District Administration articles from August 2007

District Administration archives from August 2007

The power of parody: humor has a role in political, cultural and educational commentary.(Editor's Letter)
August 1, 2007... A BUMPER STICKER THAT RECENTLY CAUGHT MY EYE READ, "MY Norwegian Elkhound Is Smarter Than Your Honor Student!" While the intent was to promote a dog breed, the statement also satirized the "My child is better than your child" bumper stickers...

Reflecting on "let 'em cheat".(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
August 1, 2007... I enjoyed your article regarding the use of iPods for test taking ("Understanding the Times," June 2007). I'm happy to see that someone really gets it! You hit the issue head-on when you made the point, "The typical school testing environment...

The benefits of walking.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
August 1, 2007... I read with great interest the News Update item on the renewed efforts schools are making to address the issue of childhood obesity ("Grant Awarded to Curb Obesity," March 2007). As a transportation consultant, I strongly support efforts to...

Seeking homework resources.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
August 1, 2007... Have you ever conducted a survey or analysis of Web sites or resources that provide homework assistance? I think that a link or information regarding homework assistance (even if there is a fee) would be of great benefit to students and parents...

Low pay leads to outsourcing.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
August 1, 2007... In David Thornburg's letter to the editor (Letters, July 2007) on the ISTE standards, he states that U.S. companies cannot find enough engineers. That is corporate America at its worst, and for DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION to buy into that line is...

State standards are low and vary considerably, new report says.(BRIEFINGS: News Update)
August 1, 2007... THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting, analyzing and reporting education data in the United States and abroad, recently released the findings of a report, "Mapping 2005 State Proficiency...

96% of principals.(STAT BLAST)
August 1, 2007... 96% of principals agree that participation in music education motivates students to stay in school. Source: 2006 Harris Poll

PTA loses members to PTOs.(BRIEFINGS: News Update)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... THE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION has shrunk significantly since its heyday of 12 million members in the 1950s, to a membership of less than six million today. An increasing number of schools nationwide are opting to have Parent Teacher...

Longer days in Massachusetts.(BRIEFINGS: News Update)(Massachusetts schools experiment with eight hour school day)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... TEN MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOLS ARE EXPERIMENTING with an eight-hour day as part of a $7.5 million +state initiative. Originally enacted as an effort both to raise student test scores on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System and...

Teacher turnover costs the nation over $7.3 billion.(FAST FACT)
August 1, 2007... Teacher turnover costs the nation over $7.3 billion annually, draining resources, diminishing teacher quality and undermining the nation's ability to close the achievement gap. Source: National Commission on Teaching and America's Future

California is leader in teacher foreign language certification.(BRIEFINGS: News Update)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... NATIONAL EVALUATION SYSTEMS, a business of Pearson Education, recently developed a new state exam for prospective teachers of the Filipino language as part of the California Subject Examinations for Teachers licensure testing program. The...

AASA releases DVD on importance of public schools.(BRIEFINGS: News Update)
August 1, 2007... THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF School Administrators recently released "The Public School Speaks," a new DVD that highlights the importance of public education and makes a case for increased financial and public sup port for our nation's public...

Secretary Spellings announces $237 million in grants for effective teaching.(BRIEFINGS: News Update)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MARGARET SPELLINGS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED $38.2 MILLION IN awards for 18 grants to provide financial incentives for teachers and administrators who improve student achievement and work to close the achievement gap in high-...

LAUSD partners with Hollywood to enhance performing arts programs.(BRIEFINGS: News Update)(Los Angeles Unified School District receives donation from International Creative Management)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE MANAGEMENT, one of the world's largest talent and literary agencies, is partnering with the Los Angeles Unified School District to renovate and upgrade eight high school auditoriums in an effort to enhance their...

