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“GAE has been proud to work
with the Atlanta Daily World in
the development and growth of
the Georgia State Spelling Bee
over these past 45 years,” said
GAE President Merchuria Chase
Williams. “We will be well represented by Nandhini. We wish her
the best of luck, and all of
Georgia will be with her in spirit
as she carries the state’s hopes
to the national championships.”
Fulton County
12-year old
crowned state
spelling champion
Daniel Webster would have been proud. After a humbling display of spelling, only two contestants were left
standing—12-year old Nandhini Sundaresan (pictured
right) from Webb Bridge Middle School in Fulton County
and 13-year old Aaron Kaufman from Dodge Middle in
Cobb County. Through eight tough rounds, Nandhini
outlasted Aaron and was named the winner of the 45th
Annual Atlanta Daily World/Georgia Association of
Educators State Spelling Bee. Should she, for any reason,
be unable to represent Georgia at the nationals, Aaron
would take her place.
The spell-off between the two featured words such as
resile, embrocation, mesocracy, tumulary, cacography and
funambulis. Aaron then received the word catenate, which
means “connect in a series of links or ties,” but he misspelled it.
Nandhini spelled catenate correctly, and was then given
the word paucity, which means “a small number; fewness.”
Nandhini spelled it correctly and will now represent
Georgia in the Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee
Championships in Washington, D.C., May 28-June 2.
Nandhini said winning the championship “feels
great.” Since she’s never been to Washington, D.C, she’s
looking forward to going and seeing the city.
In addition to her first place trophy (Atlanta Daily
World) and an all-expense paid trip to the national championships and $1,000 (GAE), Nandhini also took home a
$100 U.S. Savings Bond (Wachovia), two dictionaries
(Merriam-Webster and Houghton-Mifflin), an
Amazon.com gift certificate (Scripps Howard), and one
$100 U.S. Savings Bond (Samuel L. Sugarman Award).
Aaron, as runner-up, took home a second place trophy
(Atlanta Daily World), $500 (GAE), two dictionaries
(Merriam-Webster and Houghton-Mifflin), and one $50
U.S. Savings Bond (Wachovia).
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NOTABLES
GAE honored former Presidents
“Most folks are
about as happy as Dr. Nevin Jones and Charlie A. Hicks
they make up
Former GAE Presidents Dr. Nevin Jones
(1972-1973) and Charlie A. Hicks (1985their minds to be.” 1986) were honored by the GAE Spring
—Abraham Lincoln
“This day belongs to you.
Schedule in time to be good
to yourself.”
—Lydia S. Ure
“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures
the hater more than it
injures the hated.”
—Coretta Scott King
“Kindness in words
creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking
creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving
creates love.”
—Lao Tzu
“A knowledge of the path
cannot be substituted for
putting one foot in front
of the other.”
Representative Assembly for their direction and
leadership of GAE through the years.
The GAE Lifetime Achievement Award is
awarded to members who have contributed to
the strength of this Association for an extended
period of time. According to the GAE Board of
Directors, this year’s recipients have both
demonstrated dedication to and advocacy for
public education, public education employees,
and the overall GAE agenda.
Former GAE President DR.
NEVIN JONES accepted his
Lifetime Achievement Award
and then addressed more
than 400 RA delegates.
“This organization gave me
the sense that I could make a
difference—a real difference—in my profession,”
said former GAE President
CHARLIE A. HICKS.
Peggy Smith-Mitchell
honored as Annie Hutchinson
GAE ESP of the Year
GAE honored Peggy Smith-Mitchell
as this year’s Annie Hutchinson GAE ESP
of the Year. Peggy has worked for 18
years in McDonough and Wesley Lakes
Elementary Schools as a Special Needs
Mildly Intellectually Para educator.
As an active member of the Henry
County Association of Educators, Peggy
serves as an Association Representative,
or AR, in her school. Since 1989, she
has served on the Henry County Board
of Education. Peggy has coached teams
for Special Olympics Track and Field
and was named Paraprofessional of the
Year in 1999.
