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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

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

[dcab-l] DCBU cordially invites you to Return to The Red Fox Inn

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The DCBluegrass Union relives the golden era of the Washington, DC bluegrass when the current members of the Seldom Scene reunite with original members Tom Gray and John Starling on October 20, 2013 for a special fund raising performance on the stage that was The Red Fox Inn.

For many years, The Red Fox Inn was the mainstay of the local bluegrass community, regularly featuring some of the best that bluegrass music had to offer, including The Country Gentlemen (with Doyle Lawson and Jerry Douglas), Emerson and Waldron and The Bluegrass Cardinals. The Seldom Scene emerged from a nearby jam session to start their illustrious run as DC's quintessential bluegrass band.

You are invited to join the DCBU and the current Seldom Scene including Ben Eldridge, Dudley Connell, Lou Reid, Fred Travers, Ronnie Simpkins for a sumptuous dinner and nostalgic performance when they are joined by original members Tom Gray and John Starling at the Positano Restaurante, the current occupant of the Red Fox Inn space in Bethesda, Md, as we return to the spirit and sounds that were The Red Fox Inn.

Space is regrettably limited to 100, so please visit the ticketing website: Return to the Red Fox Inn with the Seldom Scene and the DCBluegrass Union

You don't want to miss a historic night of great music, food, friends, stories and times.

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[YEP-DC] Stretch Your Students' Minds! New Recess blog post!

Hey, teachers! Want to improve your students' concentration and focus this fall? Recess blogger Wenna Price outlines two brief, yoga-inspired moves that, if incorporated into your classroom routine, can do just that: http://www.youngedprofessionals.org/1/post/2013/07/ama-zen-ways-to-stretch-your-students.html Try them out, and report back!

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[YEP-DC] Two open positions at Excelsior College (positions in Washington, DC)

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My client, Excelsior College, is looking to fill two director level positions in their Washington, DC Center. Excelsior College is a non-for-profit, online college accredited by Middle States. Its mission is to provide educational opportunity to adult learners with an emphasis on those historically underrepresented in higher education. The College meets students where they are — academically and geographically, offering quality instruction and the assessment of learning.

Position 1-- Director of the Washington, DC Center: The Director serves as the DC Center's leader in the areas of corporate / association and community college partnership development, inquiry generation, application generation, and enrollments. This position is responsible for strategic recruitment and enrollment efforts. It has equal responsibility for increasing enrollments, growing assessment by exam numbers, and representing Excelsior's Center for Professional Development. The Director serves as the College's primary representative on matters related to the Washington DC Center and liaison across the College on matters related to the Center. Read more at: http://www.excelsior.edu/director-dc-center

Position 2-- Program Director (PD) for the Master's in Public Administration Program: The PD is responsible for the development and management of our new MPA degree, including, but not limited to, course and curriculum development and review, course scheduling, faculty selection, and faculty management. The PD is also responsible for assisting the School's leadership team in researching, developing, implementing, and marketing additional new degree programs in the area of public service. The PD must have the ability to professionally represent Excelsior College within the academic community. The PD will be well versed in the field of public service, as well as the higher education landscape. Significant experience in online educational environments will be a significant plus. The PD reports to the Assistant Dean of the School of Public Service. This position will be based in our Washington, DC office. Some travel to Excelsior's Albany, NY main campus will be required. read more at: http://www.excelsior.edu/program-director-master-of-public-administration

If you are interested in either position, please feel free to apply directly or to ask me any questions you might have.

Jeanne Contardo

[YEP-DC] Professional Development Coordinator Opening!

Greetings Young Education Professionals!

Friendship Public Charter School is now seeking a Professional Development Coordinator. Please review and share this job description with any qualified professionals in your network. Click here to apply, or visit our career page via www.friendshipschools.org

Professional Development Coordinator

Overview

As the nation's first multi-campus charter school, Friendship Public Charter School has been producing college-ready students for over 15 years. From Preschool through 12th grade, Friendship invests in providing a rigorous academic curriculum that enables our children to excel as ethical, literate, and well-rounded leaders in a 21st century economy. We surpass our peers across the District in public education with a 91% graduation and college entrance rate. To this end, we also hold the quality, success, and development of our teachers with paramount importance. We provide a number of professional growth and development opportunities which have afforded us both the 2010 and 2011 DC Teachers of the Year, and three outstanding school principals who launched their careers in our classrooms.

