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Community Gang Awareness Forum, Saturday, April 25,
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Conference Center, 601 Cooper
St., Camden County College. Participants must be 21
or older; registration required. Contact
856-541-9300 or
lhill@edlawcenter.org. Abbott Leadership
Institute Classes - Series 15: "The Many Faces of
School Reform." "Do You Want to be a Teacher?
ALI Presents 'Grow Your Own Teachers - Newark,'"
Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Room 100,
Conklin Hall, 175 University Ave., Rutgers
University Newark. For more information, call
973-353-3560 or visit
www.abbottleadership.org.
10th Annual Briefing on the FY 2010 State
Budget, sponsored by the Association for
Children of New Jersey, Friday, May 1, 9 a.m. to 12
p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel, 390 Forsgate Drive,
Jamesburg. Overview of the state budget and
information about early education, child welfare,
etc., with Jon Shure from the Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities. Limited to first 100 registrants.
For more information, contact Sheldon Presser at
spresser@acnj.org.
Abbott Leadership Institute Series 14 & 15
Graduation, Saturday, May 2, Ackerson Hall, 180
University Ave., Rutgers University Newark. For more
information, visit
www.abbottleadership.org or call
973-353-3560 .
New Jersey High School Graduation Campaign
Regional Forums. Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, and
Warren Region, Wednesday, May 20, 9 a.m. to 2:30
p.m., County College of Morris, Randolph;
Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Ocean Region,
Friday, May 29, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Rutgers
University, Camden Campus. Forums are free, and
lunch will be served. Registration is required;
visit
www.njgraduation.org.
Our Children/Our Schools General Meetings,
Thursday, May 21, 10 a.m. to noon, at Education
Law Center in Newark; Thursday, June 18, 10 a.m. to
noon, via conference call. For more information,
contact
info@ourchildrenourschools.org.
Send announcements of
upcoming events for the Our Children/Our Schools
Calendar to
info@ourchildrenourschools.org.
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On
April 28, the NJ Supreme Court will hear oral
argument in the Abbott SFRA Case. This is expected
to be the final legal proceeding in the case that
will determine the future of the landmark Abbott
designation and remedies. At 9:15 a.m. that morning,
representatives from several OC/OS member
organizations will rally outside the Supreme Court
in support of Abbott and against the SFRA.
With
over 200 participants, 12 workshops, an informative opening
panel and an electrifying keynote speaker, the first OC/OS
Education Summit - "All Children, All Schools: Best Practices in
Challenging Times" - was a rousing success. OC/OS member
organizations were instrumental in ensuring the smooth running
of the event.
midst continuing public debate, the State Board of Education is
moving towards adoption of the NJDOE's High School Redesign
proposals. The proposals would mandate six specific college prep
courses for all students and authorize development of new
"competency assessments," or end-of-course exams, to earn a diploma.
On
March 26 at the Statehouse in Trenton, the Assembly Budget Committee
held a public hearing on education and the FY 2010 state budget. A
number of OC/OS members and friends testified about education issues
ranging from the SFRA to secondary reform and preschool.
