Insights

March 2014

New look for newsletter

The Consortium is pleased to bring a new look to our electronic newsletter, Insights. We'll continue to report regularly on our programs, projects and partners, but with a cleaner, simpler design that we hope you find easier to read.

TFIM prepares for annual Student Leadership Conference

Preparations are well underway for the annual Student Leadership Conference that The Consortium hosts for students participating in The Future Is Mine (TFIM), a career exploration and leadership development program now offered in 30 high schools. To learn more about the April event, click here.

Forum expands role for students

When The Consortium's Forum for Collaborative Leadership & Innovation convenes next, it plans to open team discussion tables to students from participating districts. To learn more, click here.

Leadership Institute features McTighe

Noted consultant and author Jay McTighe elaborated principles from his book Backward Design at the second of three seminars offered this year through The Consortium's Leadership Institute. To learn more, click here.

And the winners are...

The Consortium's Great Idea Grants program made $25,495 worth of awards to fund 15 classroom projects this spring.

To learn more, click here.

Shout-out for McKeesport!

The Consortium thanks McKeesport Area School District for its $1,300 contribution to our Great Idea Grants program! In February, the district's schools all hosted "Denim Days" fundraisers for staff donations. McKeesport teachers wanted to give back after winning 210 Great Idea Grants totaling $165,000 over the program's 29-year history. Their fundraising was so successful, they're already talking about doing it again next year!

The Consortium welcomes other schools, businesses and community groups to organize their own creative fundraisers to support Great Idea Grants.

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