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. […]
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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 […]
Flamboyan Foundation Founders’ Unique Approach Highlighted in Venture Philanthropy Partners’ Newsletter
Kristin Ehrgood and Vadim Nikitine: A unique couple with an original approach to philanthropy. Read more here.
Flamboyan Foundation Honored As Promising New National Partner at the Parent-Teacher Home Visit Project’s Fifth Annual Conference: Foundation President, DCPS Teacher and Parent Highlight the Importance of Building Trusting Relationships to Accelerating Student Learning
Washington, D.C. –Today, Flamboyan Foundation is being showcased at the Parent‐Teacher Home Visit Project’s (PTHVP) fifth annual national conference for their leadership in bringing the PTHVP relationship‐building model of home visits to Washington, D.C. public schools. PTHVP is honoring Flamboyan’s commitment to identifying family engagement strategies that work in D.C., and the foundation’s role in […]
D.C. Teacher Home Visiting Program Recognized on the Front Page of The Washington Post
Recently, home visits were featured on the front page of The Washington Post. Reporter Kevin Sieff highlighted the hard work of D.C.-area teachers who are visiting their students’ homes to build trusting relationships and engage their families as partners in their students’ education in his piece: “Teachers increasingly use home visits to connect with students’ […]
Flamboyan Foundation Convenes Home Visit Trainings for D.C. Teachers as Part of Ongoing Family Engagement Efforts
As part of its ongoing partnership with D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) and D.C. Charter Schools, Flamboyan Foundation today announced its home visit teacher training program for the 2011-2012 school year. Flamboyan is holding eight professional development training sessions Aug. 11-18, which are expected to teach 300 D.C. educators about building trusting relationships and accelerating their […]