70% of high school students.(STAT BLAST)
August 1, 2007... 70% of high school students don't complete courses needed to succeed in college. Source: ACT Survey

New York schools feed multitudes.(BRIEFINGS: News Update)(The New York city school system 's feeding program)
August 1, 2007... THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL system has effectively become one of the nation's largest summer soup kitchens, handing out breakfast and lunch in housing projects, libraries, day camps and church groups. Education Department officials say they...

With VoIP technology, districts make the most of their phones.(BRIEFINGS: Technology Update)(Voice Over Internet Protocol)
August 1, 2007... MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONVERT to a Voice Over Internet Protocol system--or VoIP--to save costs by routing calls through a data network rather than a phone company's network. But some districts that have already made the conversion don't plan to...

Did you know?(BRIEFINGS: Technology Update)
August 1, 2007... 3LCD TECHNOLOGY, NAMED FOR ITS ADVANCED 3-CHIP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY design, outsold all other projection technologies in the front projector market in 2006 and the first quarter of 2007, according to Decision Tree Consulting. Total shipments...

Governor Schwarzenegger: the rejuvenator.(BRIEFINGS: Curriculum Update)(new EnCorps Teachers Program)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER HOPES THE NEW ENCORPS Teachers Program will help fill 33,000 math, science and career tech teacher vacancies in California schools by recruiting retired professionals from the private sector. The program will create a...

Classroom safe space.(BRIEFINGS: Curriculum Update)(Website overview)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... DISTRICTS LOOKING FOR WAYS to take advantage of new literacies, which include how to read and decipher information on the Internet, and at the same time provide safe environments for students using them, may want to check out imbee.com, a free...

Grants improve history teaching.(BRIEFINGS: Curriculum Update)(American history grants)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL Progress (NAEP), less than one quarter of America's fourth-, eighth-, and 12th-graders are proficient in American history. In June, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced 122...

Parental stereotyping.(BRIEFINGS: Curriculum Update)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... RESEARCH BY PAMELA DAVIS-KEAN, UNIVERSITY of Michigan psychologist, and her colleagues has found that the reason females are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math--even though they test as well as their male counterparts...

"Bong Hits 4 Jesus" ruling underscores acute legal concerns.(BRIEFINGS: Inside the Law)
August 1, 2007... THE SUPREME COURT RECENTLY RULED AGAINST a former high school student in the "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner case, which might seem to be a move towards limiting students' free speech rights, although law experts say the legal boundaries are much...

U.S. 15-year-olds rank 24th out of 29 nations.(FAST FACT)
August 1, 2007... U.S. 15-year-olds rank 24th out of 29 nations in literacy and problem solving. Source: Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Supreme Court issues ruling on school racial integration.(BRIEFINGS: Inside the Law)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... AS REPORTED IN THE FEBRUARY ISSUE OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, "Supreme Court Reviews Race in Assigning Schools," the court has been considering on two school diversity cases, Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No....

Reading and math scores are up, but does NCLB deserve credit?(BRIEFINGS: Inside the Law)(No Child Left Behind law)(Center on Education Policy)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... A NEW REPORT FROM THE CENTER on Education Policy (CEP), "Answering the Question That Matters Most: Has Student Achievement Increased Since No Child Left Behind?" has found that student scores on state reading and math tests have improved since...

State Teachers of the Year to reform NCLB.(BRIEFINGS: Inside the Law)(No Child Left Behind Law)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... WITH THE REAUTHORIZATION of the federal No Child Left Behind law looming ahead, the fifty teachers who were voted to be their respective state's teacher of the year for 2007 have united to establish a set of 10 recommendations for improving the...

Graduation Promise Act to quell dropout crisis.(BRIEFINGS: Inside the Law)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... REPRESENTATIVE RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-Texas) recently introduced the Graduation Promise Act (GPA), which would set aside $2.5 billion each year to transform the nation's lowest-performing high schools into effective centers of teaching and learning....

