Volume 3, Number 18, May 12, 2000
A Publication of the Resource Center for Charter Schools
Phone 210-348-7890 Fax 210-348-7899
© Resource Center for Charter Schools All Rights Reserved

Patsy O'Neill, Executive Director; Jimmie Driver, Assistant Director;
Sally Friedli, Office Manager; and Sara Murphy, Administrative Assistant
                      

ACADEMIC/ACCOUNTABILITY ACADEMIES will be hosted by the Resource Center this summer in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas for all Texas charter schools. Topics will include DEC visits, TAAS, and Strategies for At-Risk Students. See attached for times, dates and agendas. Please RSVP to the Resource Center at 210-348-7890. Free lunches will be provided each day.

Required Reading Assessment for Kindergarten and First Grade due in May A Pre and Post Reading Assessment is required by the state for all Kindergarten and First Grade students in Texas. Contact your Educational Service Center if you need advice on which assessment tool to use.
First Grade    Pre Test in Fall    Post Test in May   
Kindergarten    Pre Test in January    Post Test in May   

GUN FREE SCHOOLS REPORT is due June 13, 2000 into TEA. The information can be found on the TEA website at www.tea.state.tx.us/training/get_docs.cgi?command=openform. Look for #SSP445R00.

YES COLLEGE PREP, one of Houston's Exemplary Charter Schools, has the following positions available for the 2000-2001 school year:
Middle School Science    Middle School Algebra   
Middle School English    Middle School Social Studies   
Middle School Spanish    Middle and High School Art   

Please fax a resume and cover letter to the attention of: Jennifer Pagani, Assistant School Director, 713-227-7258 or call 713-227-7115.

REGION XI BUSINESS SERVICES is hosting a Business Services and computer software demonstration on Friday, June 9, 2000 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. The meeting will be filled with information that will assist Charter Schools in performing their day-to-day business office operations. For more information, contact Michelle Millsap at 817-740-7604 or Judy Doosti at 817-740-7509.

TEXAS LANGUAGE CHARTER in Dallas has the following positions available for the 2000-2001 school year: second grade teacher and a third/fourth grade multi age teacher. At least one of these positions must be filled by someone who is bilingual. Certified teachers with experience given preference. Contact Mike Shepherd at 214-941-4881, or fax your resume to 214-941-4866, or email to txl@airmail.net.

ED WHITE MEMORIAL CHARTER is in need of an administrator, preferably with Mid-Management Certification and Project Approach experience. Positions are also available for second and third grade teachers. Send resumes to Jeanne Silver, Box 503, Seabrook, TX, 77586.

GEORGE I. SANCHEZ CHARTER has the following openings for the 2000-2001 school year for grades 9-12: Science, Algebra, Language Arts, Special Ed, Art, and High School Counselors. Please mail resume to Grace Kavulla, George I. Sanchez Charter High School, 6001 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX, 77023 or fax to 713-926-1346.

BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER, a Core Knowledge Curriculum School, is hiring elementary teachers and a Texas Certified principal for the 2000-2001 school year. The individual must have experience as either a principal or an assistant principal and knowledge of Title 1 and the Federal Nutrition Program. Send resumes to Iris Burnham, Burnham Wood Charter, 7310 Bishop Flores, El Paso, TX, 79912 or call 915-584-9499.

MCCULLOUGH ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE CHARTER has the following positions available for the 2000-2001 school year: Assistant Principal, General Education (grades K-3), Special Education, Music, Art, Spanish, Computers, Physical Education, Nurse, and Instructional Aides. Mail resumes to Dr. Nannette Glenn, Principal, 1701 Kramer Lane, Austin, TX, 78758 or fax to 512-977-9206.