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About Louis Nesbitt

Louis is the Business and Development Specialist for the Division of Partnerships, Development, and Marketing.

January: Office of School & Family Partnerships

January 6th, 2016|AACPS Monthly Showcases|

January’s Monthly Showcase focuses on the Office of School and Family Partnerships. The office’s mission is to support Anne Arundel County Public Schools goals by encouraging collaborative relationships among families, community members and schools. The specific goals of this office include:

  • Facilitate meaningful, two-way communication among families, community members and schools
  • Develop, implement and monitor training for families to support student success
  • Provide training and assistance to schools family and community outreach efforts
  • Support and encourage community partnerships

For more information about specific topics this office addresses see the links below:

Community Connections
English Language Learner (ELL) Outreach
Support to Schools & Volunteer Information
Parent Resources & Support to Families

For more information about this office contact Teresa Tudor, Sr. Manager of School & Family Partnerships at 410-222-5414, ttudor@aacps.org.

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Investing in Our Future

December 2nd, 2015|Behind the Scenes@AACPS, What's New|

Across AACPS, there are thousands of employees who give their time and energy to help make sure our students can meet their fullest potential. But even this dedicated team cannot do it alone and AACPS depends on countless individuals and businesses who give their time, talent, and money to support our students and our schools. This month we ask why the community should invest in the future of our students.

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November: Office of Equity and Accelerated Student Achievement

November 10th, 2015|AACPS Monthly Showcases|

November’s showcase focuses on the Office of Equity and Accelerated Student Achievement (OEASA). The OEASA team, which includes Title I, is working hard behind the scenes each and every day to engage, empower, and educate ALL students to reach their highest potential. By supporting principals, equity liaisons, teachers, families, and community organizations, all schools are encouraged to create a positive growth mindset culture that promotes the belief that every child can learn and grow with dedication and hard work.

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Equity Liaisons: Everybody’s Cheerleader

November 2nd, 2015|Behind the Scenes@AACPS, What's New|

Each day 81,000 children come to school with one goal—receive the best education possible. To reach this goal, students need more than strong academic programs; they need to know they are seen as individuals, each with a unique background and unique potential, and they need to know that their school wants to do whatever it can to serve them. In short, they need Equity Liaisons.

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LDI Project Archive

October 8th, 2015|Uncategorized|

AACPS is developing an online archive of our past Leadership Development Institute Class Projects to capture the great ideas that have been generated by you and your LDI cohort members. Please use the below form to share information about your project.

We are asking each LDI graduate to complete this survey, even if they were part of a multi-person team. This information will be combined within our final archive.

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Café Managers: Serving Education Every Day

September 30th, 2015|Behind the Scenes@AACPS, What's New|

Want the recipe for the perfect Café Manager? Start with a passion for serving nutritious food, add a heaping spoonful of business savvy, and combine with a compassion for all students.

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September: The School & Family Partnerships Office is here to help!

September 2nd, 2015|What's New|

This month, to kick off the start of the school year, we wanted to welcome everyone back and let you know that we are here to help! We help encourage collaborative relationships throughout out county in three ways...

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Raptor University Training

September 9th, 2015|Uncategorized|

Raptor University: Visitor Module Basic and Advanced 1 P.M. (CDT)

Raptor University’s series of webinar training sessions and user guides will provide every Raptor user – from first-time users to Client Administrators – the tools that they need to most effectively utilize the Raptor system.

Live webinar training sessions August 25, 2015 – October 2, 2015. (Click on the time below to register for a session.

Topics: Visitor, Student, Faculty, and Volunteer modules as well as overall System Administration and Advanced Troubleshooting.

Duration: 30 minutes each Please click on a timeslot below to sign up or learn more about each training module. We encourage you to register for all the sessions that would be useful to you.

Visitor Module – Basic Training: 9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. – Advanced Training: 9:15 a.m. or 1:15 p.m.

Volunteer Module – Basic Training: 10:00 a.m. – Advanced Training: 10:15 a.m.

Student Module – Basic Training: 11:00 a.m. – Advanced Training: 11:15 a.m.

Faculty Module – Basic Training: 2:00 p.m. – Advanced Training: 2:10 p.m.

System Administration – Administration Training: 2:45 p.m.

Advanced Troubleshooting (For District and School Technicians) – Advanced Troubleshooting: 1:00 p.m.

