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	<description>A Question of Autonomy</description>
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		<title>Manual Arts moving forward as an &#8220;iDesign&#8221; school</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Futernick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manual Arts is now an official &#8220;iDesign&#8221; school (formerly referred to as the iDivision).  Focus groups and surveys are being conducted; a transition team will soon be in place; an official &#8220;launch&#8221; day is being planned; the stage is being set for transformation and renewal. If you have questions or comments, click here or on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manualarts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3090583&amp;post=75&amp;subd=manualarts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher vote counted. Manual Arts to become an iDivision school!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Futernick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ballots cast by teacher were counted and announced today at Manual Arts. Yes Votes: 123 (71%) No Votes: 50 (29%) With 71% of the teachers and 95% of the parents casting YES votes, Manual Arts will join the Innovation Division. In the next few days, MLA and WestEd will provide details about what will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manualarts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3090583&amp;post=68&amp;subd=manualarts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Parents vote for the iDivision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Futernick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a strong show of support for the iDivision, 96% of the parents who cast a vote on Saturday voted in favor of Manual Arts becoming an iDivision school (105 voted yes, 6 voted no). The results of the teacher vote, which took place last Wednesday and Thursday, will be announced after school on Monday, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manualarts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3090583&amp;post=67&amp;subd=manualarts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Dreams are no longer deferred, hope is here. Incomplete goals and dreams have become reality. This is the day I’ve been waiting for. As of now my future is in sight.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://manualarts.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/dreams-are-no-longer-deferred-hope-is-here-incomplete-goals-and-dreams-have-become-reality-this-is-the-day-i%e2%80%99ve-been-waiting-for-as-of-now-my-future-is-in-sight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 18:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Futernick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These words are from a student named Shawn who recently graduated from the Academy of College and Career Exploration High School in Baltimore. A few years ago this school became an &#8220;innovation school&#8221; and was granted significant autonomy by its district. To provide a more personalized environment for students the school divided itselft into smaller [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manualarts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3090583&amp;post=66&amp;subd=manualarts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter from UTLA VP Josh Pechtalt on the iDivision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 16:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Futernick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Manual Arts colleagues, Travis asked me to put my comments from last weeks meeting on paper. For those who don’t know me I taught at Manual from 1984 through 2005 in the social studies department. After reading a number of emails I see that there is some skepticism about entering the iDivision. Friends and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manualarts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3090583&amp;post=63&amp;subd=manualarts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I support the iDivision, by Mike Oppenheim</title>
		<link>http://manualarts.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/why-i-support-the-idivision-by-mike-oppenheim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 05:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Futernick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some seem to feel that a “yes” vote on joining iDivision would be a slap in the face of an Administration that is working hard to improve our school. Others feel that a ‘yes’ would betray a lack of confidence in our leadership or a failure to comprehend the problems that dedicated administrators face every [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manualarts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3090583&amp;post=62&amp;subd=manualarts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing Jill Aguilar</title>
		<link>http://manualarts.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/introducing-jill-aguilar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 17:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Futernick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jill Aguilar is pleased to be part of the WestEd team that will work at Manual Arts if the school joins the iDivision. Here is a short bio: After earning her Bachelor&#8217;s degree and credential at CSUDH, Dr. Aguilar taught middle and high school English (gen ed &#38; ELD) and History (gen ed, sheltered [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manualarts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3090583&amp;post=57&amp;subd=manualarts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing John Davis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 17:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Futernick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. John Davis is pleased to be part of the WestEd team that will work at Manual Arts if the school votes to join the Innovation Division. Several teachers at Manual have taken courses with Dr. Davis who teaches at CSU, Dominguez Hills.  Here is a short bio: John Davis holds a Professional Clear, Single-Subject [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manualarts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3090583&amp;post=55&amp;subd=manualarts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two Steps Back (at least in Chicago)</title>
		<link>http://manualarts.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/two-steps-back-at-least-in-chicago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Antero Garcia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a recent road trip, among other miscellany, I listened through a handful of older This American Life episodes. As any longstanding fan of the show will tell you, nothing passes the time on the 5 freeway quite like the nasally storytelling of Ira Glass and Co. Most prescient of the episodes listened to was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manualarts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3090583&amp;post=47&amp;subd=manualarts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is there evidence that the iDivision or Tipping Point strategy really works?</title>
		<link>http://manualarts.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/is-there-evidence-that-the-idivision-or-tipping-point-strategy-really-works/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Futernick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes. Mass Insight Research and Policy Institute recently released a comprehensive national study of school turnaround initiatives. Their findings indicate that the model we propose&#8211;where schools voluntarily opt into a comprehensive local re-design process with a qualified turnaround partner&#8211;is far more successful than &#8221;old-world&#8221; models.  Click here to see their findings and case studies of high [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manualarts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3090583&amp;post=46&amp;subd=manualarts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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