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School Board Members to Hold Community Meetings
Community meetings throughout Orange County are planned for the months of February and early March. All school board members will hold meetings joined by selected staff.

The agenda will address the 2010-2011 budget, the elected chair position, education reform, the building program, academic achievement, the U.S. Census and other topics of interest. A question and answer period will follow the presentation.

Anyone is welcome to attend any meeting. Requests for translation assistance can be made by calling 407.317.3463 three days in advance of the scheduled meeting.

The meeting times and locations are as follows:
District 6 Board Member Nancy Robbinson
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Howard Middle School

District 3 Board Member Rick Roach
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Lake Como Elementary School

District 5 Board Member Kathleen “Kat” Gordon
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Educational Leadership Center

District 7 Board Member Christine Moore
Monday, March 1, 2010
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Wekiva High School

District 2 Board Member Daryl Flynn
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Colonial High School

District 4 Board Member Vicky Bell
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
6;30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Hunter’s Creek Middle School

District 4 Board Member Vicky Bell
Thursday, March 4, 2010
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Chain of Lakes Middle School

PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS
  • University of Pennsylvania PhD Prep Program for Black Males -- The Univ of Penn is launching an 18-month Academy focused on preparing Black males for admission to Ph.D. programs in education immediately upon completion of their undergraduate studies. They will begin the Academy this fall with 10 Black males who are in their junior year of college. Check it out here: www.gse.upenn.edu/blackmen.

    Each Academy participant will receive a 4-day all-expense paid visit to Philadelphia this fall; opportunities for meaningful engagement with the dean, faculty, graduate students, and Black male alumni; free enrollment in a 3-month Kaplan GRE Prep Course (for which Penn is paying $1,200 per participant); a current Black male Ph.D. student who will mentor him through the application process; and an application fee waiver when he applies for Fall 2011 admission to Penn (valued at $85). Most importantly, those who are admitted to our Ph.D. Programs two years from now will be fully funded for their entire 3-4 years of doctoral study. Submit applications by August 21st. The Academy is only for Black men who are starting their junior year this fall and planning to graduate in Spring 2011.

  • FREE!! MIT announces its MITES Program, (Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science), a challenging 6 week summer program that prepares promising rising seniors for careers in engineering and science. If you are selected, all educational, housing, meals and activity costs are covered. You must, however, pay for your own transportation to and from MIT. To apply, go to http://mit.edu/mites/www.

  • FREE!! Princeton Un iv ersity announces its Summer Journalism Program for low-income sophomores or juniors with at least a 3.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) who have an interest in journalism. The cost is free including travel costs to and from Princeton ! Apply now! Go to www.princeton.edu/sjp.

  • CITY YEAR, WASHINGTON DC (Americorps) - Graduating seniors who are not sure what they want to do after high school should consider applying for a paid community service position with City Year, Washington, DC., a group of 17-24 year olds committed to full-time service for ten months in the Washington, DC community. Benefits include: living stipend ($200 per week), health care coverage, free metro pass, and $4,725 educational scholarship. For more info: www.cityyear.org or email: cmurphy@cityyear.org/dc or call: 202-776-7780, Amanda Seligman. Recruitment open houses will be held once a month at their headquarters: 918 U Street, NW , 2nd floor, Washington , DC 20001

Featured Scholarship: Jackie Robinson Foundation

The Foundation, established in 1973 to perpetuate Jackie Robinson's pioneering legacy and provides scholarships to minority students that excel in areas of academic achivement, leadership capacity, community involvement and financail need. For more information visit www.jackierobinson.org

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