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Tsunami Relief Efforts Offer Students 'Lesson in Compassion Vol. 14, No. 1 www.cgcs.org January 2005 Tsunami Relief Efforts Offer Houston Names Students 'Lesson in Compassion' New Leader Other Districts in Search Erin Glynn, the principal of Eu- gene Field Community School in Min- neapolis, was recently approached by a What do teacher who wanted to do something Houston, Cincin- to help victims of the tsunamis that nati, Pittsburgh, Tampa, St. Louis struck South Asia and East Africa on Dec. 26. and Indianapolis have in common? They decided to start a donation In 2005, their drive at the school and its sister school, school districts Abelardo Saavedra Nathan Hale, to raise funds for relief have or are ex- Students from two Minneapolis schools efforts. present a $10,000 check for tsunami relief pected to have new superintendents. efforts. “We thought that we would just $10,000 from Best Buy, a total of The nation’s seventh largest school collect change,” says Glynn. “But about $20,000 was given to the American Red system, the Houston Independent four days later, we ended up with Cross International Response Fund. continued on page 4+ $10,000.” Other urban schools across the The elementary and middle schools nation also raised funds for tsunami have a combined student population relief efforts. The Denver School of of approximately 1,100, who opened the Arts donated profits from the open- their piggybanks as well as solicited do- ing night of a play to help tsunami vic- nations from family and friends. tims. “We received so much communi- Students at Tanaka Elementary in ty support,” stresses Glynn. “The ex- Las Vegas will adopt a school in Thai- perience really offered our students a land that was damaged by the tsunami. LEGISLATIVE lesson in compassion.” CONFERENCE And the School District of Phila- School officials then contacted delphia is partnering with the Philadel- electronics retailer Best Buy, which had phia NAACP to help tsunami victims. announced that it would match all con- Money collected at schools will be de- Education Laws tributions up to $1 million to help vic- livered to the American Red Cross as To Be Discussed tims of the tsunami. part of the international relief effort. With the matching contribution of The nation’s urban educators will have an opportunity to discuss the Bush Administration’s second- In this Issue term education agenda at the Coun- cil of the Great City Schools’ An- Boston Offers Tutoring at City Libraries ..................................... 3 nual Legislative/Policy Conference, 80-Year-Old Principal Going Strong ............................................ 8 March 12-15, in Washington. Legislative Column: IDEA Act of 2004: Improved?................... 10 continued on page 10+ Inside the Council Anchorage District Study Finds One-Third of Students Overweight A newsletter published by the Council of the Great City Schools, A significant number of students in Alaska’s Anchorage school district are representing 64 of the nation's largest overweight, according to a recent state study of children’s height and weight urban public school districts measurements. Albuquerque Memphis Anchorage Miami-Dade Atlanta Milwaukee Researchers from the Alaska Division of Public Health used data collected Austin Minneapolis by school district nurses during health screenings of students from 1998 to 2003 Baltimore Nashville and found that approximately one-third of Anchorage students between the ages Birmingham Newark Boston New Orleans of 5 and 17 are overweight. Broward Co. New York City Buffalo Norfolk According to district officials, the percentage of Anchorage children who are Charleston Oakland overweight is similar to national findings. Charlotte Oklahoma City Chicago Omaha Christina Orlando The study also discovered that about one-third of 5-year-olds in the district Cincinnati Palm Beach enter kindergarten already overweight. In addition, researchers also determined Clark Co. Philadelphia Cleveland Pittsburgh that 75 percent of young, overweight students will remain overweight and possi- Columbus Portland bly gain additional weight during their childhood. Dallas Providence Dayton Richmond The district’s nurses record students’ height and weight in kindergarten and Denver Rochester Des Moines Sacramento grades 3, 5, 7 or 8, and 10 or 11. Prior to the study, data collected by school Detroit St. Louis nurses were used only for individual students’ health files at school. Fort Worth St. Paul Fresno Salt Lake City In an effort to help students achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, the Greensboro San Diego Houston San Francisco Anchorage school system has developed Healthy Futures, an initiative that encour- Indianapolis Seattle ages physical activity for children through organized events. The district also mon- Jackson Shreveport Jacksonville Tampa itors students’ height and weight, provides health and physical instruction in schools Long Beach Toledo and offers a mentoring program between school nurses and overweight children. Los Angeles Tucson Louisville Washington, D.C. “We in the school district must continue to teach our students healthful eating habits