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Leadership Academy for Charter and Alternative Schools

Now accepting applications for 2008-2009. 

Are you a passionate educator with a desire to develop excellent leadership skills and improve student success?  Consider joining a select group of 15-20 emerging leaders as part of the 2008-2009 Leadership Academy for Minnesota Charter and Alternative Schools.  With funding from the Minnesota Department of Education, this year-long professional growth opportunity is offered free of charge to participants.

Applications are being accepted through May 9, 2008.

Space is limited.  Apply today.

Click here for Leadership Academy Overview and Application Process .

What's New at the CSC?

Promoting School/Family/Community Partnerships
A Humphrey Institute summer course (PA 5490) July 7- 11, 2008 8:00 AM - 3:30 P.M 3 credits This course will help participants expand and improve productive relationships between schools, ...Read more
Smaller, Safer, Saner, Successful Schools (2007)
This report describes outstanding district and charter public schools in urban, suburban and rural parts of the United States. We decided to revise and update ...Read more
Results from 2007 Consultant Survey
Here are the 2007 Minnesota charter consultant ratings (please click links below). Thanks to the more than 90 Minnesota charter public school directors and several sponsors/authorizers who ...Read more
Progress of Cincinnati Public Schools
Between 2000 and 2007, the Cincinnati Public Schools, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Center for School Change worked together to increase high school graduation ...Read more
Promoting School/Family/Community Partnerships
Based on extensive research and experience, CSC believes that increasing cooperation among schools, families and community groups can help produce huge benefits for young people and ...Read more
The Center for School Change is a program of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. The Center works with educators, parents, business people, students, policy-makers and other concerned people throughout the United States to increase student achievement, raise graduation rates, improve student attitudes toward learning, their schools, and their communities, and strengthen communities through building stronger working relationships among educators, parents, students and other community members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Read more about historic Cincinnati progress in "What's New at the CSC."

 

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2007 Scholarship winners from St. Paul Optimist Club.  The Spring HHH Education Capstone participants will be interviewing previous Optimist Club scholarship winners to learn more about the impact of these scholarships.
 
 
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