Image Credit: Teen Vogue 2021 Setting and Reaching Goals!
Dear Partners,
As we watch the preparations for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, we can't help but be inspired by the stories we hear and the images we see of hard working, dedicated, passionate athletes who have beat all odds to arrive at a place where all of their goals are being accomplished and their dreams are coming true! How exciting, how emotional, how proud we all feel when witnessing such success!?
This year, we will hopefully remove the hurdles of the pandemic and push forward to run a much smoother race than we did last year! As you set your goals high for this summer school season and/or the coming school year, what do you need to make those goals a reality? What resources or support would you request to make your dreams come true? How can the Public School Partnership help YOU be the best you can be? We want to know--and we are here to coach and encourage you through it all!
In the Reich College of Education, we salute your hard working, dedicated, passionate students, teachers, and leaders and we are here to cheer you on every step of the way!
Dr. Betsy Rosenbalm, NBCT Director, Public School Partnership/Regional Director, NC New Teacher Support Program Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University rosenbalmem@appstate.edu; 704-657-0764 |
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The NC Principal Fellows Program Comes to Appalachian State!
On behalf of Dean Spooner and the Reich College of Education, we are so excited to share the news that we were recently named as one of the 6 NC System Institutions to receive the NC Principal Fellows Program Grant for the 2022-2028 school years! Please read the press release information found here:
We will be working with 12 partnership districts to train and support future principals, and we look forward to planning for this collaborative program in the near future! Thank you for your commitment to helping us make this the best principal preparation experience our state has to offer! We will be communicating more details about our next steps in the weeks to come!
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Summer Equity Mini-Grants
Congratulations to the following winners of our first annual
Public School Partnership Summer Equity Grants Program!
We look forward to seeing and hearing about how our p-12 partners and faculty members conducted innovative projects to increase equity, diversity, and inclusion practices for students throughout our region!
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NBCTApps Update! We will be offering our NBCTApps Support Group again this school year and we need your help to TAP the next cohort of educator superstars! This is how you can help: 1) Tell your veteran NBCTs and principals about NBCTApps, and ask them to “tap” teachers they know that they think are ready to start the process! Then you could send me (Betsy Rosenbalm) their email addresses and I could follow up with an email saying they had been tapped-- that someone truly believes in their potential! Sometimes someone expressing confidence goes a long way in a teacher feeling ready! 2) Follow up with your "tapped" superstar teachers with links to the NBPTS website to explore their area of certification and info on our support program. This could increase the pool of candidates we support even more! This is a good link for potential candidates to get info from DPI’s website: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/educators/national-board-certification At the bottom of the website, it has a link to NB contacts for each district. Most HR Directors are the first contact in the Central Office, but you may have an NBCT who leads support in the district! 3) This is our Public School Partnership NBCTApps website with 2021-2022 info arriving soon! Stay tuned for more details on our support group this school year! https://partnership.appstate.edu/nbctapps-national-board-support-group 
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Mountaineer Readers Time!
It is exciting that we are participating in another summer of Mountaineer Readers--AND IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO GET STUDENTS ON BOARD!
To begin the process for the 2021-2022 year, the media coordinator for each elementary school will want to pass out the student reading log sheet and students will take the reading logs home to complete according to how many pages they read over the summer. Parents will need to verify and sign the form. Media Coordinators can still send these logs out virtually to students through a parent/guardian email blast!
When the students return to school in the fall of 2021, students will need to turn in their COMPLETED reading logs to the school-level media coordinator by the first Wednesday of the school year.
School media coordinators need to tally the student log sheet totals and complete THIS FORM electronically to submit to Dr. Rosenbalm no later than Friday, September 24, 2021. There is no tally sheet to email in this year.
Dr. Rosenbalm will inform schools of the winners by Friday, October 8, 2021. More award details will accompany the announcement of the winners in October, but please make note that the grand prize winners will be invited to participate in the November 13, 2021 football game at Appalachian's Kidd Brewer Stadium against South Alabama! Here is an additional promotional flyer to find out more about the prizes available to schools, classrooms, and students for reading excellence!
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We are hiring! Join our NC NTSP Family! The NC New Teacher Support Program is seeking to add 3 new Instructional Coaches to the App State Program, as we will be supporting approximately 120 BTs in 9 LEAs this coming year! NC New Teacher Support Program Instructional Coaches manage a cohort of teachers to establish ambitious and inspiring vision and goals, plan purposefully, and engage in data-based problem solving to increase student achievement. The coaches serve to support and develop new teachers, resulting in the short and long term success of their students. Such Instructional Coaches gain valuable management and instructional leadership experience. They also play an integral role in developing the broader beginning teacher support program by working closely with the NC NTSP statewide staff, school and district leaders, UNC System Schools of Education, and others to ensure that the web of support is effective for new teachers. These job opportunities will be posted by July 2, 2021 on this website: https://hr.appstate.edu/hr-services/employment. Please share this opportunity with current school or district level coaches and/or administrators across our region!
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2021-2022 PSP Governing Board Dates Are Set! Superintendents, mark your calendars!
1) Sept 17th, 10am to 1pm (lunch will be served)
2) Dec 3rd, 10am to 1pm (lunch will be served)
3) Feb 11th, 10 to 1pm (lunch will be served)
4) April 29th, 10am to 1pm (lunch will be served)
We will plan to meet in a larger room in our RCOE, with an optional Zoom link for those who still prefer to meet virtually. We can't wait to be together again!
Congratulations to one of our prestigious PSP Governing Board Members, Mr. Mark Byrd, on being named the new NC NW Regional Superintendent of the year! Well-deserved!
