Immigrant Communities Bring Transformation 9/29/2011 10:04 AM
"Immigrant Communities Bringing Civic and Cultural Transformation: The Role of Educators and Educational Leaders"
Coinciding with the 2011-2012 CEHD Reads selection (College of Education and Human Development, University of MN), Outcasts United, The Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development will host an evening forum where educators and alumni are invited to hear the stories, successes and challenges of educational leaders in Minnesota who have faced and responded to similar changes in their districts and communities: changes brought about by immigration and new cultures.
Panelists include MESPA members:
Dr. Fatima Lawson, principal, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School, St. Paul, MN -- a French immersion school where 25% of the students are English Language Learners and 35% are students of color, and few students have had any French language background.
Ms. Yeu Vang, principal, Jackson Preparatory Magnet, St. Paul, MN -- an elementary school where 73% of the students speak another language than English at home and where the Hmong population of 55% is the largest ethnic group.
OLPDForum.pdf Information sheet for Immigrant Communities Bringing Civic and Cultural Transformation.
October 17, 2011
7-8:30 p.m. Mississippi Room Coffman Union University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
Mission: The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association is dedicated to promoting and improving education for children and youth, strengthening the role as educational leader for elementary and middle level principals, and collaborating with partners in education to assist in achieving these goals.
Leading schools toward excellence through the MESPA vision to be the premiere resource for preparing today's principals for tomorrow and a strong leading voice for public education.
Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association
