November Newsflash
Upcoming events
Nov. 2: The Invisible Minority: Dealing with Homophobia in Schools. 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Penn State Great Valley, Safeguard Scientifics Building, 30 E. Swedesford Rd., Malvern, PA. Sponsored by the Penn State Great Valley Diversity Council. Call 610-648-3294.
Nov. 2: Philadelphia Education Fund’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner & Inaugural “Eddy” Awards. Reception: 6 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South Street. Honoring civic leader Stanely C. Tuttleman, youth education devotee Natalie S. Allen, a coalition from the Camden City schools community, and college student Stephen Burton. Contact Diana Rodriguez Wallach, 215-665-1400, ext. 3312, or dwallach@philadedfund.org.
Nov. 3 – 5: 32nd Annual National Middle School Conference. Pennsylvania Convention Center. To feature nearly 500 concurrent sessions, workshops, and keynote presentations by known leaders in middle level education. Topics: Classroom Management, Differentiated Instruction, Diversity, Curriculum, Technology and more. Visit www.nmsa.org or www.pmsaweb.org.
Nov. 3: High School Terror: Handling Hazing & Harassment. 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CORA Services, 8540 Verree Rd. Skills training seminar. Latest information and research on hazing and sexual harassment, as well as lessons on roles of responsibilities and prevention and intervention strategies. RSVP to 215-701-2702.
Nov. 3 – 5: Enhanced Workshop Productions from 2005 Playwright Festival. 8 p.m. Tomlinson Theater. 13th and Norris Streets. Original plays written by Philadelphia high school and middle school students to be presented by Temple University’s Theater Department. Admission: free. Tickets are first-come, first-serve. Visit www.phillyyoungplaywrights.org/enhanced workshop productions.html.
Nov. 5: Third Annual Student Anti-Violence Summit: Knock Out the Violence with Peace. 8 a.m. – 2:30 pm. University City High School, 3601 Filbert St. Looks at best practices and how to implement them in the School District of Philadelphia. Focus on students in grades 7 – 10. Contact Student Anti-Violence Summit Hotline at 215-400-7283 or email SAVS@phila.k12.pa.us.
Nov. 5: What the Best Teachers Do Conference. 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. LaSalle University. Presented by Math & Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia at LaSalle. Key speaker: Kenneth Bain, Center for Teaching Excellence at New York University. School district administrators and supervisors gain insight on how to prepare students for college and can network with college faculty from various institutions. Registration: $35. Visit www.lasalle.edu/academ/educ/conference.htm.
Nov. 9: School Reform Commission Action & Planning Meeting. 1 p.m. School District of Philadelphia Education Center, 440 N. Broad St. To register to speak, call 215-400-4040 by 4:30 pm the day before the meeting.
Nov. 10: What Makes Small Schools Effective lecture and release of Dollars & Sense II publication. 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 7 Ben Franklin Pkwy. Dr. Craig Howley and Steven Bingler and Bobbie Hill, of Concordia LLC. Sponsored by Philadelphia Education Fund. Contact Harvey Chism, hchism@philaedfund.org, or 215-665-1400 ext. 3332.
Nov. 13: Film Screening: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price. 6 p.m. Gershman Y, Levitt Auditorium, 401 S. Broad St. Sponsored by Jobs with Justice & SEIU. For information, call 215-735-3615.
Nov. 14-15: Education Finance Symposium by Harrisburg’s Education Policy & Leadership Center and Good Schools Pennsylvania. Opening session: 10 a.m. (Nov. 14). Symposium ends 3 p.m. (Nov. 15). Wyndham Harrisburg-Hershey. Learn latest developments in campaign for statewide school funding reform. Features Michael Rebell, Campaign for Fiscal Equity, and panel of Pennsylvania advocates. Registration: $79. Visit www.goodschoolspa.org, email Janis@goodschoolspa.org or call 866-720-4086.
Nov. 15: Philadelphia Student Union 10-Year Anniversary: Living the Change We Wish to See. 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. The Enterprise Center, 46th and Market Streets (use Ludlow entrance). A celebration and fundraiser including dinner, silent auction, slide show, awards presentation, performances, recognition for PSU founder Eric Braxton. Tickets $50. Students: $20. Contact Courtney Lewis, 215-546-3290, courtney3845@yahoo.com
Nov. 15: Kensington High School planning meeting. 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Kensington Annex-Culinary School, 2463 Emerald St. Community members, Philadelphia Education Fund, Concordia planning and design consultants, parents, students, teachers, business leaders, and others continue new school planning. For more information, contact Tia Keitt, Philadelphia Education Fund, at 215-665-1400.