—M.C. Richards
“Our ordinary mind always tries
to persuade us that we are nothing but acorns and that our greatest happiness will be to become
bigger, fatter, shinier acorns…Our
faith gives us knowledge of something better: that we can become
oak trees.”
—E.F. Schumacher
“There is no such thing
as can’t, only won’t. If
you’re qualified, all it
takes is a burning
desire to accomplish,
to make a change.”
—Jan Ashford
“Listen to your dreams. They
are the whispers of your heart
telling you all you’ll ever need
to be happy.”
—Belva Davis
The Georgia PTA named GAE Friend of Education
This year, the GAE Board of Directors
chose to honor the Georgia Parents Teachers
Association (PTA) with GAE’s Friend of
Education award.
Over the years, GAE has partnered with
the Georgia PTA to work on education issues
and policies beneficial to Georgia’s children
and public education. Working together, we
have seen legislation defeated that would
have allowed vouchers for private and religious schools. Together, GAE and the
Georgia PTA have kept public tax dollars in
public schools.
During the debate over the “65% Solution”
GAE’s Director of Government Relations JOCELYN
legislation, both GAE and the Georgia PTA
WHITFIELD honors SALLY FITZGERALD, LAURA DOBBS,
worked to change the legislation to include
CHERIE EASTBURN and JULIE HALEY of the Georgia PTA.
other critical support personnel and services.
GAE and the Georgia PTA will join forces to
ensure that Georgia’s schools are adequately
funded as the sales tax versus property tax
debate continues.
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The Honorable Bill Cummings honored by
GAE for a lifetime of political advocacy
After 26 years of service in the Georgia House of
Representatives, Representative Bill Cummings is retiring.
A former GAE President, a long-time educator, GAE member, and state representative, Cummings is the first recipient of the GAE Lifetime Political Advocacy Award.
He has served on the House Retirement Committee for
18 years. Thanks to his leadership, many retirement benefit
improvements have been made—including reduction in
employee’s contribution rate, retirement credit for
unused/unpaid sick leave, steady increases in PSERS benefits, retired educators returning to work full-time without
penalties or loss of benefits, post-retirement benefit
increases, and many more.
Before being elected to the House of Representatives,
Cummings served GAE as president in 1974-75 and again
in 1981-82. Honored in front of more than 400 GAE delegates from around the state, Cummings urged members to
serve the Association as he has served.
GAE Human Relations
Committee honors two
The GAE Human Relations Committee
voted to present the 2006 GAE Human
Relations Award to both Betty Swayne
Leslein-Goddard and to the Organization
of DeKalb Educators (ODE).
“Public Education was then—and is now—worth
marching for. I challenge you to get involved and
feel the way I feel about our profession. I challenge
you to keep fighting for public education.”
“A quality public education is a right of every
student, in every country,
and if we work together
at the local, regional and
international levels, we
can defend that right,”
said Weaver.
NEA President Reg
Weaver Elected Vice
President of Largest
Global Union Federation
Betty Swayne Leslein-Goddard (in front) and family are
pictured with GAE President Merchuria Chase Williams
and members of the Human Relations Committee: Gloria
Slaughter, Cheryl Sarvis, and Helen Zappia.
Members of ODE—including ODE President David
Schutten—are pictured with GAE President Merchuria
Chase Williams. ODE was honored for its commitment
to making the DeKalb County School System a quality
place to learn and work.
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In February, NEA President Reg
Weaver was elected vice president of
the world’s largest organization of
education employees. Education
International represents 29 million
teachers, higher education faculty,
and education support professionals
in 166 countries, and is the voice of
education workers worldwide.
Education International is a
federation of 348 national unions
representing education workers. It is
one of 10 global union federations
and the only federation focused on
educators and education support
professionals.
—Representative Bill Cummings
NEWS FOR SGAE
New SGAE officers
elected for 2006-2007!
President
WILLIE ALLEN
Georgia Southwestern University
Vice President
CHESTER LEGRONE
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Secretary
KWANZA FANNIN
Atlanta Metropolitan College
Executive Committee
MICHAEL SAWYER
Kennesaw State University
MONIQUE JONES
Brenau University
LILLIAN NORWOOD
Paine College
GAE Board of Directors
Student Member
CEDRIC HAMILTON
Paine College
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NEWS FOR GAE-RETIRED
New GAE-R officers
elected for 2006-2008!
