ESE Advisory Council Meetings every 4th Wednesday of every Month
Next meeting will be May 23rd, 2012
Topics: - ELECTION
Slate recommended by nomination committee for the year 2012-2013
Chair: Ivan Baratz
Vice Chair: Nathalie Adams
Recording Secretary: Brianna Roper
Corresponding Secretary: Linda Adderley-Olds
Executive Board Member:
Yvette Kleinman
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All persons who have been documented to attend two of the previous six meetings will be considered members and will be allowed to vote or run for a board position.
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An inclusion program called "Play Pal" to start in fall in our schools. This program was implemented by a Broward Autism Coach 10 years ago in one of our school.
The Broward ESE Advisory Executive board support the idea behind the "Play Pal" program and believe that the expansion of this program will have a positive impact on the education of all special needs students.
We believe that this program will benefit the children in so many ways. Not only children will learn social skills, communication skills and self esteem, it will also help with the bullying issue that has been happening frequently. Last, but most important, it would mean an increase of acceptation of our children in the community. We will be working very hard to make this project become reality through out our schools.
Our goal.....is that schools will embrace this amazing program as ALL children would benefit from it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIeAAb5eVaM
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"The battle for quality education is the social justice cause of our time. If you believe that every child
has the right to a quality education, then there is no more important work than providing the right
leadership to dramatically transform public education in this country. I have found my passion and
purpose in life – to improve the human condition by giving every child an equal chance to excel and
achieve happiness. It all starts at the top with one of the most challenging and important jobs in
America – the urban school superintendent." Robert W. Runcie
Robert W. Runcie is Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), the nation's sixth largest public school system. Runcie was appointed by the School Board to become the 20th Superintendent of the BCPS on October 5, 2011 .
Runcie was the first member of his family to attend college. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard College and a master's degree in business administration from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. He is a Broad Fellow and graduate of the 2009 class of The Broad Superintendents Academy.
Runcie formerly served as Chief of Staff to the Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools in Illinois, the third largest school district in the nation, with over 430,000 students. During his tenure in Chicago, he also served as Chief Area Instructional Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. He also served as the district's Chief Information Officer where he provided leadership in implementing the largest web-based student information system in the country, guiding the district's performance management strategies and transforming business process to drive more effective collaboration at all levels of the district. Prior to joining the Chicago Public Schools, Runcie served as president and founder of a management consulting and technology service company specializing in project management, large-scale systems implementations and organizational strategy. He began his career as a staff consultant for Arthur Andersen (now Accenture).
Runcie firmly believes that dramatically transforming public education is among the most important work to be done in this country, so that all children can receive the quality education they deserve. He has successfully applied the best business practices acquired in the private sector to improving public education operations and instructional strategies.
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In case you missed our Janurary 25th meeting:
Topic & Discussion was about an inclusion program called "Play Pal" by the person that started this program 10 years ago in one of our school.
The Broward ESE Advisory Executive board support the idea behind the Play Pal program and believe that the expansion of this program would have a positive impact on the education of all special needs students.
We believe that this program would benefit the children in so many ways. Not only children will learn social skills, communication skills and self esteem, it would also help with the bullying that has been happening frequently. Last, but most important, it would mean an increase of acceptation of our children in the community. We will be working very hard to make this project become reality through out our schools.
Our goal.....is that schools will embrace this amazing program and that children would benefit from this program beginning this fall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIeAAb5eVaM
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NEW
2012 Calendar Dates
Broward ESE Advisory General meetings
4th Wednesday of every month.
Where : Piper High School
TIME: 6:00PM-6:30PM
Meet Privately with District Staff
6:30PM-9:00PM General Meeting
Our New 2012 Meeting Dates
January 25, 2012
February 22, 2012
March 28, 2012
April 25, 2012
May 23, 2012
June 6, 2012
PHONE-BRIDGE CALL-IN#
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