that must be taken into consideration when choosing a summer activity: Price : Overnight camps average $475 per week. Private general day and specialty camps average $250 per 5-day week. Extended day care is an additional cost. County day care programs or YMCA camps cost between $45-$75 per week. County and city recreation department day camps are low priced for residents.
2000 Federal Save America's Treasures Grants The district of columbia. Anderson Cottage, United States SoldiersÂ’ and AirmenÂ’s Home Stewart Indian boarding School Historic district, Carson City http://www.saveamericastreasures.org/2000grantrecipients.htm
Extractions: The Arizona State Museum houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southwest Native American ceramics in the world. Storage facilities lacking environmental controls threaten the collection. If left unchecked, these irreplaceable objects could disintegrate. Funding will support appropriate museum storage and protection and conservation work on individual pieces. California Angel Island Immigration Station , Tiburon
How To Evaluate And Choose A School Whether parents live in a school district that offers school choice, This site provides information about approximately 300 boarding schools in the http://www.projectappleseed.org/choose.html
Extractions: We frequently receive questions from parents about choosing a school for their child. The following article responds to some of those questions and provides additional information and resources that may be helpful for parents when they are faced with making a school transition for their child. Factors to Consider When Choosing a School Whether parents live in a school district that offers school choice, are changing residences, or have a child entering kindergarten, choosing a school is a complex decision that includes the characteristics of the child, family, and schools. School quality depends on many characteristics, not all easily measurable, and not all equally important for each individual child or family. Parents may want to consider the following characteristics when evaluating a school. Child characteristics. Parents will want to think about their child's personality, learning style, and any special needs. Does the child need the structure that a traditional school setting would provide, or does he or she prefer to explore and take more personal responsibility for learning? Could she benefit from some type of alternative schooling approach? Does the child respond differently to being in small and large groups? If, for example, a child learns best in small cooperative work groups, then parents may want to consider finding a school that uses this instructional strategy. If a child has a special interest in music or a foreign language, then some preference might be given to a school that offers or excels in those areas in its regular curriculum or through after-school programming or clubs.
Trading Sippy-Cups For School Desks district of columbia Councilman Kevin Chavous, on the other hand, Why not just cut out the family altogether and send newborns to boarding school? http://www.cato.org/dailys/08-14-01.html
Extractions: Archives Hurricane Katrina Archives Chris Edwards will discuss federal spending after Hurricane Katrina on CNBC on Wednesday at 10:20 a.m. ET August 14, 2001 by Darcy Olsen Darcy Olsen is director of education and child policy at the Cato Institute. While the President's education plan for national testing is steaming its way toward final passage, another campaign of even greater long-term importance is emerging from beneath the political radar screen: The crusade for mandatory public preschool. At the American Federation of Teachers' biennial conference this summer, AFT President Sandra Feldman called for a "national commitment" to schooling all 3- and 4-year-olds. At least Feldman was magnanimous enough to suggest that preschool remain voluntary. District of Columbia Councilman Kevin Chavous, on the other hand, sees no problem with forcibly taking young children from their parents. His ominously titled "Compulsory School Attendance Amendment Act" would make school, well, compulsory, for every preschool-aged child in the nation's capital.
NCSC News - Stateside Will charter schools become the model for improving school district operations and in the district of columbia, Maya Angelou Public Charter School is in http://www.ncsc.info/newsletter/feb2004/stateside.htm
Extractions: Leadership for Educational Entrepreneurs combines the College of Education's master's degree in educational administration with the school of management's MBA degree. Fellows from around the country learn online, at regional sites and at ASU West. The Business Journal of Phoenix (December 26, 2003) California The University of California, Berkeley, will open a charter school that will serve as an "early college academy" enabling high school students to earn college credit as they work toward their diploma. Funded through a $400,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation the school is intended to help prepare educationally disadvantaged students for college. Slated to open in fall 2005, it will serve about 420 students in grades six through 12. Tri-Valley Herald (January 29, 2004)
IFAP - Student Financial Aid Handbooks Defense overseas school or an outof-state boarding school. states of the Union, the district of columbia, Puerto Rico, the http://ifap.ed.gov/sfahandbooks/doc0049_bodyoftext.htm
Dance Spirit Magazine Type boarding school, performing arts high school, public Program Enrollment 40 district of columbia Duke Ellington School of the Arts Washington, DC http://www.dancespirit.com/extraextra/march03/pahscg.shtml
Extractions: Performing Arts High School Guide 2003 Browse by state or country: Select Alabama California Colorado Connecticut Florida Illinois Florida Georgia Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nevada New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Washington, DC Canada Alabama
Extractions: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 19, 2000 - The White House Millennium Council has announced that 47 projects in 31 different states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have been awarded federal funding under "Save America's Treasures," a program that highlights the importance of preserving America's cultural heritage. Grants totaling nearly $12 million are being awarded to 41 nonprofit organizations across the nation to support an array of projects including preservation of endangered sites, collections, monuments and works of art. These 41 projects were selected by a national panel of preservation experts based on recommendations from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An additional $3 million will support historic preservation work at six federal sites in various parts of the country. A complete list of the 47 projects is attached. "Save America's Treasures" was launched in 1998 as a public-private partnership of the White House Millennium Council, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Park Service to protect the nation's threatened cultural resources. Congress appropriated $15 million for competitive "Save America's Treasures" grants in Fiscal Year 2000. The grants support nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. All grants must be matched dollar-for-dollar from nonfederal sources.