and encourage them to be physically active,” said Superintendent Carol Newsletter Staff: Executive Director Michael Casserly Comeau. Editor Henry Duvall Associate Editor Tonya Harris Council Officers: Chair Newark After-School Program Judy Farmer Board Member, Minneapolis Considered the Best Chair-Elect The Newark Public Schools has In 2003, Elnardo Webster Jr., who Arlene Ackerman received an exemplary evaluation for heads the Newark school district’s Of- Superintendent, San Francisco its after-school program from the Na- fice of Extended School Day Pro- Secretary-Treasurer tional Community Education Associa- grams, won the prestigious national ti- George Thompson III tion. tle of After School Alliance Ambassa- Board Member, Nashville dor. All news items should be submitted to: “We haven’t found any program Urban Educator in the country that surpassed Newark,” The after-school program in New- Council of the Great City Schools says Duane Rupert, senior evaluation ark includes academic, cultural, recre- 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 702 Washington, D.C. 20004 consultant, who co-chairs a key NCEA ational and personal development com- (202) 393-2427 / (202) 393-2400 (Fax) committee. “For the size and the scope ponents. Editor’s E-mail: [email protected] of the program, it’s in a league of its Associate Editor's E-mail: [email protected] own.” Page 2 Council of the Great City Schools Inside the Council Council Participates Boston Launches Free Tutoring Program In London Forum At City Libraries On Urban Education Students who visit Boston public libraries not only get to check out books The Council of the Great City for free, but also have the opportunity to receive free tutoring as a result of a Schools participated in a United States- new program. United Kingdom bilateral conference in mid-December on urban education. Homework Helpers offers free tutoring at neighborhood libraries for all city students in grades K-8. The initiative is the brainchild of Richard Stutman, Twenty-five American and 25 president of the Boston Teachers Union (BTU), which is also funding the British academicians, scholars, re- tutoring initiative with approximately $44,000 collected from membership dues. searchers and education officials con- vened in London. Tutors are members of the BTU who have signed up to participate in the program. According to union officials, many of its members eagerly applied Council Executive Director for the opportunity to become tutors. Michael Casserly addressed the issue of “Who Will Teach in Urban “The opportunity for teachers to provide out-of-school extra help is a Schools?” in a panel discussion. great way for students to receive any additional assistance they may need and to showcase the talents of our teachers and our wonderful public libraries,” He joined Boston Public Schools said Boston Schools Superintendent Thomas Payzant. Superintendent Thomas Payzant, who was one of the conference’s co-chairs, The tutoring program began in November and is operating at all 27 Bos- on the trip to London. Payzant re- ton Public Library locations. cently won the Council’s top award for urban school leaders, the Richard R. Green Award. $5.6-Billion Needed to Pay At the U.S.-UK bilateral confer- ence, Payzant addressed the issue of Shortchanged NYC Schools “How Will Urban Schools Be Gov- A court-appointed panel recently been decided or settled, often in the erned?” on a panel that included the ruled that New York City schools plaintiffs’ favor, according to a recently permanent secretary of the British have been shortchanged by $5.6 bil- released report by Education Week news- Department of Education. lion a year, appearing to settle a long paper. legal battle on whether the state owes In a written statement, British the nation’s largest school system Thirty-one states are considering Prime Minister Tony Blair told con- more money and by how much. major changes in how they fund educa- ferees, “…we are always determined tion, according to the report, Quality to learn from the experience of oth- But a nagging question remains: Counts 2005: No Small Change, Targeting ers.” Where’s the money coming from? Money Toward Student Performance. And 16 states are embroiled in litigation challeng- Blair noted that there's a need to In a court brief, the Council of ing their current school finance systems. reduce the dropout rate and to strength- the Great City Schools had urged the en curriculum and assessment for the panel of special referees to recom- “America’s system for financing ed- 14-19 age group in England. mend a funding increase annually that ucation is at a crossroads,” stresses Vir- is at least equivalent to the plaintiff’s ginia Edwards, editor of the report and As a result of the Council’s par- proposal, which was for $5.6 billion newspaper. ticipation in the conference, Casserly over current state expenditures. notes that a British delegation of edu- Legal arguments on school financ- cators plans to attend the Council’s An- In the past five years, school- ing have shifted from whether states nual Fall Conference in October in At- funding lawsuits in 20 states have lanta.
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