Young Education Professionals-DC & DCAB-L

oung Education Professionals is a DC-based non-profit created by and for young professionals that connects tomorrow’s education leaders through relationship-building, knowledge development, career and professional development, and community engagement .DCAB-L supports the Washington DC/Baltimore area bluegrass community by providing a forum for its denizens.Disruptive, potentially illegal, or commercial non-bluegrass posts, are not tolerated and consitute grounds for expulsion

Friday, 31 August 2012

[dcab-l] Article on Hank's retirement-16 years of bluegrass DJ

Click here: Gettysburg's Mr. Bluegrass moves on - Evening Sun

Nice mention for his time spent.

Linda~

[YEP-DC] Interested in teaching for KIPP DC? Saturday School Teaching positions available!

We are looking to hire excellent Saturday School teachers, like YOU! Teaching Saturday School is great leadership opportunity for teachers and teachers interested in learning more about KIPP.

2 hours of teaching!

4 Saturdays out of the semester!

1 awesome opportunity!

Must have teaching experience and a passion for working with early childhood students.

Saturday School Dates:

September 29

October 13

November 3

December 15

Possible Teaching ideas:

Yoga

Cooking

Language

Arts and Crafts

Sports

Dance

Painting

Music

Please send your resume/cover letter to Tiffany Shumate, at Tiffany.Shumate@kippdc.org

Looking forward to working with you!

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[YEP-DC] Vacancy Announcement - Chavez Schools: Senior Program Manager

YEP, and YEP Affiliates - check this out! Please review the following job spec for a very cool contractual position. Qualified and interested candidates, please apply online at www.chavezschools.org.

Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy (Chavez Schools) is the recipient of a $1.1 million grant through the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education's Race to the Top (RTTT) program to engage educators in professional development and collaborate to positively impact student success.

The Professional Learning Communities of Effectiveness (PLaCEs) Grant Award provides an incentive for public schools to establish consortia with the goal to improve student achievement. Chavez Schools will lead the PLaCEs grant effort, in partnership with Paul Public Charter School and DCPS elementary schools – Kenilworth and Neval Thomas, to ensure success in four critical areas:

Teach school leaders (principals, coaches, lead teachers) to provide timely and meaningful feedback to instructors

Train teachers in the best pedagogical practices for fostering critical thinking, impacting student achievement, and improving outcomes for students

Coach teachers and school leaders to support students with learning disabilities to access the standards in a meaningful way and receive appropriate, grade-level instruction

Develop a resource portal containing curriculum exemplars and quarterly teacher training based upon the Common Core Standards

The Senior Project Manager (SPM) provides senior-level leadership and project management for ToPPP projects and issues. The SPM focuses on specific projects and issues related to project execution, as well as provide technical, organizational, and historical advice and counsel to the project's directors.

Primary Accountabilities:

1. Provides leadership and management assistance to ongoing ToPPP projects. Provide leadership to directors to set the strategic direction, priorities, and policies for the project

2. Develop creative and innovative approaches to accomplishing goals and carrying out the mission of ToPPP purposeful professional learning community

3. Provides senior-level management and participation in ongoing ToPPP programs and responsibilities

4. Identify, assess, and inform Lead LEA Supervisors of internal and external issues that affect the consortium

5. Develop and maintain relationships with LEA leaders, governmental departments, media, funders, member organizations, and other relevant parties in a manner that enhances the credibility, reputation, and leadership of the ToPPP learning community in the areas of transforming systems and promoting project success

6. Provides leadership, planning, and development assistance for potential future projects and responsibilities, including DCPNI footprint expansion

7. Provides leadership and management assistance for ToPPP leadership team on major administrative projects, including developing and implementing the electronic records system, organization of the department and procedures and guidelines, planning and developing the ToPPP's dissemination site, and archiving historic progress

8. Coordinates activities across schools and LEAs on selected complex, sensitive projects and issues.

9. Provides coaching to the leadership teams, and is a coach to teachers in Lead LEA partners schools, including the anchor schools

10. Provides counsel to ToPPP leaders, insuring the transmission of critical organizational knowledge.

11. Develops and monitors annual budgets

12. Ensure that the financial affairs of the ToPPP grant are conducted in accordance with policies and guidelines established by the grant and generally accepted accounting principles

Requisite Skills

· Politically savvy and knowledgeable about the public policy processes.

· Understanding of the State education system, preferably the system in D.C.

