FOTPS 2009

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This month's newsletter sponsor is

Brenda Jean Patrick

Brenda Jean Patrick has continued her work within the education community as an independent consultant (though preferring to call herself"The Customer Care Teacher") and has designed a customer care program for education using customer service strategies and techniques that have proven beneficial to highly successful companies in industries serving large numbers of customers."It has taken years," Patrick says, "but school districts are realizing the importance of customer care as part of their everyday operations."  

Patrick first received public attention during her tenure as a master consultant with the Region 10 Education Service Center, where she was the first consultant to bring the concept of customer care to the school districts in Texas.  Patrick's pioneering work within the staff development community has been recognized throughout the United States as pivotal in the heightened awareness among school administrators that they must strengthen the lines of communication with parents, businesses and the community in order to increase student achievement in all areas of academic endeavor.

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Join us on December 2nd to honor our 2009 Texas Public Schools Friend of the Year award recipient, Harvey Hohenberger, Executive Director of the Region 8 Education Service Center.
 
Help us pack the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field in Dallas as we celebrate Harvey's contributions to public education and the many recent achievements of Texas public schools. 
 

Texas Eighth graders in first place tie
 
Eighth-grade African-American students in Texas tied Massachusetts for first place on a national mathematics exam. African-American students in these two states earned an average scale score of 272 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a higher score than was earned by students in 40 other states for which data is available.  The national average score for African-American students was 260.
           
 Among white students, Texas' eighth-grade students earned the fourth highest score with an average scale score of 301. Only students in Massachusetts, Maryland and New Jersey earned higher scores.  Massachusetts had the highest average score at 305, while the national average for white students was 292.   
 
Among Hispanic students, Texas' eighth-graders had the fourth highest score, earning an average scale score of 277. The average scale score nationally for Hispanic eighth-grade students was 266.
 
Only Hispanic students in the states of Missouri, Montana and Delaware earned higher average scores than did their Texas peers. Hispanics represent the largest ethnic group in eighth-grade classrooms in Texas.  
 
Overall, Texas ranked 18th among 50 states on the NAEP, often referred to as the "Nation's Report Card."  Most, if not all, the states that rank above Texas have less diverse student populations.
 


Watch your mail for the new 2009-10 posters!
 
Texas ACT scores reach all-time high in 2009poster
 
The Texas ACT composite score reached an all-time high in 2009 as did the number of students tested. Scores have increased every year since 2005. ACT English, mathematics and science subtest scores also reached record highs for Texas students.
 
 
 
Looking for a great public speaker for your upcoming event?
 
Leslie MilderLeslie Milder is a great presenter with valuable information about achievements in Texas public schools and what we can do to help students, teachers, and parents. 
 
"Leslie was the keynote speaker at Katy ISD's annual joint luncheon with the Katy Chamber of Commerce honoring our Teachers of the Year. Governor Perry, Comptroller Strayhorn and a number of other very high profile guests have headlined this event in the past, but we have never had a speaker who has won the hearts of both teachers and community like Leslie. While inspiring our teachers, her message of commitment, hope and dedication sent an important message to our community members about the challenges educators face daily and the critical role they play in shaping the future of our world." - Kris Taylor, Katy ISD
 
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