California State University, East Bay in collaboration with the Oakland Public Library will launch the Big Read in Oakland this upcoming February. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. www.theoakalndcenter.com
In Oakland’s first year participating in this exciting program, Ernest Gaines’ novel, A Lesson Before Dying will be celebrated in various forms of public events, book clubs, art shows, theater productions, and more.
During February and March the Big Read will join Oakland neighborhoods, bringing various events inspired by the novel and its themes. These events will include film screenings, teen art exhibits, panel discussions, poetry readings, theater performances, music, and more.
During the Big Read, energy will be focused on reaching the nonreaders of Oakland. These nonreaders include everyone from teenagers to working professionals, it is our hope that by including activities that integrate various mediums of art we will excite and inspire typically reluctant readers to pick up the book!
By partnering in this month of activities you are helping to promote literacy and the arts in our strong and diverse community. We have books to give away for adult and teen readers.
JOIN US FOR THE BIG READ!
LIVE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE MARCH 4 @ OAKLAND MAIN LIBRARY
PERFORMANCES AT 6:15 AND 7 PM
April 27-29, 2009
The Cornhusker Marriott Hotel: Room Rate- $99/night
333 South 13th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
402-474-7474
The Lincoln Community Schools Learning Laboratory is designed for teams from schools and communities that want to move on a community schools strategy. Ideal teams will diverse organizations e.g., represent school systems, local government, public and private agencies, community-based organizations, higher education institutions, parents and parent organizations and community groups. We encourage teams of 4 or more to provide a stronger basis for action back home. All are welcome.
REGISTER BY FEBRUARY 28th AND RECEIVE 10% OFF OF YOUR REGISTRATION FEE!!
Individual Registration Fee
$375.00 (Early Bird Price)
If Registered By Friday, April 3, 2009
$445.00 (Regular)
If Registered After April 3, 2009
Team of 4+ People Registration Fee
$295.00 (Early Bird Price)
If Registered By Friday, April 3, 2009
$375.00(Regular)
If Registered After April 3, 2009
The 2009 “Summer Changes Everything” National Conference, hosted by The National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University, is now accepting presentation proposals centered around the idea that it takes a community to support high-quality summer programming.
The Center seeks proposals for 35-40 outstanding conference workshops to enable the growing field of summer learning professionals to build, strengthen, and expand life-changing summer programs for all young people.
Whether you’re an educator, administrator, curriculum developer, program provider, policymaker, researcher, youth worker, or summer learning advocate, you may have a unique perspective that can benefit others in the field.
The conference will take place April 16 and 17 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, with pre-conference institutes on April 15.
Presenters receive a reduced registration rate of $275 for the two-day conference.
Share your knowledge, experience and ideas while networking with those who share the goal of providing high-quality summer learning opportunities for all young people.
I am excited to announce that LeaderSpring is recruiting nonprofit leaders from Oakland and surrounding East Bay communities for its Class of 2010 Fellowship! Thank you for your past interest in our program.
Since 1997, LeaderSpring has awarded 115 exceptional leaders with an intensive two-year program of leadership development, management training, networking, and customized mentoring. Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, Executive Director of Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement (BAHIA), says about the Fellowship: “As executive directors, we often learn by the seat of our pants. LeaderSpring gives you the opportunity to improve upon your skills in a way that’s intentional and meaningful. Today, our organization has reached a new level of program service, and my participation in LeaderSpring has been the catalyst.”
Although nonprofit agencies in San Francisco are not eligible for this round, next year’s cohort will likely be recruited from San Francisco. We will certainly be in touch at that time. In the meantime, we encourage you to forward the Call for Applications below to relevant distribution lists, and to your colleagues in Oakland and surrounding East Bay communities who would likely contribute to, and benefit from, this Fellowship. Click herefor a PDF version of the Call for Applications. Applications are due Friday, September 26th, 2008.
Thank you for helping us spread the word in the East Bay about this extraordinary opportunity for leaders who are making a lasting difference in our communities. For more information,please visit our website at: www.leaderspring.org.
Best wishes,
Cynthia Chavez, Executive Director
2008 Call for Fellowship Applications
The Greek philosopher Archimedes wrote:
Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth.
