Financial aid was the most hotly discussed topic at the 2002 Institute for Independent School Enrollment Management, held June 16-19 in Vergennes, Vermont.
Many schools reported that their financial aid budgets were overtaxed by increased numbers of enrolled students who qualified for aid for the first time and by record numbers of aid qualifiers in the accepted student pool.
Without the ability to provide full financial aid to all qualifying students, reaching full enrollment becomes an even greater challenge in independent schools.
In one boarding-day school, the discount rate, defined as the percent of tuition revenue awarded in financial aid, increased from 13.6 percent in 2001-02 to 16 percent in 2002-03, resulting in a one percentage point decrease in net tuition revenue from the previous year.
Is it any wonder that low-need students are underrepresented in independent schools, especially boarding schools?
090601
**Eastern Daily Press -- 14 May Local Marathon runner **North Wales Pioneer -- 16 May Delyth Turner (NAS) gives talk on autism **Colchester Evening Gazette -- 18 May Feature on Aseperger syndrome.
Feature on Robert Ogden's residential unit **Yorkshire Post -- 23 May Hidden Disability Appeal.
Variety Club donates minibus **Southern Daily Echo -- 28 May **South Wales Evening Post -- 28 May **Express & Star, Wolverhampton -- 28 May **The Huddersfield Daily Examiner -- 29 May **Portsmouth News -- 29 May **Nuneaton Evening Telegraph -- 29 May **Telegraph & Argus -- 29 May **East Anglian Daily Times -- 29 May **South End Evening Echo -- 29 May **Nottingham Evening Post -- 29 May **Coventry Evening Telegraph -- 29 May **Gloucester Citizen -- 30 May **Dundee Evening Telegraph -- 30 May **Halifax Evening Courier -- 1 June Local stores support National Coffee Break Day, a fundraising event in aid of the NAS.
Pupil's visit to Barnsley football club **The Scotsman -- 30 May Large article on autism -- MMR/prevalence/education.
Hidden Disability Appeal -- Children from Huddersfield Grammar School raise funds for Robert Ogden.
19_1_holm
school, Navajo, students, language, English, education, community, Holm, Rock, teachers, immersion program, Fort Defiance, reading, writing, bilingual research JOURNAL/Winter.
Here they describe the growth and development of bilingual education on the Navajo Reservation, and resultant outcomes for Navajo students, educators and communities.
Further, even within a given school, some programs or levels may utilize different approaches--and some teachers or groups seem to be "ahead of' or "behind" the rest of the school.
We are not saying these students are "a-lingual" or "semi-lingual;" we are saying that many of these students do not do well on tests of English language ability, and that many of them do not do well (at least initially) on English-mediated measures of academic achievement.
With strong administrative support, we set out to contact the 48 kindergartners who had tested as having at least passive knowledge of Navajo.
computer http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/sum2001/computers/computer.pdf
computers, students, school, learning disabilities, attitudes, interviews, experiences, Nathan, Frances, writing, instruction, grade, reporting, Michelle, personnel.
This study investigated the attitudes and opinions of students with and without learning disabilities regarding the use of computers for school-related work.
Prior to selecting the participants for this study, the researchers discussed the selection of interview subjects with administrative personnel at each school.
Comparison of the responses of those students with learning disabilities and those without showed that, for most categories, all students' interviews reflected similar themes and patterns.
The students with learning disabilities spoke far more often of their own negative attitudes (e.g., frustration) about computers than did those students without learning disabilities.
Paul mentioned that for him typing a paper on a computer was very difficult at first because: "well, I was pretty slow" (Paul, eleventh grade student).
ff100y
sleds, Flexible Flyer, farm, production, farm equipment, Samuel, Philadelphia, Westtown School, toy, invention, manufacturing, runners, Ivystone, Samuel Leeds, Quaker.
For 100 years, the name Flexible Flyer has been synonymous with winter, snow and kids.
From movies to the Broadway stage to national advertising, the sleds with the red eagle trademark are instantly recognizable.
In 1861 at the age of twenty, Allen realized that he was not cut out for city life and decide to learn agriculture on his father's farm near Westfield, New Jersey.
The entire production of the "Fairy Coaster" was sold at auction for a nominal price.
Allen's passion for sledding, his love of invention, and his need to diversify his manufacturing operations were relentless and destined him to finally come up with the "perfect" steerable sled.
issue16
language, students, power, school, lives, community, English, speak, speaking, teachers, education, learning, literacy, institutions, standard.
Because language is shared, it is also a social system of communication that is intricately bound up with power.
