House Bill #3397 is a Charter School equity bill that I believe Trillium community members should support. The first hearing this Wednesday morning at 8 am in the House Revenue Committee.
This bill would bring funding for charter schools in line with all other per pupil funding. For Trillium it would mean at approximately $250,000 worth of revenue every year. It is worth the battle.
I believe the hearing will be in Hearing room A on the first floor on the House side of the building. The bill's supporters would love parents and families to come to the hearing and even testify if they would like. If your can't attend contact you representatives and urge their support.
CHARTER SCHOOLS SHOULD GET THE SAME $ PER STUDENT AS OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
This google map shows where the State Capital is located.
This is the directions from Trillium.
It will take over an hour to get there so if you plan on coming remember that the hearing starts at eight and parking might take some time.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
TODAY at 5!: Solidarity with Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio
Please join Tuesday's demonstration downtown, sponsored by Jobs with Justice and others:
Rally in solidarity with Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio
Tuesday, March 15th at 5:00pm
Terry Schrunk Plaza
SW 3rd and Madison in Portland
Though millions of Americans are out of jobs, corporate-funded politicians are attacking worker rights and slashing public services, instead of addressing the jobs deficit.
Why? It’s simple: political payback to the same Wall Street and corporate CEOs who pushed millions of Americans out of jobs and homes, got bailed out and are back to making record profits. The corporate greed agenda is a permanent “jobless recovery" that concentrates wealth at the top, while leaving the rest of us to fight over what’s left.
These corporate-backed politicians have other proposals that will lower wages, decimate public education, hang teachers out to dry by weakening or eliminating the right for fair treatment and due process on the job.
Meanwhile, we should draw inspiration from the massive resistance that has been going on in Wisconsin since Gov. Walker announced his rollback of workers rights -- and that has been replicated in Indiana and Ohio.
"In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans such as ‘right to work.’ It provides no ‘rights’ and no ‘works.’ Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining… We demand this fraud be stopped." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio are the frontlines today, but this program will soon be showing across the country, if we don’t stop them.
Rally in solidarity with Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio
Tuesday, March 15th at 5:00pm
Terry Schrunk Plaza
SW 3rd and Madison in Portland
Though millions of Americans are out of jobs, corporate-funded politicians are attacking worker rights and slashing public services, instead of addressing the jobs deficit.
Why? It’s simple: political payback to the same Wall Street and corporate CEOs who pushed millions of Americans out of jobs and homes, got bailed out and are back to making record profits. The corporate greed agenda is a permanent “jobless recovery" that concentrates wealth at the top, while leaving the rest of us to fight over what’s left.
These corporate-backed politicians have other proposals that will lower wages, decimate public education, hang teachers out to dry by weakening or eliminating the right for fair treatment and due process on the job.
Meanwhile, we should draw inspiration from the massive resistance that has been going on in Wisconsin since Gov. Walker announced his rollback of workers rights -- and that has been replicated in Indiana and Ohio.
"In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans such as ‘right to work.’ It provides no ‘rights’ and no ‘works.’ Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining… We demand this fraud be stopped." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio are the frontlines today, but this program will soon be showing across the country, if we don’t stop them.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Important Senior News
Dear Parents of the Class of 2011,
There are a few important things to keep track of as we move towards graduation.
Your student should be on the home stretch with his/her senior project. Final Project Review Committee (PRC) meetings happen during the last week of April. Projects are due to all PRC members sufficiently in advance of the final PRC meeting to allow PRC members to look over the work ahead of time. This is a stressful time for many seniors as the Friday, May 6th deadline for projects approaches. Students should be communicating regularly with a member of their Project Review Committee to problem solve any issues they might have around their project. Any student who has not held the second (of 3 required) PRC meeting should arrange one immediately. A successfully completed senior project is required to receive a diploma.
As of today, projects are due in less than six weeks!
Commencement will be held at the Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building at Portland Community College Cascade Campus on Saturday, June 4th. Exercises begin at 2 o’clock.
We will be ordering graduation announcements soon and generally have them available to parents and students by May 1st. Please make sure Ken knows exactly how many you would like for your student. Announcements are printed on beautiful, one hundred percent post consumer material with soy based ink, come in envelopes, and will cost one dollar each.
Caps and gowns have been ordered, and will be black. We use a cap and gown company that rents us high quality robes. Rental cost is $30. Students will be able to keep the caps and tassles.
All checks should be made payable to Trillium Charter School, and given to the front desk.