Ability grouping and acceleration in gifted education.(Research Corner: ESSENTIALS ON EDUCATION DATA and RESEARCH ANALYSIS)
August 1, 2007... WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING statements about gifted education are true? (1) The term gifted means various things to various people. (2) K12 teachers generally express negative attitudes toward gifted students. (3) Among the high school dropouts in...

Harvard Education Press: City Schools: How Districts and Communities Can Create Smart Education Systems.(Computer Literature: RESOURCES FOR DISTRICT LEADERS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.harvardeducationpress.org +$29.95 This book describes ways that urban districts around the country are becoming smarter. Drawing from dozens of examples, the authors show how districts can build relationships with cultural institutions,...

R&L Education: Human Resource Management: A Problem-Solving Approach Linked to ISLLC Standards.(Computer Literature: RESOURCES FOR DISTRICT LEADERS)(Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.rowmaneducation.com $29.95 Readers receive a nontraditional view of teaching and learn the basics of human resource management through 125 in-basket exercises and guided questions on the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium....

Harvard Education Press: It's Being Done: Academic Success in Unexpected Schools.(Computer Literature: RESOURCES FOR DISTRICT LEADERS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.harvardeducationpress.org $26.95 The author is a long-time education writer whose research carefully documents important examples of academic achievement among children in a variety of challenging circumstances. She identifies the many...

National Educational Technology Standards for Students: Resources for Student Assessment.(Computer Literature: RESOURCES FOR DISTRICT LEADERS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.cnets.iste.org/students $38.95 Targeting K12 teachers, administrators and technology coordinators, this book explains how to integrate technology standards in the curriculum. It provides detailed guidelines for creating and choosing...

Linworth Books: Integrating Multicultural Literature in Libraries and Classrooms in Secondary Schools.(Computer Literature: RESOURCES FOR DISTRICT LEADERS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.linworth.com $24.95 Aligned with national standards, these research-based instructional activities and strategies help teachers integrate multicultural literature in their lessons. Each chapter offers resources, services, information...

R&L Education: Learning to Lead: Ten Stories for Principals.(Computer Literature: RESOURCES FOR DISTRICT LEADERS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.rowmaneducation.com $29.95 The authors creatively use lessons from children's literature to help define what it means to be an effective and committed school leader. They present ten ideas essential to effective school leadership,...

Harvard University Press: The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics.(Computer Literature: RESOURCES FOR DISTRICT LEADERS)(Brief article)(Book review)
August 1, 2007... www.hup.harvard.edu $26.95 This behind-the-scenes account of shrewd political campaigning introduces readers to key local and national figures in school systems, foundations, universities and legislatures who are trying to develop and run...

Taming the data beast.(District Profile: MCKINNEY (TEXAS) INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT)(Regional, state, or local organization overview)
August 1, 2007... THE NO CHILD LEFT Behind act has forced school districts to collect a mind-boggling amount and variety of data, which is overwhelming administrators already compiling other internal statistics for management purposes. The McKinney (Texas)...

Private sector technology experience applied to a school district.(Administrator Profile: SUPERINTENDENT RAYMOND J. FASHANO)
August 1, 2007... AFTER TEACHING HIGH school biology for 13 years and being a principal in districts in and around Rochester, N.Y., a life change in 1993 moved Raymond J. Fashano from the comfort of a school to the thrill of the sales team of Dynacam, a company...

Bus money: some district administrators allow advertising on buses to raise funds, but the practice draws strong criticism.(ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE)(Cover story)
August 1, 2007... A YEAR AGO WHEN THE CHERRY Creek School District in Colorado was considering ways to fund a GPS tracking system so dispatchers would know the location of buses, officials asked, Why not use the buses themselves to generate the needed cash? ...

DIBELS draws doers & doubters: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills monitor K6 reading progress but raise questions.(STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT)
August 1, 2007... WHEN KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS in Cincinnati-area schools were tested on their basic reading skills last fall, examiners found that 13.5 percent of the children needed intensive instructional support in phoneme segmentation fluency--dividing the...

