HASA holds it's
Annual School Board Forum
On February 26, 2009, HASA held its annual School
Board Forum at the Valencia Gardens Restaurant. All seven of our
School Board members were in attendance as was Superintendent MaryEllen Elia and most of her
staff. All of HASA’s Representative Board members and alternates
were invited and most were in attendance. Eddie Ocasio representing
Bryn-Alan Photography, our business partner, was a special guest.
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Developing
District Leaders (DDL)
An Alternative Educational
Leadership
Certification Program for District Administrators
The courses for Developing
District Leaders are on schedule to be rolled out by Staff
Development during the upcoming months. Two are scheduled to be
available for registration in the Professional Development System by
early May, followed by two during the summer and the last two in the
fall. These courses will be a combination of face-to-face, online,
and blended approach. The DDL courses will be offered to
district-level (non-school site) administrators who are required to
complete an educational leadership component as part of the
requirements for their position.
By Chuck Fleming
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CARIBE
Program Helps Refugees
By David Schmidt |
When Michael Lamour, a thirty-three year old Haitian
refugee firstheard about the CARIBE Refugee Program, he quickly
drove to the program’s office on the campus of Erwin Technical
Center to register. Eighteen months later, as a result of his
enrollment into ESOL classes as well as classes in accounting,
computer basics, and Microsoft Office skills, he has been accepted
for management training with the Hyatt Hotel chain. Previously,
Lamour had been working for a local Hyatt as a short-order cook. As
one of his business instructors commented, “This is just way too
cool. This is pure CARIBE.”
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There Ought to be a Law
By: Karishma Mahtan
Leto High School Student
Students educated in the United States are taught that our
government is run through the direct influence of our citizens,
where every voice counts. I never believed that I would have the
opportunity to exercise my right as an American to the extent of
implementing a law in my state. At only seventeen, I can positively
affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of teenagers living in
Florida. Kimberly Garcia, my Student Government Advisor, not only
believed in my law proposal for the “Ought to be a Law” competition,
but she also was confident in my ability to pursue its success in
our state.
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