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This month's newsletter sponsor is
Brenda Jean Patrick has continued her
work within the education community as
an independent consultant (though
preferring to call herself"The Customer
Care Teacher") and has designed a
customer care program for education
using customer service strategies and
techniques that have proven beneficial
to highly successful companies in
industries serving large numbers of
customers."It has taken years," Patrick
says, "but school districts are
realizing the importance of customer
care as part of their everyday
operations."
Patrick first received public attention
during her tenure as a master consultant
with the Region 10 Education Service
Center, where she was the first
consultant to bring the concept of
customer care to the school districts in
Texas. Patrick's pioneering work within
the staff development community has been
recognized throughout the United States
as pivotal in the heightened awareness
among school administrators that they
must strengthen the lines of
communication with parents, businesses
and the community in order to increase
student achievement in all areas of
academic endeavor.
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Join us on
December 2nd to honor our 2009
Texas Public Schools Friend of
the Year award recipient, Harvey
Hohenberger, Executive Director
of the Region 8 Education
Service Center.
Help us pack the
Frontiers of Flight Museum at
Love Field in Dallas as we
celebrate Harvey's contributions
to public education and the many
recent achievements of Texas
public schools.
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Texas
Eighth graders in first place tie
Eighth-grade African-American students in
Texas tied Massachusetts for first place on
a national mathematics exam.
African-American students in these two
states earned an average scale score of 272
on the National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP), a higher score than was
earned by students in 40 other states for
which data is available. The national
average score for African-American students
was 260.
Among white students, Texas' eighth-grade
students earned the fourth highest score
with an average scale score of 301. Only
students in Massachusetts, Maryland and New
Jersey earned higher scores. Massachusetts
had the highest average score at 305, while
the national average for white students was
292.
Among Hispanic students, Texas'
eighth-graders had the fourth highest score,
earning an average scale score of 277. The
average scale score nationally for Hispanic
eighth-grade students was 266.
Only Hispanic students in the states of
Missouri, Montana and Delaware earned higher
average scores than did their Texas peers.
Hispanics represent the largest ethnic group
in eighth-grade classrooms in Texas.
Overall, Texas ranked 18th among 50 states
on the NAEP, often referred to as the
"Nation's Report Card." Most, if not all,
the states that rank above Texas have less
diverse student populations.
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Watch your mail for the
new 2009-10 posters!
Texas ACT scores reach
all-time high in 2009
The Texas ACT composite
score reached an all-time
high in 2009 as did the
number of students tested.
Scores have increased every
year since 2005. ACT
English, mathematics and
science subtest scores also
reached record highs for
Texas students.
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Looking for a great public
speaker for your upcoming event?
 Leslie
Milder is a great presenter with
valuable information about achievements
in Texas public schools and what we can
do to help students, teachers, and
parents.
"Leslie was the
keynote speaker at Katy ISD's annual
joint luncheon with the Katy Chamber
of Commerce honoring our Teachers of
the Year. Governor Perry,
Comptroller Strayhorn and a number
of other very high profile guests
have headlined this event in the
past, but we have never had a
speaker who has won the hearts of
both teachers and community like
Leslie. While inspiring our
teachers, her message of commitment,
hope and dedication sent an
important message to our community
members about the challenges
educators face daily and the
critical role they play in shaping
the future of our world." - Kris
Taylor, Katy ISD
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Our Mission
The mission of Friends of Texas Public
Schools, the leading voice of optimism
and hope for our public school family,
is to ensure positive and constructive
conversation about public schools by
educating Texans through honest
communication, productive dialogue, and
relentless encouragement.
Please share our
optimism for public education, pass us
along to others.
Friends of Texas Public Schools
Scott Milder, President & Chief Executive
P.O. Box 3526
Harker Heights, Texas 76548
Phone:
214-497-6411
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