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President's Message
Greetings Vermont Educators,
I hope this finds you all fully engaged in the second half of the school year. I am happy to report to you that the first meeting of the newly constituted VT ASCD Board of Directors was held last week. It was a great meeting and the new Board is excited to again make VT ASCD a preeminent voice in Vermont education. Below you will find a report of our work and our plans for professional development for the 2012 school year.
Board of Directors / Officers
As our first order of duty, elections were held to fill our slate of officers. Here is the result:
Ned Kirsch - President (nkirsch@fwsu.org)
Ellen Thompson - President Elect (ethompson@etsd.org)
Larry Fliegelman - Treasurer (lfliegelman@ossu.org)
Jackie Wilson - Secretary (jwilson@brsu.org)
Greg Marino - Sargent at Arms (gmarino@cssu.org)
Katherine Riley - Parliamentarian (kriley@cvuhs.org)
Jim Fitzpatrick - President Emeritus (jim@schoolspring.com)
Feel free to contact Board members if you have questions or ideas to make our organization stronger.
Mission / Vision
Along with electing officers, the Board also worked diligently to create a mission and vision for the future of VT ASCD. We believe our work below captures the Vermont spirit of education
VTASCD - the leader in the LocaLearn movement
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- We are professional development organization focused on continuous growth of Vermont education professionals.
- We will connect Vermont educators with each other and the world so every child achieves
Leading locally -- CONNECTING globally -- Learning for every child
Professional Development Calendar 2012
The 2012 school year will offer a wide array of professional development offerings sponsored or co-sponsored by VT ASCD. Below is the listing of activities, all of which fit our new mission to connect, lead and learn.
March 15 Ray McNulty - Managing for Today, Leading for Tomorrow - Burlington
March 24-26 ASCD National Conference - Philadelphia
April 14 Ed Camp VT - Burlington Area (http://bit.ly/bb0Eu2)
Nov 8 & 9 Fall VT ASCD Conference on Global Education - Burlington Area
Nov 30- Dec 1 NE ASCD Conference - Boston
We hope that you can participate in at least one of our offerings this year.
Advocacy
Part of the mission of ASCD and VT ASCD is continued advocacy for students. We encourage you to sign the Whole Child Petition. Your signature on the petition sends a message to Washington leaders to focus on what really matters―our children―by asking them to create a President’s Council on the Whole Child. Sign the petition and spread the word – we have until February 18 to get 25,000 signatures!
In closing, I am very excited about the new direction of our organization. Please spread the word to your colleagues to participate, but also encourage them to join VT ASCD. Working together we all can make Vermont education the best education for our students
For additional information and new learning please Like us on Facebook @VTASCD or follow us on Twitter @vtascd.
Sincerely,
Ned Kirsch
President VT ASCD
@betavt
We are the Vermont division of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization representing more than 175,000 educators from 119 countries and nearly 60 affiliates. Members span the entire profession of educators: superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.
We address all aspects of effective teaching and learning, such as professional development, educational leadership, and capacity building. ASCD offers broad, multiple perspectives—across all education professions—in reporting key policies and practices. Because we represent all educators, we are able to focus solely on professional practice within the context of "Is it good for the children?" rather than what is reflective of a specific educator role. In short, ASCD reflects the conscience and content of education.
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