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FASA Annual Summer Conference 2008___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CONGRATULATIONS!
Francis Giblin, principal of West Boca Raton Community High School and Winston Whyte, principal of Howard D. McMillan Middle School, Miami, were named the 2008 MetLife/National Association of Secondary School Principals, (NASSP), Florida High School and Middle School Principals of the Year, respectively.
Jointly sponsored by NASSP and MetLife Resources, the State and National Principal of the Year Awards program annually recognizes outstanding secondary school leaders who demonstrate excellence in educational leadership, complex problem solving, professional growth, and community involvement.
Each State Principal of the Year is a candidate for the 2009 National Middle Level and High School Principals of the Year. Finalists for the 2009 national titles will be announced in August. In November, Principals of the Year from each state, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity will attend the National Principal's Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Professional Development via the Web
 In our ongoing effort to provide you with
professional development and support through technology, we Have Launched a new online professional development initiative, "FASA Goes
Digital."
Utilizing the the power of the web to provide
alternate opportunities for delivering professional development and a
variety of communication and networking tools.Click here for more informatioN.
 and  Presents...
www.vossandassociates.net FASA and Voss & Associates have joined forces to present a critical new training seminar
for districts and school-based administrators, security chiefs and school resource officers
called NEWS (in a) FLASH...Become Your School’s Instant Messenger.
Seminar Highlights
• How to use the media rather than be abused by it
• How to use new technologies to expedite your message
• Specific strategies to:
• Contain the news of an incident
• Control the communications
• Calm the internal and external communities
• Take-away CD with ready-to-use communication checklists for any situation -
major or minor. For more information download the following: PDF 1 and PDF 2
For additional information: David Voss • www.vossandassociates.net • email:david@vossandassociates.net • phone: 941.650.4614 FASA - Don Griesheimer • www.fasa.net • email: dgriesheimer@fasa.net.• phone:850.224.3626 • Toll Free 800.593.3626 To download a registration form click here.
IBC REform ProgramFASA joins effort to Reform403b/457 Plans in Florida.
FASA, FADSS, FSBA and FEA have joined together to develop a 403b Model Plan that will be in compliance with the new IRS 403b Regulations and also significantly reduce the fees and charges to school administrators and other participants.
Working together, the 4 major organizations, representing school administrators, superintendents, school boards, teachers and other school employees have formed the Independent Benefits Council (IBC), a non-profit Florida corporation.
Click here to read more about the program.
To download the IBC Guide click here.
Florida's Attorney General, joined by FASA, FADSS and FSBA has personally committed to educating all Florida middle and high school students on Cybersafety during this school year and we need your help! The Attorney General, Bill McCollum, has created a website dedicated to educating our kids about this important issue. The site, located at www.safeflorida.net/safesurf, has an internet-based registration system so you can quickly and easily schedule a 50-minute presentation in your schools. You just pick a day and they do the rest.
Attorney General, Bill McCollum has written a letter to Florida principals about this new initiative and the free resources he is making available to you. Click here to view the letter.
16TH ANNUAL MODEL SCHOOLS CONFERENCE
Great Challenges, Real Solutions, Right Now
June 22 – 25, 2008
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando
The Model Schools Conference on June 22-25 in Orlando, will showcase many of the nation’s most successful high schools, middle grades program, elementary schools and CTE programs that provide every student with a rigorous and relevant education. These outstanding schools will describe their programs and how they achieved such a high level of success. Attendees will be able to learn from these model schools and adapt these best practices to their own improvement plans. Schools are chosen through a partnership with the Council of Chief State School Officers and with financial support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where hundreds of schools are evaluated to determine which schools and programs have adaptable best practices to share.
The Conference will also feature how-to sessions conducted by expert practitioners. These sessions will focus on curriculum, special education, success on state exams, transition programs, rigor and relevance, and technology, to name a few. There will also be six one-day PreConferences on Sunday, June 22, and a Post-Conference conducted by Dr. Willard R. Daggett during the afternoon of June 25 and in the morning of June 26.
Schools and districts are encouraged to attend as teams. A group discount is available for teams of 5 or more. For more information and to register, visit www.ModelSchoolsConference.com. For a PDF of the Model Schools Conference brochure click here.
Sponsored by the International Center for Leadership in Education.
Be There: A ready-to-go campaign to improve family involvement
When families are involved in their children’s education, student achievement improves. To help increase family involvement, Voss & Associates has created Be There… a research-based, multimedia campaign that inspires families to become more involved in their children’s education. It is patterned after the highly visible “designated-driver when drinking," "missing kids" and "anti-drug" campaigns. Through photographs and stories parents are encouraged to make the ordinary routines of life extraordinary by connecting with their children on a daily basis. Teachable moments are everywhere.
The Be There campaign provides a variety of components that make it a complete, ready-to-go multimedia package. They are provided to school districts at no cost except for printing and duplication of customized materials, which can be adapted to your priorities.
Be There is not a program or curriculum and requires very little effort to implement. Voss & Associates does the work. You just champion the cause. Districts are invited to participate in the campaign and FASA is a proud partner in the effort. For more information, go to Be There go to www.bethere.org
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