Report from EduComm 2007: educators offered the latest in AV, IT and Web 2.0 technologies.(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
August 1, 2007... THE EDUCOMM 2007 CONFERENCE, held June 19-21 in Anaheim, Calif., provided outstanding opportunities for educators from school districts and higher education institutions across the world to come together to share best practices and learn more...

Ins and outs of outsourcing: here's what you need to know as you take the plunge.
August 1, 2007... PRIVATIZING. CONTRACTING OUT. Out-tasking. Outsourcing. No matter what it's called, one thing is certain: Attempts to cut costs or improve efficiencies by hiring private companies to manage and perform your district's support services, from...

Momma's Earth science kits.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... These handy elementary teaching kits contain class quantities of rock, sand, soil and water for hands-on manipulative activities. Shipping charges not included. Vincent Momma Quarries Odvard Egil Dyrli, gdyrli@edmediagroup.com, is...

Handouts in a Sack[TM].(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Get random selections of school-reform papers written by nontenured teacher education professors in every state. Material sold conveniently by the pound, so order as big a load as you need. Distribute by hand or mechanical spreader. ...

Bare-naked basics.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Own the definitive work on the semisubversive proposal to remove all references to "society" from schools. Dealing with reality limits learners to the realm of the possible, and also takes too much time. Let students finish school and find out...

Saccharine readers.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Children will love the cute and cuddly pretend-animals that skip, hop and cavort through each realistic tale. Pre-readers will beg for more adventures of their "num-num pals" Honey-Bun, Yummy-Pie and Kissy-Poo. New Retch Classics ...

Innovative fundraising.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Raise money for your district by selling greeting cards written in performance terms. Expected behaviors dearly identified for "happy birthday," "get well" and "sympathy." If you care enough to send a thought, it should be measurable! ...

Backtrackle!(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Giant activity book shows how to turn real-world products into simple materials. Students will make birdfeeders inro bleach bottles, and flower vases into coffee cans and baby-food jars. Imagine the excitement when students bring home usable...

Crate of the Month Club.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Twelve times a year you will receive an advance-notice postcard on an item of school equipment. If you do not want the item, simply return the card with the notarized signatures of all senior administrators within 24 hours. Or do nothing, and...

Aural punctuation.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Teach young people to correct unbearable pauses in speech by using "spoken commas." Replace embar it: "I walked into class--y'know?-sat down--right? --opened my book Um/Er Associates Odvard Egil Dyrli, gdyrli@edmediagroup.com, is...

Factual compendium.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... By Gosh, N. and Golly, G. This is the exhaustive guide to littleknown facts in every curriculum area, including language arts (e.g., the derivation of "quick as a wink": the spotted wink is an Australian rodent that runs extraordinarily fast)...

Aztec Charter Magnet Schools.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... This educational movement sadly never got off the ground. As a result, back issues of the ACMS Update can be purchased at rock-bottom prices. Order the complete set and get the complimentary monograph Implications of Jungle Ruins for American...

Greater issues of our times.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Discover the utility of newspapers in education through predated materials that come whole or in ripped-to-order strips. Applications include cleaning paint brushes, training puppies and making boat hats for parties. Pulp Learning LLC ...

Charting new courses.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Send us your grade-level curriculum outline and we will prepare intricate scope and sequence charts guaranteed to bewilder. No school evaluation team would ever dare to question the complex boxes, lines, arrows and tables that define what you...

Biodegradable art.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... No longer burden families with art projects that last a lifetime. Instead, use creativity materials that start to disintegrate even before they leave the school. Composting ideas from soap to nuts are included in every order. Dust-2-Dust...

Runaway inflation conversion tables.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Update your proverbial math curriculum. Did you know, for instance, that thoughts are now valued at two pennies, a bird in the hand is worth four in the bush, and a stitch in time saves less than five? Have a twoderful time upgrading your...