President:
DAN POWERS
Vice President:
CHERYL SARVIS
Secretary:
DOT BLACK
Secretary-Treasurer:
HELEN ZAPPIA
The President’s Note
I want to thank all those retired members who attended
the Spring Retired Conference for electing me as your
President for the next two years. I appreciate the opportunity to lead the GAE-Retired at a point in time when we
have enormous opportunities for growth and for service to
the Association and to our communities.
I want to say a few words about what we hope to plan
for the coming year. Actually we have only one plan at this
point and it comes down to one word. We want to COMMUNICATE with all our retired members in meaningful
ways and at frequent intervals. The officers want to communicate with you. The Executive Committee wants to
communicate with you. All of our committees want to
communicate with you. And we want you to join those
committees in decision-making and the organizing and execution of the many plans and activities we are anticipating
in the coming months.
So will you join us in communicating? In working for a
better Association? In improving public education in
Georgia? In raising the quality of activities that retired educators can participate in through our Association and communities?
If you have interest in any of the above, will you communicate that interest to us? I want all of our members to
have the opportunity to become more involved in the GAERetired. And if you would like the same, write me via email
or postal service. We’ll find a place for you, and we will
work together to improve our Association, public education, and our communities here in Georgia.
Again thank you for giving me this opportunity to energize our membership and to be energized.
Dan Powers
[email protected]
1075 Roxburgh Lane
Roswell, GA 30076
770-442-0309
NEA Member Named 2006
National Teacher of the Year
At the end of April, National
Education Association (NEA)
member Kimberly Oliver was
named the 2006 National Teacher
of the Year. Oliver, a kindergarten
teacher at Broad Acres Elementary
School in Silver Spring, Maryland,
will spend the next year serving as
a full-time national and international spokesperson for education, as well as representing and
advocating for the nation’s teaching profession.
A National Board Certified Teacher, Oliver demonstrates a
deep concern for helping diverse, multicultural and disadvantaged students succeed. During her six years at Broad Acres
Elementary School, she has played a pivotal role in developing and executing several programs designed to improve student performance. Oliver is an active member of both NEA
and the Maryland State Teachers Association (MSTA).
The National Teacher of the Year is chosen from among
the State Teachers of the Year. The finalists are selected by a
committee of representatives from 14 national educational
organizations.
Traveling this summer?
Stay safe with some of these tips.
Wash your hands often with soap and water.
Or travel with alcohol-based hand gel to
clean your hands.
Drink only boiled or bottled water or carbonated drinks from sources you trust. Avoid tap
water, fountain drinks, and ice cubes.
Eat only fully cooked food or fruits and
vegetables you have peeled. Boil it,
cook it, peel it, or forget it.
Avoid poultry farms, bird markets, and
other places where live poultry is
raised or kept.
If you might be bitten by insects, use insect
repellent with 30-50% DEET.
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Tips provided by the Centers for Disease Control.
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Some responses were edited for length.
Opinions
FACTS & FIGURES
DID YOU KNOW?
As a GAE member, do you follow the
candidate recommendations made
by GAE-FPE as a guide when you
vote? Are you planning on voting in
the upcoming elections? As a public
educator, do you think it’s important
to be politically active?
ABOUT THIS ISSUE: From start to finish, members like you control the
recommendation process. To prepare for each election cycle, dozens of
GAE members spend hundreds of hours meeting candidates for public
office, reviewing their records, and voting on recommendations. GAE
endorses the candidates who most strongly support public education—
regardless of party affiliation. GAE supports the candidates who support
public education and public educators. To sign up for political updates
via email, send an email to [email protected].
Most of the time I strongly
consider the GAE endorsements. As a public educator,
do I think it’s important to be
politically active? Absolutely!
Most factors influencing my
job and what I need to teach
are decided by politicians. I’m
glad GAE and NEA are there
for me. It is important to
have well-informed and
respected lobbyists to stand
up for the needs of educators
and students.
