Calendar of Events
June 2012
Date: TBA
Annual Hill Center Leadership Institute- UNCW Watson School of Education
March 2012
March 29:
Grant culmination celebration- UNCW Watson School of Education
Teachers, administrators, researchers, professors, parents, elected officials, Board members and others will join the Hill Center staff to celebrate the end of the Hill Regional Education Model grant. The celebration will include results from the UNCW evaluation of HillRAP, testimonials from teachers and parents, a discussion on continuing partnerships for future projects and more.
February 2012
February 24:
UNCW evaluators will conduct a symposium at the NCARE Annual Meeting in Winston Salem, NC. They will share evaluation results of HillRAP from Brunswick and Carteret counties, discuss issues involved in replication educational programs, and share results of a study on leadership practices for implementing HillRAP.
January 2012
December 2011
Online course scholarships expired this month. Due to the holiday break, registrations must be in by December 16th to use scholarship funds for courses.
October 2011
October 28:
Partners' Meeting- Brunswick County Schools Central Office
UNCW evaluators plan to present preliminary findings of the impact HillRAP has had on student reading levels based on pre- and post-tests of the Woodcock Johnson III Tests of Achievement.
June 2011
June 1:
Partners' Meeting and HillRAP Year End Celebration- Town Creek Elementary School
May 2011
May 31:
HillRAP Parent Night at Town Creek Elementary School: Trainers from the Hill Center will present an overview of the HillRAP methodology. Evaluators from UNCW will present data on the effectiveness of HillRAP for students in Brunswick County Schools.
April 2011
Spring post-testing will occur throughout the month to assess students in the HillRAP program. The evaluation team will visit each school using HillRAP. Students using the program in year two of HillRAP implementation come from elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and the alternative school in Brunswick County.
February 2011
February 18: Partners' Meeting- Southport
December 2010
December 1:
Summer Graduate Course application available online
Summer Leadership Institute registration opens
November 2010
November 19:
Partners' Meeting (Hill Center, Brunswick County Schools, & UNCW)- Southport
August 2010
August 2:
Partners' Meeting (Hill Center, Brunswick County Schools, & UNCW) - BCS Central Office
August 3-5:
HillRAP teacher training for new Brunswick County Teachers
July 2010
July 12-15:
EDN595: Intensive Remediation for Struggling Learners (8:00-5:00 on UNCW campus)
July 14: 8:00am -5:00pm
Hill Center Leadership Institute for District and School Administrators - UNCW Watson School of Education
June 2010
June 2:
Partners' Meeting and HillRAP year end celebration-Town Creek Elementary
May 2010
UNCW evaluation team concludes post-testing for HillRAP students
April 2010
Hill Center Staff conducted observations
UNCW evaluation team begins post-testing for HillRAP students
March 2010
Hill Center Staff conducted observations
February 2010
February:
Partners' Meeting (Hill Center, Brunswick County Schools, & UNCW)
February 26:
Follow-up HillRAP training for Brunswick County teachers and Project Coordinator
January 2010
January 6:
DVD/PowerPoint presented to JM Monroe Elementary Faculty
January 11, 13, 28:
Mini-workshops/Sound Assessments via video conference
January 25:
HillRAP Parent/Teacher Conference Day
January 28:
Principals' Meeting - Follow-up HillRAP Information
December 2009
December 1-4:
Hill Center staff conducted observations in person and via video link
November 2009
November 25:
Hill Center staff conducted observations
October 2009
October 29:
1/2 Day Follow-up Training - Town Creek Elementary
September 2009
September:
UNCW Evaluation Team conducted pre-testing with the Woodcock-Johnson III for all participating students.
September 14-18:
Mentors from The Hill Center observed, guided, and instructed HillRAP Teachers in Brunswick County. This was the first of several visits planned for the school year to support the teachers new to this program.
September 16:
Parent Meeting - Supply Elementary
Parents of students invited to join the HillRAP program met with Brunswick County HillRAP teachers, Central office personnel, school board members, Hill Center representatives, and UNCW representatives to introduce the program and answer questions that families might have.
September 17:
Kickoff Event - Town Creek Elementary
School board members, the superintendent, central office personnel, principals, teachers, Hill Center representatives, and UNCW representatives all joined in a celebration of this opportunity to partner and to provide HillRAP reading instruction to over 300 struggling readers in this county.
September 25:
1/2 Day Follow-up Training - Via Video Conference
August 2009
August 10-12:
HillRAP Training for Brunswick County Teachers
July 2009
July 6-10:
EDN595: Intensive Remediation for Struggling Learners (8:00-5:00 on UNCW campus)
July 8:
Leadership Institute (at UNCW)
June 2009
June:
Online Courses Available
June 12th:
Teacher Orientation – South Brunswick High School
The first cohort of teachers to be trained in the Hill Center methodology was introduced and welcomed to the program.
Partners' Meeting - Southport, NC (The Hill Center, Brunswick County Schools, UNCW)
April 2009
Partners' Meeting at UNCW (The Hill Center, Brunswick County Schools, UNCW)