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Employee Communications & Resources

Please remember that the "ALL STAFF" group email is reserved for District use only. Ref. Employee A.U.P.

FISD Intranet: Bulletin Board (in-district FISD computer access only)
The FISD Communications Office provides employees with a Web Bulletin Board for classified ads, employee services and discounts provided by area merchants.

Please forward any FISD employee postings to the Communications Office.
EMail: Theresa Hambrick

SBEC - State Board for Education Certification
- Official Records
- How to become a teacher in Texas
- Testing for Teachers

Tolerance: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/
Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance provides educators with free educational materials that promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity in the classroom and beyond.

Connect: http://www.connectwithkids.com/
If your children or students are having problems, or you want to talk with them about today’s risks before it’s too late... watch and learn together. Connect with Kid

MBA Cohort Groups

Texas A&M Commerce (TAMC)
http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/
TAMC is beginning a new counseling cohort for the fall ’06 and would like any of our teachers who might like to pursue a master’s in counseling to know they are welcome to join the group in Allen. They are having an information session (Q&A) on April 20 at 4 pm in the Lowery Freshman Center Library. Our teachers are welcome. Stephen J. Freeman, Ph.D., NCC
Professor & Department Head
Department of Counseling
Texas A & M University-Commerce
Ph. (903) 886-5613
Fax (903) 886-5780

Amberton University
http://www.amberton.edu/

Amberton University Offers Summer Institute
Garland, TX—April 11, 2008-- Amberton University is a full accredited, private, non-denominational, Christian institution with locations at 1700 Eastgate Drive in Garland and 3880 Parkwood Blvd in Frisco.  Amberton offers undergraduate and graduate programs exclusively for working adults.  The University has over 30 years of meeting the needs of the mature learner through its nationally recognized programs. 

This summer Amberton University is presenting a special “Summer Institute for Educators” at both the Garland Campus and Frisco Center.  The Institute lasts for 5 weeks (June 16 through July 17) and features graduate courses designed to meet the needs of today’s educators.  Classes meet twice weekly for four hours.  As an added incentive, the University is awarding a scholarship to each eligible NEW student making the cost per course only $225.00 plus textbooks.  *Scholarships are on a first-come/first-served basis.  The courses offered will apply directly to Amberton’s Master of Arts in School Counseling degree, which prepares educators for the school counseling field.  The Institute will offer courses at both the Garland Campus and Frisco Center.  For more information, please call 972-279-6511 ext. 180 or 301.

Summer Institute for Educators Admission and Enrollment Form

Dallas Baptist University (DBU)
http://www.dbu.edu
Are you interested in obtaining an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership with Principal Certification or an M.Ed. in School Counseling with School Counselor Certification?
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Location: DBU - North Campus
3211 Internet Blvd., Suite 100
Frisco, TX 75034-8557

DBU brings its graduate programs to you!
The DBU Cohort Program:

• A cohort is a group of students who progress through their program together at locations within their district.
• Cohort students, with advice from their Program Director, decide what they wish to take as a group each semester as well as the time, dates, and location of classes. DBU professors deliver instruction at selected school sites within the students’ districts.
• Students in a cohort receive a university scholarship which amounts to 1/3 of their tuition per semester for courses they take with the cohort.

For more information on cohorts see our website: http://www.dbu.edu/graduate/

If you are unable to attend and would like more information please contact:

Veronica M. McCuin, Graduate Recruiter
214-333-5201
vmccuin@dbu.edu

Southern Methodist University (SMU)
http://www.smu.edu/teacher_education/

SMU's School of Education and Human Development is committed to providing educationally rich, substantive programs that serve the needs of both aspiring teachers and professionally active educators. Programs range from an undergraduate curriculum designed for State teacher certification to graduate degree and certification programs to enrichment opportunities approved by SBEC or other educational agencies. In addition, a variety of workshops and seminars provide meaningful lessons that are both useful in instructional delivery and applicable to required professional-development hours.

• Teacher Certification (undergraduate or post-baccalaureate, the initial certification required to teach)
• Graduate Programs
• Professional Development for Educators
• Institute for Reading Research