Mae Martin
As a GAE member, I do listen
to and consider political candidate recommendations
made by GAE-FPE as a guide
when I vote. However, I
reserve the right to vote my
conscience in a ballot booth
on Election Day. I am deeply
troubled by the partisan
rhetoric of NEA publications.
NEA and GAE had an opportunity to support a presidential candidate who is married
to a teacher. What a powerful statement: a teacher as
first lady. If ever GAE wanted
an opportunity to show
some independence from the
NEA (I would like to see
some independence), the
past presidential election was
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the prime opportunity. I plan
on voting in the upcoming
elections. As a public educator, I think it’s important to
be politically active.
Gary Lee Cottrell
Because our educational system is public, it necessarily is
connected to public policy.
However, when politicians use
educational issues to drive
political campaigns, they
often create problems rather
than solutions for the system.
Also, when educational
reform is tied to an administration, it often changes
directions with each new
official. Therefore, instability
reigns where there should be
clear, forward movement.
Barbara Lipe
I generally know enough
about the candidates before
GAE makes an endorsement
to make up my mind, which
usually coincides with GAE
endorsements.
Sherman Gibbs
I feel that the organized
union of professionals in the
field of education needs to
come forward and work to
gain respect for having the
solutions for what plans are
made for public education.
Regrettably, most politicians
are not educators and
respond only to what will
get votes in the short term.
This will only foster shortterm solutions that will not
serve the true needs of the
classroom and public education employees.
Lynda Wolfe Smith
Politics and Public Education go hand in
hand. This may not be a good thing but
it is the way it is in America. Because of
that, teachers have to educate local,
state, and national politicians on what
works best, what needs improving, and
what should be removed from the educational system. When politics is more
important than what is best for children,
then teachers have to stand up and contact their elected officials and instruct
(teach) them using the experience they
have from being on the front lines—in
the classroom.
Janet Thomas
Research suggests that
adults need at least 7-8
hours of sleep each night
to be well rested.
One-third of adults report daytime sleepiness so severe that
it interferes with work and
social functioning at least a
few days each month.
Surveys tell us that
about one-half of
all adults snore.
African Americans, Asians, and
Hispanics are more likely to snore
loudly and frequently compared to
Caucasians.
More than 70 sleep disorders affect at least 40
million Americans and
account for an estimated $16 billion in medical costs each year.
Only 20% of U.S.
students get the recommended nine hours of
sleep on school nights.
Sixth grade students sleep an
average of 8.4 hours on
school nights, while twelfth grade
students sleep just 6.9 hours.
80% of students who get
the recommended amount of
sleep are achieving As and
Bs in school, while those
who get less sleep are more
likely to get lower grades.
More than one-quarter
(28%) of adolescents say they’re too
tired to exercise.
Facts supplied by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services and the
National Sleep Foundation.
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dates2know
Fourth of July
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JULY
JUNE 14-16 GAE’s Leadership
Development Academy
Want to know more about this year’s LDA at Jekyll
Island? Go to www.gae.org or turn to page 16.
LDA Pre-Conference Activities begin on JUNE 12.
JUNE 14
Flag Day
The first official flag (also know as the Stars and Stripes
or Old Glory) was approved by the Continental
Congress in 1777.
JUNE 18
Father’s Day
JUNE 21
Summer Solstice
In 2004, there were an estimated 98,000 “stay-athome” dads. It is estimated that nearly 95 million
Father’s Day cards will be given this year.
Solstice comes from Latin (sol, sun; sistit, stands).
For several days before and after each solstice, the sun
appears to stand still in the sky.
JUNE 14-16 World
Peace Forum
The education component of the World Peace Forum
seeks to bring together teachers, students, elders, and
citizens with interests in pre-school to post-secondary
education. Find out more information at www.ei-ie.org.
JULY 11-14
festivals&fun
National Forum on Education Policy
This year’s forum features over 40 sessions on a variety
of education topics—including math and science education; the First Amendment and intelligent design; and
adult education. It will be held in Minneapolis, MN.
To find out more, go to www.ecs.org/NF2006.