· Creative and strategic thinking

· Able to motivate and influence others

· Able to analyze complex information to identify key points and central issues

· Formulate creative solutions or approaches to solving problems

· Ability to build strong interpersonal relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

· Self-starter with the ability to work independently while being a team player

· Adaptable and able to adjust readily to changing conditions

· Demonstrated leadership, coordination, and negotiation abilities

· Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills

· Experience in budgeting and financial management

· Proven project-management skills

· Ability to multi-task and work efficiently under deadline

· Exercise initiative and good judgment, problem solving, and decision-making skills

· Dependable, reliable, honest, and trustworthy

· Ability to gain and maintain confidence of the all stakeholders

· High personal and professional ethical standards

Core Requirements

· Master's degree (Specialist or Doctorate preferred)

· Major in Education or other relevant discipline and/or at least eight years of experience as school and/or school district leadership

Serious and qualified candidates only. Apply online at www.chavezschools.org.

Thursday, 30 August 2012

[YEP-DC] Join the EdOps Team

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Charter School Finance Specialist – Washington, DC

EdOps is a Washington, D.C.-based social venture that is focused exclusively on providing high-value business management services to charter schools. We assist charter schools with a range of services including accounting & bookkeeping, financial reporting & analysis, budget development, cash flow forecasting, federal grants management, and board meeting support. Our goal is to provide schools with a level of professionalism in these areas that they could not achieve on their own, and in so doing allow school leaders to focus more of their time directly on boosting student achievement.

We are looking for a mission-driven and business-oriented individual who excels at working with clients in diverse organizations. The position involves working in partnership with the Principals of the firm to assist multiple charter school clients with their fiscal management. The position is ideal for an individual looking to apply business/analytical skills in a growing company working to improve public education.

Responsibilities include:

Prepare monthly financial statements for school clients.
Record transactions in computerized accounting system.
Assist established and applicant schools with budget planning process.
Analyze, model, and solve problems for clients on a wide range of business issues.
Assist schools with a variety of business-related issues
Assist with accounts payable process.
Assist with grants management, including processing draw requests and budget revisions when needed.
Serve as a secondary contact person for school clients, supporting the Principals of the firm.

Qualifications:

2 to 5 years of work experience, preferably in a related field
Strong MS Excel skills and financial modeling (familiarity with accounting software a plus)
Financial analysis and problem solving skills
MBA, MPP, MPA or other advanced degree with analytical focus.
Strong client communication and interpersonal skills
Thorough, detail-oriented and quality-conscious individual who can balance multiple assignments
Commitment to education and knowledge of charter schools a major plus
Ability to travel within D.C. occasionally and work non-standard hours to attend evening board meetings, etc.

Competitive salary based on experience.

Please send resume with cover letter to Dan Theisen at dan @ed -ops .com

Subject line: Charter School Finance Specialist

EdOps is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

[dcab-l] Reminder - Stephen Wade with James Leva, Danny Knicely and more at the Birchmere 9/27

Here is a friendly reminder about the upcoming special event at the Birchmere on Thursday, September 27 featuring Stephen Wade and an all-star band that recorded Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition for Smithsonian Folkways (out September 11).

Here is the first review of the new album from Banjo Hangout: http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/243126d

"Stephen coaxes a unique approach to each tune from the long histories of each of these songs, and documents the trajectory from the first appearance of the tune to his own attempt to capture aspects of what his teachers told him he ought to aim for in catching the old music.... You gotta get this CD"

Listen to a sneak preview of the album here: http://goo.gl/fQxmd

Full details:

On September 27, 2012, at 7:30 pm, The Birchmere presents Stephen Wade in a rare, one-time concert marking national publication of his new book, The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience (University of Illinois Press) and the release of his new album, Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition (Smithsonian Folkways).

This signal event, a narrated, multimedia, musical stage performance, features Stephen Wade, accompanied by veteran instrumentalists and singers Mike Craver, Russ Hooper, Danny Knicely, James Leva, and Zan McLeod. The concert brings together two endeavors, deeply entwined both historically and personally. Stephen's Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition takes its inspiration from the very recordings explored in his book The Beautiful Music All Around Us. The stories there, like the sources for this album—and the contents of this evening's program—foreground the music against its backdrop in life.

Innovative and often surprising, Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition explores knowledge older musicians have bequeathed to younger players. Inspired by past banjo masters of frailing and two- and three-finger styles, the album mines new creative possibilities with pump organ, piano, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, Dobro, washboard, rhumba box, and bass.