First Amendment Schools : Resources - Website Links NAIS membership includes day schools, boarding schools and combination boarding Moreover, the failure of a school district to comply with the guidance http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/resources/weblinks.aspx
Extractions: Find out who else is involved in promoting, educating, and advocating for First Amendment principles and civic engagement in schools. Programs and Organizations Active Citizenship Today (ACT) ACT, sponsored jointly by the Constitutional Rights Foundation and the Close Up Foundation, involves middle and high school students in applying the knowledge and skills leaned in the classroom to solving problems in their communities. Alliance for a Media Literate America The mission of the alliance is to stimulate growth in media literacy education in the United States by organizing and providing national leadership, advocacy, networking, and information exchange. To help all people learn how to critically analyze and create messages using the wide variety of technological tools now available in and out of school, the alliance has brought together a diverse group of individuals and organizations to create a national nonprofit membership organization that strives to bring media literacy education to all 60 million students in the United States, their parents, their teachers, and others who care about youth. American Bar Association Division for Public Education The mission of the ABA Division for Public Education is to promote public understanding of law and its role in society. Recognizing the centrality of an informed and committed citizenry, the ABA Division for Public Education affirms the value of law in a democratic society.
Neppel (1911-1938) whom 144 resided upon the columbia or Moses Reservation; that the mining district Tonasket asked for a saw and grist mill, a boarding school to be http://www.ccrh.org/comm/moses/primary/relinq.html
Extractions: 48TH CONGRESS, 1 st Session SENATE EX. DOC. NO. 16 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TRANSMITTING A communication from the Secretary of the Interior of the 4th instant, with draft of bill to accept and ratify an agreement made with Chief Moses and other Indians for the relinquishment of certain lands in Washington Territory. DECEMBER 19, 1883.Read and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. To the Senate and House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a communication of the 4th instant from the Secretary of the Interior, with draft of a bill to accept and ratify an agreement made with Chief Moses and other Indians for the relinquishment of certain lands in Washington Territory, and to make the necessary appropriations for carrying of the same into effect, with accompanying papers. The subject is presented for the consideration of the Congress. CHESTER A. ARTHUR EXECUTIVE MANSION Washington, December 4, 1883. SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith a copy of a report of 6th November last, from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, presenting, with accompanying papers, a draft of a bill to accept and ratify an agreement made by the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, on behalf of the United States, with Chief Moses and other Indians upon the Columbia and Colville Reservations in Washington Territory, for the relinquishment of certain lands in said Territory, and for making the necessary appropriations to carry the same into effect.
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Extractions: Why parents in Washington, D.C., are embracing vouchers and charter schoolsand what that says about public schools. By Michael W. Lynch Bernice Gates started what she calls her education "ram-page" back in 1997, when her agreement with her grandson Silky broke down. Gates had promised Silky, a seventh-grader, $5 a week to tutor his little brother Derek, but things weren't working out. Silky was doing his part, teaching his brother while earning A's and B's at Bertie Backus Middle School, a public school in northeast Washington, D.C. The problem was that Derek, who attended third grade at a small church school, was already working at a more advanced level than Silky was. "The difference was the school," says Gates. She says Silky was earning top marks for showing up and being quiet, but he wasn't learning much. "I knew I had to get my kids out of public school," she concluded. "I knew my kids had to be taught the way Derek was being taught." Gates, mother of five and grandmother of five, was then raising six children. Derek attended Calvary Christian Academy on a scholarship provided by her minister. But the others were in government schools, and Gates wanted them out. The problem was how. Gates, who had left her abusive husband, was relying on welfare while she earned a B.A. in social work at the University of the District of Columbia. She pulled Silky out of schoolhe was being picked on for studying anywayand counted on God to provide. Gates believes he did.
