The Alliance for Educational Justice invites you to:

U.S. Department of Education Briefing on Turnarounds
Co-sponsored by Bay Area AEJ members: Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth, Youth Together, and Californians for Justice

Turning Around the Nation’s Lowest Performing Schools

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has made an unprecedented $3.5 billion dollar investment in turning around the nation’s bottom 5 percent of lowest performing schools over the next five years.  California is eligible for about $602 million to turn around its lowest performing schools.

The Department of Education recognizes that community engagement and involvement is a critical component in driving turnarounds for a successful effort.  Please join us for a visit from U.S. Department of Education.  We’ll listen to Director of Community Outreach Alberto Retana to learn about Title I SIG (School Improvement Grant) funds, the four intervention models for turning schools around, and discuss ways to drive reform locally.

When:    Monday, March 8, 2010 | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Where:   San Francisco Public Library – Main Branch – Latino Heritage Room
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(BART – Civic Center)

Please RSVP to Kimi Lee, AEJ Coordinator:  kimi@movementstrategy.org or call 510-444-0640 x 319.

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