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		<title>Cafe Conversation :: Parental Involvement in Education</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We hope you will join us to continue the &#8220;Conversation&#8221; on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 7 -9pm at the Stamford Government Center, 2nd floor Senior Center with light supper at 6:30pm. The Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) Alumni Association, Stamford Public Schools, PT Council, ROSCCO and DOMUS are holding a &#8220;Cafe&#8221; model Conversation Follow-up on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ptcofstamford.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27554378&amp;post=134&amp;subd=ptcofstamford&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coming soon: teacher report cards based on student performance</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[posted in: The CT Mirror, January 25, 2012 By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas Years of disagreement have stalled efforts to grade teachers and dismiss those who are ineffective. That all changed Wednesday when a group of educators &#8212; including teachers&#8217; unions, superintendent and school board groups &#8212; agreed on how to properly evaluate teachers so those [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ptcofstamford.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27554378&amp;post=125&amp;subd=ptcofstamford&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CT should slow down on NCLB waiver</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wendy Lecker: CT should slow down on NCLB waiver Published 03:27 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2012 &#8211; Stamford Advocate Editor&#8217;s note: This is the first of a new column in which Stamford resident Wendy Lecker will address state and national education issues. Her education policy credentials, in addition to those mentioned below, include working for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ptcofstamford.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27554378&amp;post=114&amp;subd=ptcofstamford&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Governance in Vermont</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May 2006 Commissioner Richard Cate released a white paper entitled &#8220;The Governance of Education in Vermont – 1777 to 2006.&#8221; The paper, meant to stimulate a year-long discussion, outlined a plan for changing the governance model of the education system in Vermont. As part of this discussion, the department hosted 30 facilitated meetings across [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ptcofstamford.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27554378&amp;post=112&amp;subd=ptcofstamford&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Public Hearing on the Budget :: February 2, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[at 7:00 p.m. in the Westover Magnet School Auditorium at 412 Stillwater Avenue. Dr. Winnie Hamilton, Interim Superintendent of Schools presented the 2012-2013 Operating Budget last night at a Board of Education meeting. You can find the presentation here. The full budget will also be posted on the Stamford Public Schools website. You are invited [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ptcofstamford.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27554378&amp;post=107&amp;subd=ptcofstamford&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Parent Teacher Council’s Forum with our State Delegation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 19, 2012 We had an outstanding turnout at the Parent Teacher Council’s Forum with our State Delegation. As a follow up to that Forum, here are some resources that will help keep you up to date on what is happening at the state level in education: http://www.cga.ct.gov/ed/ &#8211; This is the link to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ptcofstamford.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27554378&amp;post=105&amp;subd=ptcofstamford&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scholarship applications are now being accepted :: Dollars for Scholars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scholarship applications are now being accepted online at www.StamfordDollarsForScholars.org for the graduating class of 2012. To be eligible, a student must live in or attend High School in Stamford, CT, be graduating this spring of 2012 and plan to attend a 2 or 4 yr college or a vocational school in the fall of 2012. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ptcofstamford.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27554378&amp;post=101&amp;subd=ptcofstamford&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stamford’s 14th Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applications are now open for Stamford’s 14th Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI). PLTI will continue to offer in-depth leadership training to 25-30 selected parents. Parents are their children’s first and most important teachers. They are also the best advocates for children in society. Parents can speak out on issues and inform policy-makers, the media, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ptcofstamford.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27554378&amp;post=97&amp;subd=ptcofstamford&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CAFE CONVERSATION FOLLOW-UP :: Creating a school environment that is physically, emotionally, and intellectually safe.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stamford Government Center, 2nd Floor Senior Center Light Supper 6:30pm Discussion 7pm – 9pm Creating a school environment that is physically, emotionally, and intellectually safe. It’s not too late to join the Conversation! Help us develop next steps for our community. Hear committee progress reports. Please RSVP for Childcare and/or Translation Services by Mail or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ptcofstamford.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27554378&amp;post=89&amp;subd=ptcofstamford&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PTC Forum: State Related Education Issues with our State Delegation</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 11, 2012 New Date! PTC Meeting 6:30pm in the Government Center The Parent Teacher Council of Stamford will host a forum regarding state related education issues with our state delegation (state senators and state representatives) on Wednesday, January 11th from 6:30pm-8pm in the 5th Floor Board Room of the Government Center. It is rare [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ptcofstamford.wordpress.com&amp;blog=27554378&amp;post=83&amp;subd=ptcofstamford&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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