Calendar of Events
April 2009
Partners Meeting at UNCW
June 2009
June:
Online Courses Available
June 12th:
Teacher Orientation – South Brunswick High School
The first cohort of teachers to be trained in the Hill Center methodology will be introduced and welcomed to the program. These teachers will be working with identified students who have displayed a need in the area of reading. The first year of this initiative will target students in grades 3-5. Teachers will receive their training in August with constant support from the mentors at the Hill Center and regular visits throughout the year.
June 12th:
Partners’ Meeting – Southport, NC
Representatives from Brunswick County, The Hill Center, and UNCW will meet to report on the components of the Hill Center Educational Model grant sponsored by the Robertson Foundation. These programs include: the EDN595 graduate course: Intensive Remediation for Struggling Learners; the July Leadership Institute; the online course offerings; and the work to be done specifically in Brunswick County. The courses and institutes are being offered to all in the UNCW PDS partnership which includes more than a dozen school systems.
July 2009
July 6-10:
EDN595: Intensive Remediation for Struggling Learners (8:00-5:00 on UNCW campus)
July 8:
Leadership Institute (at UNCW)
August 2009
August 10-12:
HillRAP Training for Brunswick County Teachers
September 2009
September:
UNCW Evaluation Team conducted pre-testing with the Woodcock-Johnson III for all participating students.
September 14-18:
Mentors from The Hill Center observed, guided, and instructed HillRAP Teachers in Brunswick County. This was the first of several visits planned for the school year to support the teachers new to this program.
September 16:
Parent Meeting - Supply Elementary
Parents of students invited to join the HillRAP program met with Brunswick County HillRAP teachers, Central office personnel, school board members, Hill Center representatives, and UNCW representatives to introduce the program and answer questions that families might have.
September 17:
Kickoff Event - Town Creek
School board members, the superintendent, central office personnel, principals, teachers, Hill Center representatives, and UNCW representatives all joined in a celebration of this opportunity to partner and to provide a wonderful, instructional opportunity to over 300 struggling readers in this county.