The D.C. Public Education Fund congratulated Flamboyan Foundation partner schools, in its recent newsletter, for their impressive gains on the 2013 D.C. standardized tests. They pointed in particular to two partner schools with double digit gains in math and reading proficiency. Read more here in the D.C. Public Education Fund newsletter.
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Our New Family Engagement Trainers Will Inspire You
Flamboyan Foundation relationship building trainings are always met with resounding appreciation from partner schools and other teachers & school leaders with whom we work. What is our special secret? We have renowned experts front and center who deliver the trainings – teachers with experience in relationship building and parents who have benefited from it. Recently we held […]
A Conversation with Meghan Dunne, Kindergarten Teacher at Anne Beers Elementary School
What do you think are the most important and effective family engagement strategies you use? I believe the most important family engagement strategy I use is my homework structure. I have a homework binder for each student that serves many different purposes. The cover of the binder provides key student data, goals for the unit […]
Two Great Tools for Middle & High School Readers
By middle and high school students often don’t get the support they did then they were younger. Once children can read well they may be left to their own devices because they appear to manage fine on their own. However, teachers are still eager for older students to get support at home with reading. With […]
¡Cierra la Primera Comunidad Profesional de Aprendizaje!
La Fundación Flamboyán quiso establecer una comunidad profesional de aprendizaje para compartir y comprender mejor los principios que guían la práctica de los maestros efectivos. Esta iniciativa es un primer paso hacia una meta más amplia de comenzar a identificar, celebrar y reconocer la enseñanza exitosa y el talento profesional del magisterio en Puerto Rico. […]
DCPS Veteran Teacher Dwight Davis Highlights Importance of Home Visits in HuffPost Interview
In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week in May, Teach Plus interviewed six inspiring teachers. In the Teachers’ Lounge today, meet Dwight Davis, who has been teaching in the Washington, D.C. public schools for seven years. Dwight currently teaches fifth grade at Wheatley Education Campus, and is a Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellow. What is one thing […]
Attention Nonprofits in Puerto Rico! New Tax Incentives for Charitable Contributions
On January 31, 2011, Puerto Rico adopted a new Internal Revenue Code (2011 PR Tax Code) that contains amendments to the section governing deductions for charitable contributions. Effective immediately for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, the 2011 PR Tax Code increases the allowed deduction to individuals and corporations for donations made […]
Flamboyan-P.R. Executive Director Guiomar Garcia a Featured Panelist at National Urban Fellows Leadership Conference in San Juan
Flamboyan Executive Director-P.R., Guiomar Garcia, will be a featured panelist at the National Urban Fellows Leadership Conference Saturday at the San Juan Marriott Stellaris Resort & Casino. This year’s conference theme is “Leadership Diversity in Public Service: A National Imperative”. Funding Solutions in Diverse Communities will take place from 3:00-4:30 pm. The panel will be […]
Flamboyan President Kristin Ehrgood Profiled in Bucknell’s Alumni Magazine
Today, Kristin Ehrgood is the driving force behind Flamboyan Foundation’s goals, which center on education advocacy and family engagement in Washington, D.C., and on fostering strong school leadership and building the island’s philanthropic and nonprofit communities in Puerto Rico. Though new and small — just 10 employees — Flamboyan has helped train 450 D.C. teachers on […]
Flamboyan’s Capitol Hill Panel on Family Engagement Featured in Ed Daily
DCPS builds teacher-parent relationships with home visits Although some parents were at first wary at the thought of school officials coming into their homes, the District of Columbia Public Schools and the Flamboyan Foundation worked with the community to get both teachers and families comfortable with the idea of home visits. Besides decreasing absenteeism and […]
