AdvancED’s district-wide re-accreditation will apply to all future charter schools operated by Mosaica, within the five-year period. This means new charters, will not be required to go through an accreditation process.

The AdvancED Quality Assurance Review Team also singled out Mosaica’s schools for special commendations on six different fronts:

• Passionate leadership, skill and expertise, which resulted in what AdvancED characterized as “a highly successful education management company”;

• The proprietary Paragon® curriculum and educational philosophy:

• An innovative operational culture that “values ‘edupreneurship’ and . . . innovation”;

• Acceptance of moral responsibility to students and staff for teaching and learning;

• The successful development of a scalable, sustainable model, as well as an organizational capacity for continuous improvement; and

• A demonstrated record of student achievement.

AdvancED is the world’s largest education community, serving more than 27,000 public and private schools and districts across the United States and in 69 countries that educate more than 15 million students.

Mosaica, which launched its charter schools on the vision of its co-founders, now operates 75 charter schools nationwide, including blended-model and online schools in Arizona and California, and it has expanded into global education, with 15 schools in the Middle East and plans to open more based on its acclaimed educational program.

Accreditation, significant for oversight and accountability purposes, includes a documented self-study and independent review panel of experienced educational professionals. This is designed to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory standards in the various jurisdictions where Mosaica operates.

At its core, Mosaica focuses on student achievement through the implementation of its proprietary Paragon® Curriculum.  Paragon® is a hands-on, inquiry-based Humanities program.

Dawn Eidelman, Ph.D., Mosaica’s co-founder and Paragon’s principal architect, noted that the college-preparatory program is specifically designed for 21st-century schools; it is delivered digitally and updated annually, with a focus on bringing together students, teachers, parents, and community partners to celebrate human excellence in a hands-on journey through the history of world culture.

“There is a palpable bond among the standing-room only crowds at Paragon Nights,” she remarked.

About Mosaica Education, Inc.
Mosaica Education, Inc. is a global education company that operates high-performing schools and provides related services in the United States and Internationally. Mosaica has educated over 45,000 children since its inception. The company currently manages 90 school programs in eight states, the District of Columbia and the Middle East. Mosaica-managed schools utilize a unique school design, which combines a proprietary curriculum Paragon®, with state-of-the-art technology. Paragon offers a hands-on approach focused on the multiple intelligences and individualized learning styles through a thematic approach of study that covers multiple subject areas.

About AdvancEd
AdvancED brings together more than 100 years of experience and the expertise of the two largest national accreditation agencies — the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI). The AdvancED accreditation process, is a clear and comprehensive program of evaluation and external review, supported by research-based standards, and dedicated to helping schools, districts and education providers continuously improve. It is the world’s largest education community, serving more than 27,000 public and private schools and districts across the U.S. and in 69 countries that educate more than 15 million students.

Global Education is holding Recruiting Fairs in each city and invite all native English speaking teacher to attend and learn more about this exciting opportunity!

RECRUITING FAIR IN GURGOAN, Sunday March 27, 2011 9:00-5:00 PM:
IBIS Gurgaon
Block 1 Sector 53
Gurgaon, India 122002
Tel: 91-124-4755000

RECRUITING FAIR IN BANGALORE, Monday March 28, 2011 1:00-7:00 PM:
Mapple Whitefield Hotel
7E, 1st Phase, I.T.P.L. Rd
Mahadevapura, Bangalore 560048
91-080-40324032

RECRUITMENT FAIR IN HYDERABAD, Tuesday March 29, 2011

Teacher Responsibilities

To provide students with a first class learning experience that maximizes their intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development, including the development of their ability to apply their intellect to solving problems and contribute to their communities as enlightened and responsible citizens.

Teacher Required Education/Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor Degree in Education or related discipline (i.e., social science, humanities).
• Self Contained Classroom experience (3 years)
• Must have appropriate teaching certifications and be a Native English Speaker
• Must demonstrate competency in all areas of content responsibility and be computer literate
• Possess the determination to succeed and the passion to teach overseas

About Mosaica
Mosaica Education, Inc. is a global education company that operates high-performing schools and provides related services in the United States and Internationally. Mosaica has educated over 45,000 children since its inception. The company currently manages 90 school programs in eight states, the District of Columbia and the Middle East. Mosaica-managed schools utilize a unique school design, which combines a proprietary curriculum Paragon®, with state-of-the-art technology. Paragon offers a hands-on approach focused on the multiple intelligences and individualized learning styles through a thematic approach of study that covers multiple subject areas.

