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All Arts All Kids & Stop High-Stakes Standardized Testing - Our Mission - Why Arts?

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We strive to inform, mentor and help all Americans who care to understand what is honestly. Wrong in K-12 public and charter school education today and how to help make it the best it can be for all students, including the "academically" disadvantaged. Stop high-stakes. Standardized testing ( refer to our Stop High-Stakes. Parents and Students for Music and Arts (PSMA) actively advocates that every student should receive a complete and well-balanced "whole-student" education, with equal access for all.

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Flock Talk!: October 2009

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Alice Vail Middle School - The 21st Century Is Here. Sunday, October 18, 2009. Barrage: OMA Opportunity For AVMS! 8211; A high-octane string group that features an international, multi-talented cast performing an eclectic mix of music, song and dance brings its show to. On Friday, October 23rd. The performance will take place at 7:00 pm. At the Sahuaro High School Auditorium. This public performance is part of the. Tour and features an international cast that delivers an eclectic show at a feverish pace.

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Flock Talk!: November 2009

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Alice Vail Middle School - The 21st Century Is Here. Wednesday, November 11, 2009. OMA Praised: George Lucas Foundation. Posted by Mr. Beaton. Are we fortunate or what? Take a virtual tour of the African Footprints ARTSmobile's recent visit to Alice Vail Middle School! Just click on the green link below to delve into what our students had a chance to explore! I was lucky enough to have been able to snap a few pictures of this incredible artwork with my phone for our Flock Talk! Posted by Mr. Beaton.

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Flock Talk!: December 2009

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Alice Vail Middle School - The 21st Century Is Here. Sunday, December 6, 2009. AVMS GATE On YouTube. Posted by Mr. Beaton. Saturday, December 5, 2009. TUSD releases online guide to its schools. TUSD's Catalog of Schools is now available online at tusd1.org. The catalog highlights each of the 105 schools in an effort to help parents navigate Tucson's largest kindergarten-through-12th-grade district. It can be downloaded or picked up at TUSD headquarters, 1010 E. 10th St. Posted by Mr. Beaton. Proud of our...

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Flock Talk!: Who Is This?

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Alice Vail Middle School - The 21st Century Is Here. Sunday, February 7, 2010. We know she was Tucson High School's English Department Chair from 1915 - 1945. We know that she worked for more than 40 years on behalf of the children of Tucson. We can speculate that she was a Lawrence Welk. Fan-girl to boot. A pioneer teacher who was well-respected in the community: Alice Vail - we salute you! Ahem) to get the job done. Alice Vail - thank you for all you have done for your community! Subscribe in a reader.

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Flock Talk!: Tenure, Seniority Weakened In AZ

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Alice Vail Middle School - The 21st Century Is Here. Saturday, December 5, 2009. Tenure, Seniority Weakened In AZ. The Arizona Legislature made sweeping changes to state teacher contracts earlier this year, removing seniority, salary and contract guarantees. Changes under House Bill 2011 mean that school districts will be prohibited from using tenure or seniority as a factor in determining which teachers can be laid off. Additionally, school districts no longer have to honor seniority when they rehire.

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Music and Dance Drive Academic Achievement | Edutopia

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Skip to main content. George Lucas Educational Foundation. Celebrating our 25th Anniversary! Sign In / Sign Up. Music and Dance Drive Academic Achievement. Tucson elementary schools find success by infusing arts into every discipline. Read the article. January 28, 2009. Video of Music and Dance Drive Academic Achievement. Narrator: These first-graders are learning all about opera. Teacher: Let's give them a round of applause. Take a bow, guys. Teacher: How does Papageno feel in the beginning of the story?

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Flock Talk!: ARTSmobile!

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Alice Vail Middle School - The 21st Century Is Here. Wednesday, November 11, 2009. Are we fortunate or what? Take a virtual tour of the African Footprints ARTSmobile's recent visit to Alice Vail Middle School! Just click on the green link below to delve into what our students had a chance to explore! I was lucky enough to have been able to snap a few pictures of this incredible artwork with my phone for our Flock Talk! Audience. Click on the ARTSmobile title above for photos saved to Flickr. OMA Praised:...

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Flock Talk!: September 2009

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Alice Vail Middle School - The 21st Century Is Here. Sunday, September 20, 2009. On Tuesday, November 3, 2009, a special election will be held in the Tucson Unified School District. Registered voters will have the opportunity to help decide two important financial matters for the school district:. 1) Proposition 401: Maintenance and Operations Budget Override. This override is being requested to provide the following:. Guaranteed full day kindergarten. Replace operational computers on a 3 year lease basis.