Nov. 15: Rock the Pen! Poetry Event. 10:30 a.m.-12 noon. Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St. Area high school students share the stage with professional poets in an interactive poetry workshop. Admission: $5 per student. Sponsored by PECO. For more information, call 215-925-9914, ext. 21.
Nov. 16: School Reform Commission Action Meeting. 1 pm. School District of Philadelphia Education Center, 440 N. Broad Street. To register to speak, call 215-400-4040 by 4:30 pm the day before the meeting.
Nov. 16: West Philadelphia High
School Steering Committee Meeting.
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. School gymnasium,
48th & Walnut Streets. Community members,
Philadelphia Education Fund, Concordia
planning and design consultants, parents,
students, teachers, business leaders,
and others continue new school planning.
Refreshments and childcare will be provided.
Participants will continue design plans
for new West Philadelphia High School.
For more information, contact Tia
Keitt, Philadelphia Education Fund,
at 215-665-1400.
Nov. 16: West Phila. Parents of
Autistic Children Spectrum (P.A.C.S.)
6:15 p.m. – 7:30 pm. Cobbs Creek
Recreation Center, 63rd and Spruce Streets.
Topic: Behavior Specialist Consultant
(BSC): What is it? How can it help you
and your family? Presented by Rashida
McDonald. Childcare and refreshments provided.
Contact Roberta Bellamy, 215-472-2764.
Nov. 16: Workshop: Activists & Researchers: The Triumphs & Pitfalls of Working Together. 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Friends Center, 1501 Cherry St., Sponsored by Bread & Roses' Barbara Smith Community School. Cost: $5 per person. Call 215-731-1107 x 202.
Nov. 16-19: The Social Responsibility of Higher Education. Pennsylvania Convention Center. Annual conference of Association for the Study of Higher Education. Visit www.ashe.ws/conf05/home05.htm.
Nov. 19: Conference: Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Grief in Today's World. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Bell Atlantic Teaching Center, Lower Level, Front & Erie Ave. Call 215-427-6767.
Nov. 25: Delaware Valley College Tours (DVCT) 4th Annual Benefit and Awards Reception. Reception: 6 p.m. Program: 7 p.m. Sheraton University City Hotel, 3549 Chestnut St. Fundraiser supports college tours, counseling, and SAT prep classes for underrepresented Philadelphia-area students. Call 215-226-0102 or email ajackson1953@yahoo.com.
Nov. 29: Philadelphia Education Fund’s Distinguished Educator Lecture Series and presentation of First Person documentary. Dr. Elijah Anderson, author of Code of the Street, Streetwise, and Problem of the Century, and Ben Herold, director, First Person. 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 pm. United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. 7 Ben Franklin Pkwy. Contact PEF’s Harvey Chism, hchism@philaedfund.org, or 215-665-1400 ext. 3332, or First Person’s Ben Herold at 215-901-9774, benbreese@earthlink.net (At 7:30 pm, immediately after the presentation, the Public School Notebook and the First Person documentary project will jointly host a fundraising party at a nearby site. Email notebook@thenotebook.org or call the Notebook at 215-951-0330 x107 for details.)
Dec. 2: Deadline for applications for 2006 Documentary Youth History Project, a program for 8th - 12th graders. Youth write, shoot and edit documentary videos using professional equipment and techniques, learn more about their community and its history, earn a stipend. For information, contact Scribe Video Center at 215-222-4201 or e-mail inquiry@scribe.org.
Every Thursday: Talk radio program with Sandra Dungee Glenn, School Reform Commission member. 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. WURD 900 AM. Call-in number: 215-426-1310.
Ongoing: ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships offers School District staff the opportunity to lead chess clubs, proven to improve children’s performance, in their schools. The School District will grant extra-curricular money and ASAP will provide training and materials. If interested, contact Ben Cooper at bcooper@phillyasap.org or 215-545-3072.
School Calendar
Nov. 11: Veterans Day. Schools and Administrative Offices closed.
Nov. 24 – 25: Thanksgiving holiday. Schools and Administrative Offices closed.
The Notebook NEWSFLASH welcomes brief announcements of events addressing issues of quality and equity in Philadelphia public schools. Email your submission to flash@thenotebook.org with 'coming up' in the subject line. We cannot guarantee the listing of your event.