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CALLING ALL EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS!Today, 11/1, is the priority due date for the Class of 2028 online application - including merit-based/specialty scholarships, grants, and financial aid. Please note, merit-based/specialty scholarship applications will not be accessible after 11/1.Eighth grade students who complete the application process by 11:59 p.m. this evening, and sit for the Saint Mark's HS Placement Test (HSPT) on 11/11 or 11/12 will be given priority review. Eighth grade students who meet this criteria may expect a decision letter during Christmas break. Students who fail to meet the criteria listed above will have their candidacy reviewed on a rolling basis with the included clause of a potential waiting list.As the fastest growing Catholic school in Delaware, it is - without a doubt - the best time to be a Saint Mark's Spartan! As we implemented $6.5 million in new learning environments on campus as part of Renewing the Vision: The Campaign for Saint Mark's High School, we are excited for our Spartans to reap the benefits of legacy and innovation in The Hills of Sparta!Apply now at https://lnkd.in/eCa2B5J !Questions?: Admissions@stmarkshs.net#SaintMarksHS #InspiredToLead #ChallengedToInnovate

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Middle School, Middle Level- these are the people who guide the boys who have to jump as high as they can on every doorway. The girls who are figuring out what to carry in their purse. The ones who call eveyone “bruh” and “bro” every day and as generically as possible. The ones who will -probably- work for a single Starburst, or any type of food… The ones who still need recess every day even if the school doesn’t schedule it, because kinetic energy is still all over the place… when they act awake after 9am. The ones who can change the smell of a room in 3.5 seconds. The ones who are too cool and are too silly- within five minutes and back again. The ones who sometimes have the self-control of a gnat, and then have startlingly profound awareness. The ones who are both mean and kind on the same day. The ones whose brains are neuro-organizing all the files in new places and they forget everything and all their stuff. The ones whose energy could power the world, just like Monsters Inc. The ones who take a special kind of teacher to *get* them. They’re not just smaller high schoolers. Hats 🎩 Off to the Middle Level Educators.

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PRIORITY DEADLINE APPROACHINGEighth grade students who complete the application process by November 1st and sit for the Saint Mark's High School Placement Test (HSPT) on November 11th or 12th will meet the criteria for a priority review. These students may expect to receive a decision letter over Christmas break.The Saint Mark's priority deadline for Class of 2028 applications, grants, and financial aid applications is November 1st. Merit-based and specialty scholarship applications (categorical awards) are due this day, as well. Please note, merit-based/specialty scholarship applications will not be accepted after November 1.Saint Mark's High School is honored to experience a 65% increase in enrollment over the past four years. Due to the immense interest in Saint Mark's High School, students who fail to meet the Class of 2028 application due date of November 1st, or do not take the Saint Mark's High School Placement Test (HSPT) on November 11th or 12th, will receive a status, regarding their candidacy as a student, on a rolling basis. Please note, students who complete the application process after November 1st may receive a decision letter including the clause of a waiting list.Questions?: admissions@stmarkshs.net#SaintMarksHS #AllThingsPossible #SpartanStrong #Classof2028

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In a new opinion piece for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Ted Hadzi-Antich Jr., Associate Professor of Government at Austin Community College and founder of The Great Questions Foundation, shares how liberal education courses and programs are growing and thriving at community colleges—many with support from the Teagle Foundation:"This perception that community colleges are more oriented toward the trades than the liberal arts is still common, but it’s also outdated and false. The primary function of community colleges in our society has been steadily shifting away from technical and pre-professional education and toward liberal education for some time now ... As students are increasingly losing access to liberal-education courses and programs at private and state institutions, the opposite seems to be happening at community colleges. The mission in practice of community colleges today is not what it was a generation ago. According to enrollment trends and degree completion, that mission, now and for the foreseeable future, has a lot to do with liberal education. In well-designed lower-division humanities and liberal-arts courses, community-college students talk about common human values and concerns, across their personal and principled differences. There, they begin to build a shared sense of being human together, as they recognize the complexity of our moral, political, and social lives."Read Ted's opinion piece: https://buff.ly/3QfwBCi Learn more about Teagle's Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative: https://buff.ly/3VS1WMM

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At Saint Louis Sudbury School, students are free to ask questions, learn from, and hang out with students and staff of all ages. Sudbury model school graduates often comment about how they are comfortable talking with their professors, supervisors, and co-workers of different ages. When have you worked with a team who were all the same age?This is a great behind the scenes moment of a younger student asking for help about possibly changing a school rule. He wanted to know about the wording of the current rule, how to make a motion in School Meeting to change it, and help writing the item on the School Meeting agenda.Are you interested in exploring Self-Directed Education in a democratic learning community for your child? Want to see your child reignite their love for learning? Provide them with an opportunity of time and space to discover themselves and prioritize their well-being? Schedule a tour of Saint Louis Sudbury School this spring, consider a Visiting Week in the spring or summer, and enroll in the fall! https://lnkd.in/gfpwApCX(Note: a few spots remain for this current School Year.)

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I remember the first time, years ago, that I heard “we need to empower and engage the frontline”.It struck me as odd.“But I know my colleagues”, I thought, “they ARE engaged outside of work, they are creative and joyful…outside of work, they are collaborative and passionate…outside of work.”✨ Maybe it’s not an employee problem, maybe it’s a work environment one! ✨➡️ What if we didn’t have to “empower and engage the frontline” because we never stripped students of their power, curiosity, and autonomy in conventional school systems?Leaders would no longer need to “make it safe to ask questions” because we never learned that it was unsafe…Leaders would quit relying heavily on extrinsic motivation and carrot/stick approaches because we didn’t learn to chase a “gold star” over our own creative passions…Leaders would feel safe admitting they ‘don’t know’ because they never learned their worth was directly tied to school grades…What if?Yes, I work with CEOs to redefine business success by challenging their own preconceptions.But where do you think many of those preconceptions originated?***Respect humanity (including children!).Improve work.Continuous Improvement without the Other CI, Consciousness Improvement, is unsustainable (and unfulfilling and outdated and expensive and frustrating and…)Let's experiment together:www.theotherci.com***#theotherci#continuousimprovement#consciousness#executive#leadership#ceo#executivecoaching#sudbury #education #consciousleadership#tps#lean#manufacturingexcellence#respectforpeople#futureofwork#change#management#respecthumanity#improvework

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Black Florida student success rates are higher at Historically Black Colleges and Universities 📈 In fact, there is a 40% increase in the probability of earning a bachelor’s degree when Black FL students enroll at a HBCU vs. Black FL students who enroll at predominately white institutions. Learn more ➡️ https://ow.ly/1WmH50Qfx2qUniversity of Florida College of Education #WeBelieveHelios #BlackStudentSuccess #FLeducation

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This CCRC article points out the Career and Technical Education CTE) Dual Enrollment (high school students taking college course) better serves Black, Hispanic, and those from low-income backgrounds who enroll in CTE Dual Enrollment are more likely to attend a community college.https://lnkd.in/e3jeGfVz

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"Dual enrollment should be a bridge to college. Students should be learning all the things that come with attending college in a culturally affirming way." -Adrian Trinidad, Associate Director of Community College Partnerships at USC's Race & Equity Center.We held a discussion on how higher education, K-12, and policy leaders can redesign college preparation & admissions practices to better support students to achieve their college dreams. Watch the webinar here: 🔗https://buff.ly/3Qu3coa

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Just another reminder!If you know an outstanding MD educator of GT students or an outstanding GT/ TAG student, nominate them for this special recognition!