From left: Kay Gruber, Terri Poindexter, Harriet Beck and Linda Felton from Fontana
A four-day Schools of Greatest Need Symposium, jointly sponsored by CTA and NEA, provided more than 200 California stakeholders with knowledge, skills and resources that can be used at school sites to improve student achievement and - most importantly - sustain it over time.
Tina Fabela from Salinas.
Priority for participation was given to teams of teachers, parents and administrators from schools that qualify to be part of California's High Priority Schools Grant program.
Keri Lew from Los Angeles.
Teachers and public education are getting beaten up because they're not able to affect the circumstances that lead to failure among children who are growing up in poverty, said CTA President Wayne Johnson during the opening session. Unfortunately, most schools don't have the resources to carry out effective change. "That's where CTA and NEA come in. We've identified the resources."
Randy Slotkin from San Bernardino and Larry Hardy from Compton (seated).
The conference demonstrated just how many resources teachers and schools have, if they just request them, and helped teams figure out how to apply them.
Carol Fralin, Trent Lacey and Mikki Cichocki from San Bernardino.
