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Meet the CES Team!

July 12, 2016

Take a few minutes to meet the CES team! Say hi to Kath Connolly, Jill Davidson, Katrina Kennett, Christen Makram, Michelle Portilla, and our friends at Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center and Great Schools Partnership. We’re working together to create a fabulous Fall Forum in December. Read more about us here. We’re honored to have the opportunity to build on the foundations that so many CES staffers have created. Over the years, CES has had an extraordinary range of team members, and we appreciate everyone who has contributed to share the Common Principles and related practices in order to
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Fall Forum 2016: Apply to Present!

May 31, 2016

In addition to registering and attending, there are three ways to participate in Fall Forum 2016, which will take place December 2 and 3 in Providence, Rhode Island. → Option One: develop a Fall Forum Workshop! Workshops are created for and by educators, school leaders, students, and community members. We also welcome proposals from organizations and individuals who support Essential schools. If selected, workshop presenters have their conference registration fee waived (up to two waivers per workshop). Workshops can be either 3 or 1.5 hours. Proposal Deadline: June 9, 2016. We strongly encourage early submissions! Workshops selected by June 16.
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CES Affiliation Open!

April 18, 2016

The Coalition of Essential Schools (CES) invites schools and organizations engaged in building student-centered, democratic classrooms to “raise their hands” and be listed in our national directory of affiliates. Now is the time to demonstrate that schools and organizations across the country are showing results through personalized, equitable, and academically vibrant teaching and learning. → Click here to join CES as a school! → Click here to join CES as an organization! → I’m just one person. How do I join? Click here to learn more about individual affiliation. Schools and organizations that join us now to take advantage of Fall Forum discounts,
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Happy Birthday, Debbie!

April 6, 2016

We are delighted to wish CES founder Deborah Meier a very happy birthday! Among her many accomplishments, Debbie helped found the Coalition of Essential Schools and currently serves on the CES executive board. At the Coalition schools that she founded and led, Meier helped foster democratic community, giving teachers greater autonomy in the running of a school, giving parents a voice in what happens to their children in schools, and promoting intergenerational connections. She has always been a proponent of active, project-based learning, and of graduation through a series of exhibitions of high quality work. Debbie is the author of many
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Fall Forum and Affiliation: now live!

April 5, 2016

On Monday, April 4, we opened up registration for Fall Forum 2016, which will take place on December 2-3 in Providence, Rhode Island. We also opened CES affiliation for the 2016-2017 year. Though the new affiliation year starts July 1, we opened up the process now in anticipation of new schools and organizations coming on board for the Year of Demonstration. In the coming days and weeks, we’ll post more about how we’ve changed affiliation this year in order to expand and deepen networking among CES schools and organizations. We’ll also share Fall Forum info as we add details to
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New CES Managing Director

January 19, 2016

Jill Davidson has joined CES to direct the Year of Demonstration activities. Jill first became part of the CES staff in 1989 as a research assistant.
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CES Year of Demonstration Timeline

January 19, 2016

It's now 2016, the start of CES's Year of Demonstration, As the year unfolds, we will explore the ways that the ideas behind CES have driven important and enduring improvements in public education. We will feature schools, educational networks, leaders, and others that attribute their vision and impact to the Common Principles.
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