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A Note from New England Region VP Arthur Doyle |
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The new academic year began with a record number of secondary school counselors attending 33 Fall Counselor Workshops conducted by College Board staff throughout the six New England states.
Your Regional Council, Financial Aid Division and Academic Division Advisory committees organized the associational agenda for the coming year, including the nominating process for candidates and associational recognitions. In addition, more than 150 community college educators registered for the annual Best Practices conference held by the regional Community College Advisory Committee. The region was solidly represented at Forum 2007 in New York, where the regional leadership, led by Chair-Elect Gail Berson of Wheaton College, was introduced at a New England breakfast addressed by College Board President Gaston Caperton and Trustee Peggy Cain, who introduced a new advocacy initiative for membership involvement.
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Coming events include numerous professional development workshops and associational activities, including the New England Regional Forum, which will be held Feb. 3-5, 2008, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. Your Regional Forum Planning Committee has put together another exceptional program. The Academic Division Advisory Committee will host a symposium, “Rigor, Relevance, Curriculum Alignment and P-16 Collaboration,” in April. Planning has also begun for the annual Tax Workshop for financial aid administrators, the Summer Institute on College Admissions (co-sponsored by Harvard University and the College Board) and the Financial Aid Institute.
Thanks to all who support the mission of the College Board in their daily work, as well as those who serve as consultants, members of the region’s committees and councils, the region’s representatives to the College Board’s national councils and committees, and members of the Board of Trustees. Special recognition and thanks to Jim Washington of Dartmouth College, chair of the Regional Council; Elizabeth Keuffel of Saint Anselm College, chair of the Financial Aid Division Advisory Committee; Dimitrios Pachis of Eastern Connecticut State University, chair of the Academic Division Advisory Committee; and Lucille Jordan of the New Hampshire Community Technical College in Nashua, chair of the Community College Advisory Committee, for their excellent leadership of the regional assembly.
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Best Practices for Community Colleges |
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On Oct. 19, the New England Regional Office hosted their seventh annual community colleges best practices conference in Worcester, Mass. The event, sponsored by the College Board New England Community College Advisory Committee and the New England College Council, provided a professional development opportunity for faculty, student services personnel and administrators in the New England Region. “The conference provides an important opportunity for colleagues to network and share ideas with one another,” said Barbara Woodlee, president of the New England College Council.
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The two-day event, titled “Best Practices: Applying Research to Create or Improve Teaching, Student Services, or Institutional Initiatives,” started with a welcoming reception on Thursday, followed by a morning of information sessions on Friday. This year’s diverse topics attracted a record 150 attendees. Thomas R. Bailey, economics and education professor at Columbia University, gave the keynote address. Bailey encouraged the audience to continue gathering data, including longitudinal analysis of the community college experience, as this can lead to institutional change.
Each participating college was presented with a Hallmark Award for Excellence in Education at the close of the event. Feedback from the conference was very positive, with participants citing the novel and useful information they would take back to their institutions.
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Connecticut and Massachusetts Receive NMSI Grants |
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Connecticut Business and Industry Association and Mass Insight Education in Massachusetts were among seven organizations awarded grants of up to $13.2 million each from the National Math and Science Initiative Inc. to provide training and incentive programs to teachers of AP® courses in their respective states over the next six years.
Currently, the United States is 16th among 17 nations in the proportion of 24-year-olds who have earned degrees in natural science or engineering, but there are proven strategies for improving the underperformance of U.S.
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NMSI is expanding these strategies to the national level by offering grants that will attract more qualified teachers and offer them specific training and support, as well as financial incentives based on academic achievement.
Part of this program is modeled after UTeach, a successful initiative at the University of Texas at Austin, which encourages math and science majors to enter the teaching profession by offering compact degree plans and financial assistance.
More than $140 million has been raised for this effort, which includes initial funding of $125 million from ExxonMobil Corp. The investment in special training and incentive programs for math and science teachers, as well as for their continued support through a mentor program, will be returned by their students’ increased participation and success in AP courses. Better preparation in math and science before college will lead to greater success in these fields in college. And providing a strong and steady supply of graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is our best bet to restore the United States as the global leader in technological innovation.
“We commend the leaders of the National Math and Science Initiative for undertaking this ambitious effort. It's a great illustration of the type of public-private partnership — with AP as the core component of the program — that can profoundly change American education,” said Tom Rudin, College Board senior vice president for government relations. “We're excited about the opportunity to work with the NMSI national organization and with each of the state grantees to implement significant AP expansion projects, so that tens of thousands of additional students can succeed in AP math, science and English courses and exams.”
NMSI funding can offset the cost of professional development for math, science and language arts educators; defray the cost of programs and services intended to accelerate students in math, science and language arts; and help more students achieve success in AP courses related to these subjects. As this initiative was developed specifically with AP in mind, there are a number of applicable College Board programs and services that may enhance grantees' training and incentives programs. These include, but are not limited to, the Advanced Placement Program®, the PSAT/NMSQT® SpringBoard®, and AP workshops.
Additional grants were awarded to organizations in five other states: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Virginia and Washington. Within five years, NMSI seeks to have training and incentive programs in 150 school districts in 20 states and UTeach running on more than 50 campuses nationwide.
NMSI is an innovative nonprofit organization created to facilitate the national scale-up of programs that have a demonstrated impact on math and science education in the United States and guided by leaders of industry and higher learning.
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2008 New England Regional Forum
Feb. 3–5, 2008
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Boston, Mass.
Choose from more than 60 sessions focusing on contemporary topics in admissions, financial aid, guidance and academia, as well as updates on College Board programs. |
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| Click here for more information on regional events. |
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Welcome New
Members to Your Region
At the College Board’s Annual meeting, 313 institutions were elected as members of the College Board. |
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to view a list of new members in your region |
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Regional
Council Roster
View a list of council members in your region. |
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Upcoming Regional Council Meeting Dates
Spring Meeting: Apr. 16-18, 2008, in Bala Cynwyd, PA
Fall Meeting: Oct. 5-7, 2008, location to be announced
E-mail us your announcements.
Be sure to include your region in the subject line.
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The College Board
New England Regional Office
470 Totten Pond Road Waltham, MA
02451-1982
Phone: (866) 392-4089
Fax: (781) 663-2743
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