School districts can piggyback on money-saving contracts available through two national cooperative purchasing programs under one roof, The Keystone Purchasing Network and PEPPM Technology Bidding and Purchasing Program. Both programs advertise and solicit sealed bids, which are awarded to the most responsive and responsible bidders. The result is higher quality at lower prices. |
Friends to Friends
Thank you very much for giving me the chance to attend Ambassador Training. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot. Our society in many ways has forgotten how much we do, as educators. I'm thankful for FOTPS and their many efforts. We have become complacent, and it is time we stood up and showed the public how much we enhance lives.
Suzanne Risinger
Teacher, Madisonville High School
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A Must Read for All Educators!
ATPE's online summer book study forums featured "Hello My Name is Public School and I Have an Image Problem", co-authored by Friends of Texas Public Schools founder Leslie Milder and colleague Jane Braddock. More than 100 ATPE members participated in this online book study and earned 8 hours of CPE credit! Lead a book study in your district or on your campus.
Visit hellomynameispublicschool.com or amazon.com to get your copies today. Email Leslie or Jane at lmilder@fotps.org or jbraddock@fotps.org if you'd like to include them in your book study.
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Become an Ambassador for Public Education
Bring our Ambassador Training Academy staff development series to your peeps! Contact Leslie Milder at lmilder@fotps.org for more information. |
Friends of Texas Public Schools Scott Milder 830 Shores Blvd.
Rockwall, TX 75087
smilder@fotps.org214-497-6411
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2014 Friend of the Year Gala Celebrates Champions of Public Education
On January 17, 2014, The Friends of Texas Public Schools Board of Directors honored Jimmie Don Aycock, Chairman of the House Public Education Committee, as its 2013 Texas Public Schools Friend of the Year honoree.
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Meet the 2014 Ambassador of the Year
H.D. Chambers, Superintendent of the Alief Independent School District and the educational genius behind House Public Education Chairman Jimmie Don Aycock's legendary legislative efforts resulting in HB 5, has been named Texas Public Schools Ambassador of the Year by the Friends of Texas Public Schools.
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How Much Does Texas Public Education Cost? Texas Has No Idea
By Dr. Jerry R. Burkett
It's 1991 and the New York Giants win the Super Bowl 20-19 after a missed Buffalo Bills field goal. Seinfeld debuted on TV, "Dances with Wolves" won Best Picture, and the U.S. minimum wage goes from $3.80 to $4.25 per hour. Gas prices average $1.12, a new house will cost you $120,000, and the average person makes around $29,430 per year.
That was also the year the state of Texas updated its Cost of Education Index (CEI).
Today, gas averages $3.36, the New York Giants have won two more Super Bowls, and minimum wage is $7.25. The average home will cost you $152,000, Seinfeld has been off the air for 15 years and now rules syndication, the average salary in the United States is $46,326 and Kevin Costner hasn't made a decent movie since (unless you actually liked Waterworld).
Yet the state of Texas still uses the same Cost of Education Index that was developed in 1991.The CEI is the complicated formula system that Texas uses as a basis to distribute education funding to the 1,024 school districts. That's right - the education of Texas' students is based on a 22-year old funding formula. The students taught in Texas schools were not even born when the CEI was last updated.
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Worth Ave. Group offers insurance policies perfect for K-12 schools wanting to insure electronic devices. Policies provide replacement cost coverage and protect the devices on and off school grounds. Insurance works perfectly for schools with 1 to 1 programs, designed to issue laptops, iPads or tablets to students and teachers.
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TRUE or FALSE?
The number of students graduating in Texas Public Schools is decreasing.
FALSE:
Texas high school on-time graduation rate has set an all-time high, reaching 87.7 percent for the Class of 2012.
The graduation rate for the Class of 2012 is 1.8 percentage points higher than the previous record set by the Class of 2011 and marks the fifth consecutive year the rate has increased.
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