Congratulations to Dr. Mike Swan, the new Superintendent of Burke County Schools! We look forward to having you join our PSP Governing Board!
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RCOE IDEA-CON 2021 
This amazing online conference has something for ALL educators-- pre-service, BTs, veterans, administrators, and EPP faculty and staff! Featuring the following plenary speakers:
Tricia McManus (WSFCS Superintendent): Speaking at 9am on July 14th for 1 hour
General Topic: Advancing Professional Knowledge and the Leadership Pipeline
Sean Gaillard (WSFCS Principal): Speaking at 1pm on July 14th for 1 hour
General Topic: Developing Expertise in our Field through Reflection and Inquiry
Ericia Turner (RPOY), Nick Naglee (RPOY), Karen Anderson (NC STATE), and Tempestt Adams (App State): Speaking at 1pm on July 15th for 1 hour
General Topic: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Education
REGISTER HERE before July 5, 2021!! Also, we would love to have YOU share your area of expertise at our App State IDEA-Con this year. We have extended the deadline for proposals! To submit a proposal, click this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezLkokujiNWZnV3u-MNMv3Nmp1KYzrRatIy4oFtief4AP7yw/viewform…! |
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Relevant Instructional Resources!
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Engaging Opportunities! Introducing New Learner Agency Modules: Learner Agency in Practice and Foundations of Learner Agency Enroll Here: https://place.fi.ncsu.edu/ The Friday Institute has launched a free pair of modules for educators focused on learner agency—Learner Agency in Practice and Foundations of Learner Agency. Both modules are self-paced and center around understanding learner agency and putting it into practice in the classroom. Geared toward K-12 teachers, the modules support educators in creating a learning environment that fosters and empowers each and every student. The focus of the two modules include:
- Defining learner agency
- Establishing an environment to support learner agency
- Critically examining identity, learner agency and equity
- Understanding students’ perspectives about conditions that impact agency
- Exploring the connection between power, agency and bias
- Seeing learner agency in action
- Making actionable changes to your classroom or educational context to support agency
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Apply Today for EPFP 2021-2022 Learn more and apply HERE: https://www.ncforum.org/epfp/ Applications are open for our 2021-2022 cohort of the Education Policy Fellowship Program. NC EPFP has graduated over 800 Fellows and has a rich network of alumni in North Carolina and nationally. North Carolina’s program is routinely held up as an example for its strong curriculum, growing network of Fellows, and statewide reach. The program is designed for Fellows to learn about education policy issues and perspectives that they don’t typically encounter in their daily work so that they can be more informed, rounded contributors to the critical debates that shape education in NC and beyond. Fellows increase their awareness of how public policy is made, learn who the key players are, and become more confident and involved in the policy-making process. Policy, leadership development, and networking are the three key focuses of the Education Policy Fellowship Program. Applications are due July 31st, 2021. *********************************************************************************************** NW RESA Opportunities
- July 19- Youth Mental Health First Aid- 8:30-5:00 WCS Boardroom (in person)
- August 4- Emotional Regulation in the Classroom 9:00-12:00 Stone Center in Wilkes County Schools Board of Ed. (in person) This workshop will include Zones of Regulation Training with other strategies.
Coming Soon:
- Personalized Learning Boot Camp - September 29 and 30 with another date to be announced in October
- Coaching Academy with Constructive Learning Design Year 2- September 24 and October 15
- Feedback That Empowers- School Administrators- October 7
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Queer & Trans Perspectives in Academia
Discussing LGBT+ heritage in academic institutions, queer methodologies in social scientific inquiry, and trans perspectives on abolition.
Click HERE BELOW to follow this organizer to stay informed of future events by Sage Publishing!
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NC Center for the Advancement of Teachers
Do you need professional development? Check out these new NCCAT Opportunities! NCCAT has many residential, remote, and district level PD opportunities.
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The MSEC is developing a network of STEM Ambassadors made up of representatives from across the schools in the region. Currently, we have ten high schools represented and are looking to recruit more. If you would like to see if you have a current representative or find out how to recommend a STEM ambassador, please contact Betty Long at longbb@appstate.edu.
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North Carolina Conference for Educational Equity
This year the conference will take place virtually on July 27-28, 2021 from
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The 2nd annual conference will focus on the district-wide practices, community-based programs, school policies, and classroom procedures that have created more equitable learning and life outcomes for students. We will deepen our capacity to dismantle oppressive systems to ensure that each and every student experiences academic excellence. This two-day virtual conference welcomes all educators. We look forward to coming together to transform our approaches to teaching and learning guided by a vision of hope, opportunity, and liberation for all learners.
This highly dynamic and impactful conference will include 20+ virtual sessions featuring the work of districts, schools, and individual educators in the pursuit of educational equity.
REGISTER HERE
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App State Events Summer 2021: July 14-15: IDEA-Con (See above! Register TODAY!!) July 15: PLC Graduation (3:00pm) Academic Year 2021-2022: August 16: First Day of Classes August 27: RCOE Faculty/Staff Meeting September 13-18: RECAPP September 18: Family Weekend October 1-2: Women in Educational Leadership Symposium October 16: Spooky Duke 5K/10K and Costume March October 22: RCOE Faculty/Staff Meeting October 30: Homecoming November 13: Mountaineer Readers December 1: RCOE Faculty/Staff Meeting December 10: Commencement January 10: First Day of Classes January 28: RCOE Faculty/Staff Meeting March 25: RCOE Faculty/Staff Meeting April 28: RCOE Faculty/Staff Meeting May 6-7: Commencement 
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