The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience takes as its starting point thirteen iconic performances captured on Library of Congress field recordings between 1934 and 1942 in locations reaching from Southern Appalachia to the Mississippi Delta and on to the Great Plains. Through decades of research and detective work, Stephen Wade tracked down surviving performers and their families, fellow musicians, and community members. Weaving together loving and expert profiles of these performers with the histories of these songs and tunes, Stephen brings to life largely unheralded individuals—farm laborers, state prisoners, schoolchildren, cowboys, housewives and mothers, loggers and miners—whose music has become part of the wider American musical soundscape. Book/CD signing follows the show.

Listen to Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition: http://goo.gl/fQxmd

Watch video about The Beautiful Music All Around Us: http://youtu.be/debETxZWoPQ

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[YEP-DC] Sept 6: School Reform in American: Lecture and Reception with Dr. Carl Cohn (longest-serving urban superintendent)

School Reform in America: A View from the Front Lines
Lecture & Reception with Dr. Carl Cohn

Please join Dean Michael Feuer and the George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development for an evening with Dr. Carl Cohn, America's longest-serving urban superintendent. His groundbreaking work with the Long Beach Unified School District made the system a model for high academic standards and accountability. Dr. Cohn argues that, for students who have been left behind, teamwork and collective responsibility yield better results than top-down punitive dictates from policymakers. In the Capstone Lecture of his GSEHD Master Class, Dr. Cohn will discuss his views from the front lines of urban school reform. A reception will follow.

September 6, 2012 at 5 p.m.
Marvin Center, Continental Ballroom

800 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
Please register your attendance at www.cohnatgw.eventbrite.com or call 202.994.6161

[YEP-DC] Tutor at Center City Public Charter Schools

Do you care about helping the next generation succeed in school and beyond? Do you find yourself wishing you could do more to improve education for all children? If so, we need your help! Center City Public Charter Schools (Pre-K through 8^th grades) is looking for committed college and graduate students to volunteer for an hour every week to tutor our students! Volunteers are needed at our six campuses, located throughout the city, to assist students with their homework after school. The time commitment is only one hour, once a week, but the impact on these young people will be immeasurable! If interested, please contact Maureen Mulhern at 202-589-0202 ext 134 or mrodriguez@centercitypcs.org. We look forward to partnering with you! Be the change you wish to see in this world by helping the youth of DC!

Added bonus: A stipend of $14 an hour offered to all tutors!

[YEP-DC] [JOB] Program Manager, GEAR UP Alumni Leadership Academy (Washington, DC)

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From: Maristany, Laura
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 9:11 AM
To: .All Staff DC
Subject: FW: [alliancehill] Position Announcement - Program Manager, GEAR UP Alumni Leadership Academy

FYI

Dear Colleagues,

NCCEP is hiring a Program Manager for the GEAR UP Alumni Leadership Academy initiative. Attached you'll find the job description and qualifications.

If you consider this announcement pertinent, we appreciate if you can share it with your networks. Thanks!

Hope all is well.

Regards,

Daniel Bremer-Wirtig

Associate Director, Government Relations

National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP)

daniel_bremer@edpartnerships.org

1400 20th Street, NW

Suite G-1

Washington, DC 20036

(p) 202.530.1135 x110

(f) 202.530.0809

(m) 202.494.2383

Twitter: twitter.com/edpartnerships

Facebook: facebook.com/NCCEP

Responses to queries and surveys should be directed to the questioner, who will summarize and post the answers.

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Juana Hernandez

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Assistant Director, HACU National Internship Program

One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 430

Washington, DC 20036

www.hacu.net

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

[dcab-l] DCBU/VFW Bluegrass Jam in Takoma Park

Everyone--

The next DC Bluegrass Union VFW Bluegrass Jam will be Monday, September 3 (Labor Day), from 7:00-10:00 PM, at:

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 350

6420 Orchard Ave., Takoma Park, MD

Google Maps: http://tinyurl.com/VFWmap

Contact: VFW Post 350: 301-270-8008

or Barb Diederich <barb@barbdiederich.com>

The VFW Post is at the corner of Orchard Ave. and 4th Ave., just a few blocks from the intersection of New Hampshire Ave. and Eastern Ave.

The jams are on the first and third Monday of each month. As always, the jams are free. If you know anyone who might like to come, please pass this message along to them. Thanx!

