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Public relations is a crucial component leading to the success of
school leaders and their school communities. INVESTMN (formerly Champions for Children™) is
a communication partnership intended to teach Minnesotans about the
accomplishments, risks, and challenges of public education.
Let's invest in Minnesota together: Implementing a New Vision to Educate Students for Tomorrow in Minnesota.
These
public relations materials were developed for MESPA by Shari Prest, Ark Associates.
Glean what you can from the articles. Copy and distribute them in your
educational communities as you see fit. Please use your influence to
educate our communities about the needs and state of public education. Champions for Children is a registered trademark used with the permission of Banach, Banach & Cassidy.
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Minnesota’s_Promise.ppt
PowerPoint presentation with 16 slides on the need to ensure world-class schools in a world-class state.
Keeping_the_Promise__Talking_Points.pdf
Talking Points to use alone, or in conjunction with the Minnesota Promise PowerPoint presentation.
Bits'n Pieces, Fall 2008
Current facts and resources for you to use when talking about the status and needs of education: including Just the facts on good news for Minnesota education, No Child Left Behind, state status report, and reasons to cause for pause; programs for Excellence in Education such as MESPA Minnesota Schools of Excellence and Minnesota's Promise; with Quotes and Quotables on leadership, progress, and red flags. |
Champions for Children as Champions for Change, Fall 2008
The school year begins with potential and promise. Anxious and enthusiastic parents send off their treasured children – sometimes for the first time. Students stream through the school doors feeling brave, cautious, self conscious, and hopeful all at once. Teachers prepare for another year of challenges and possibilities while working to establish the right mix of what has worked in the past and what will best ready kids for the future. And you? You are expected to lead them all.
This day—this year—is not the same as the last. Change has continued to happen at exponential speeds. Over the summer months, the kids entering your schools have likely spent 585 hours on media, about one-third of those hours on the Internet and about one-fourth of those in front of the TV. More text messages will be sent on the day you read this than there are people on the planet... |
Competitive Edge, Spring 2008: Reforming the Future
Together—today—we are creating the future of Minnesota through our
choices, priorities, and commitments. “The future is not a result of
choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place
that is created – created first in mind and will, created next in
activity… The paths are not to be found but made, and the activity of
making them changes both the maker and the destination.” – John Schaar
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is time for Minnesotans to build consensus around what our schools and
students are expected to accomplish, and then to agree on the resources
and revenue mechanisms required for success. |
Bits'n Pieces, Spring 2008
Just the facts on our school leaders, P-16 education, cause for pause, parenting, public perceptions, communications, congratulations, tax talk, and red flags -- plus quotes and quotables on leadership, citizenship, progress, education, and red flags for 2008.
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What Now? Spring 2008
Experience from the past, hope for the future, and the need for change have been the driving dynamics of this historic political season. People are participating at higher levels than at any time in recent election cycles. As Champions for Children™, we are challenged to learn from what is happening around us and to apply that knowledge to improve support for public education and the students it serves.
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The Competitive Edge, Winter 2008: Looking Ahead
According to Minnesota state finance commissioners who have served 18
of the past 22 years—under Republican, Democrat, and Independent
administrations—we should be concerned about the current status of
state support for our schools. |
Bits'n Pieces, Winter 2008
Just the facts on our education bragging rights, parenting concepts, No Child Left Behind results, school leadership, and education in the world around us -- plus quotes and quotables on perspectives for 2008.
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Bop to the Top!
Every child is a possibility and every challenge, an opportunity. |
Bits'n Pieces Fall 2007
Evidence and reflections on the educational consequences of our investment choices in time, resources, and finance. |
Bits'n Pieces, Summer 2007
Bragging Rights
- Minnesota children, along with the children from three other
states, have the greatest “Chance for Success.” – Quality Counts Report
2007, Cradle to Career, Education Week, January, 2007
- Minnesota excels in ten of the thirteen Chance for Success
indicator areas, including family income, parents level of education,
and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores. --
Quality Counts Report 2007, Cradle to Career, Education Week, January,
2007
- Our learners and schools rank in the top four nationally in
elementary and secondary academic performance. – Quality Counts Report
2007, Cradle to Career, Education Week, January, 2007.....
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Summer Surge for Student Success
Learn what parents can do to help their children succeed at all ages.
- All kids need parents to...
- Preschool age children will benefit if parents...
- Elementary school-age children learn when parents...
- Adolescents feel valued when parents...
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The Competitive Edge, Spring 2007
Minnesota Minds: working together for kids
As community leaders and school leaders—as Champions for Children™—it
is incumbent upon us to ensure that we are never forced to look back
and acknowledge regretfully, “We had the best public schools in the world.” We must capitalize on the energy, expertise and experience available to lead our schools into a reality that will cause us to say, “We have the best public schools in the world and, thanks to our shared commitment, they are getting even better.”
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| | To download presentations (complete with speaking notes!) for your use when speaking to your staff or school community, scroll to the documents immediately beneath Shari Prest's photo. Presentations include:
--Minnesota's Promise
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