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|Anna Platonova, Project Manager, Independent Network of Labour Migration and Integration Experts, International Organization for Migration
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|Prof. Gudrun Biffl, Head, Department of Migration and Globalisation, Danube University Krems, Austria
Over the last few decades international migration and globalisation has influenced the public policy agenda across Europe and the wider world. In Europe alone there has been a steady increase in the flow of resident immigrants, with the European Commission putting the number at approximately 18.5m, or nearly 4% of the EU's total population.
These figures clearly demonstrate that the EU is one of the foremost migration destinations globally, and this is without considering second and third generation migrants born in Europe. The complexities of migration and integration, and its impact on the economic and public policy of individual member states, as well as the EU as a whole, need to be approached in a more joined-up and sustainable manner.
Establishing a coherent European migration and integration policy framework is a complex and ongoing process, requiring greater regularisation with regards to reunification policy, national quotas, political asylum seekers and the nationalisation of long term residents. Empowering communities, NGOs and relevant agencies at national and regional level, as well as fostering discussion and cultural exchange, should all be steps towards the creation of a successful and sustainable platform for integrating non-EU nationals into the European community.
In order to achieve a successful integration framework for migrants it is necessary to establish shared forums for the discussion and exchange of best practices, as well as building strategic alliances between governments, social researchers, the media and civil societies, so as to provide a continuous intercultural dialogue aimed at improving and stimulating living conditions in all local areas.
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Co - chair's Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dr. Tugba Basaran, Lecturer at the School of Politics and International Relations and Convener of the Master in International Development, Brussels School of International Studies, University of Kent c/o
Richard Lewis, Migration and Diversity Specialist, The Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussels (confirmed)
Panel Session One:
Economic Integration of Non-EU Nationals
Anna Platonova, Project Manager, Independent Network of Labour Migration and Integration Experts, International Organization for Migration (confirmed)
|First Round of Discussions
|Morning Coffee Break
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Integration and Migration of Non-EU Nationals – Lessons Learned and Good Practices
Eva Schultz, DG Home Affairs, European Commission (confirmed)
Dr. Alessia Di Pascale, Faculty of Law, University of Milan (confirmed)
|Second Round of Discussions
|Networking Lunch
Panel Session Three:
Best Practices in Integrating Migrants in the European Labour Market at National and Local Levels
Patrick Taran, Senior Migration Specialist, International Labour Organisation (confirmed)
Anna Ludwinek, CLIP Project, EUROFOUND (confirmed)
|Third Round of Discussions
|Afternoon Coffee Break
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Towards New Concepts with Comprehensive Information and Monitoring Tools on Migration and Integration
Prof. Ruth Ferrero Turrion, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, Universidad Complutense of Madrid (confirmed)
Prof. Gudrun Biffl, Head, Department of Migration and Globalisation, Danube University Krems, Austria (confirmed)
|Fourth Round of Discussions
|Chair's Summary and Closing Remarks
|Networking Reception and Refreshments
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May 05, 2010, 1:10 PM — Mention "canonical information model" in some circles, and people will run screaming from the room. Memories of unending quests to map the corporate information model are still fresh for these IT pros, creating a post-traumatic-stress response. Is it any wonder that formal infrastructure architecture (IA) practices have had trouble getting off the ground?
A recent Forrester survey reveals that IA domain development lags behind service-oriented architecture (SOA) adoption, with only one-third of organizations having formal IA programs. Of the shops pursuing SOA, nearly 55% are pursuing a canonical information model and 45% are going forward without a canonical information model. This means that many businesses are pursuing SOA without clear guidance from any central authority on what information sources to use for services in general and information and data services in particular.
Although it may seem daunting, the bottom line is that cross-silo business solutions such as SOA, Business Process Management ( BPM), and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) require well-designed information architectures in order to base their activities on trusted data. Organizations pursuing SOA without well-established IA risk undermining the inherent value of the SOA business service - the availability of common services across the enterprise.
An informal approach leads to problems when a series of unconnected one-of projects - implemented across the enterprise - yield a confusing array of data services with overlapping functionality.