Peppered throughout the paper you'll find examinations of the use of Standard English in the United States, bilingual policy, the English Only movement, the "official" language of war, and storiesofculturalgroupsthathavesufferedtheattempted suppression of their language.
To those who would critically analyze texts and explicitly teach the language of power, they would say, it's a mistake to claim that acquiring the discourse of power will actually lead to acquiring power: experience, history and research show that other factors like gender and race are as important as language (if not more so) in determining access to power.
Marron_Pastoral
Apprenticeships, John, station, skills, education, programme, Marron Station, Western Australia, neighbouring, on-the-job training, sheep, John Craig, Carnarvon, employers, cattle.
John Craig grew up at Marron Station, the 198,000 acre sheep station he manages in Western Australia.
"New Apprenticeships provides great benefits for properties like mine.
"The apprentices get to learn on the job -- learn mathematics through measuring land acreages, weighing wool bales, even counting sheep, as well as improving their literacy skills through logging their skills and work in a diary."
John's first New Apprentice was a young woman who needed to complete 12 months work on a farm before going to university, so John began by drawing up a training programme to ensure she covered all areas of pastoral operations.
For each new recruit since, he has developed similar programmes based on the individual's level of competency and what tasks they have yet to cover.
nn_schooldays
students, school, Nick News, segment, pledge, allegiance, boarding school, news specials, poster, kids, standards, reasons, research materials, Special Editions, support.
A Civics Activity for Grades 2-5 Students will be given the opportunity to explore two different school procedures and make judgements on how they impact students in the 21st century.
Introduce the episodes to the students by saying that the two Nick News segments they are about to watch are about certain aspects of schools, and we will see how changes from traditional routines and patterns can affect kids.
Name several of the reasons given by the students in the segment.
Nick News Special Editions are half hour news specials dedicated to one important topic or issue that affects young people and their world.
nicwa_testimony
Indian, child welfare, ICWA, Child Welfare Act, members, tribes, child, families, adoption, placement, parents, agencies, courts, Congress, communities.
To the Chairmen and members of both committees, thank you for the opportunity to present this testimony on behalf of the National Indian Child Welfare Association which is based in Portland, Oregon.
Our comments will focus on our view that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) has worked successfully for the vast majority of Indian children, families, and tribes.
Situations like these, where young Indian parents are only provided one way out of their dilemma, do not meet the best interests of anyone, particularly the child.
Allowing tribes to be a part of the adoption process enables extended family members in the community to be notified of a potential adoption of their grandchild, niece, or nephew and be afforded the chance to discuss a possible placement in their family before it is too late.
2259_i1
bill, loans, fire, Legislature, fund, pursuant, buildings, dormitories, agency, installation, tobacco, purposes, effectuate, fire suppression systems, Jersey Housing.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the requirements of this section shall extend to any building used for such purposes, regardless of the date of the initial construction of the building, except as otherwise provided in section 3 of P.L., c. (C.)(now before the Legislature as this bill).
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may order the withholding of loans otherwise available pursuant to P.L., c. (C.)(now before the Legislature as this bill) or may assess penalties for failure to comply with this section or the provisions of any other section of P.L., c. (C.)(now before the Legislature as this bill).
on02spring
SEEDS, school, students, scholars, alumni, college, graduation, Academy, Newark, high school, Alumni Relations, Boston, Finance, college tour, Jersey.
At each of the five universities, students attended an information session and tour, learning about each respective schools' admission process, academic and extracurricular programs, financial aid, and student life.
SEEDS is pleased to announce that our annual Senior Spotlight Dinner honoring our alumni's graduation from high school and commencement to college will be held at the Gateway Hilton in Newark on June 13th, beginning at 6:30pm.
By Stembile Mhende SEEDS Class of 1998 Fear automatically grips the hearts of most inner city parents and students when the topic of boarding school arises.
Above: Alumni and current scholars volunteer at the Hillside Food Bank.
2002KS2PerfTbls
school, pupils, key stage, Scunthorpe, absence, English, eligible pupils, LEA area, background information, science, roll, assessment, England, compulsory school age, primary school.
It lists the primary, junior and special schools in the area which have 10 and 11 year old pupils.
If your child attends a school listed in the tables you will be interested to see how the results compare with those of other local schools and with the LEA and national averages.
It is important that when doing this you also take into account other information such as the number of absences and exemptions and the number of pupils with special educational needs as these have a significant effect on the results.
This is divided into four "key stages" which depend upon pupils' age.
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