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Speaker to students ... "Find me on BeWhatIWantToBe!"
Speakers ... wouldn't it be nice for YOU to challenge your
students to find your career profile on BeWhatIWantToBe.com
???
(Yeah, we think so too.)
Many of the careers profiled
in the website are our speakers!
Check out Nicole's
profile >
"So ... How do I do it?" Here is all you
need to get going:
(1) Grab the document this link:
(2) Check out some sample profiles (like Nicole's)
(3) Fill your template and email the document back with some
pictures
(4) We'll post it and send you the link to approve
| Before you get into
classroom this year ... check out BeWhatiWantToBe.com
(and magazine)... so you tell tell your students all
about it and invite them to visit!
 
Speakers, join our group
at LinkedIn!
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WHAT'S NEW
As we prepare to kickoff the Achievement Counts program
in the Fall of 2009, we share some exciting news. We will
have presence in 23 school districts this year. You'll also
be happy to know that additional federal grant funding has
been allotted for students completing the Maryland Scholars
course of study. Please read on.
- New grant funds have been allocated for
low-income Maryland Scholars completers. (details)
- Frederick County recognizes 1,974 Maryland Scholars
at graduation (2/3 of class).(details)
- It’s a fact: More students are completing
rigorous courses.(details)
Thank you for making Achievement Counts so successful
and for taking the time to help today's students prepare for
their futures. We can't do it without you.
New grant funds have been allocated for
low-income Maryland Scholars
American Competitiveness Grants (ACG)
Mmost Pell-eligible students who completed the Maryland Scholars
course of study in high school are eligible for an additional
$750 (for college freshmen) and $1,300 for college sophomores
with a 3.0 GPA).
SMART Grants
Pell-eligible college juniors and seniors with a 3.0 GPA pursuing
majors in math, science and certain foreign languages are
eligible for $4,000 per year.
Maryland Scholarship funds
Maryland has approved $16 million in new scholarship money
for low-income students.
Eligible coursework in Maryland: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/about/ac-smart/state-programs06.html
General info about the grants: http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/06/06292006a.html
Applying for Grants, Info for Students: http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/competitiveness/ac-smart2.html
Frederick County
recognized 1,974 Maryland Scholars at graduation
Frederick County is the first school district in Maryland
to recognize its Maryland Scholars graduates. Two-thirds of
the 2006 graduating class received a Maryland Scholars certificate.
In 2003, Frederick County and Harford County piloted the Maryland
Scholars program, which is now offered in all 24 Maryland
school districts.
It’s a fact:
More students are completing rigorous courses
Data collected from participating school districts show
impressive gains in the number of students who are taking
and completing Algebra II, Chemistry, Physics, Foreign Language,
and a 4th science credit - particularly among low-income and
minority students. Between 2003 and 2005, in two districts
(Frederick and Harford):
- 600 more students completed Algebra II
(100% more Hispanic students in Frederick Co.)
- 400 more students completed Chemistry
(74% more low-income students in Harford Co.)
- 220 more students completed Physics
(42% more low-income students in Frederick Co.)
- 1,200 more students completed a 4th science credit
(262% more African American students in Harford Co.)
Data has been received from seven additional districts.
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