Marge Robison of Austin, Texas, retired Lutheran educator and former ELEA National Board member, has been chosen as the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Donald A. Vetter Educational Service Award. This award has special significance to Ms. Robinson because she was a student of Mr. Vetter's while in Lutheran school as a child. Click here for more information on the Vetter award and look for more story to follow on this year's recipient. Congratulations, Marge!
Click here to view the current issue of "On Board", the premier resource for school boards written by Rick Herman of Wheat Ridge Ministries. Don't miss this issue entitled, "Do we really need a board?"
Plan now to attend an ELEA Regional conference or gathering This is a great way to obtaining continuing education while also having the opportunity to network, share ideas, and have fellowship with educators in fellow Lutheran schools and early childhood centers. As registration materials become available for each conference, links will be enabled:
ELEA Region 4 - Early Childhood Conference at Faith Lutheran Church in Flower Mound, TX on September 25, 2010. Keynote speaker: Brenda Bird. More information coming soon.
SWALDE (Southwest Chapter of the Association of Lutheran Development Executives) invites ELEA to its Fall Conference October 4 & 5, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There is a SPECIAL workshop tract for schools and early childhood centers. Come learn what fundraising is all about! Click here for registration materials.
ECLEC - East Coast Lutheran Educator's Conference - October 27 - 29, 2010 in Hershey, Pennsylvania - Teacher and Administrators and teachers from the entire country are invited, but this will also serve as the regional event for Regions 6, 7, 8, and 9. Click here for registration materials.
ELEA members now receive substantial discounts on most Exchange resources due to our new partnership with Child Care Information Exchange. To claim your rewards and to sign up for the FREE "ExchangeEveryDay" daily news blast, click here or go to www.childcareexchange.com/elea