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L.O.V.E Rally at the Capitol

SATURDAY, Feb. 13, 2010

Noon—1:30 p.m.

Arizona State Capitol, Wesley Bolin Plaza

1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix

Ample parking is available in the Wesley Bolin Plaza lots

(immediately east of the Capitol) and the Governor’s Tower lot (19th Ave between Jefferson & Adams).

 

• Bring VALENTINES for GOVERNOR BREWER and your LEGISLATORS and put them in the giant Valentines boxes.

 

• Be sure to write positive messages about public schools on them.

 

• Bring your CHILDREN and GRANDCHILDREN, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS and CO-WORKERS.

 

• Bring SIGNS—Let’s make sure our elected officials know K-12 EDUCATION IS A TOP PRIORITY for Arizona!

 

• STEEL DRUM BAND from BASHA HIGH begins playing at 11:30.




ASBA Spring Legal Seminar


Two identical one-day seminars bring together some of the best speakers for the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) Law Conference with timely, essential topics to assist school boards and their administrators in making the difficult decisions ahead. The seminars will be held Saturday, Feb. 27, in Tucson at the JW Marriott Starr Pass and Friday, March 5, in Flagstaff at the NAU/High Country Conference Center.


Topics will include:

  • A Complete Legislative and Legal Update: A Run-Down of the Latest from the Capitol and the Courts (with special attention on the financial condition of the state and school districts for FY2010 and FY2011)
  • Free Speech and Whistle-blowing: Where, When and How Can School Employees Complain Under the Law?
  • Executive Sessions – Do's and Don'ts Under Arizona's Open Meeting Law
  • Are Your Employee Evaluations Up to Snuff? (Part One: Legal Parameters for Fair Evaluations; Part Two: Practical Considerations for Reliable Evaluations)
  • How to Prepare Your School Community for Bad News
  • The Changing Landscape of Public Records: Legal and Practical Considerations

Registration is open online now at www.azsba.org .




PHOENIX TO SERVE AS EDUCATION’S ‘GLOBAL CAPITAL’
Former Vice-President Al Gore to Deliver Keynote Address at Education Conference


Featuring a keynote address by former Vice President and Nobel Prize winner Al Gore, the EduRG Conference 2010 will take place at the Phoenix Convention Center, February 27-28. With speakers and workshops covering all aspects of education, and hundreds of exhibitors displaying the latest in education-based products and technology, the Conference is guaranteed to have something for anyone seeking to further their education, improve their teaching methods, or showcase their school or business.


Scottsdale-based EDU Research Group hopes to provide a needed spark to education in Arizona by bringing some of the industry’s greatest minds, organizations and technology under one roof to discuss and suggest improvements in the field, while simultaneously giving students free access to higher education institutions and information from around the world.


For more information on the event visit www.edurg.com .



 
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