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Scholarships applications now available!
PDK’s Prospective Educator Scholarships are available for future teachers. These scholarships, sponsored by the PDK Educational Foundation, provide college funds to promising high school and undergraduate students who want to teach. Encourage the future educators in your life to apply and offer to write one of their letters of recommendation. For more information about eligibility or to download an application, visit www.pdkintl.org/awards/prospective.htm.

Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program

Top winners receive $10,000 each. Visit http://www.kohlskids.com/ to nominate a young volunteer (ages 6-18). Nominations accepted February 1-March 15, 2012.

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The following template can be used by schools to construct their own Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) by inserting their school name and information in the appropriate places.

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In connection with the summit on bullying, the federal government launched a new Web site, http://www.bullyinginfo.org/, which provides “an easy, more centralized and accessible one-stop site” for resources on understanding and preventing bullying.

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The link here will open the PowerPoint presentation used by Dr. Sarah Wannemuehler at our October 15, 2010 Staff Development Day. This PowerPoint is an outline and doesn't cover all the information Dr. Wannemuehler shared with us that day. Please refer to your notes for more detailed information.

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Pertussis Information:

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This edition of the CAPE newsletter contains some very interesting data about School Choice and NAEP results for private vs. public schools: http://www.capenet.org/pdf/Outlook362.pdf

GRANT OPPORTUNITY - $1,500 ($1,000 travel, $500 equipment) March 15th deadline

This award will be given to a secondary school teacher who has successfully developed and demonstrated an innovative approach in the teaching of ecology/environmental science and has carried his/her commitment to the environment into the community. In addition to travel and equipment, the recipient also receives a recognition plaque to be presented at the NABT Professional Development Conference, and a one-year complimentary NABT membership. http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=631