For more information, see the FAQ at http://tinyurl.com/VFWJam .

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[YEP-DC] Wanted: Director of Operations, Education Writers Association

EWA Seeks Director of Operations

The Education Writers Association is looking for a dynamic Director of Operations to join our growing team of seven staff members. This new member of our team will take a strong leadership role to support EWA's growth in the coming years.

Organization Background

The National Education Writers Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality and quantity of education coverage to create a better-informed society. As the national professional organization of members of the media who specialize in education, EWA has worked for more than 60 years to help journalists get the story right. Today, EWA has more than 3,000 members benefiting from its high-quality training, information, and customized support.

Position Summary

The Director of Operations will be responsible for overseeing operations to support the strategic growth of the organization, collaborating with the Executive Director and Board to implement long-term comprehensive planning, developing programmatic and operational budgets, and monitoring expenditures. S/he will report to the Executive Director and manage the Marketing & Membership Manager, Multimedia Manager, and the Administrative Assistant.

Duties and Responsibilities

Operations:

Develop and coordinate an annual operations plan, aligned to the organization's strategic plan
Evaluate organizational processes and routines to maximize effectiveness and efficiency
Analyze and scope potential upgrades to the current technology infrastructure
Manage relationships with third-party vendors as necessary

Finance:

Develop and manage EWA's budget, tracking revenue and expenditures, developing projections, and guiding short- and long-term planning
Oversee financial reporting, accounting systems, and bookkeeping tasks, including AR/AP, payroll, data entry, reconciliation of cash accounts and general ledger management using QuickBooks and Excel
Coordinate with auditing firm to conduct annual audits
Take on general office management responsibilities as appropriate

Human Resources:

Assist the Executive Director in maintaining a work environment where employees can utilize and develop their talents
Promote a positive culture and high morale by organizing staff events
Upgrade and be responsible for human resources functions, including:

Recruiting
Onboarding
Training and development
Compensation and benefits
Performance evaluation

Senior leadership & supervision:

Oversee the work of the Multimedia Manager and Marketing & Membership Manager
Assist the Executive Director with impact assessment, strategic planning, and board relations
Provide support and coaching to managers and staff throughout the organization

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience Requirements

Skills and Knowledge:

Experience with and thorough understanding of budgeting, business analysis, finance, human resources, and strategic planning
Experience with marketing, digital strategy, and/or web development is a plus
Ability to effectively build organization and staff capacity
Superior organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and balance competing priorities
Comfort working independently, as well as part of a team
Exceptional oral, presenting and written communication skills
Ability to delegate and follow up
Initiative, creativity, and a high level of professionalism

Experience:

At least 4 years of experience in senior management and financial accounting, preferably for nonprofit organizations
Master's Degree preferred in business administration and/or public administration, or Bachelor's Degree with equivalent work experience
Experience with QuickBooks is a plus

How to Apply:

Please send a resume and a detailed cover letter explaining why your skills, interests and experience make this opportunity the right fit to jobs@ewa.org.

[YEP-DC] [JOB] Part-Time UCDC Law Program Assistant, University of California (Washington, DC)

Full job post: https://hrw-vip-prod.is.berkeley.edu/psp/JOBSPROD/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=14372&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1


	The UCDC Law Program is a full-time externship program in Washington DC for the University of California law schools; UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis and UC Irvine all participate in the UCDC Law Program. The UCDC Law Program provides UC law students with the unique opportunity of working and learning in the nation's capital. The Program Assistant will provide a wide range of administrative and clerical support for the UCDC Law Program. The Program Assistant will also be responsible for updating the program webpage and blog. The Program Assistant is necessary in ensuring the success of the Law Program by providing critical administrative and organization support. The Program Assistant is based in Washington D.C. and will have his or her own workstation at the Washington Center. In addition to clerical and administrative duties the Program Assistant must be present in the office on the evenings that the Externship seminar is taught to support the Program Director. In the Fall 2012, the seminar will be taught on Tuesday evenings.
	*Responsibilities*
	• Provide executive assistance to the Director with regard to all Program activities. • Monitor student assignments and deadline compliance, organize and manage individual and group correspondence, and manage document flow and scheduling for current and prospective students, seminars and their guest speakers, externship supervisors and host organizations, and faculty and staff at the participating schools and at UCDC. • Keep the Director's schedule, including student and other appointments, externship site visits, and travel. • Organize and manage phone and video conferences. • Maintain and update student, externship site and other Program files and databases, both electronic and paper, including spreadsheet, relational database, Bspace, website and web-based survey content. • Handle expense reporting and reimbursement, time reporting and administrative communications with participating schools. • Keep office supplies, equipment and technology running smoothly and see to their maintenance and servicing. • Assist with program reporting, budgeting, alumni relations, and program development.
	*Required Qualifications*
	• Experience as an executive assistant, preferably in an academic environment. • Outstanding oral and written communication skills. • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact diplomatically with diverse groups and vendors. • Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated ability to prioritize, exercise initiative and sound judgment while effectively executing multiple projects and meeting deadlines within an interrupt-driven, fast-paced environment. • Excellent computer skills with proficiency and accuracy in MS Office, including proficiency in word processing, mail merge, spreadsheets, data entry and online applications plus a strong understanding of how relational databases work. • Strong attention to detail with a goal of achieving high quality and 100 percent accuracy in work. • Strong analytical skills with the ability to creatively problem-solve. • Excellent customer service skills, with ability to form new relationships with ease. • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Juana Hernandez