IA success depends on your ability to apply "street-level strategy," which combines a long-term vision with near-term investments toward that vision. Forrester first described street-level strategy as a way to approach SOA, however, the sheer size of the problem that IA targets makes it an ideal candidate for this approach. The following outlines how development teams and EA can work together to build a pragmatic IA strategy:
1. Start by creating a vision
Rather than fully documenting the current and target state with detailed models, create a vision and stop there with the initial planning documents. The vision document should include high level goals, key principles, the benefits to gain and the problems to lose, and a conceptual architecture showing the major information subject areas.
One of the better ways to present a high-level vision of IA is to map the conceptual-level IA to a high-level business capability map. This avoids the error of presenting information without a business context and sets the stage for strategic enterprisewide thinking by linking key information entities to organization-agnostic business capabilities.


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A Blaine man and small business owner has been appointed to the new board of directors for the Whatcom County chapter of Habitat For Humanity (HFH).
Ken Peck, owner of Dakota Creek Winery in Blaine, served on the Blaine Habitat Task Force, which oversaw the construction on HFH's recently completed home on Bayview Avenue.
Tiffany Bergsma-Evans, president of the board of directors, said Peck has proven to be an excellent advocate for local, low-income families living in substandard conditions. Peck, retired from the U.S. Customs service, has been a long-time resident of Blaine. "My goal is to see the Blaine and Birch Bay communities build one home per year," he said. "We have many hard working and deserving families in need."
Peck was appointed along with Lynden resident Kelly Gustafson, a real estate loan and financial services officer with more than eight years of experience with People's Bank.
The Whatcom County chapter of HFH is a locally governed organization that builds affordable homes for very low-income Whatcom County residents living in poverty conditions. The organization sells the homes built at cost to the families and finances the sale with a zero interest mortgage loan. For more information about or to volunteer, call 360/715-9170 or visit


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Yes, those looking for the adrenaline rush of running with a ticked off 1,000 pound animal with sharp horns will now be able to 'run with the bulls' in a small collection of U.S. cities.
"This is the real deal," states the event's website. "This isn't a charity 5k or a simulated bull run with people dressed in bull costumes chasing you down the street."
Modeled after Pamplona, Spain's famous San Fermin festival, "The Great Bull Run" will give participants the opportunity to run near live bulls on U.S. soil without having to fly overseas.
The series kicks off with a stop in Petersburg, Virginia on August 24. From there, the event moves to Conyers, Georgia and Houston, Texas to round out 2013. Six more events are currently scheduled in 2014.
The event's organizers don't even attempt to sugarcoat the dangers that accompany running a quarter mile with 12 bulls.
"By participating in the run," states the website. "you accept the risk that you might be trampled, gored, rammed or tossed in the air by a bull, or bumped, jostled, tripped or trampled by your fellow runners."
"We do what we can to minimize those risks by using less-aggressive bulls than those used in Spain and allowing runners to hide in nooks and slide under or climb over the track fence if necessary, but make no mistake: you could get seriously injured in this event. That's why there's a mandatory insurance fee during the registration process and medical staff on site."
Runners who want to reduce the risk of injury will have the option of hiding in safe areas as the bulls run by or to start the race several moments before the bulls are released.
Event organizers point out only 15 deaths have taken place in Pamplona in the 102 years of the event there, but do note "you could still die."
Those who want to be a part of the fun, but don't feel like putting their lives on the line have the option of paying a fee to join an organized food fight during the festivities. Heck, there's even an option to pay 20 bucks to sit in the stands and simply watch.
The cost to run with the bulls varies from $50 to $120 depending on when the participant registers. Runners must be 18 to participate.
Those who register for "The Great Bull Run" will receive a T-shirt and bandana. Registrants who are 21 and over will also receive a ticket for a beer.
By the way, unlike the certain demise the bulls in Spain face, event planners say the animals that "run" in the U.S. will be sent back to free range farms to "train" for their next event.
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The premier launch title for the PlayStation 3, Resistance: Fall of Man was a great FPS title that created a solid franchise with some truly great story elements. Hot on the heels of the big reveal of the game's upcoming sequel, Resistance 2, Sony's Bend Studio has announced the development of a PSP entry to the franchise, Resistance: Retribution. A third-person action-adventure title that bridges the gap between Resistance: Fall of Man and the upcoming sequel, Retribution is showing some great progress, in terms of action and atmosphere. Look for it to launch in Spring 2009.
