Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Fwd: Our Changemakers celebration is just weeks away

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Honoring Our Changemakers in Pittsburgh Public Schools

Join A+ Schools for our annual Changemakers Celebration to honor teachers, parents, volunteers and students who make a difference in Pittsburgh Public Schools.

The Pittsburgh Promise will be recognized as the Changemakers Organization of the Year, but there are many others who will be honored during the celebration. Among the honorees are: Tina Russell and Dr. Barbara Rogers, both of whom will receive the Ella Baker Leadership Award.

Ms. Russell, a parent volunteer at Pittsburgh Arsenal, was described as a thoughtful, reflective and inspirational leader who provided others with the courage to become advocates.

Dr. Rogers, a volunteer at Pittsburgh Linden, started the Reaching Outstanding Achievement Results (R.O.A.R.) initiative to help students reach literacy goals.

Come out and cheer on the awardees.

The event will be held at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Downtown on Thursday, June 22, 2017 from

6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Click here to get your tickets today!

Youth Promise Night

Join TeenBloc for Youth Promise Night to learn more about the Pittsburgh Promise and supports that exist to help students overcome barriers to qualifying for the Promise. The event will be held at St. Paul AME Church, 400 Orchard Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15210, Beltzhoover, today, May 31, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.

Click here for more information.

Recap: Vote School Board First

Thank you to all of the volunteers and coalition partners who made the Vote School Board First campaign a success!

Here are some of the campaign highlights:

56 volunteers and staff members out on election day covering 61 polling places
There was a less than 5 percent gap between those who showed up to the polls and those who voted for school board on election day
16 media stories about the Vote School Board First Coalition in radio, print, TV
Over 10,000 people received candidate guides from the coalition
The website received over 2,000 hits
Over 100 people attended the candidate forum, with 700 people watching some portion of it the night of the event via Facebook Live

Click here to view the full Vote School Board First campaign report.

Welcome, Kirk

Kirk Holbrook, recently joined the A+ Schools Board of Directors. Mr. Holbrook works for State Representative Jake Wheatley, Jr. and brings over a decade of experience working with and advocating for urban communities and vulnerable youth.

Mr. Holbrook is a former member of the A+ Schools staff. Learn more about him here.

ESSA Parent Advocacy Training

Pennsylvania PTA is hosting an advocacy training for parents and other concerned stakeholders to learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and how to develop skills to advocate on behalf of children. The workshop will be held at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy, 107 Thackeray Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Click here for more information.

PRYSE Fundraiser

PRYSE Academy will hold a fundraiser to help support its fifth year of providing summer programming for Pittsburgh's refugee and immigrant youth.

The fundraiser will be held at Wigle Whiskey's Barrelhouse & Whiskey Garden, 1055 Spring Garden Avenue, Northside, on Friday, June 16, 2017 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Click here for more information.

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Fwd: Apply now for EPLC's 2017-18 Education Policy Fellowship Program!

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Subject: Apply now for EPLC's 2017-18 Education Policy Fellowship Program!

Apply Now for EPLC's 2017-2018 PA Education Policy Fellowship Program!

Applications are available now for the 2017-2018 Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP). The Education Policy Fellowship Program is sponsored in Pennsylvania by The Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC). Click here for the program calendar of sessions.

With more than 500 graduates in its first eighteen years, this Program is a premier professional development opportunity for educators, state and local policymakers, advocates, and community leaders. State Board of Accountancy (SBA) credits are available to certified public accountants.

Past participants include state policymakers, district superintendents and principals, school business officers, school board members, education deans/chairs, statewide association leaders, parent leaders, education advocates, and other education and community leaders. Fellows are typically sponsored by their employer or another organization.

The Fellowship Program begins with a two-day retreat on September 14-15, 2017 and continues to graduation in June 2018.

Applications are being accepted now.

Click here to read more about the Education Policy Fellowship Program, or here to see the 2017-2018 program calendar.

The application may be copied from the EPLC web site, but must be submitted by mail or scanned and e-mailed, with the necessary signatures of applicant and sponsor.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of the Fellowship Program and its requirements, please contact EPLC President Ron Cowell at 717-260-9900 or cowell@eplc.org.