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Elaine Foster
Uh, so continuous flow of potential students who may be interested in becoming certified in social studies, especially those who are coaching. It seemed as if they choose social studies as their primary area of certification. And also I want to say that Doctor Ensley is data driven and I went to the website and did a little research and I found out that in Louisiana.
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Elaine Foster
11% of the social studies classes are taught by uncertified teachers, so there is a need for this particular concentration and I have completed the foundational work forward and hopefully I will be getting the University curriculum committee forms submitted as soon as possible because the departmental curriculum.
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Elaine Foster
Committee met on yesterday and they've given me the go ahead to proceed with it and with this new concentration, the only thing that will be different from what we are currently offering in our secondary program is the methods for teaching secondary social studies course, and we've looked at that course and we looked at the NCSS. Those are the social studies standards. Looked at those standards and we know what we need to.
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Elaine Foster
Integrate into the course in order for us to actually be aligned with those 2017 standards. In addition to the CAEP standards that you've heard, Dr. Ensley referred to also update the number of hours will not change. It's still 39 hours to complete a concentration in any of those disciplines that are part of the secondary program and the admission requirements will remain.
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Elaine Foster
The same with the exception of the praxis to anyone who's interested in pursuing this concentration would need to take the social studies, content and interpretation tests prior to actually being formally admitted into the program, and we are hoping that once we get everything confirmed with this concentration that will be able to do recruitment efforts and other districts.
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Elaine Foster
Our intent is to submit brochures or to have informational sessions to talk more about the concentration and program overall.
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Elaine Foster
Are there any questions?
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PEACE, KAREN
Once you have that finalized, will you share with us a blocker or we can post it to get out for you?
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Cheyrl Ensley
Here with us.
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Elaine Foster
I certainly will absolutely.
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PEACE, KAREN
Great, thank you.
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Elaine Foster
Alright, thank you.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Thank you and I thank you for that question, but other than questions I like to hear your thoughts. Especialy partners who are on the phone right on the phone or on the call. You have thoughts about that addition of that concentration and the need in your area for that concentration.
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PEACE, KAREN
It's definitely a need for us that that's a an area that seems to kind of go up and down in waves, but recently we have had a more of a need for it. So yes, I appreciate you working towards that end.
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Elaine Foster
OK, thank you.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Yes and yes and partners. We will be 10 pending on you all to help us with the recruitment and again as I said the retention and you all work extremely well with us so we really appreciate that and look forward to working with you with this endeavor as well.
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Cheyrl Ensley
OK, thank you Dr Foster anything today yet.
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Elaine Foster
I think that's it.
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Elaine Foster
Uhm?
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Elaine Foster
Yes, uh information before coming to the districts.
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Cheyrl Ensley
OK, great.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Thank you, thank you.
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Cheyrl Ensley
OK, next on our agenda wanna talk a little bit about our certification updates or anything about advising or the care center? If I welcome miss Monroe.
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Melanie Monroe
Ah.
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Melanie Monroe
Uh, good afternoon again, but care center director, Mrs Tiffany Winzer. It's I'd seek, but Tiffany's well she did with our candidates or when they came in as a freshman. She advised him she had gave them their curriculum sheet and owned. This curriculum sheet has all the courses that's required of them in order to get their undergrad degree from Grambling State. And as she advised them, as a freshman and a sophomore, and when they become juniors and seniors, they are given to another on any other professors.
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Melanie Monroe
And she actually helped them with the corrections exam and things like that.
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Melanie Monroe
And she does well with our candidates when they are freshmen and sophomores when they become once they've graduated, they come to me, and I'm the one actually submit their application to the State Department in order to get their level one teaching certificate. And once they've done that, we actually had tried to help them find a job somewhere. Then there is some may stay in the state of Louisiana, but some of them may lead the state, but we try to find him a job once they've gotten certified from Grambling State.
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Cheyrl Ensley OK.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Alright thank you Miss Monroe. She and she's a little, uh, unbold there. She does a lot. Also with our praxis as well. I'm making sure that students apply for their waivers and have their waivers and just all around making sure that students are on the right track and getting the information that they need to be successful here at gram and State University. So thank you, Miss Monroe. Any questions about certification or care center but I will say that the staff has stepped up and we are continuing those efforts and those duties that.
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Cheyrl Ensley
That were previously done by the care center, so our students are being well taken care of. There being advised and making sure that they're matriculate ING and one other thing that we say aloud here is that we are matriculate ING on time. We want them to move through on top.
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Elaine Foster
Mentally
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Cheyrl Ensley
Which again means that they have to get that PRAXIS done early and on time, so we're excited and thank you all for your service.