Retribution puts you in control of a soldier named James Grayson, a man who had to kill his own brother after he was found partially converted at a Chimera conversion center. This sends him on a personal vendetta quest, as he goes on a mission to destroy every conversion center that he can. Unfortunately, this gets him in trouble with the military for desertion, for which he gets sentenced to die. However, a French resistance group known as The Maquis gets him out to come and work with them on their mission to take out conversion centers and so begins the adventure.
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Of course, one of the cooler elements of the original Resistance was the unique weapon arsenal, and Retribution is no different, offering some familiar favorites from its predecessor as well as some cool new additions. New to the game is the Longbow, a sniper rifle capable of slowing down your enemies before you take your shot, and the Razor, a machine gun that double duties as a disc-launcher, shooting high-powered, ricocheting discs.
The game's cover system is also pretty nice, as you simply move towards an object and your character will seek cover when possible. It is pretty easy to pull off and quite effective when you are under heavy fire.
Retribution is also graphically fantastic, as one of the first third-generation PSP titles. The game features great textures and impressive specular lighting effects. All in all, if you're a fan of the Resistance universe and own a PSP, you'll definitely want to check out this title.


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Redistricting is a chilling experience for everyone involved, the affected families and the school administrators. It's especially true when families feel they are being drawn out of a beloved school or feeder system.
That is a deep concern in north DeKalb, where parents are gathering tonight at a redistricting meeting at Henderson Middle School at 6:30. Parents in the Leafmore neighborhood fear the possibility that they will be shifted from the Oak Grove/Henderson/Lakeside feeder system to the Sagamore/Shamrock/Druid Hills system.
At this point, DeKalb is in the discussion and planning stages of redistricting. As the recent school closing hearings in DeKalb demonstrated, parents will rise up quickly even at the suggestion that their children could be tapped for redistricting.
The challenge in DeKalb County is that growth has slowed in the south end of the county, which had been a hotbed of new housing a few years ago. During the school closing hearings, system officials shared stark numbers that showed half-empty classrooms in many south DeKalb areas. But many schools continue to draw new students in the north end of the county.
That north/south line is both a geographic and a racial one in DeKalb, which makes this conversation all the more strained.
DeKalb Schools are surveying parents. Most of the responses have been from elementary school parents. The survey gives the number of respondents by schools. The top five were Fernbank Elementary with 150 responses; Montgomery with 106; Vanderlyn with 105; Austin with 62 and Briar Vista with 46.
Asked the most important factors in redistricting, respondents listed these as their top three: Keeping communities intact (672), geographic proximity (610) and instructional capacity (486).
I don't envy anyone in DeKalb as redistricting is never easy, and there are factors in this discussion that will make it even more complicated and volatile.
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November 29th, 2010
1:26 pm
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November 29th, 2010
1:33 pm
All I can say to DeKalb admnistrators is good luck. People get very emotional about what school their child attends, even if they don't get care about anything else.
November 29th, 2010
1:41 pm
Tough decisions must be made as the district is losing state money due to having over 10,000 empty seats throughout the district. We are simply seeing the natural evolution of population shifts over time.
In the mid to late eighties, DeKalb closed/restructured many schools in central and north DeKalb due to 'white flight' (partly due to the M to M program) and converting to junior high/middle school model. With the exception of when new schools were built, that may have been the last time that redistricting was done. Will 'squeaky wheels' prevent the best decisions for all students and the commmunity to be implemented? This will be interesting…..
November 29th, 2010
1:49 pm
I'm beyond disappointed that teacher quality was of 3rd most importance on these questionnaires.
November 29th, 2010
1:49 pm
Dr. Tim: people get "emotional" because they have invested a lot of time, money, and resources into living in a particular district. For me personally, I am very active in my kids' school and would HATE to be districted out of it. Also, my husband and I have made sacrifices and live in a house that's smaller and shabbier because we wanted to be in a particular school district. We could have bought a nicer and bigger home in a not so good elementary school, but we decided that our children education is worth it.