Did you become a nonprofit executive director to move the Earth or to move paper around your desk? If you answered yes to the former, LeaderSpring will give you a meaningful place to stand. Through participation in a vibrant and engaging community of leaders, we will help you move the Earth – for your clients and for the ideals that drew you to community service and social change.
LeaderSpring invites talented and experienced nonprofit executive directors based in the City of San Francisco to apply to our two-year, on-the-job Fellowship. Built on an eleven-year proven track record, this Fellowship is highly in demand by executives who are leading their agencies to the next horizon of growth. Selected Fellows actively engage in overnight retreats, monthly day-long gatherings (on the first Thursday of each month), workshops with seasoned trainers, and a customized week-long study trip to a nationally respected agency.
The Class of 2010 East Bay Fellowship will be awarded to fourteen select leaders at no cost to them or their agencies. Fellows will continue to lead their nonprofits during the Fellowship, which will begin in November 2008 and conclude in October 2010.
As a LeaderSpring Fellow, you will have the opportunity to experience personal transformation, as well as achieve exponential impact on behalf of the agency you lead and the constituents you serve. Through participation in the Fellowship, you will:
·Enhance the performance of your organization;
·Sharpen your management skills by focusing on practical, real-time issues;
·Strengthen your leadership by tapping into your inner resources;
·Renew your personal energy and commitment to your work;
·Build long-lasting bonds with your peers, enabling cross-sector partnerships; and
·Gain new perspectives on social change issues through dialogue with your peers.
Applications are distributed after a preliminary screening to determine eligibility. To schedule a screening, please contact LeaderSpring at (510) 286-8949 or drew@leaderspring.org. Applications are due Friday, September 26th, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. For more information about the Fellowship, including eligibility guidelines and information session dates, please visit www.leaderspring.org.
Fellowships are made possible this year thanks to: The California Endowment, David B. Gold Foundation, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Mimi and Peter Haas Fund, San Francisco Foundation, Trio Foundation, Shinnyo-En Foundation, Union Bank of California Foundation, Walter and Elise Haas Fund, and Whitman Institute. LeaderSpring is a project of the Tides Center.
REGION IV ASP
2008-09
ASES and 21st CCLC Grantees
Kickoff Conference & Two-Day ASSETs Summer Institute
Hs Lordships • 199 Seawall Drive, Berkeley
Tracks for Kickoff Conference
August 12, 2008 • 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$25 per person
Administrators and Coordinators
• Program Orientation for NEW 21st Century Elementary & Middle School Programs
New Directors, Coordinators and Program Staff
• Nuts & Bolts of After School – “Leading the Way”
Site Coordinators and Line Staff
• ADHD or just active? Learning disability or just unfocused? How do I help?
• Parents as Partners: the key to strengthening your afterschool program
Line Staff
• Math Standards as applied to Thematic Activity Approaches in After School
• Academic Language Standards as applied to Thematic Activity Approaches in After School
Tracks for Two-Day ASSETs Summer Institute
August 11-12, 2008 • 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$50 per person
(for all Site Coordinators, high after school staff, teachers,
and community-based organizations)
Day I — Monday, August 11
• Steps to a Strong Partnership
• Youth Step Up: Youth Speakers & Reps
• Strive, Jive and Thrive: The Staff Team that Works
Day II — Tuesday, August 12
• Introduction to High School Academics
• Youth At the Table
Register online at www.acoe.org or by mail or fax.
Click on Training and Professional Development; then click on Announcements and scroll to ASSETs High School Institute or Region 4 After School Annual Kick Off Conference
August 14, 2008, 9:00am – 2:30pm
Preservation Park
668 – 13th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
The Alameda County Health Care Services and the Alameda Office of Education will be co-hosting a joint meeting. This year’s theme is IT TAKES A VILLAGE: Building strong Partnerships to Support the Total Health & Wellness of Children.
Broaden conventional definitions of health to utilize a comprehensive health approach to include both physical and mental well-being
Discover a common system of language to bridge education & comprehensive health services
Hear different people speak about their experiences with integrated health and education models
Learn how to implement an effective program that supports the needs of each child
Participate in discussions focusing on strengthening school & community partnerships, best strategies around site coordination, and achieving the best outcomes for students.