JUNE 26-28
NEA-Retired
Annual Meeting
Orlando, Florida
ROSEN PLAZA HOTEL
JUNE 30-JULY 5
NEA Representative
Assembly
Orlando, Florida
Delegates will gather June 30-July 5 at the
ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION
CENTER in Orlando, Florida, for the
Association’s 144th Annual Meeting and
85th Representative Assembly.
The National Education Association
Representative Assembly (RA) is NEA’s
highest decision-making body. With over
9,000 delegates, it is also the world’s
largest democratic, deliberative body. The
RA is convened every July during the
Annual Meeting. The first two days are
devoted to discussions, conferences, and
exhibits—but the highlight is the
Representative Assembly itself. During this
important event, delegates debate issues
that impact American public education,
elect top officers, and set policy for the
2.7 million-member Association.
Celebrate Grantville Day in Grantville,GA http://gbht.org
JUNE 10
JUNE 14-17
Georgia Mountain Fair in Hiawassee,GA www.georgia-mountain-fair.com JULY 19-30
Grant Park Summer Shade Festival in Atlanta,GA www.gpconservancy.org AUG 26-27
Wheelbarrow Summer Theatre Festival in Atlanta,GA www.reynoldstown.net
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July is for Julius: The Roman Senate named the month of July after Julius Caesar to honor him for reforming their calendar.
The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day,
commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of
Independence in 1776. Begun during the American
Revolution, it has been America’s most important
patriotic holiday ever since.
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Scholarships & Grants
For Teachers.
Apply for an Earthwatch Fellowship. Earthwatch is
a diverse community of scientists, educators, students, businesspeople, and resolute explorers who work together to get
the fullest benefit from scientific expeditions. Earthwatch
fellowships provide funding for K-12 educators to participate in these expeditions. Awards are made until funding is
exhausted. Grant awards range from partial to full project
cost. About half of the awards each year include travel
expenses. Full-time elementary, middle, or high school educators are eligible to apply. Deadline: Applications are
accepted on a rolling basis. For more info, go to
www.earthwatch.org/site/pp.asp?c=dsJSK6PFJnH&b=393763
Are you an outstanding high school journalism
teacher with three or more years’ experience?
Prove it. The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc. is looking for
its 2006 National High School Journalism Teacher. The winning teacher delivers keynote addresses to scholastic and
collegiate journalism educators and professional journalists.
The Teacher of the Year wins expense-paid travel, a newsroom laptop computer, The Wall Street Journal Classroom
Edition, a column in Advisor Update, and more. Deadline:
July 1. For more info, go to http://djnewspaperfund.
dowjones.com/fund/hst_teacher_toy.asp
Use an Outdoor Classroom Grant to improve your
science curriculum and engage your students.
Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation,
International Paper, and National Geographic Explorer! classroom magazine are offering grants of up to $2,000 (in some
cases, grants of up to $20,000 may be awarded) to provide
schools with resources to improve their science curriculum
by engaging students in hands-on experiences outside the
traditional classroom. At least 100 schools will receive
grants they can use to build a new outdoor classroom or to
enhance a current outdoor classroom. All K-12 public
schools in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) are
eligible. Deadline: Grants are reviewed three times a year—in
DON’T FORGET TO
APPLY FOR A GAE
SCHOLARSHIP!
EACH YEAR, GAE
AWARDS MORE
THAN $20,000
TO EDUCATORS
AROUND THE
STATE.
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December, April, and August. For more info, go to
www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=AboutLowes/out
door/index.html
Apply for a $2,000 Tolerance Grant. K-12 class-
room teachers are encouraged to apply for a grant from the
Teaching Tolerance project by the Southern Poverty Law
Center. Grants—up to $2,000—are available to K-12 classroom teachers interested in implementing tolerance and youth
activism projects in their schools and communities. According
to www.tolerance.org, projects that are funded tend to be
small-scale and student-focused, tailored to the specified
needs and interests of particular learners, economically
responsible, and sustainable. Deadline: Ongoing. For more
info, go to www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp
For Future Teachers.
