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AASB E-News
October 4, 2007
--PENINSULA VOTERS SAY YOUÕRE IN, BUT YOUÕRE ALSO OUT
--ELECTION PRESENTS DILEMMA
--REAA ELECTION RESULTS
--NINE PLAYED IN HOOPS TOURNEY FOR CASH
--HOW KIDS CAN GET OVER THE MOTIVATION BRICK WALL
--OCTOBER 26TH DEADLINE FOR CHEAP HOTEL RATES
--MAGNA AWARDS DEADLINE EXTENDED
PENINSULA VOTERS SAY YOUÕRE
IN, BUT YOUÕRE ALSO OUT
Kenai Peninsula voters on Tuesday set in motion a power
struggle that could end in the courts but will begin with a special meeting of
the Borough Assembly. In passing a retroactive term-limits initiative, voters
disqualified three incumbents even as they re-elected them individually. See
full story here:
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/kenai/story/9352716p-9266875c.html
ELECTION PRESENTS DILEMMA
Proposition 3 on TuesdayÕs ballot presents the same difficulties
for seating two school board winners, Sammy Crawford and Sunni Hilts, both of
whom have served multiple terms on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board.
See full story here (may require registration):
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/100407/news_4114.shtml
REAA ELECTION RESULTS
Voters in Rural Education Attendance Areas across the state
voted on Tuesday in school board elections. Here are the returns compiled by the
Alaska Division of Elections:
http://www.elections.alaska.gov/07recr/results.pdf
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NINE PLAYED IN HOOPS TOURNEY
FOR CASH
The number of students who competed for pay in the Alaska
Basketball FederationÕs open tournaments grew to nine on Wednesday, according
to the stateÕs governing body for high school activities. But of the nine who
competed, only two received money, according to the tournament director. See
full story here:
http://www.adn.com/sports/prep/story/9352749p-9266898c.html
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HOW KIDS CAN GET OVER THE
MOTIVATION BRICK WALL
Richard Lavoie is widely known for a popular PBS video and
workshops that show teachers what school is really like for struggling kids. A
special-educator for more than 30 years, he has written The Motivation Breakthrough:
6 Secrets for the Tuned-Out Child. In this interview, Lavoie addresses some
ways parents and educators can overcome what he calls Òlearned helplessness:Ó
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-10-03-lavoie-motivation_N.htm
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OCTOBER
26TH DEADLINE FOR CHEAP HOTEL ROOMS
The Anchorage Hilton Hotel reminds
delegates to the 54th Annual Conference of the Association of Alaska
School Boards that a deadline is fast approaching to take advantage of the
lower rate being offered for rooms at the hotel during the conference. The
Hilton staff says it will offer the conference rate of $95 per night for any
reservation made by October 26th. If you are planning to attend the
Annual Conference on Nov. 8-11, the hotelÕs toll-free reservation line is
1-800-245-2527. Use the SRP code
ÒASBÓ to access the $95 rate. Here is AASBÕs website link to register for the
conference itself:
http://www.aasb.org/FORMS/workshopAC.html
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MAGNA
AWARDS DEADLINE EXTENDED
American School Board Journal has
extended the nominations deadline to October 19 for the 2008 Magna Awards,
which honor school boards that use effective programming to put student
achievement and community engagement at the center of their work. See full news
release here:
http://www.nsba.org/site/doc.asp?TRACKID=&VID=2&CID=90&DID=41670
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