So yes, people care! and they should!
November 29th, 2010
1:51 pm
Fernbank parents will probably prevail in the end. They have the money and influence to ensure their community school stays intact, and they have a lot of motivation to succeed in leaving their community and school virtually untouched. Many of them have paid $50,000 to $100,000 more to live in houses that are zoned into Fernbank. Consider that as housing prices went down all over Atlanta, they rose in the Fernbank community. Not many people were laid off from CDC or Emory where so many of these individuals work. MDs, PhDs, law degrees, etc. are the norm for this group. Many are politically active and involved in the business end of a wealthy university. The average Fernbank house valuation is close to $500,000, and there are many very modest ranch houses in the Emory/Fernback area that cost a premium to buy.
Willivee Drive is one street over from Medlock Elementary School. These are very tiny brick homes from the 40s and 50s. If you live on one side of the street you are zoned to Medlock (a short 3 or 4 minute walk). If you live on the other side, you are zoned to Fernbank and bused there. Houses look exactly alike, but people have paid tens of thousands more to live on the Fernbank side. Scottdale public housing is zoned into Medlock so their test scores, PTA wealth and support, etc. is much less than Fernbank.
Fernbank is a lovely tree filled area close to downtown, midtown and Emory. As for Fernbank elementary School, the PTA is wealthy and active, Emory University is a close partner with them, they have lots of extra gifted funds, teachers teach to the top because they have so many top students, and they have a successful IB program in place so students can feed into the Druid Hills IB program (top students in classes of 17 with highly qualified teachers).
Fernbank parents have much on the line as they have spent years carving out and created a high quality education for the students in their community in the midst of a failing school system. My money is on these politically influential, news savvy, and high achieving Fernbank group. They have been a quiet group because they have an educational oasis in the midst of a desert. But they are a sleeping giant. I would not want to be the one that wakes them up.
November 29th, 2010
1:53 pm
Do the Leafmore people realize that Sagamore Hills is a great elementary school? And that Druid Hills High School seems to have its act together (at the moment) more so than Lakeside? And finally–that Shamrock is comparable to Henderson?
November 29th, 2010
1:56 pm
Ditto what Ernest said…Hopefully, DCSS will have the backbone to do what is best for the entire school system and not just the few "squeaky wheel" parent groups.
And the Dunwoody/Vanderlyn redistricting is going to get ugly, ugly, ugly.
November 29th, 2010
2:09 pm
Ernest: You can't say "evolution" in Georgia! Especially on a school blog!
November 29th, 2010
2:10 pm
"And the Dunwoody/Vanderlyn redistricting is going to get ugly, ugly, ugly."
And who can blame them. Schools are so uneven all over DeKalb County that people who move into this county count on their own efforts to make a school functional for their kids. Educational offerings and experiences vary widely from school to school, and our Central Office administration and BOE seems incapable of governing in an efficacious manner. Parents do not trust this BOE and administration to be able to put aside politics when making these decisions. Meanwhile, their children's education is at stake, and many parents do not want to opt for private school in this economically uncertain times. Those that have children in high achieving schools do not want to rock the boat.
November 29th, 2010
2:14 pm
My kids didn't go to Vanderlyn and they are doing very well. To assume that a child cannot get a good education at another Dunwoody elementary school is insulting, but then again, we're used to that attitude.
November 29th, 2010
2:22 pm
Dekalbite..I agree with you. Many people bought their home in the area with the schools that were the best. Fernbank is wonderful. Hendersone..excellent. I, though am of the belief that parents should be able to choose the schools they want for their children. So many of Dekalb's schools are awful. Maybe the thing to do would to be to makesomeof them "academies" or 'charter school". I now live in TN and it seems to be improving some schools in Nashville.
November 29th, 2010
2:23 pm
"keeping communities intact" == PC way of saying "we don't want our kids in school with those monkeys" or "we don't want our kids in school with those crackers".
IOW: Racism, pure and simple.
November 29th, 2010
2:27 pm
In my experience as a former teacher, the NUMBER ONE factor in a child's education:
His or her own internal motivation.