My-problem space.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Identify your most difficult students and three worst habits for each, and we will design Web pages that make antisocial behaviors known to all. The inhibiting guilt of online notoriety will minimize discipline problems magically. ...

Critic confidential.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Here are never-before-told scandalous secrets on education critics who bring misery to our professional lives. Identify the troublesome people knocking on your district doors, and we'll supply innuendos that stop the attacks fast. ...

Industrial comics.(Curriculum CLEARANCE)
August 1, 2007... Publisher of the beloved instructional classics Story of Coal-tar and Strip-Mining for You announces its new illustrated titles: Choosing Brick and The Wonder of Meat-Packing. CurriCartoons Inc. Odvard Egil Dyrli,...

Glenbard Township (Ill.) High School District 87: www.glenbard.net.(How Well Does This Web Site: LEARN WHAT OUR WEB ANALYST SAYS IS RIGHT AND WRONG WITH THIS DISTRICT SITE)(Website overview)
August 1, 2007... GLENBARD TOWNSHIP HIGH School District 87--with its four high schools--is the third-largest high school district in Illinois, encompassing 45 square miles within DuPage County, a suburban area 30 miles west of Chicago. DESIGN The home...

Pearson Inform 4.1: Pearson School Systems.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.pearsonschoolsystems.com/products/inform Software, Starting at $3.75 per student/ASP version, and $5.65 per student/ local deployment The latest version of this K12 achievement data and analysis decision support tool includes...

PowerLite 83c: Epson.(AS SEEN AT INFOCOMM)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.epson.com Hardware, $899.99 The lightweight 83c uses 3LCD technology and 2,200 lumens with X6A resolution to deliver vibrant images to classroom presentations. It has a built-in 7W speaker and closed caption decoder to comply with...

In2Books: Epals.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.ln2Books.com Online program, $3,000/introductory, plus 5 cycles This online literacy program was designed to enhance academic achievement by pairing students with an adult pen pal and introducing them to selected books that lead to...

CPX2, CPX5: Hitachi.(AS SEEN AT INFOCOMM)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.sharplcd.com Hardware, $1,995/CPX2, and $2,595/6PX5 The CPX2 and CPX5 3LCD projectors add networking functionality and wireless connectivity--upgrades to their CPX1 predecessor. Both have XGA resolution, wide-angle lenses, built-in...

System Integrator SI 3: Extron Electronics.(AS SEEN AT INFOCOMM)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.extron.com Speakers, $280 These speakers were designed with a compact footprint, making them perfect as a classroom choice. They feature wide frequency response of 75 Hz to 18 kHz, 16 watts contours pink noise or 32 watts of...

EP761: Optoma.(AS SEEN AT INFOCOMM)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.optomausa.com Hardware, $1,200-$1,500 This data/multimedia projector, and two other models--the EP763 and EP774--use Texas Instruments' DLP chipset and BrilliantColor technology for digital picture quality and color enhancement....

TUNEin to READING: Electronic Learning Products.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.elpcorp.com Program, $199 per year Karaoke-style techniques are used to excite kids about reading. They sing along with a computer program that helps familiarize them with words and phonics. Students are motivated to learn because...

ImagineX IW77: NEC.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.necdisplay.com Hardware, $1,799 NEC Display Solutions of America is using Luidia's eBeam technology n its new line of interactive whiteboards. The ImagineX has the ability to annotate over any application and can save these files...

Telepresenter M3-Series 2: NCAST.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.ncast.com, Appliance, Priced under $10,000 This multimedia capture appliance allows anyone to make, store and distribute high-resolution multimedia files with minimal series extends the M3 graphics resolution to 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) for...

Video Media Center: Polycom.(AS SEEN AT INFOCOMM)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.polycom.com, Hardware, $95,000 This appliance-based solution allows schools to centrally leverage, protect and manage the complete video content from creation, capture and encoding, to portal publishing and Webcasting, to storage and...