Students, faculty and staff at Columbus Humanities, Arts and Technology Academy welcome Mrs. Karen Kasich, First Lady of Ohio, on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 to celebrate Read Across America. Mrs. Kasich will be reading to kindergarten, first, and second grade students in the school’s gymnasium at 10:00 a.m. Columbus Humanities, Arts and Technology Academy is located at 1333 Morse Road, Columbus 43229.

Read Across America is a program developed by the National Education Association to build a nation of readers. It is now in its thirteenth year and focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships and reading resources.

Columbus Humanities, Arts and Technology Academy is one of the thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers participating in Read Across America by bringing together kids, teens, and books to build a nation of readers.

JoAnn Hipsher, the Chief Administrative Officer at Foundation is very excited about the growth. “We continue to grow,” Hispsher said. “I think parents and students are drawn to us, in part, because we have a good curriculum that includes integrated social studies and humanities.”

The construction for the building expansion is scheduled to be complete in mid-April; a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held in May.

Foundation Academy, a Kindergarten through 8^th grade public charter school located in Mansfield, OH and is managed by Mosaica Education, Inc. The academy implements Mosaica’s educational model which focuses on individualized instruction, technology in the classroom, parental involvement, community support, and the Paragon© Curriculum. Paragon© Curriculum offers a college liberal arts core education to students beginning in kindergarten. The student-centered, discovery-based, multi-cultural program is designed to addresses students’ multiple intelligences and individual learning styles.

About Mosaica Education:
Mosaica Education, Inc. is a global education company that operates high-performing charter schools and provides related services in the United States and Internationally. The company manages more than 90 elementary, middle and high school programs in eight states, the District of Columbia and internationally. Mosaica-managed schools utilize a unique school design, which combines a proprietary curriculum called Paragon©, with state-of-the-art technology.

About Foundation Academy:
Foundation Academy is a public charter school located at 1050 Wyandotte Avenue, Mansfield, Ohio. The academy offers an integrated program which includes; art, foreign language, individualized instruction, state-of-the-art technology and the Paragon© curriculum.

 Ask: What did you see on our walk that you would like to paint a picture of?
 
Provide your student with paints, brushes, and paper and have him or her use the same rich colors and broad stokes as O’Keefe did to create a painting. 
 
Paper Bag Princess, by Michael Martchenko.  This updated fairy tale celebrates a strong female character—a princess who uses her wits to conquer dragons and rescue her kidnapped prince.  After reading the story, ask your student to compare this story to other fairy tales s/he may have heard, such as Sleeping Beauty.  Create a two-column chart or Venn diagram on the paper so that your student can describe what is the same and different between each.  Encourage your child to describe and analyze the characters, the plot, and the ending.  Which story does your student like better?  Why?  You may have your student describe his or her feelings in a journal.
 
Current Events.  Women are making history everyday and are filling leadership positions faster than at any other time in history.  Share newspaper and magazine articles that feature strong, intelligent women in leadership positions.  For example, First Lady Michelle Obama is on the cover of many magazines; Hillary Clinton travels the world as Secretary of State; Nancy Pelosi was the first woman Speaker of the House and continues to serve as one of several women in Congress, and so on.  Worldwide, women are speaking out in increasing numbers, as well. For instance, Egyptian women had a strong voice during the recent political protests and change in their country.  Share the articles, discuss, and then create a bulletin board featuring all the accomplishments of women making history today. 
 
Writing.  Have your student create a small book about a woman in his or her life who is very special.  Provide 6 – 10 half sheets of drawing paper and colored pencils and/or crayons.  On each page, have your student write 1 – 3 sentences of text and draw accompanying illustrations.  Your son or daughter can then make a cover out of construction paper and bind the book with yarn.  Be sure to let your child share his or her book with the woman s/he wrote about!

Research.  Solid research projects begin with broad questions that lead to smaller questions, which ultimately lead to a tighter focus.  For example any of the following questions provide a broad base for beginning research:

• Why do we have Women’s History Month?
• When, why, and who started the women’s movement in the U.S.?
• Is there a women’s movement today?  Who are some key players and what issues are they working on?
• Are there any significant women’s organizations today and what are their histories?
• I’ve heard of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony—what did they do, when, and why?    