The NUMBER TWO factor:
his or her parents' providing stinging external motivation – whether via belt on backside or withholding the electronics, whatever gets the kid's attention and makes that motivation internal.
Schools have little to nothing to do with it, and parents just use them as a convenient scape goat for their own dismal failure.
November 29th, 2010
2:27 pm
I love Shamrock Middle School. All the parents that have children at Henderson complain to me about the numerous problems. I wish all of Sagamore Hills would go to these schools.
November 29th, 2010
2:32 pm
My child didn't go to Oak Grove, and she has been very successful as well. But our local school functions just fine. I worked in almost every elementary school in DCSS (middle and high as well), and there is considerable variation in services from school to school. DCSS needs to concentrate on standardizing facilities, faculty qualifications and course offerings. Title 1 funds need to be spent at the local school level to help "level the playing field" between the schools with wealthy PTAs and those with very little in the way of parental support. There are schools in DCSS where teachers spend most of their day teaching students who are below grade level in reading and math and handling discipline problems. To say all our schools offer equal opportunities to all our students is disingenuous at best.
November 29th, 2010
2:36 pm
I don't recall anyone saying that all schools offer equal opportunities. That is one of the reasons for the Eduational Site assessments done by the consulting firm assisting DCSS with the closing/redistricting venture – to actually have documented what is offered in each school and if it is offered in an appropriate setting.
November 29th, 2010
2:45 pm
"I don't recall anyone saying that all schools offer equal opportunities."
Well, that's the number 1 reason for the resistance to rezoning. Much of what makes schools uneven in DCSS is parental involvement and PTA wealth. School achievement swings widely in DCSS when it comes to those variables. That's why it's so critical that Title 1 funds be used wisely. I will say that they have not been used wisely because the main purpose of Title 1 funds is to close that parental involvement and PTA wealth gap which shows up in lower student achievement for too many students in poorer schools. Student achievement in Title 1 schools has gone down – not up. I'm not aware that the Educational Site assessments done the consulting firm will address those critical issues so rezoning will be contentious.
November 29th, 2010
2:48 pm
If the county had redistricted as often as it needed to, this wouldn't be such a problem. Other large, urban and suburban school districts do this every 3-5 years. People are used to it, they know that the people who live around them will move with them and that their kids will know people at the new school. I wish DeKalb would just get it done with and let us move on. Let people settle in, get things done in their new schools, and then look for the redistricting to happen again in 3 years. It isn't traumatic if they do it regularly and openly. The main thing they need to do before this will work, though, is come up with some minimum set of educational services that every school will have so that there are not tremendous differences. There will always be some differences, but not all of the resources or points should be counted per school. For example, if one school has 2 1/2 gifted teachers and another school has none, the school that has none should get at least .5 regardless of the points "earned" by that school. I think PE, music, art, and gifted should be in the minimum criteria. I am not so concerned with the foreign language as a requirement in every school, at least on the elementary level.
November 29th, 2010
2:59 pm
Dunwoody Mom,
Just because a family wants to stay in the school they chose does not have to mean something negative to the other schools. Dunwoody Mom,
your views across all the blogs definitely show your bias and angst toward other people in your community that do not think like you.
November 29th, 2010
3:00 pm
Also, nowhere has it been stated for fact that DES will be repurposed.
November 29th, 2010
3:02 pm
John@2:23pm: Those same racists have been supporting John Lewis, Cynthia McKinney (when in the district), and Barack Obama overwhelmingly in elections. The folks around Fernbank are fighting to keep their kids in place as opposed to keeping others out.
November 29th, 2010
3:05 pm
@Dunwoody parent – I beg to differ – this "redistricting" issue is a hot topic in Dunwoody – I cannot venture to the grocery store without over-hearing conversations about it. And yes, I've heard many negative and insulting commments about other Dunwoody elementary schools, so please do not accuse me of "angst and bias" – that's a little dramatic don't you think?
Both Jim Redovian and Nancy Jester have said that Dunwoody ES should be returned to a K-5 school.
