University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Educational Foundations and Leadership Department is the statewide provider for SAM services. On February 16, 2012, the EDFL Department celebrated the official opening of its new site in the Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning. Louisiana is home to ten SAM schools. The first SAM school began in [...]
This toolkit, by Wallace Director of Education Jody Spiro, seeks to help leaders at all levels take action, and create continuous change and sustainable results. It offers guidance in matters including working collaboratively, planning “early wins” and minimizing resistance. Included are updated versions of the Readiness Rubric and Resistance Reducer [...]
At the 5th Annual NSIP Conference in Phoenix, AZ, the founding members of the National SAM Innovation Project Program board were recognized and awarded a plaque for their work. The members of the board are (left to right) Paul Katnik – MO, Carol Lensing – IA, Nathan Roberts – LA, Bert Hendee – IL, Mark [...]
Article by: JIM SPENCER , Star Tribune WASHINGTON – President Obama greeted (Minneapolis SAM )Hashim Yonis warmly. “It’s good to see you, my East African brother,” Obama told the Minneapolis man. Then, the leader of the free world hugged the former Somali civil war refugee. Thousands of miles separate the White House from the Ethiopian [...]
April 6, 2012 in Featured, Louisiana, SAMs, TimeTrack
University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Educational Foundations and Leadership Department is the statewide provider for SAM services. On February 16, 2012, the EDFL Department celebrated the official opening of its new site in the Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning. Louisiana is home to ten SAM schools. The first SAM school began in [...]
