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Reading First Program
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Presentation to:
Zuni Public Schools
Lana M. Paolillo, Ph.D. Director
Joe Zuniga, Regional Program Specialist
December, 2007
National Reading Panel Report, 2000 Based on 35 Years of Reading
Research ...read
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Zuni Public School LRB Findings and Conclusions for the Hearing
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Zuni Public School LRB Findings and
Conclusions for the Hearing
December 13, 2007
Complainant: Z-FUSE VS.Respondent: Zuni Public School District
Findings and Conclusions:
1. The Zuni LRB has the jurisdiction to hear and render a decision
in this matter.
2. In the matter of complaint by ZFUSE regarding a violation of
section 10-7E-1 through 10-7E-26 NMSA 1978. We find that the Zuni
Public School District gave adequate notice of their intent to
change board policies that impacted district employees, including
those in the bargaining unit of these changes.
3. We also believe that there are severe issues of miscommunication
due to cultural differences and expectations of both management and
the bargaining unit specifically regarding the accepted practices in
labor negotiations.
Recommendations
1. The LRB recognizes that there are significant cultural
miscommunication with
regard to the accepted protocols in labor negotiations and further
recognize that while labor negotiations tend to be adversarial, both
parties in this district want the best possible education for the
children of Zuni. To this end, we suggest a district appointed
representative and a union representative schedule regular meetings.
2. We recognize that all conditions of employment can be negotiated
issues, and we commend the union and the district for entering into
negotiations and believe that issues brought forth in this complaint
can best be resolved at the bargaining table.
Commendations
We commend the union and the district for moving forward towards the
resolution of these and other concerns.
Issued in Zuni, New Mexico, Thursday, December 13, 2007
Labor Relations Board: Karen L. White-Chair, Pamela Gough, Stephanie
Y. Cox
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Getting To Know Your New Superintendent
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Meet Your
New Superintendent / Zuni Public School District
Kaye L. Peery, Ph.D.
Your views, concerns and comments are important to Dr. Peery.
Dr. Peery and the School Board are dedicated to the teaching,
learning and needs of the Zuni school children.
The Future of Zuni Schools
Please listen to
Dr. Peery’s radio spots on Mon/Wed at 9:00 am and
4:30 pm. on
KSHI 90.9 – You can also access the spots on the website at
http://www.zpsd.org
There are a number of ways to reach Dr. Peery:
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Phone: 505/782-5511
Fax: 505/782-5505
Zuni Public Schools
12 Twin Buttes Dr.
P.O. Drawer A
Zuni, NM 87327
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Students Are Not
File Cabinets!
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Stephanie Vicenti
Stephanie Vicenti is a star of the Gallup Elementary Education
program. She has been invited to present her research paper,
Students Are Not File Cabinets! Benefits of Project-Based Learning,
to the National Association of Bilingual Educators in Tampa Florida
in February 2008.
A 4th grade teacher at Dowa Yalanne Elementary in Zuni, Vicenti
examined the impact of three different teaching approaches on
children’s standardized scores. These included a teacher who used
Balridge techniques to help get students’ focused and motivated; a
teacher whose approach to teaching is strictly a teacher-centered
approach; and Vicenti’s own Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach,
which organizes learning around student projects, which more closely
resemble how Zuni children learn at home. Children in the PBL
classes scored significantly higher in reading, math and science
than their peers in other classes.
She got her master’s in elementary education in large part because
of her mother, who is a 2nd grade teacher. When her mother went to
her daughter’s graduation for BA, she saw that most of the teachers
getting their MAs were older and decided that she too could go back
to school and get a MA. Her mother became Vicenti’s role model.
Vicenti is interested in getting a Ph.D. next, but lacks the
resources to do so. The first university which can find a
scholarship will have an alumna who can make a major impact on
education in the Southwest. One hopes that UNM moves first.
Benefits of Project-Based Learning by Stephanie Vicenti
Keshhi, Ho’ Stephanie Vicenti, le’shina. Ho’ dowa:kwe deyan
shohkwida:kwe a:wan cha’le. Hello, my name is Stephanie Vicenti and
I am of the corn clan and the child of the deer clan. I was raised
in Zuni, NM most of my 29 years. I decided to pursue my career at
Northern Arizona University in Elementary Education, where I was
able to obtain my Bachelor of Science. Upon graduating in 1999, I
stayed in Arizona for another two years before returning to my Zuni
reservation. Aspiring to teach in my own community, I have been
teaching for five years in Zuni. Thanks to my parents and
grandmother who has been very supportive of my endeavors and to my
son and daughter, Vincent and Kaleia, who have inspired me in
furthering my education. These things have all led me to success in
my life. Elah:kwa!...read
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