Recruit new student members or organize a new
chapter with a NEA grant. Building a strong presence
on campus is one of the biggest challenges that NEA
Student Program chapters face. The National Education
Association provides financial assistance in the form of
Student Organizing and Assistance Resources (SOAR)
grants to encourage efforts to recruit new members or
organize a student chapter. Chapters may apply for funding
to recruit in the following areas: urban institutions; minority
populations and historically minority campuses; community
colleges; high school future teacher programs. Deadline:
Applications are accepted year-round. For more info, go to
www.nea.org/student-program/programs/soar.html.
For Students & Schools.
Earn a $1,000 Bee the Change Grant. Youth Service
America and Lionsgate are offering the “Bee” the Change
Community Service Grant for literacy. The grant offers
$1,000 to one young person who implements a sustainable
community service project that increases literacy in his or
her community and uses the movie, “Akeelah and the Bee,”
in theaters April 28th, as inspiration. The Bee the Change
Apply by October 15, 2006 for one of these scholarships:
GAE Foundation Scholarship for Best Practices of Certified Educators
GAE Foundation Scholarship for Education Support Professional
GAE Foundation Scholarship for National Board Candidates
GAE Foundation Teacher Hall of Fame Award and NEA Foundation
Nomination for Teaching Excellence
Apply by February 1, 2007 for one of these scholarships:
GAE Foundation Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers
GAE Foundation Scholarship for National Board Advanced Candidates
For more information, go to the Professional Development section at www.gae.org or contact your
UniServ Director. Need help finding your UD? Just call 678-837-1100 or 800-282-7142, and we’ll help.
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Community Service Grant is open to all young people in the
United States between the ages of 5 and 25. Projects should
be youth-led and created, and must have a portion of their
project take place on National and Global Youth Service
Day (April 20-22, 2007). Deadline: Mailed applications
must be postmarked no later than Friday, June 9, 2006.
E-mail applications must be received no later than 5:00 PM
EST on Friday, June 9, 2006. For more info, go to
www.ysa.org
Win digital cameras and cash. Grant sponsors
Olympus and Tool Factory invite educators to “bring your
students together for a class project using Olympus digital
cameras and Tool Factory’s project-building software.” It’s
easy to enter. Just submit a description of your intended
project, and a budget. Applications will be judged on effective use of digital cameras in the curriculum, effective use of
the software resources, degree of student involvement, and
degree of creativity and fun. Ten winning schools will be
awarded packages that include three Olympus digital cameras, one Tool Factory site license, and $500 cash. K-12 and
special education schools in the U.S. are eligible to apply.
Deadline: December 30, 2006. For more info, go to:
www.toolfactory.com/olympus_contest/olympus_teacher.htm
Apply for a music grant from The Mr. Holland’s
Opus Foundation. U.S. schools with an ongoing (for at
least three years) instrumental music program that includes
regular classes and also offers private and/or group lessons
outside of those classes are encouraged to apply. The Melody
program, one of three grant programs administered by the
foundation, provides musical instruments and instrument
repairs to K-12 school music programs that have no other
source of financing for musical instruments and materials.
The program does not offer cash grants. Grants of instruments or repairs typically range between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Grant applications are accepted throughout the
year. For more info, go to www.mhopus.org/melody.htm
2006 GAE Foundation
Scholarships Recipients
Scholarship for Best Practices of
Certified Teachers ($1,000 each)
Connie Black
Yolanda E. Bridgett
Elizabeth A. Davis
Gwendolyn Dukes
Theresa Elaine Hines
Courtney Jones-Hall
Johnnie Jones
DeKalb
DeKalb
Catoosa
DeKalb
DeKalb
DeKalb
DeKalb
Wyvetta Mallory
Lisa Morgan
Alfred Pride, Jr.
