[Maillist] Resources/Conferences in Alternative Education

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Welcome to the International Association for Learning Alternatives!  
There is a huge body of information at the website. You will notice  
that the top beige band at the website leads to a variety of sections  
such as interesting articles, items about alternatives, information on  
how to order materials, laws, our blog below and more in our  
commitment as the voice of choice.

Wanted: A New Website Director

Wayne Jennings | March 8th, 2009
Wayne Jennings has managed the website for the International  
Association for Learning Alternatives since we went electronic. Now he  
wishes to yield that post to new blood. We have sent out news and  
resources about learning alternatives monthly (except in the last  
couple of months) for five years. There is plenty of material and a  
webmaster is available for training the new person and handling  
technical matters. The technology aspect of blogging is not difficult  
to learn. Wayne will help with the transition.

Please indicate your interest with an e-mail to wayne at institute4learning.org 
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Please copy Dan Daly who is the executive director of  IALA at dddaly at comcast.net

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Alternative Education: Standards, Descriptions, Action

Wayne Jennings | March 8th, 2009
Several helpful documents are available for describing, implementing  
and evaluating alternative education programs. The first three refer  
to alternative education broadly, that is, providing a choice of  
programs for all students. The last one is more attuned to at-risk  
students.

Ray Morley and the Iowa Association of Alternative Education prepared  
a thoughtful document, Alternative Learning Environments: a Checklist  
of Quality Indicators. This offers a program the opportunity to  
examine its practices for their alignment with some of the best  
thinking about alternative education.

The Seattle Public Schools under the leadership of Elaine Packard  
adopted a well-worded document, Quality Indicators for Alternative  
Schools in the Seattle School District.

Member John Loflin wrote a valuable document which is part of our  
resource bank of materials. His Pseudo-Alternative School Checklist  
identifies numerous aspects of alternative education which are not  
truly “alternative” practices. It is a thoughtful and provocative  
document.

A Tennessee official has written what they describe as the first  
national standards for alternative education which have been adopted  
by the National Alternative Education Association. The standards cover  
10 areas: Mission, Leadership, Climate, Staffing, Curriculum,  
Assessment, Planning, Parents, Collaboration, Program Evaluation.

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Valuable Resources on Alternative Education

Wayne Jennings | February 26th, 2009

Here are useful resources with links to other sites:
Brief descriptions in Summary of Educational Models include:  
Accelerated Schools, America’s Choice, Big Picture, Communities in  
Schools, EdVisions, Job Corps, Youth Build and 17 more.

The Alternative High School Initiative (AHSI) is a network of youth  
development organizations with over 258 sites nationwide for creating  
educational opportunities for young people for whom traditional school  
settings have not been successful. AHSI was launched in 2003 with  
support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Financing Alternative Education: Profiles and Policy by The National  
Youth Employment Coalition with the support of major foundations and  
the U.S Dept. of Labor recognizes that some of the most promising and  
innovative practices are taking place in our nation’s community-based  
and alternative education schools and programs serving youth between  
the ages of 16 and 24 and describes innovative practices and funding  
mechanisms.

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National and State Alternative Education Conferences

Wayne Jennings | February 24th, 2009
Mark your calendar for any of the following conferences about  
alternatives of interest to you or colleagues.

The  20th annual National Service learning Conference will be held  
March 18-21, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Virginia Alternative Educators Association conference will be  
March 22-24, 2009 in Chartlotesville.

The 31st annual Connecticut State Alternative Education conference  
will be March 25, 2009 in New Britain, CT.

The Iowa Association of Alternative Education will hold its spring  
conference March 26-27, 2009 in Des Moines.

The National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools will hold its  
annual conference April 23-26, 2009 in Glenmoore, PA.

The Magnet Schools of America will hold its 27th annual conference  
April 26-29, 2009 in Charlotte, NC.

The Michigan Alternative Education Organization will hold its annual  
conference April 29-May 1, 2009 at the Crystal Mountain Resort in  
Thompsonville, MI.

The 9th annual national Charter Schools conference will be June 21-24,  
2009 in Washington, DC.

The North American Democratic Education Conference will be June 23-35,  
2009 at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY.

The AERO 6th annual conference will be June 25-28, 2009 in Albany, NY.

The National Center on School Choice will hold its 2nd conference  
October 25-27, 2009 at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.

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