Senior Project Night is a wonderful showcase of students' work and will take place on Friday, May 13th. Students will each have one 30-45 minute slot to present their work to parents, family members, and friends. The event takes place at Trillium. Please tell family and friends to mark their calendars as this event is amazing and should not be missed!
This information, as well as a the senior calendar, and other senior resources, are available on my blog (http://ken-trillium.blogspot.com).
This is an exciting time of year and of life. I would be happy to help with any questions you might have around your graduates’ experience.
Best,
Ken Gadbow
Ken@TrilliumCharterSchool.org
There are a few important things to keep track of as we move towards graduation.
Your student should be on the home stretch with his/her senior project. Final Project Review Committee (PRC) meetings happen during the last week of April. Projects are due to all PRC members sufficiently in advance of the final PRC meeting to allow PRC members to look over the work ahead of time. This is a stressful time for many seniors as the Friday, May 6th deadline for projects approaches. Students should be communicating regularly with a member of their Project Review Committee to problem solve any issues they might have around their project. Any student who has not held the second (of 3 required) PRC meeting should arrange one immediately. A successfully completed senior project is required to receive a diploma.
As of today, projects are due in less than six weeks!
Commencement will be held at the Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building at Portland Community College Cascade Campus on Saturday, June 4th. Exercises begin at 2 o’clock.
We will be ordering graduation announcements soon and generally have them available to parents and students by May 1st. Please make sure Ken knows exactly how many you would like for your student. Announcements are printed on beautiful, one hundred percent post consumer material with soy based ink, come in envelopes, and will cost one dollar each.
Caps and gowns have been ordered, and will be black. We use a cap and gown company that rents us high quality robes. Rental cost is $30. Students will be able to keep the caps and tassles.
All checks should be made payable to Trillium Charter School, and given to the front desk.
Senior Project Night is a wonderful showcase of students' work and will take place on Friday, May 13th. Students will each have one 30-45 minute slot to present their work to parents, family members, and friends. The event takes place at Trillium. Please tell family and friends to mark their calendars as this event is amazing and should not be missed!
This information, as well as a the senior calendar, and other senior resources, are available on my blog (http://ken-trillium.blogspot.com).
This is an exciting time of year and of life. I would be happy to help with any questions you might have around your graduates’ experience.
Best,
Ken Gadbow
Ken@TrilliumCharterSchool.org
Monday, March 07, 2011
State of the School - March 16th at 6:30
State of our School Community Forum
Wednesday, March 16th from 6:30-8:00
Please join us on March 16th from 6:30-8:00 for an update of the financial status of Trillium as well as a facilitated break out sessions for your input.
As part of our strategic planning work, we will be conducting an online survey that will go out in the next few days. We will follow it up with this community night that will include a State of the School speech to inform all of Trillium’s financial situation and small breakout groups to get direct community feedback. The underlying objective of the meeting is to inform everyone about the work that lies ahead for Trillium and how we can together to successfully move us forward.
Childcare will be available at Trillium that evening. Please email Ramona@trilliumcharterschool.org by March 14th to sign up for childcare.
--
Genevieve Bouwes
Executive Director
Trillium Charter School
Wednesday, March 16th from 6:30-8:00
Please join us on March 16th from 6:30-8:00 for an update of the financial status of Trillium as well as a facilitated break out sessions for your input.
As part of our strategic planning work, we will be conducting an online survey that will go out in the next few days. We will follow it up with this community night that will include a State of the School speech to inform all of Trillium’s financial situation and small breakout groups to get direct community feedback. The underlying objective of the meeting is to inform everyone about the work that lies ahead for Trillium and how we can together to successfully move us forward.
Childcare will be available at Trillium that evening. Please email Ramona@trilliumcharterschool.org by March 14th to sign up for childcare.
--
Genevieve Bouwes
Executive Director
Trillium Charter School
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Teachers Wonder Why the Scorn?
"You are glorified baby sitters who leave work at 3 p.m. You deserve minimum wage." From the New York Times,
Snowdays Gear and Opportunities
[From Snowdays director Jolene Wilson]
Hi,
I am writing to repsond to a message that a student sent out back in January. Sorry for the delay, but I had to do some investigating in order to find an answer to his request. I am also writing because we would like to invite a couple students on our next trip with SEI. We can take 3-4 Trillium students on the next trip if you have interested kids. The trip is on 3/12 (next Saturday).
One, if you have students who would like to borrow gear we may be able to lend some out if we are given enought notice!