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Assistant Director, HACU National Internship Program

One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 430

Washington, DC 20036

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[YEP-DC] Job Opportunity-- Director of Membership at the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)!

CoSN, the premier professional association for education technology leaders, is seeking candidates for a Director of Membership position. The Director of Membership is responsible for the development and implementation of a strategic membership plan, which focuses on all aspects of membership development, recruitment, and retention, including outreach to existing and emerging state chapters. Marketing experience is a strong plus. For more information about the opportunity: http://www.cosn.org/AboutUs/JobOpportunities/tabid/12681/Default.aspx.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and salary range to HR@cosn.org.

Thank you!

[YEP-DC] Evening Opportunity - Parent Workshop Facilitator

Turning the Page is seeking highly qualified and experienced education professionals to facilitate evening parent workshops. Please see attached job description for more details.

[YEP-DC] Hiring: Parent Facilitators

DC School Reform Now (DCSRN) is seeking part-time Parent Facilitators, who will support outreach efforts to increase the number of parents that recognize and pursue quality education for young people in the District.

About DC School Reform Now

DCSRN was founded in 2008 to support new education reforms in the changing climate of public education in the District. The organization took a new direction beginning in August of 2010 with the hiring of Executive Director David Pickens. Mr. Pickens and DCSRN focus on seizing the opportunity to collaborate with the DC community at large to ensure the highest quality of public education for all students in DC.

DCSRN is educating, organizing and advocating to build support for public education strategies that prepare kids to become college and career ready. We believe that public schools in DC can and should become the best in the nation and every student in DC should have a high quality school, principal and teacher.

Responsibilities

· Implement the High Quality Schools Campaign, aimed at increasing the number of people who understand the importance of a quality education

· Execute DCSRN's outreach strategies by utilizing facilitator's network of parents and collecting contact information for the DCSRN membership database

· Working with the Director and Outreach Team of the High Quality Schools Campaign to represent the organization at community meetings.

· Connect DCSRN with relevant Ward 1, 7 and 8 organizations;

· Meet regularly with Ward 1, 7 and 8 parents to inform them about school quality.

· Encourage parents to apply and enroll in high quality schools through outreach events, including school fairs and application workshops.

· Enable parents to understand the need for high quality schools, principals and teachers in Washington, DC and to become advocates for their children.

· Encourage and facilitate opportunities for parents to be spokespersons for high quality education.

· Serve as a guide for parents on different school tours throughout the city.

· Inform parents of and motivate them to attend relevant events and meetings.

· Become an expert in DCSRN's High Quality Schools Campaign parent curriculum to effectively inform parents about high quality schools.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

· Has an existing network of DC parents in Wards 1, 7 and 8.

· Able to work evenings and weekends.

· Experience with and knowledge of DC Public Schools and District public charter schools.

· Passion for education and youth.

· Team player.

· A self-starter.

· Well organized.

· Data-driven.

· High energy.

· Excellent people and professional skills.

· Ability to multitask.

· Project management skills.

· Proficiency in Spanish a plus.

Contact

Please send a brief cover letter and resume to Jerrilyn Black at jblack@dcschoolreform.org. Please put "DCSRN Parent Facilitator Candidate" in the subject line of your email. For questions please call (202)315-2422. To learn more, visit our website at: www.dcschoolreform.org or follow us on Twitter @dcschoolreform

DC School Reform Now is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parenthood or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.