November 29th, 2010
3:05 pm
Someone said earlier that Medlock receives students from Scottdale. How is this possible when both McLendon Elementary and Avondale Elementary are much closer? It seems too that many Druid Hills High students virtually watch Clarkston High or Avondale High from their school bus windows in the morning and afternoon, and that both these schools have very low enrollment numbers and therefore many empty seats. Is it something to do with old time anti-segregationist/busing policies? Am I just being naive in thinking that the re-drawn lines should have students going to the school that is closest to them? Why is that principle not at work? I'm new to this issue, so maybe I'm missing something obvious here (Civil Rights? Desegregation hangover?).
November 29th, 2010
3:10 pm
It doesn't matter where a child goes to school as long as parents are involved.
November 29th, 2010
3:10 pm
DeKalb voters in school districts 1 and 7 don't forget to vote in the runoff election tomorrow!
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James Redovian
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Zepora Roberts
November 29th, 2010
3:25 pm
DeKalb has to many schools that are to close together.
In our case, we are between a mile and a mile and half from three, maybe 4, elementary schools.
November 29th, 2010
3:26 pm
@Dekalb parent – how do you relieve the overcrowding at Vanderlyn, Austin and Chesnut without "repurposing" Dunwoody Elementary?
November 29th, 2010
3:51 pm
"That north/south line is both a geographic and a racial one in DeKalb, which makes this conversation all the more strained."
I hope everyone is aware that of almost 100,000 students in DCSS, less than 10,000 (10%) are white. In fact nearly 12,000 are Hispanic. And well over 70% are African-American. I would say that the "north/south divide" is more of a leftover perception of racial division rather than a reality for most of our schools countywide. Although most of the 10% of the whites and 12% Hispanics live in the north end, the north and central is very racially diverse with many African-Americans as well as refugees and immigrants from all over the world. For example, how many schools in south DeKalb provide ESOL or International schools?
November 29th, 2010
3:52 pm
Redistrict a little, and include Kingsley.
November 29th, 2010
3:56 pm
What do you mean "redistrict a little"?
November 29th, 2010
4:13 pm
Balance the enrollment at the then 4 k-3 schools as best as possible. I most definitely agree with you that all three schools provide excellent education. I like the 4-5 concept, and am not opposed to redistricting altogether, even if it means me.
November 29th, 2010
4:14 pm
Make that all the Dunwoody feeder schools
November 29th, 2010
4:15 pm
I would say that the "north/south divide" is more of a leftover perception of racial division rather than a reality for most of our schools countywide.
Well said Cere! It has become a 'convenient' allegation by some to intimidate.
Adding to the comments by Jeff and Teacher, my children attend schools in south DeKalb and I believe they received a quality education. Where I felt it was lacking, I along with my wife supplemented their instruction. Regretfully involved and engaged parents are a 'minority' in some schools and they grow frustrated with environments that focus more on remediation than enrichment. I believe everyone agrees that one's address should not define the quality of education their children receive but there are realities the schools have to face with respect to the other children that may come ill prepared for school.
Finding a school and/or teacher that can use differentiated instructional methods in teaching classes with varied abilities and learning styles would be a coup. Otherwise, we may need to consider ability grouping to ensure each child receives what they need to reach their potential.
November 29th, 2010
4:18 pm
Hence the reason why we need more support teachers (not necessarily ESL) to fill in the learning gaps that occur every time these kids get shuffled around. I personally tutor several kids in South Gwinnett that missed certain core skills during the shuffle. Same thing happens whenever a county "improves" a program, such as math.
I sure wish we'd let the "market" fix the problem with learning vouchers. If poorly-run businesses close down due to inefficiency, so should poorly-run schools. Let the parents control where their kids attend, and watch the market straighten it out. I used to teach in DeKalb, and knew of several teachers who certainly didn't deserve to be there, much less get paid for it. Yet they're guaranteed a job each year due to "tenure".
November 29th, 2010
4:22 pm
I have heard that DES would be "at capacity" within a few years – I guess we'll wait and see if Dan Drake's data backs that up. If so, a little thinking "outside the box" might be called for.
