[regional_school] Re: Regional Academy Website and More
- From: William Cala <wcala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "regional_school@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <regional_school@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:17:37 -0500
Mil gracias Enrique!
Sent from my iPad
On Dec 30, 2012, at 9:18 AM, "Padron, Henry I" <Henry.Padron@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! You are invited to attend and support this event at School
> 12.
>
> HIPadrón-Morales
> Nosotros en la Escuela#12 JamesP.B. Duffy prometemos dedicar nuestras mentes,
> desarrollar nuestros cuerpos, y dirigir con nuestros corazones, para estar
> preparados académicamente, socialmente maduros y ser ciudadanos responsables.
>
> From: regional_school-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:regional_school-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Henry Padron
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 1:59 PM
> To: regional_school@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [regional_school] Re: Regional Academy Website and More
>
> I wonder how many of the regional list members would like to have an
> interactive theatre session to become familiar with the work of Augusto Boal
> as a tool to organize the various constitutencies that are being mentioned.
> Let me know-I have used it with the School 12 PTA, colleagues and students.
> Everyone agrees that it is a powerful process that opens lines of
> communication and possibilities.
>
> If a group of 10 are interested we can set a date and time-minimum 2 hours.
>
> When parents are ready-I can bring 4-6 from School 12.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Julie Mitchell <jmitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> And, then, as a teacher in a suburban district and a parent of a child who is
> supposed to start kindergarten in a suburban district in September 2013, I am
> ready to start educating this particular population who may be very resistant
> to the concept. I am so excited about the possibilities and so frustrated
> with the testing culture dominating
> our students and teachers right now.
>
> Julie
>
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 4:34 PM, William Cala <wcala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We must mobilize parents. I met with a Rochester parent last week. We met
> at the Children’s Agenda and there is a strong interest in partnering. Jeff
> Sciortino is the parent and he is up to the task of organizing (as I am sure
> Meghan is as well). Jeff will be in contact again after the holidays. I
> hope this proves to be a fruitful endeavor.
>
> Peace,
> Bill
>
> From: regional_school-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:regional_school-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Meghan Delehanty
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 8:49 AM
> To: regional_school@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [regional_school] Re: Regional Academy Website and More
>
> Has anyone reached out to the parents of the RCSD? Just curious how many in
> this group are RCSD parents? Despite the negative perceptions out there - we
> have incredible families and parents in the district and they should be key
> in this.
>
> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:17:25 -0800
> From: datias34@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [regional_school] Regional Academy Website and More
> To: regional_school@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> With Bill's blessing, I took it upon myself to get some infrastructure
> together in case we decide that the Rochester City School District needs a
> little nudge (i.e. public pressure) to get the Regional Academy going. So I
> started a website, a Twitter page and a Facebook group. Obviously, I
> shouldn't be the only one in control of all of this so at some point some of
> you should start taking on roles within this infrastructure. For now, I
> would just like to get some of you involved and as a group we can go from
> there. Here's where everything is:
>
> Website:
> I used Google via Blogger to start the website and get the domain name. I
> chose this route because I have found that Blogger is the easiest webpage
> platform for people to use who do not do websites. Using this platform, if
> you can type, you can contribute to the site. The website WILL be at
> www.regionalacademy.org. It's taking a few extra days with the holiday for
> the domain name to go over to the actual page. For the next few days, you
> can see the site at http://regionalacademy.blogspot.com/. Again, very soon,
> regionalacademy.org will be the website's address.
>
> By using Blogger, anyone who wants to will be able to blog on this site. It
> is pretty barebones right now, but Bill is sending me the DVD that was
> distributed a few years back and I'll be posting that on the site as well as
> more links. Your blog posts will keep it fresh and hopefully, keep people
> coming back. If we decide to put public pressure on RCSD, we can host an
> online petition there and more. Please check out the site and give feedback.
> (I would just sent feedback to me directly rather than post to the entire
> listserv)
>
> Twitter:
> There is now a Regional Academy Twitter page at
> https://twitter.com/RegionalAcademy. If you have a twitter account, please
> follow this profile. I have been choosing strategic members of the media to
> follow so that if we go "public" it will be easier to get coverage as most
> reporters follow people who follow them.
>
> I have not put a description of the RA on the Twitter profile yet, as I am
> waiting to see if we are going to be using it to put pressure on Vargas.
> What we decide to do will determine what should be on the Twitter description.
>
> Facebook:
> Currently, there is a closed Facebook group. It is at
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/482575945127914/. It is closed because,
> again, we have not decided on a plan on how to get RCSD on board. Facebook
> "pages" are easier to like, but due to Facebook's decision to charge pages to
> allow all their followers to see posts, Groups seem to be a more democratic
> FB tool. It's a great tool to share articles, have conversations, etc.
>
> The problem with FB groups is, people can just be added to them without their
> permission. I have not done that to anyone because it is bad internet form.
> I do realize that not everyone may be on Facebook. That's OK as it is just
> one tool that we can use and more interactive tools can be added to the
> website. And of course, we always have this listserv.
>
> So check everything out and let me know what you think. Also, committee
> leaders, if you could send me reports, lists, whatever you have, I can add
> that to the website and start adding hotlinks to some of the text that is up
> there. Thanks!!!
>
> Dave Atias
>
>
>
>
> --
> Julie
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