Responsibilities

Maintain a robust system to capture and communicate Friendship's professional development tracks for all employees
Coordinate with leadership staff, content experts, and consultants to identify professional development course priorities, course offering roll out plans, required training and materials, and detailed plans/ schedules are in place to ensure a robust calendar of PD course offerings for all employees
Identify external professional development sessions which align to FPCS areas of growth
Document Friendship's professional development sequence and offerings for all instructional and non-instructional positions, including principals, teachers and community office staff.
Manage the system to house the yearlong professional development tracks for both new and returning staff
Ensuring that professional development sessions and materials are captured and archived
Report on the impact of professional development participation
Maintain an accurate database of the employee training data and materials
Manage organizational calendar of required trainings and track employee completion
Develop, research, and employ the best PD trainings and practices to inform FPCS human capital strategies, and optimize talent development initiatives
Maintain and innovative and forward thinking approach to informing and developing talent development strategies and practices
Facilitate information sessions and employee trainings as needed
Catalogue both attendance and deliverance of internal professional development sessions
Collect and analyze historical professional development information on sessions, presenters and attendees
Survey what types of professional developments are needed most at FPCS
Map the FPCS teacher effectiveness rubric to professional development sessions
Establish and maintain the professional development library

Qualifications

Minimum of 3-4 years' experience in talent development
Bachelor's Degree in Organizational management, Business management, Human Resources, Communications, Training Management, or related field
Maintain a high level of professionalism and enthusiasm
Ability to navigate performance/ talent management systems and query data
Exceptional oral, written, facilitation, and intrapersonal skills
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and demanding environment
Outstanding attention to detail
Ability to organize and coordinate events
High flexibility and exceptional task management
A genuine interest in finding ways to improve public education and support our schools through via talent development
Willingness to go above and beyond required duties to support organizational mission

Sincerely,
Human Capital Team

Friendship Public Charter School

Now Hiring! Apply to our current job openings.

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[YEP-DC] The SEED Foundation is seeking a Grants Manager

The SEED Foundation is looking for a skilled and strategic Grants Manager to expand SEED's base of foundation and corporate support. The Grants Manager will not only develop and write grant proposals; s/he will lead SEED's strategy to identify, engage, and persuade foundation and corporate prospects to fund The SEED Foundation's innovative work. The ideal candidate will be a self-directed project manager with exceptional written and verbal communication skills and prior grant-writing experience.

Key responsibilities of the Grants Manager include:

· Creating, adapting, and submitting grant proposals to foundations and other grant-making entities and persuasively communicating SEED's model and results;

· Developing an in-depth understanding of the criteria and priorities applicable to each granting program, and tailoring proposals to reflect donor priorities;

· Conducting prospect research, including establishing and maintaining personal contact and relationships with foundation personnel and program officers;

· Managing a continually evolving pipeline of prospective donors; and

· Developing and maintaining a calendar to ensure timely submission of letters of inquiry, adherence to proposal deadlines, and completion of reports.

A full job description can be found at http://www.seedfoundation.com/index.php/get-involved/employment/foundation. To apply, send a tailored cover letter and resume with the subject line "Grants Manager" to jobs@seedfoundation.com. Feel free to reach out to me directly if you are interested!

[YEP-DC] Urban Education Leaders Internship Program

The DC Public Schools' Urban Education Leaders Internship Program (UELIP) is an opportunity to experience the unique and exciting work of managing an urban school district. This opportunity is open to both undergraduate and graduate students, or students who have recently graduated in the past year.

UELIP Associates have the opportunity to participate in mission-critical projects for DCPS, and be on the front lines to see the positive changes to close the achievement gap being implemented in urban education.

http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/About+DCPS/Career+Opportunities/Support+Our+Schools/Urban+Education+Leaders+Internship+Program+(UELIP)/The+Associate+Experience

The UELIP program accepts applicants for fall, spring, and summer cohorts.

Fall 2013 Program Dates: September 16, 2013 - December 6, 2013

- Applications deadline: August 2, 2013

During the fall and spring cohorts, associates are expected to contribute a minimum of 15 hours/week. The summer cohort requires a minimum of 40 hours/week.

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter, resume, and a 3-5 page writing sample

All applicants must also submit a response to one of the following essay questions (300-500 words):

- In your opinion, how should DC Public Schools' relationship with charter schools evolve over the next five years in order to best serve students?
  
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- Choose one reform within DC Public Schools in the past five years and describe its successes and shortcomings. Explain how this reform could have been designed or implemented differently to be more effective.

Stipends

UELIP Associates serve as volunteers in the DCPS Central Office. Associates who demonstrate need may apply for an economic hardship stipend in the course of their application. Stipends will be awarded in amounts up to $500 for the fall and spring semesters, and up to $2,000 for the summer semester.

Applicants for the economic hardship stipend must do the following in addition to the application above:

Upload a word document answering the following 3 essay questions by the stated application deadline. Each essay should be between 300-500 word

A) Why do you believe you need this scholarship?