November 29th, 2010
4:25 pm
Mid DeKalb Mom @2:48 is SO correct! I taught in the fastest-growing school district in the United States in the 1980's and parents there accepted that redistricting would occur every few years. This DID keep the schools equitable….it was UNHEARD of that one school would have more programs than another. The exception was the a magnet for science and math that–of course–had more math and science teachers. But everything else was equal.
November 29th, 2010
4:33 pm
@pierre (and others):
It is important to peruse the current district boundaries in order to best understand the situation.
These links will be very helpful for everyone participating in this blog topic. Please read and view:
November 29th, 2010
4:35 pm
You will see that the Scottdale Area is divided between McLendon, Indian Creek, Midway, Avondale, and Medlock
November 29th, 2010
4:36 pm
And more, pierre:
You have to remember that a lot of the Druid Hills High Zone is the former Shamrock High Zone–most of Shamrock was absorbed by Druid Hills.
November 29th, 2010
4:44 pm
"The folks around Fernbank are fighting to keep their kids in place………." is just a euphemism for ""keeping communities intact" ".
November 29th, 2010
4:50 pm
Enter your comments here
November 29th, 2010
4:55 pm
"Finding a school and/or teacher that can use differentiated instructional methods in teaching classes with varied abilities and learning styles would be a coup. Otherwise, we may need to consider ability grouping to ensure each child receives what they need to reach their potential."
Many teachers know how to use differentiated instructional methods, however class sizes of over 30 will probably guarantee this will rarely happen. DCSS cutting almost 500 teacher positions in the last two years rather than fund the classroom and cut in the admin and support area has contributed to this problem. Please talk with some good teachers and ask them how much differentiated instruction they can do with 30 or 33 or 36 kids in a class. I agree that with the class sizes DCSS currently has, ability grouping is about the only way to go.
November 29th, 2010
5:17 pm
I have a hard time with the "we bought our home in this district because of the good schools" argument against being redistricted. Putting aside anything else those loaded words might mean, the fact is the good schools in that district were created by someone else's years of effort with the local PTA, local principal, etc.–not your effort if you only moved in 5 years ago or less. Maybe if you get redistricted you'll have the opportunity to do that work yourself in your new school home.
November 29th, 2010
6:02 pm
"I taught in the fastest-growing school district in the United States in the 1980's and parents there accepted that redistricting would occur every few years. This DID keep the schools equitable"
That's true that redistricting every few years would force all parents to care about all schools. After all, your child might end up in another school. But this is not the way they think. The pact with the DCSS administration has been – keep us intact, leave us alone, and we'll take care of our kids. If lu do that we won't make noise about anything else that goes on in the system.
November 29th, 2010
6:32 pm
Dunwoody Mom
That is not a decision a board member should be making. Rather, their role is to vote on the recommendations made by the staff to them.
November 29th, 2010
6:56 pm
@col – I agree with you – wholeheartedly!!!
November 29th, 2010
7:05 pm
Allen: NO THANKS. I have ZERO interest in sacrificing my chidlren's education in an effort to improve a crappy school.
November 29th, 2010
7:46 pm
Everyone pays taxes and deserves a good education and if you purchase a home on the fringe of a school district and don't ask basic questions about schools in the next district, you have not planned adequately. This sounds harsh, but it is not like it is hard to find out if your school is overcrowded and may be redistricted. A good school is a magnet and just like anything else in life, when there is overcrowding, something will have to shift. Fernbank is extremely overcrowded and with 24 students in a first grade class with no aide, it may not be your best option. Just like the families in very valuable homes who were shifted from Morningside to the new SPARK Elementary in APS, it is up to the parents to make it work. This is the price we pay for a public education system.
November 29th, 2010
8:31 pm
24 students in a first grade class with no aide,
That is a permitted class size. Don't presuem that if students are redistricted that class size will shrink. Teachers will be pulled as well.


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Introduction to Digital Evidence Analysis (IDEA)Up one level
The IDEA training program teaches the student how to navigate through the two most commonly used computer forensic suites in the United States, Guidance Software's EnCase and AccessData's Ultimate Toolkit. Additionally, it will provide the student with an introduction to digital forensic specific legal issues. This one-week course is considered a highly recommended prerequisite for attendance at the two-week Seized Computer Evidence Recovery Specialist Training Program (SCERS), which immediately follows this course. (See SCERS web page for specifics on that course.)