VPL-ES4/VPL-EX4: Sony.(AS SEEN AT INFOCOMM)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.sony.com, Hardware, $1,030/$1,230 These LCD projectors were designed for use in classrooms and conference rooms. A short, focal-length lens allows large-screen projection from a very short distance, and low fan noise lets audiences...

PT-D5700U: Panasonic.(AS SEEN AT INFOCOMM)(DLP projector)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.panasonic.com/projectors, Hardware, $11,500 Offering 6,000 lumens of brightness, this single-chip DLP projector permits users to select the preset that best optimizes color, brightness and contrast according to the level of ambient...

XR-40X: Sharp.(AS SEEN AT INFOCOMM)
August 1, 2007... www.sharplcd.com Hardware, $899.99 Sharp has added three more lightweight DLP projectors to its Notevision series. Both the XR-40X and XR-30X ($799.99) have a native XGA resolution of 1024 x 768, while the XR-30S ($699.99) has a native...

SDP-6500 DXA: Samsung.(AS SEEN AT INFOCOMM)(DLP projector)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.samsungpresenterusa.com, Hardware, $4,750 This digital presenter comes with many new features, such as an improved frame rate, high resolution DVI output, USB 2.0 output for image capture with applications supporting Mac and Windows, a...

Mimio Interactive: Mimio.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(input device)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... mimio.com Hardware, starts at $549 This small, portable device attaches to a dry erase board and connects to a Mac or PC. The system allows teachers to control their computer from the projected image on an EXPO dry erase board and...

Evidence-based practice briefs: Pearson Assessments.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(online journals)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.speechandlanguage.com/ebp Online journal, Free The articles in this peer-reviewed journal help practicing clinicians translate research into practice in their daily activities. This year, national experts will address pressing...

mCLASS: Rtl: Wireless Generation.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(Response to Intervention program)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.wirelessgeneration.com Technology, Starts at $1,700 per building Educators can implement a Response to Intervention (Rtl) program that makes early intervention efforts with at-risk students successful, improving achievement and...

ShadeLine whiteboard kit: Magnatag Visible Systems.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.magnatag.com/shadeline Kit, $279 Featuring permanent gentle-gray shaded line bars, this kit is designed to make reading a whiteboard easy. Available in nine different sizes and 37 models with varying heights of shaded bars, these...

Callrex: Telrex.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(call management software)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.telrex.com Software, $99-$275 Customers of Cisco's Smart Business Communications System are provided affordable IP call recording and monitoring for the Cisco Unified Communications 500 series IP telephony system. SMB (Server...

Your vote counts and you can make a difference!(New Products)
August 1, 2007... DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION is naming the Reader's Choice Top 100 K12 Products of 2007. Let us know what works best for your district. Vote today for your favorite products. There are more than 1,000 products to view and we're adding to our...

WorkStations: Proximity Systems.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(computer furniture)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.proximitysystems.com Hardware, $800-$1,200 This wall-mounted, retractable WorkStation features a locking upper compartment that securely stores a traditional CPU, while the pull-down work surface reveals an LCD monitor and...

CamPX camera: Cieffe.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.cieffe.com Hardware, $1,150 Based on Pixim's Digital Pixel System technology, this composite surveillance camera complements its NETTUNO CamPX network surveillance camera with Power over Ethernet capabilities. Using Pixim's Orca...

Vision 5.0: Dyknow.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.dyknow.com Software, Pricing based on contract/number of licenses This new version fosters interaction through collaborative note taking, student response tools, content replay and round the clock access. With the integration of...

Renzulli learning systems: Renzulli Learning.(New Products: THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... www.renzullilearning.com, Online program, $40 each/up to 40 students; $5,000 per school Teachers can use this Web-based learning system to differentiate curricula in the classroom by creating an individualized assessment of each child's...