Second, we are trying to organize a gear 'sale' at the end of the year. This would be an event where students could get a gear set-up at rock-bottom prices at the end of the season.
Third, if any of your more advanced snowboarders are interested in earning snowboard gear they can do so by volunteering to peer mentor students on daytrips. THis is a new aspect of Snowdays that we are developing. Let me know if you have an interested student and we can coordinate their involvement in a trip or two this year.
Looking forward to hearing back!
Jolene Willson
Hi,
I am writing to repsond to a message that a student sent out back in January. Sorry for the delay, but I had to do some investigating in order to find an answer to his request. I am also writing because we would like to invite a couple students on our next trip with SEI. We can take 3-4 Trillium students on the next trip if you have interested kids. The trip is on 3/12 (next Saturday).
One, if you have students who would like to borrow gear we may be able to lend some out if we are given enought notice!
Second, we are trying to organize a gear 'sale' at the end of the year. This would be an event where students could get a gear set-up at rock-bottom prices at the end of the season.
Third, if any of your more advanced snowboarders are interested in earning snowboard gear they can do so by volunteering to peer mentor students on daytrips. THis is a new aspect of Snowdays that we are developing. Let me know if you have an interested student and we can coordinate their involvement in a trip or two this year.
Looking forward to hearing back!
Jolene Willson
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Writing Contest - with cash prizes!!
The Norman Mailer Writers Colony and the National Council of Teachers of English are pleased to invite submissions for the 2011 Norman Mailer High School and College Writing Awards for Creative Nonfiction. We hope you will encourage your students to apply.
PRIZES
Cash prizes of $5,000 to $10,000 will be awarded to National Winners. Four finalists in each category will be awarded trophies. Sixteen semifinalists in each category will be awarded certificates. Winners receive travel and lodging to attend the Colony's National Award Ceremony.
Submission Guidelines
CATEGORY
Norman Mailer produced extraordinary works in many genres, including the category of this year’s award:
Creative Nonfiction. Students may submit work in any of the subgenres of creative nonfiction: memoir or autobiography, essay, literary journalism, profiles of people or places, and so on. Whatever its type, the best work will be true material presented with compelling literary merit.
ELIGIBILITY, PAGE LENGTH, and DEADLINES
Entries accepted online only March 1 - April 28, 2011, Noon CST.
• High School Competition is open to all high school students. Students may submit one or more pieces of writing, maximum 10 single-spaced pages, endorsed by a teacher and released by a parent or guardian. Cash award of $5,000.
• Two-Year College Competition is open to first- and second-year full-time students enrolled in a community college, junior college, technical college. Maximum 15 single-spaced pages. Cash award of $5,000.
• Four-Year College Competition is open to current full-time students. Maximum 15 single-spaced pages.
The college winner receives a scholarship to the Norman Mailer Writers Colony during the summer of 2012 and cash award of $10,000.
For complete submission guidelines and judging criteria, or to submit an entry, visit the NCTE website. Please email any questions to nmw@ncte.org.
PRIZES
Cash prizes of $5,000 to $10,000 will be awarded to National Winners. Four finalists in each category will be awarded trophies. Sixteen semifinalists in each category will be awarded certificates. Winners receive travel and lodging to attend the Colony's National Award Ceremony.
Submission Guidelines
CATEGORY
Norman Mailer produced extraordinary works in many genres, including the category of this year’s award:
Creative Nonfiction. Students may submit work in any of the subgenres of creative nonfiction: memoir or autobiography, essay, literary journalism, profiles of people or places, and so on. Whatever its type, the best work will be true material presented with compelling literary merit.
ELIGIBILITY, PAGE LENGTH, and DEADLINES
Entries accepted online only March 1 - April 28, 2011, Noon CST.
• High School Competition is open to all high school students. Students may submit one or more pieces of writing, maximum 10 single-spaced pages, endorsed by a teacher and released by a parent or guardian. Cash award of $5,000.
• Two-Year College Competition is open to first- and second-year full-time students enrolled in a community college, junior college, technical college. Maximum 15 single-spaced pages. Cash award of $5,000.
• Four-Year College Competition is open to current full-time students. Maximum 15 single-spaced pages.
The college winner receives a scholarship to the Norman Mailer Writers Colony during the summer of 2012 and cash award of $10,000.
For complete submission guidelines and judging criteria, or to submit an entry, visit the NCTE website. Please email any questions to nmw@ncte.org.
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