Once the broad question is formulated, research may begin.  Through the process of research, the smaller questions will give rise to well-defined objectives.  For example, the broad question, “When, why, and who started the women’s movement in the US?” may lead to a research project on Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
 
Together with your student, formulate 3 – 5 broad research questions that pertain to Women’s History Month.  Through research, narrow the focus, identify objectives, and work together on a paper about your selected, focused topic.  Any of the websites listed below are a good starting point: 
 
National Women’s Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org/

NOTE: This site is currently undergoing upgrades, and will restart on March 8, 2011, the day new Inductees to the National Women’s Hall of Fame are to be announced.

National Women’s History Project
http://www.nwhp.org

The National Museum of Women in the Arts
http://www.nmwa.org/

International Museum of Women
http://www.imow.org/home/index

Comparing & Analyzing Quotations.  Have your student read the two quotations below, both by First Ladies—one by Abigail Adams in 1776 and the other by Hillary Clinton in 2008.  How do these two quotes relate to one another?  Did Abigail Adams’ prediction come to pass?  Did women “foment a rebellion”?  How did Hillary Clinton’s quotation affirm what Ms. Adams said?  How do you think Abigail would feel about Hillary’s accomplishment?  Does your student think we will have a woman President in his or her lifetime?  Why or why not?        
 
“If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”
-          Abigail Adams, U.S. First Lady, 1776
 
“Although we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it’s got about 18 million cracks in it.  And the light is shining through like never before, filling us all with the hope and the sure knowledge that the path will be a little easier next time.” 
-          Hillary Clinton, 2008
 
 
We hope you and your student enjoy Women’s History Month and that students broaden their perspective and understanding of the great strides women have made to achieve their dreams.  We hope, also, that in their study of women’s history, all students will see a connection between women’s struggles and achievements and their own abilities to succeed in whatever they try!
 

Dawn D. Eidelman, Ph.D.

Chief Education Officer

Mosaica Education, Inc.

Frazier Preparatory Academy, a Kindergarten through 8^th grade Chicago Public Schools contract school, is managed by Mosaica Education, Inc. The academy implements Mosaica’s educational model which focuses on individualized instruction, technology in the classroom, parental involvement, community support, on-going professional development and the Paragon© Curriculum. The Paragon© Curriculum offers a college liberal arts core education to students beginning in kindergarten. The student-centered, discovery-based, multi-cultural program is designed to address students’ multiple intelligences and individual learning styles.

About Mosaica Education:
Mosaica Education, Inc. is a global education company that operates high-performing charter schools and provides related services in the United States and Internationally. The company manages 90 school programs in eight states, the District of Columbia and the Middle East. Mosaica-managed schools utilize a unique school design, which combines a proprietary curriculum called Paragon®, with state-of-the-art technology.

About Frazier Preparatory Academy:

Frazier Preparatory Academy is a Chicago Public Schools contract school located at 4027 W Grenshaw Chicago, IL 60624. The academy implements a thematic, interactive program incorporating multiple learning styles. The core curriculum includes top rated, phonics-based Open Court Reading, SRA Math, Harcourt Brace Science, and Spanish.

Paragon teaches to the whole mind with its integrated social studies, history, and humanities, hands-on program.  The design of Paragon prompts students to explore big or essential questions that invite them to dig deeper, think and rethink, and move beyond mere recall and into true understanding.  They will encounter rich content and develop indispensable skills that they will build on over a life time.  As they move through each of the eight units per school year, they will naturally make connections between units, across disciplines, and even to the concepts and ideas taught in other grade levels.  This happens because students in every grade level spiral through the same historical time period during the school year.  Additionally, at the end of each unit, the whole school comes together as students share their learning with each other and with you during Paragon Night performances!

Paragon propels student achievement in Mosaica Education schools; therefore, a cumulative understanding is best accomplished when your student continues with us throughout his or her elementary and middle school years.  At every grade level, the fundamental skills of reading, writing, listening, communicating, and presenting are integral and ongoing.  Paragon keeps building on prior knowledge so that your student will gain ground and accelerate achievement with each passing year, a trend that defies the odds in traditional public education.

In Middle School, students will delve into Paragon Humanities, which is organized into four quarter units, rather than the eight units found in the elementary grades.  This provides the opportunity for students to explore concepts and ideas in greater depth through research, primary source documents, literature, and hands-on learning.  Like the elementary grades, the units are structured around essential questions in world history, civics, geography, economics, and social studies.  Middle School students will also begin their studies of Paragon© World Literature.  Each quarter, they will read a novel, biography, myth, collection of folk tales, or another genre that corresponds to the content in Paragon Humanities.  The interdisciplinary connections make the learning engaging, meaningful, and memorable for students.

