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North Carolina Educators Learn from Mexico

Pictured above: Sharryl Hagerman and the Ortega Family in Irapuato

Sharryl Hagerman was the 2008 recipient of the James G.K. McClure Fund Teacher Award to participate with the Latino Initiative Program in Mexico and represent Yancey County Schools.
Thirty-three educators from all over North Carolina just returned from a Latino Initiative program in Mexico to better understand the education system, history, and culture, as well as the current socio-economic conditions as they may relate to students of Latino/Hispanic heritage in NC schools.  The Latino Initiative for Educators is a study program to Mexico designed for vertical teams of public school teachers, counselors, board members, and administrators from school systems with high or increasing numbers of Latino/Hispanic students.   The ten day program in Mexico City and Guanajuato was sponsored by the Center for International Understanding and took place June 16-25.  The exploration in Mexico included school visits, lectures and discussions with Mexican educators, museum visits, guided tours of archaeological, historical sites and a weekend home stay visit with a Mexican family.
“We provide educators with a unique first-hand experience which ultimately benefits students in their classrooms,” said Latino Initiative Assistant Manager Lindsey Molusky. “We look forward to working with participants as they create and implement new programs, policies and/or lesson plans which improve Latino/Hispanic achievement levels.”  
The educators who participated in the program will use what they learned to better teach their students about Mexico, improve Latino/Hispanic student achievement, and find ways to utilize the presence of Latino/Hispanic students for the benefit of all students.

Box Tops For Education

Calling all Burnsville past, present and future Bobcats! We are collecting box tops which are worth 10 cents each. It is our goal to use this money to help classroom teachers and students. Our school is asking for every one in our community to pull together and collect these box tops. We are asking for you to send them or drop them off at Burnsville Elementary. Students need to collect them all summer and the class that has the most will win a party at the end of September. We thank everyone in advance for your support!

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