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March 2004 Newsletter |
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Dates to Remember Mar 31 – Full intern interviews Apr 1 – Pre2 seminar #3 BA Apr 2 – Pre2 seminar #3 NET - Full intern Seminar #4 and checkpoint #3 Apr 3 – Pre2 seminar #3 BA Apr 7 – April MeetingApr 8 – Pre2 checkpoint
Apr 9 – Last day to drop! Apr 15 – Fall 2004 pre2 placement seminar Apr 16 – Fall 2004 pre2 placement seminar Apr 19 – Full intern seminar#4 Apr 22 – Pre2 seminar #4 - Pre1 checkpoint #1 Apr 24 – CEOE Tests - Pre2 Seminar #4 Apr 26 – Pre1 checkpoint #1 Apr 27 – Pre1 checkpoint #1 Apr 29 – Fall 2004 Full intern orientation seminar -
Pre1 checkpoint #1 May 3-7 – Finals Week!! May 4 – Full intern seminar #6 May 8 – Commencement May 10–Summer intersession May 13–Grades online May 21 – Registration deadline for June 26 CEOE Jun 26 – CEOE Tests
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Shannon White - Publicity/Newsletter This is by far the latest this newsletter has ever been. I completely forgot about it. Hopefully I can get the next newsletter out on time. But, better late than never I guess. I would like to thank our president Amanda Bennett for all of her hard work this semester with our speakers. I have gained a lot of information and helpful hints from the speakers she has linded up. There is one downfall though. None of our NSU-NSTA members are attending the meetings, so when our speakers show up they are only presenting to 2 or 3 students. These are very busy teachers and administrators and I would like for them to feel welcome. If the time is still an issue we can work on changing that again. Or if cutting down the number of meetings to maybe only one or two a semester would help let us know. Our next meeting is April 7th at 3:00pm. We will have principals from local schools to speak with us about the hiring process. Dr. Migliorino from Tahlequah High School, Mr. Garrett from Tahlequah Jr High and Mr. Barlow from Sequoyah Elementary will be our speakers. T-shirts will also be available at the meeting for $12. Also for may we are making stress relief bags again but we need help. If any of you could find donations from buisnesses it would really help promote our organization. |
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State Classrooms Gain 226 National Board
Certified Teachers® in 2003 Oklahoma Ranks Eighth Nationally State Superintendent Sandy Garrett announced today that an additional 226
teachers in Oklahoma have earned their profession’s top credential this year
by achieving National Board Certification. The National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) reports that with the new
certificates, the state now has 858 National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs)
– the eighth highest number in the nation. SDE The full directory of teachers receiving National Board Certification can be found at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Web site. What started as a nationally significant incentive program, first adopted and funded by the state Legislature in 1997, has resulted in a large number of teachers applying for participation and achieving this prestigious certification. Details:
In 1998, the “Quality Counts” report published by Education Week ranked Oklahoma’s state requirements number one nationally in “Quality of Teaching Standards,” giving Oklahoma the only A in the category. In 1999, The National Education Goals Panel rated Oklahoma as one of the top states in the nation in terms of the percent of teachers certified in their content area. In 2003, Oklahoma was sixth best in its efforts to improve teacher quality, according to the “Quality Counts” report. |
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