Mosaica network schools will highlight successes as well as the importance of school choice through town hall meetings, rallies, movie screenings, socials and group discussions. School choice benefits communities and families by providing educational opportunities such as public charter schools, online learning, scholarships, and tax credits.

Event Highlights

-Students at Atlanta Preparatory Academy will attend the School Choice Celebration and Rally on Jan. 25, 2011 at 10 am on the steps of the State Capitol Building. The event is hosted by the Georgia Charter Schools Association, Center for an Educated Georgia and several other community organizations.
-On Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, Capital Area Academy in Lansing, Michigan will host a community meet and greet with Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and Barb Byrum, State Representative for District 6.
-Columbus Preparatory Academy in Columbus, Ohio will be highlighting the  benefits of charter schools through school choice videos from parents; videos will be posted on the school’s Facebook page.

Here are some things you can do to make a difference during National School Choice week:

• Participate in a Mosaica network school event- Find a school in your community by going to our charter school locator
• Host an event in your community
• Send a school choice support letter to your local school board and state representatives—Sample Letter
• Tell your friends and family about the importance of education reform and school choice options

About Mosaica Education

Mosaica Education, Inc. is a global education company that operates high-performing schools and provides related services in the United States and Internationally. The company manages 90 school programs in eight states, the District of Columbia and the Middle East. Mosaica-managed schools utilize a unique school design, which combines a proprietary curriculum called Paragon®, with state-of-the-art technology.

During February, students will learn about and celebrate African-American History through the implementation of Mosaica Education’s African-American History Guide.  In the first section, students learn why African Americans are honored in February, and are introduced to the genre of biography.  Students will learn the features of a biography and carry out an interview of a classmate to help them learn one way in which information is collected for a biography.  In Section 2, students will begin to apply the skills they learned in Section 1 by interviewing and writing a “personal biography” about someone in their lives whom they admire.  They will be responsible for interviewing this person, accessing at least one photograph of this person, and turning their notes into a short biography.  In the third section, students learn how to write a biography about a famous person who may not be living and/or whom they can not interview.  They will select an African American who particularly impresses them, carry out research, and complete a polished biography of this person.  By the end of the unit, students will have learned about many African Americans and how to write biographies. 
 
We invite you to extend this learning of biography to encompass George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and our current president, Barack Obama.          

More Power with Paragon: Identifying the Qualities of Great Leadership-Home Connections

Great leaders, remarkably creative individuals, extraordinarily courageous citizens, unsung heroes—people who have made a difference—all are integral to the Paragon Curriculum.  A major goal of the Paragon Curriculum is to showcase great people, past and present, and around the globe.  We want students to recognize the qualities of greatness, to identify the deeds and actions of great people, and to understand the societal and historical impact such people have had.  In doing so, we want students to see that they possess some of those same qualities, or that they are being raised under similar conditions, or that they too have a burning desire to right a wrong or make a big change.  We want them to recognize their own greatness and have the confidence to know they can positively impact their family, community, city, state, nation, or even the world!  Here are some ways in which you can share in your student’s learning: 
 
Biography
 
There are a number of activities you and your student may engage in to explore biography.  The first step is researching the individual, whether Washington, Lincoln, another American president, or any famous African-American (a partial list of websites is provided, but encourage your student to go beyond, as there are numerous available websites).  Here are some of the things you and your student may do after the research is completed:
 
Role-play an Interview.  Either you or your student takes on the persona of the person being interviewed and the other becomes the modern-day interviewer.  If possible, let your student dress up like Washington or Lincoln—have fun too!
 
Write a Poem or Song.  Invite your student to write a poem or a song about the person s/he researched.  Challenge him or her to try and capture the essence of the individual in a creative form.  Make sure your student reads aloud or sings his or her poem/song to you and your family.
 

On-the-Scene Reporter.  Ask your student to select one dramatic event in the life of the person s/he has researched.  Then, have him or her imagine s/he’s an on-the-scene reporter giving a detailed account of the event.  For example, maybe it will be Washington’s courageous encampment at Valley Forge and the commentary could begin like:  “This has to be the coldest, most bitter weather I have ever experienced in my life!  Yet, for two months now, General George Washington and his troops are …”
 
George Washington First President

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington/

George Washington 
http://www.ushistory.org/ValleyForge/washington/index.html
Abraham Lincoln Online
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html
Lincoln Net
http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/
 
The White House:  Presidents 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/

Speech.  Select an important and famous speech by Washington, Lincoln, or an African American and read it carefully with your student.  Discuss the message being conveyed, as well as the meaning of particular vocabulary and phrases.  Depending on your student’s age, challenge him or her to memorize the speech and present it.  Be sure to use props and encourage your student to infuse it with drama.  If possible, record your student’s rendering and play it back!  
 
