We Asked ~ You Answered!

Last week we asked if you support performance-pay for teachers...

100% of you said you do support performance-pay for teachers

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Question of the Week

Do standardized assessments accurately represent your curriculum?

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Focus on Leadership

Kelly Callahan, Site Leader/Principal for SIATech Albuquerque, has been selected as New Mexico Principal of the Year.  Read the RAPSA interview to learn her strategies for leadership success.

RAPSA Interview:
Focus on Leadership with Kelly Callahan, New Mexico Principal of the Year

How do you inspire your students and staff to want to achieve success?

I believe I inspire by modeling the desire to achieve success.  I have a very positive attitude and strong work ethic.  By staying consistently focused on the students and their success, I find that the desire to succeed becomes a part of our daily norms.

Universal Design with At-Promise Students  

By Diane Fairchild

“The same design principles that brought Braille panels to public elevators and curb cuts to city sidewalks should be imported to the classroom and used to transform lessons and textbooks,” says a coalition of education groups (Education Week, October 30, 2007).  So what is Universal Design, and why might it be a successful philosophy to use with our At-Promise youth?