ATTENTION SS/HS GRANT PARTICIPANTS!!!
As a part of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students initiative, the Student Support Center is hosting a series of summer workshops beginning June 26. The topics include early childhood behavior management, school wide discipline, after school planning and many, many more. Learn More>>
DC Peaceable Schools Instittute
Monday, June 30, 2008 - Friday, July 11, 2008
8:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.
Location: Gallaudet University
School Wide Discipline Planning for Elementary through High School
Thursday, July 17, 2008
8:30 - 11:30a.m.
Location: Center Offices
Early Childhood School Wide Discipline
Thursday, July 17, 2008
12:00 - 3:30p.m.
Guiding Good Choices Program Review
Monday, July 28, 2008
9:00 - 11:00a.m.
Location: Center Offices
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Hyde Trims and Cleans to Protect Students April 24, 2008 If youve driven down T Street lately, you may have noticed something different. Hyde has a new look. Its tidy, trimmed and most importantly, its safe. More >> |
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Therapy Program Gets Students Back in the Classroom April 24, 2008 The Student Support Center (SSC) joins the District of Columbia in its effort to get DC's youth back in the classroom. To address the core reasons that cause truancy, SSC is piloting the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) program. More >> |
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SSC's Professional Development Expert Co-Authors Book April 24, 2008 Anatomy of a Mentoring Program for New Special Education Teachers, co-authored by Dr. Christine Mason, grant manager for the Student Support Center's Transitions to Teaching DC initiative, is an innovative resource to help implement and sustain an effective teacher mentorship program for beginner special education teacher. It provides information for program development, administrator's guides and helpful tips for mentor coordinators, mentors and new teachers. More >> |
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DC STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES NEW DEFINITION OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER April 1, 2008 Source: DC State Board of Education Washington, DC -- The DC State Board of Education adopted a resolution on Wednesday evening that will change the federally mandated definition of a Highly Qualified Teacher in the District of Columbia, removing barriers that have kept many effective and credentialed educators out of the classroom. The ne w definition widens the talent pipeline, increases selectivity and allows the District of Columbias public schools (DCPS and the charter schools) the opportunity to draw from a broad pool of potential recruits, and to retain qualified teachers. The resolution, advanced by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), was unanimously approved by the State Board of Education. More >> |
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