The IDEA training program is a course born out of necessity. As the digital forensic suites have become more and more powerful, the amount of time needed to adequately teach their interface has grown accordingly. This has necessitated a rethink of how SCERS will proceed in the future. During the last curriculum review conference, partner organization members agreed that the time had come to add training time to SCERS to help alleviate the high tempo and stress associated with that course. The result was the IDEA course which is designed as an introduction to the interfaces of the forensic suites currently being taught in SCERS. Additionally, it gives the student time for an introduction/refresher on the current trends in digital law at the federal level. Finally and most importantly, this frees up valuable time in SCERS to teach more in-depth artifacts and a greater variety of forensic techniques than was previously available.
DEASTP will still remain as a requirement for attendance in SCERS, as it teaches the proper methodology for acquiring digital evidence in a forensically sound manner while SCERS teaches how to analyze this data. They are two distinct skill-sets and both are required for offices where the digital evidence examiner must also respond to the scene and collect the evidence. SCERS does not incorporate any data acquisition in the curriculum which is one of the reasons DEASTP is a prerequisite. IDEA is merely another week of training used to bridge the DEASTP and SCERS. This is done to get the students "up to speed" on the digital forensic suite interfaces used in the SCERS program. The planners of this course envisioned that future
SCERS students would attend IDEA for five days, and then segue directly into SCERS which will always begin the Monday following IDEA's graduation on the previous Friday. This would save the partner organization travel funds by having their student stay three consecutive weeks for the revamped SCERS Program. If this is not feasible due to mission requirements attendance at any IDEA will be honored for the current and next fiscal training year. (For example: if the student attended IDEA in the spring then the student could attend SCERS later in the year, or even the following year, if necessary.) Obviously, the sooner a student attends SCERS after attending IDEA would bring the most benefit, as the forensic suites are updated nearly monthly and attendance at IDEA this year would not guarantee use of the same version of forensic suite the following year.
As IDEA is primarily a digital forensic preparatory course, its overhead and cost are relatively modest. Neither software, hardware nor forensic textbooks are issued during this course. The knowledge and experience necessary in passing SCERS are gained by the student in IDEA curriculum.
Type: Advanced
Length: Encompasses 1 week (38 Hours), beginning on a Monday and ending on the Friday, with the graduation scheduled at approximately 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. Travel days are Sunday and Friday after 4:30 p.m. Return flights before this time should not be scheduled.
- Setting up a Forensic Computer
- Introduction to Computer Science Terminology and Concepts
- Digital Forensic Jargon and Concepts
- Digital Forensic Legal Briefing
- Orientation to Guidance Software's EnCase
- Orientation to AccessData's Ultimate Toolkit
- Final Practical hands-on exercise using both suites.
Tuition and Cost
The tuition also includes room, meals and local transportation.
Training Materials
The class attendees will receive a lot of hands-on laboratories to help cement the use of the forensic suite interfaces which will be used in SCERS. The actual forensic tools will be issued in the SCERS Program. This knowledge will provide the students with the skills necessary to be able to successfully complete the forensic analysis of seized digital media.
Prerequisites for Attendance
Successful completion of FLETC's Digital Evidence Acquisition Specialist Training Program (DEASTP) or equivalent is required for admission to the IDEA. Applicants that have not attended FLETC's DEASTP may attend the IDEA training program if they have experience and knowledge, acquired through formal education and/or on-the-job training, which is equivalent to that which is presented within the DEASTP. The equivalency training is subject to prior approval by the IDEA Program Coordinator. (Contact us for waiver approvals.)
Participants are expected to have experience in seizing and imaging desktop and notebook computers and associated media in a forensically sound manner as well as substantial experience with the Microsoft Windows© Operating System or equivalent GUI based system(s).
Additional Information
Graduation scheduled at approximately 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. Travel days are Sunday and Friday after 2:30pm. Return flights before 4:30 pm should not be scheduled. Students should be alerted to the availability of after-hours classroom time (6 optional laboratory hours).
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