Relevant Presentations

Each of these presentations has been developed for a specific context.  They are offered as resources to provide insight and information on a variety of issues and/or to assist you with your work in and with schools and their communities.  You are welcome to use them.  We urge you to study them carefully before such use to ensure that they provide the information you intend.  

• The Science of Residency Determinations - 2005 - a Powerpoint presentation with lots of useful information

• Results-Based Planning - a Powerpoint presentation

• Parsing the Achievement Gap - national data regarding achievement differences related to race and economic status

• Connecting Academic Achievement and Health: NYS Style  [adapted from "Making the Connection: Health and Student Achievement" - Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (SSDHPER) and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)]

• Healthy Kids, Ready to Learn:  Reducing Dropouts - a workshop at the NYSAHPERD Conference - November 16, 2002; Rebecca Gardner

• Middle Level Schools:  Academics and Beyond - a Powerpoint presentation at the Southern Westchester BOCES - November 1, 2002; Rebecca Gardner

• Destination: Graduation - A Positive Youth Development Approach  -  a Powerpoint presentation at the NYS School Boards Association Annual Conference - 10/26/02; Rebecca Gardner and James R. Butterworth

• Enhancing School Success:  A Positive Youth Development Approach -  a Powerpoint presentation; Summer 2002;  Rebecca Gardner

• Partners for Dropout Prevention - Destination: Graduation; - a Powerpoint presentation; James R. Butterworth and Rebecca Gardner

• Saving All of Our Children; Dr. Steven Edwards

• Destination Success for Students with Disabilities; Rita LeVay, NYS VESID 

• Barriers to Learning: a Positive Youth Development Approach; Rebecca Gardner

• No Child Left Behind; - a Powerpoint presentation; NYS Education Department

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers - the USDOE Perspective; Martin McLaughlin

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers in NYS; - a Powerpoint presentation; John Soja