For more information and/or to RSVP, please contact Julie Wong by phone 510.618.2015 or
email at julie.wong@acgov.org
When: August 6-8th 8AM-4PM
Where: Downtown Oakland
Who should attend:
• Principals
• Teacher Leaders
• Central Office Administrators
• Instructional and Operational Coaches
• Support Providers or Coaching Organizations
Why Coach For Educational Equity?
The BayCES CFEE Institute is a professional coaching skills training
program for educators interested in learning a coaching approach to
addressing educational inequities in their schools and districts.
Coaching for Educational Equity focuses on building the leadership
skills and will necessary to create and sustain equitable schools.
Principals and Teacher Leaders: Build your instructional leadership.
Develop a clear theory of action for addressing inequity in your
school. Learn how to provide constructive feedback to your staff to
improve teaching and learning in your school. Improve the leadership
capacity of your teacher teams, and your ability to lead equity
centered professional learning communities.
District Leaders and Administrators: Gain critical skills to
effectively lead for educational equity, facilitate meetings well, and
provide critical feedback to your staff. Increase trust and
collaboration across roles in your district. Learn how to integrate
Coaching for Educational Equity into your district.
Instructional and Operational Coaches: Learn how to structure and
manage the coaching sessions you facilitate and how to analyze your
own coaching performance. Practice the essential skills, techniques
and processes used by professional coaches.
Support Providers or Coaching Organizations: Develop key coaching for
equity skills to lead your own organization and build the capacity of
those you coach. Access coaching tools and protocols that can be
immediately applied in your coaching contexts.
At the CFEE Institute you will:
• Explore coaching stances, beliefs, and critical questions: What
stances do you hold as you do your work? How do your beliefs
influence in your coaching practice?
• Learn how to do a thorough assessment and develop an
equity-focused Theory of Action.
• Practice real-time coaching interventions focused on skill
development and practice.
• Engage in key coaching interventions in one-on-one and group
coaching sessions, receive corrective feedback from highly experienced
BayCES Coaches.
• Learn the key methodologies that Coaches For Educational Equity
employ to organize their work.
The Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES) CFEE curriculum
draws on a wide range of research in school reform, leadership
studies, organizational change, critical race theory, emotional
intelligence, and more, including the research and practice of
Garmston and Costa’s Cognitive Coaching work and John Heron’s Helping
the Client and The Complete Facilitator’s Handbook. It is also
informed by twelve years of experience working with over fifty schools
and districts to dramatically improve school climate, staff relations
and cultural competence, and student achievement.
Cost: $1,000 per participant, group rate may apply. Cost includes:
• Training by highly experienced BayCES Directors and Coaches
• Binder of materials including coaching tools, templates, and
articles
• Breakfast, lunch and snacks each day
• One-on-one attention and small group sessions
Past CFEE Participants say:
“This program has made me a better classroom teacher, as well as a
better leader.”
“I feel empowered to address and attack the problems that I see at my
school. For the first time, I have been provided with a tool that can
support me while I support others.”
“I am extremely impressed with the quality of presentations,
resources, facilitation – I am walking away with some very concrete
skills and a greater capacity for thinking, asking questions, and
reflecting.”
“I wish I had been exposed to BayCES sooner and that more districts
would make use of your services. I’ve been a high school teacher for
eight years, and I’m positive that if I had been coached by someone
who followed your model, I could have been a much better, much more
confident teacher.”
Visit www.bayces.org to register or contact Sara Brown at sara@bayces.org or 510-208-0160 x315 today.
Hello OCASA Community,
The Steering Committee has decided to postpone the member meeting until early September to further develop action items for your consideration at the meeting. Please keep an eye out for future save the dates.
Thanks!
Liz
Hello OCASA Community!Please plan on attending (and bringing 2-3 others from your
organization) the OCASA member meeting on Tuesday, August 19th. The
meeting will be held at the First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th
St, Oakland, CA 94612 from 9AM to noon.
We will have a panel on the changing landscape of afterschool in Oakland
and will discuss how we would like to influence the institutions that
shape the landscape.
We will send out a formal invitation in the coming weeks.
Thank you,
Liz Johnson
Program Associate
Urban Strategies Council
510 893 1377
lizj at urbanstrategies.org