Stephon Rivas
Ann C. Shirk
Karen Solheim
Sherri E. White
DeKalb
DeKalb
DeKalb
DeKalb
DeKalb
Oconee
DeKalb
Scholarship for National Board
Certification ($365 each)
Yanira Alfonson
Gwinnett
Demetria Bell-Bryant
Hall
Elizabeth A. Jones
Delores Tennant
Houston
DeKalb
Scholarship for Education Support
Professionals for Professional
Development ($1,000 each)
Jill Ferguson
Rose Marie Hall
Walker
Dougherty
Michele C. Rosales
Hall
Scholarship for Advanced-Candidate
Scholarship for National Board
Certification ($1,000 each)
Susan Baldwin
Wendy-Nicole Cox
Fred Johnson
Gwinnett
Fulton
Walton
Lauria-Beth Knight
Beverly Stephens
Deanna Stoddard
Cobb
Peach
Toombs
Scholarship for Advanced-Candidate
Scholarship for National Board
Certification ($350 each)
Joan Egbert
Gwinnett
Joylita Lynch
Fulton
Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers
High School ($1,000 each)
Christina Cook
McDonough
Katherine Martin
Homer
Brandi Murphy
Bainbridge
Free Resources for Teachers!
Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers
College ($1,000 each)
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www.epa.gov/epaoswer/education/mad.htm
www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress
www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/svl/posters/posts.html
www.sharetechnology.org
Alona Andrews
Columbus
Debra Bailey
Kathleen
Melissa Barfield
Macon
Fadia Hazama
Macon
John Lobello
Douglasville
Patricia Martin Warner Robins
Jessica Nixon
Macon
Breana Turner
Decatur
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Events
“Discovering the Leader in You”
The 28th Annual Leadership Development Academy will be
held Wednesday through Friday, June 14-16, 2006, at the
Jekyll Oceanfront Clarion Resort & Spa, Jekyll Island,
Georgia. Registration begins at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday
with the opening activities starting at 3:00 p.m.
Your Guide to
The 2006 GAE LDA
Jekyll Island, Georgia
June 14-16, 2006
What is LDA:
LDA is GAE’s Leadership Development Academy and exists
to further develop and nurture leadership qualities in GAE
members.
Who attends LDA:
LDA is recommended for educators who have been members of GAE for five years or less; local association officers
and leaders; members who want to pursue leadership roles;
members who have exhibited leadership qualities; or members who just want to learn more about the organization.
How LDA works:
Participants will be assigned to leadership teams. Teams will
then compete in fun activities. All will receive in-depth leadership training. This year, the LDA will focus on presentation
skills, grassroots organizing, developing community partnerships, working with the media, and bullying.
Need additional information?
Ask your local president, Uniserv Director, District
Director, or call GAE's Carol Murray at 912-681-7451
or 888-574-5410.
What to wear:
Dress is casual, so please come prepared for comfort. There is
a pool at the hotel, so a swimming suit might be a good idea.
How to get there:
Jekyll Island is easily accessible off I-95.
FROM ATLANTA: Travel south on I-75 toward Macon, GA. At
Macon, take I-16 East toward Savannah. Pick up I-95 South before
entering into the city of Savannah. Continue on I-95 South for
approximately 80 miles to exit 29. After exiting, take a left turn on
to Highway 17 North and follow the signs for Jekyll Island. After
approximately 4 miles, take a right onto the Jekyll Island Causeway
(HWY 520). The Jekyll Causeway will lead you to a toll booth and
then dead end. Take a left turn and travel for another 2 ½ miles.
The Jekyll Oceanfront, A Clarion Resort, is on the right.
FROM SAVANNAH: Take I-95 South for approximately 80 miles
to exit 29. After exiting, take a left turn on to Highway 17 North
and follow the signs for Jekyll Island. After approximately 4 miles,
take a right onto the Jekyll Island Causeway (HWY 520). The Jekyll
Causeway will lead you to a toll booth and then dead end. Take a
left turn and travel for another 2 ½ miles. The Jekyll Oceanfront, A
Clarion Resort, is on the right.
Weren’t able to register this year
for LDA? Want to know more
about how to get involved next
year? Contact the Professional Development department’s Sharon Henderson at [email protected]
or 678-837-1114 or 800-282-7142.
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Congratulations to GAE’s 2005 National Board Certified Teachers!
Jane Adams
Donna Ahlswede
Deborah Allen
Amanda Allen
Claire Bell
Susan Bell
Anne Brennan
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Ann Cowan
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Susanne Davenport
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Laura Farrior
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