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Speak Up 2008

Apparently the launch date of this year’s Speak Up survey has been pushed back to Monday, October 27th.  Please check back after that date to see if the link to the survey is working.

Speak Up 200 Schools

Both Spackenkill High School and Todd Middle School have been recognized as Speak Up 200 Schools!  From the press release:

Project Tomorrow, http://www.tomorrrow.org, the national education nonprofit group, announced this year’s Speak Up 200, a collection of top schools working to encourage and involve authentic student, parent and teacher ideas and views in education planning and decision making. These schools are selected for this national distinction from the 10,000 schools nationwide that have participated in the annual Speak Up surveys since 2003. The Speak Up Project collects student, parent and educator viewpoints on technology and 21st century education through an annual online survey process and shares that data with national, state and local policymakers to improve education for all children.

Congratulations to all the students, parents, teachers and administrators from these two schools!

Speak Up 2008

Participate in Speak Up 2008!

 What is Speak Up?

Speak Up is a national initiative of Project Tomorrow (formerly known as NetDay). Since fall 2003, the annual Speak Up project has collected and reported on the views of over 1.2 million K-12 students, teachers, administrators and parents representing over 14,000 schools in all 50 states. The Speak Up data represents the largest collection of authentic, unfiltered stakeholder input on education, technology, 21st century skills, schools of the future and science instruction. Education, business and policy leaders report using the data regularly to inform federal, state and local education programs. For additional information, visit www.tomorrow.org.

Who is Project Tomorrow?

Project Tommorrow is the nation’s leading education nonprofit group dedicted to ensuring theat today’s K-12 students are well prepared to become tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and engaged citizens of the world. They believe that by supporting the innovative uses of science, math and technology resources in our K-12 schools and communities, students will develop the critical thinking, problem solving and creativity skills needed to compete and thrive in the 21st century.

Why participate in Speak Up 2008?

• Speak Up data is shared with national, state and regional policy makers.
• Participating in Speak Up 2008 ensures that your voice is included in the diaglogue aboutt K-12 science, technology and math education.
• Speak Up survey results, with national comparisons, will be available online, free of charge in February 2009.
• We use the Speak Up data in our strategic planning, budgeting or decision-making processes.

How can you participate in Speak Up 2008?

Visit http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup to sign up and take the survey. Speak Up 2008 will be open October 20 through December 19, 2008. The secret word for Spackenkill is “spack”.

In 2007 Spackenkill High School and Todd Middle School were recognized as Speak Up 200 schools for the high participation of students in the survey and the use of the data in local decision making.  Join us this year and let your voice be heard!

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