CDE wants more kids to eat breakfast
School districts will get some food for thought from the Colorado Department of Education, which is launching the School Breakfast Challenge to get more kids eating breakfast in the school programs.Colorado schools serve breakfast to about 101,000 children. All schools are automatically enrolled in the competition. Schools that increase participation will be eligible for cash prizes up to $5,000.Studies show that students who eat breakfast score better on standardized tests, have higher academic achievement, have fewer health problems and behave better in class.Districts participating in the national School Lunch Program receive federal reimbursement for school meals. They will be sent a tool kit compiled by the Western Dairy Association, which shows how to promote breakfast through such things as breakfast in the classroom, grab and go, breakfast after first period, breakfast on the bus and vending machines.
State assessing rural districts
The Colorado Department of Education is assessing the needs of rural school districts in an effort to better direct grant support. It will address the challenges rural administrators face and increase support to address student achievement, reduce achievement gaps related to minority and socioeconomic status and recruit and retain quality staff.
Literacy center seeks volunteers
The Children’s Literacy Center is seeking volunteer to provide free individual tutoring in reading. Volunteers 14 years and older can sign up for a training session. Dates are 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Aug. 31, Sept 1, and Sept. 2 at the center, 2928 Straus Lane, Suite 100. For information call 471-8672 or visit peakreader.org.
D-8 sets back-to-school event for staff
Flip Flippen, a national motivational speaker, will speak at the back to school convocation for staff at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8. He’s author of the bestseller “The Flip Side: Break Free of the Behaviors That Hold You Back.”
Wearable art show to benefit non-profit
A fashion show of wearable art created by artists with “disAbilities”, will be presented at 6 p.m. ,Saturday at Colorado College’s Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 Cascade Ave. There will be food, beer and wine for purchase. Proceeeds benefit The Club of Arts, a non-profit organization that provides art education and performances for 200 students with disabiltiies.
Peyton district sets open houses
Back to school open houses are being planned by Peyton School District 23 JT. The elementary school event is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The junior and senior high open houses are scheduled for 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
AFA stays high and dry
The professors at the U.S. Air Force Academy are the most accessible in the nation, according to “The Best 373 Colleges” released by Princeton Review. This year’s honor is the fifth No. 1 Most Accessible Faculty ranking for the school, a news release said.The student-faculty ratio is 9:1 and the average class size at the academy is 20. Several departments hold extra sessions during the day, allowing students to get additional help.The academy also ranked high in several other categories: No. 4, Don’t Inhale; No. 4, Stone-Cold Sober Schools; No. 4, Most Conservative Students; No. 4, Everyone Plays Intramural Sports; No. 6, Future Rotarians and Daughters of the American Revolution, and No. 20, Scotch and Soda, Hold The Scotch.The Princeton Review guide uses online student surveys in 62 categories to assess quality of life and academic, administrative, social and extracurricular aspects at American colleges.
Principal attends Holocaust museum conference
Christina Serola, formerly of Falcon School District 49 and now an assistant principal in Colorado Springs School District 11, attended the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s fourteenth annual Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference for Educators June 27-29 in Washington, D.C. Serola was one of more than 175 secondary educators from around the country selected. During the three-day workshop, museum educators and Holocaust scholars worked with participants to improve their knowledge of the Holocaust and explore ways to engage students in history. They also toured the museum.Serola said the conference wasn’t just about death or Jewish culture, but looked at everyone involved, tying the events in the past to current events, such as genocide in Rwanda and Sudan.The museum’s website, www.ushmm.org, offers resources to educators, including online training modules, lesson plans, and extensive information about the Holocaust.
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The Gazette
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