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Custodians: Everything But Instruction

August 31st, 2015|Behind the Scenes@AACPS, What's New|

Across the county, just over 500 custodians are responsible for the care and safety of 13 million square feet of space. Often working in the background, this incredibly dedicated group of professionals take care of everything but instruction to make sure our school buildings are ready for our students to learn.

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Captain Planet Foundation

August 24th, 2015|Classroom Support, Environment, Grant Opportunities, STEM|

Funder: Captain Planet Foundation Grants for the Environment
Available Funds: Captain Planet Foundation will accept small grant requests for amounts between $500 – $2,500.
Deadline: September 30th– typically for spring and summer projects January 31st– typically for fall and winter projects.
Summary:  Grants are made for activities that conform to the mission of the Captain Planet Foundation and MUST have all three of the following to be considered for funding: Be project-based; Projects must be performed by youth; and Projects must have real environmental outcomes. Grants from the Captain Planet Foundation are intended to: Provide hands-on environmental stewardship opportunities for youth; Serve as a catalyst to getting environment-based education in schools; Inspire youth and communities to participate in community service through environmental stewardship activities. – See more at their website.

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American Honda Foundation Grants for Education

August 24th, 2015|Classroom Support, Environment, Grant Opportunities, STEM|

Funder: American Honda Foundation Grants for Education

Deadline: Rolling and applications will be considered on these dates: Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1, and Nov 1

Available Funds: The maximum award is $75,000.

Summary:

The American Honda Foundation engages in grant making that reflects the basic tenets, beliefs and philosophies of Honda companies, which are characterized by the following qualities: imaginative, creative, youthful, forward-thinking, scientific, humanistic and innovative. We support youth education with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition to the environment.  The American Honda Foundation makes grants to K-12 schools, colleges, universities, trade schools, and other youth-focused nonprofit organizations for programs that benefit youth and scientific education.

Eligibility: Nonprofit charitable organizations classified as a 501(c) (3) public charity by the Internal Revenue Service, or a public school district, private/public elementary and secondary schools as listed by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) are eligible for funding.

Website: http://www.honda.com/community/applying-for-a-grant

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NEA Foundation Learning and Leadership Grants

August 24th, 2015|Grant Opportunities, Professional Development|

Funder: The NEA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the National Education Association, is a public charity supported by contributions from educators’ dues, corporate sponsors, and others. The foundation supports student success by helping public school educators work with key partners to build strong systems of shared responsibility.

Deadline: Oct 15, Feb 1, June 1

Available Funds: The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study. All $5,000 group grant applicants must include partner information.

Eligibility: To be eligible, applicants must be a pre-K–12 public school educator; a public school education support professional; or a faculty or staff member at a public institution of higher education. The foundation encourages education support professionals to apply. All applicants must be current members of the National Education Association.
Summary: As part of an effort to achieve this goal, the foundation is inviting applications for its Learning and Leadership Grants program. The program provides grants to public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education to fund their participation in high-quality professional development experiences such as summer institutes or action research; or grants to groups to fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment. For complete program guidelines, an FAQ, information about previous grantees, and application instructions, visit the NEA Foundation website.

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Bus Drivers & Attendants: First Stop on the Road to Learning

August 14th, 2015|Behind the Scenes@AACPS, What's New|

Every day, nearly 58,000 students ride the bus to school. At the front of each bus, drivers and attendants draw upon their extensive training, professionalism, and love of children to make sure that every student gets to school safely and on time.

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Helping Teachers Teach

August 11th, 2015|Classroom Support, Grant Opportunities, School & Classroom Libraries|

Funder: Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce Foundation (NAACCC)
Available Funds: $500
Available Grants: Classroom Support
Deadline: Ongoing
Summary: The NAACCC Foundation, Inc. raises and grants funds to support Grants to teachers for use in their classrooms.  For more information about this opportunity click here.

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Awesome Foundation Grants

June 24th, 2015|Classroom Support, Classroom Technology, Grant Opportunities, Other Resources, The Arts|

Funder: The Awesome Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Monthly
Grant Summary:

The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. These micro-grants, $1000 or the local equivalent, come out of pockets of the chapter’s “trustees” and are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on awesome projects.

Website: www.awesomefoundation.org

 

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