B) What other scholarship avenues have you already (or are currently) exploring?

C) How will doing this internship advance your career goals?

Interested? Apply now: https://octo.quickbase.com/db/bejpuyv2j

Tuesday, 30 July 2013

[dcab-l] John Miller

Please help our bluegrass friend John Miller

http://bluegrasstoday.com/john-miller-medical-fund-and-guitar-giveaway/

[dcab-l] DCBU Calendar

Folks. I just receive two events for the calender.
The first did not say where the event was.
The second did not say when the event is.
These are important omissions if you expect people to come to your event.
Please. include Who, What, When and Where at a minimum.

Thanks Bill Foster. DCBU Calendar

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[YEP-DC] Open Position: Senior Advisor, English Langauge Arts/Literacy Assessment

Achieve, Inc. is hiring! See below!

POSITION SUMMARY

Achieve, a national leader in education reform, is an independent bi-partisan, non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. Achieve believes that all students should graduate from high school ready for college, careers and citizenship. To support this goal, Achieve serves as the Project Management, Content and Policy Partner for the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), which is a consortium of 21 states plus the U.S. Virgin Islands working together to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English Language Arts/Literacy and math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers.

Achieve seeks highly motivated, intelligent, visionary and passionate individuals who will support its equity agenda to apply for the position of Senior Advisor, ELA/Literacy for PARCC. The Senior Advisor will be responsible for providing the content expertise necessary to ensure that the PARCC ELA/literacy summative assessments and supporting materials for the PARCC assessment system are of high quality and aligned to the Common Core State Standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Advisor's responsibilities are varied and critical to the success of PARCC the 25 million students in the PARCC states. The responsibilities fall into three priority areas and include, but are not limited to:

Assessment and Tool Quality Assurance

· Leads content development and quality assurance efforts to ensure that PARCC items align to the demands and vision set forth in the Common Core State Standards and the PARCC item specifications;

· Leads content-focused development in field test preparation and execution, including forms review and development;

· Leads Phase 2 item development, including review meetings and in pre-review activities;

· Anticipates and leads risk mitigation strategies in ELA/Literacy summative assessment development;

· Provides internal and external leadership in providing feedback and recommendations on the items and associated processes;

· Leads implementation of quality assurance plans to ensure they are effectively implemented across the PARCC assessments and tools;

· Provides content expertise to the PARCC consortium and ensures that PARCC non-summative items align to the demands and vision set forth in the Common Core State Standards and the PARCC item specifications;

· Ensures the development of the PARCC specifications for the Speaking and Listening Assessment, Diagnostic Assessment and K-1 Formative Tools meet PARCC's quality standards; and,

· Develops and presents to a variety internal and external audiences analyses and reports focusing on item quality, item specifications, and policy considerations under tight time constraints and ensures quality and accuracy of final products.

State and Vendor Engagement

· Leads the development of calibration activities with PARCC working groups and PARCC vendors;

· Facilitates state content leads in the development of the PARCC assessments.

Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement

· Engages and serves as an advocate with the ELA/Literacy community regarding the new PARCC assessment, engaging stakeholders and the PARCC Content Technical Working in Mathematics as needed

· Serve as spokesperson for Achieve and PARCC in presentations to state and national audiences as requested; and,

· Perform other duties as assigned.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: PARCC team; Content Experts in Mathematics and ELA; Director, Content and Instructional Supports; Director, Summative Assessment Management; Director, Summative Assessment Design

External: PARCC Operational Working Groups; PARCC contractors; Achieve partner organizations, PARCC states; state and national audiences.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

N/A

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

· Master's degree plus 7-10 years related experience including classroom instruction in English or Reading;

· Experience working for a State Department of Education in a related position or working as an item writer or developer with an assessment firm.

· Background in PARCC assessment development

· Extensive and deep understanding of the Common Core State Standards in ELA/Literacy and the PARCC design, particularly at the high school level

· Experience with state or local implementation efforts of the Common Core State Standards

· Documented experience in large-scale assessment in ELA and/or reading, experience with Evidence Centered Design preferred

· Excellent oral and written communication skills

· Ability to develop and execute strategic programs and direction around PARCC's work in English Language Arts assessment

· Proven experience in writing or reviewing alignment between standards and assessment items for large scale assessment

· Track record in assessment design and development at various levels including, but not limited to classroom assessments and state-level assessment

· Strong project management skills and proven ability to successfully manage multiple (often conflicting) priorities and people in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment to achieve results

· Proven ability to generate and manage project work plans and budgets

· Strong attention to detail

· Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment across a wide range of tasks and responsibilities

FOR CONSIDERATION

Please visit: http://www.achieve.org/careers.