American Rhetoric:  Top 100 Speeches

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html

Portraiture Art.  Leaders often have portraits painted of them, which capture the character of the person.  First, you and your student can explore American portraiture art at the following website: 
 
Smithsonian:  National Portrait Gallery  
http://www.npg.si.edu/

Then, explain to your student that s/he is going to do an art project that shows his or her favorite leaders from American history and captures the values and principles of our democracy.  Explain that s/he will be making a collage!  The collage may show one American leader or many, and the collage may include actual images of the people (downloaded and printed from the Internet or from magazines), symbols, and/or words.  Your student may set his or her collage within the shape of the United States, or select any other shape such as an oval (many portraits from the past were set in ovals), etc. 
 
Provide poster board, magazines for cutting, scissors, glue, and any other materials that would be useful.  When your student has finished his or her collage, ask him or her to present it to you and explain why s/he chose the images s/he did.  Hang the collage in your home for all to enjoy.
 

Analyzing Quotations  
 
Great people often say great things that are circulated and shared as memorable quotations.  Quotations have the quality of conveying something very important and inspiring with only a few words (quotations are usually one or two sentences in length).  Through the study of quotations, the reader can imagine the character of the speaker as well as the qualities s/he possesses.  With your student, read these famous quotations by George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and President Barack Obama.  Discuss their meanings and then abstract out the kind of person each speaker was/is.  What does each value?  Is he stating and upholding democratic principles?  Does his quotation provide other information about who he is?  If yes, what does it suggest?  Do you think these three men share any of the same leadership qualities?  If yes, what are they?    
 
“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”
- George Washington
 
“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can aspire.” 
- George Washington
 
“Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”
- George Washington
 
“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master.  This expresses my idea of democracy.  Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.”
- Abraham Lincoln
 
“I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot.”
- Abraham Lincoln
 
“Whenever I hear any one arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”
- Abraham Lincoln
 
“There’s not a liberal America and a conservative America—there’s the United States of America.”
- Barack Obama 

“We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.”
- Barack Obama 
 
“Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?”
- Barack Obama  

May your student recognize his or her greatness through this exploration and celebration of President’s Day and African-American History Month! 

Dawn D. Eidelman, Ph.D.
Chief Education Officer
President, Paragon Division
Mosaica Education, Inc.

“I am honored to receive such a prestigious scholarship,” Bellows said. “It proves that hard work pays off and it sends a message to other students that being smart and working hard is better than making poor decisions based on peer pressure. ”

As a student at Frazier, Ms. Bellows excels academically and is a leader in her school community. She currently holds a 3.86 cumulative GPA and scored in the 88th percentile in reading, 99th percentile in math and 97th percentile in science on the 2010 Illinois Student Achievement Test. Ms. Bellows is the President of the Frazier Student Council and is a member of the step team, choir, drama club, peer tutoring group and calligraphy club.

“Quinnyata is always willing to help others,” said Lakita Little, Chief Administrative Officer, Frazier Preparatory Academy. “She takes initiative above and beyond what is expected. She is a role model and mentor for her peers. Although she is very talented in many ways she is still compassionate and personable.”

Ms. Bellows is currently undecided on what school she would like to attend but has expressed an interest in North Shore Day School and Chicago Academy for the Arts.

About Frazier Preparatory Academy
Frazier Preparatory Academy is located at 4027 West Grenshaw in Chicago, Ill. 60624. Frazier was recently recognized by Chicago Public Schools for the second-largest percentage increase, or gain, among charter and contract elementary schools, with one-year growth on the on 2010 Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) Composite.

About Mosaica Education
Mosaica Education, Inc. is a global education company that operates high-performing schools and provides related services in the United States and Internationally. Mosaica has educated over 45,000 children since its inception. The company manages 90 school programs in eight states, the District of Columbia and the Middle East. Mosaica-managed schools utilize a unique school design, which combines a proprietary curriculum Paragon®, with state-of-the-art technology. Paragon offers a hands-on approach focused on the multiple intelligences and individualized learning styles through a thematic approach of study that covers multiple subject areas.