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Cheyrl Ensley
OK, if no questions about that, we'll talk a little bit about the year long residency update. As you know, this is just our main. Oh, this is our second year with the year long residency update and we kind of took a little bit of look at the data to to see if there is a big difference in the number of graduates and our number of graduates has not changed significantly. The biggest difference with the residency, as you know which student teaching it was every semester with the residency. It's it's one.
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Cheyrl Ensley
It's a full year residency and at Grambling currently we only place students in our candidates in the fall.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Wow, so they do a fall spring residency so I'll fall and spring of 1819 and somber. We had one participant, one person to participate in the pilot at that time, but as far as graduate so we had nine graduate spin and we were not at that time of year long residency. So the first year that we actually participated in the year long residency was 19.
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Cheyrl Ensley
20 and during that 1920 Fall, spring summer we had nine graduates and then this past year 2021.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Come on, we also had nine graduates, but as you may or may not know also that the low completers list our target is 10, so we're getting real close eye and this year I think we will meet that we will have more than 10 on graduates in our area, which is one of our goals. Of course to get off the low completers list so we're excited about that, but we really appreciate yalls. Hoping that and helping to send us students and help us with our treatment efforts.
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Cheyrl Ensley
And also recruiting students or who have that 22 or that 1100 on the SAT so that they can come in and not have to take the praxis exam.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Uh, I also wanna mention that with our chrooting recruiting efforts also plan on big role in that is our common Mr program. Wanna make sure that you all are all aware of that? Call me Mr program and if there's any way that we can partner with you with that if you need us to come over and speak with anyone, talk with anyone do anything. We're definitely happy to partner with you at any time in any arena, but definitely with the call me Mr program. We're very excited about that. This year it starts our second cohort for the call me Mr program.
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Cheyrl Ensley
So we're definitely always looking for students to enter the program. So as far as a year long residency, that's kind of a report on it.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Anybody have any comments or anything they like to share about that year long residency in our transition from of the student teaching to the euro long residency?
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Cheyrl Ensley
As we talked about the students becoming acclimated staff, we also had to become acclimated also and make sure that like you talked about Miss Peace, you know deal with transportation issues. Make sure that they are in a placement close to home as possible so there are a lot of things that go in with this year long residency that we've had to look at and we're continuing to look at. And we welcome your input on whether through this meeting, this conversation, emails, phone calls, anything we definitely welcome.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Your thumb, your input because we all know that the state has gone to that year long residency with the thought that if the students are in the class for the full year that they will become better and be able to enter into the workforce. Better prepare to do so.
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Serena White
I have a question.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Yes, ma'am.
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Serena White
We have, well, we were a pilot district with the with you, Elaine with the educator arising curriculum and would it be possible for and for us to workout in a tricky lation?
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Serena White
Uhm, agreement for those courses for Grambling.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Oh wow, well, have you seen that? I'm gonna give you a quick answer. Yes definitely. We love to do that. But if you look at the location or rising a website we are listed as one of the schools who would be able to accept those courses. But to do and, uh, the agreement with you would even be better. And not only do the agreement I like to have some fanfare, maybe even doing analysis and all those good things. Right now we're working with it's called Grow your own New Orleans where we are also.
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Serena White
OK.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Accepting those courses, so we've already worked on which courses would they substitute for our work? We do the dual credit? Or would it be a current enrollment? So those are some things that we're working on right now, but definitely so will you be the person that we would communicate with their to.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Keep that door.
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Serena White
Yes ma'am and and I would. I would bring in another one of my colleagues. But yes, and in fact I'm I'm teaching some of the courses in it at one of the at wassman over the next month, so, but we haven't
going at all. Three of our high schools so we would love to see in a tricky lation agreement so that we can promote Grambling to those those as possible education students.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Oh, definitely definitely. And those courses you know, the foundations and a multicultural. So there are few things going on internally. We we definitely would invite that agreement and we've left to definitely sit down with you and talk more about it and see how we can make that a reality. Because you know, even though we're doing that one with New Orleans, of course it's a with xavia and southern. And then we're the only university up north, so we would love to get into some high schools here.
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Serena White
Excellent.
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Cheyrl Ensley
You know in our area, which just as you were saying with the list with the hometowns where they're more apt to contact Grambling State University because they're in the area. So definitely we will be getting in touch with you next week to set up some other things so that we can make that a reality.
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Serena White
Well, I look forward to it. Thank you.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Thanks.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Thank you for sharing that and, uh.
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PEACE, KAREN
It's.
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PEACE, KAREN
Dr. Ensley at the kind of piggyback on what Serena within that you and I have talked several times about this as well. And and we're going to be, we've already started working towards adding some educator razzing clubs at the middle school level to kind of increase the interest earlier and help them set some goals for attaining that 22 AC T score and things that.
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PEACE, KAREN
To get them looking forward to planning for high school and college so and in partnership with that, we also want to work again with George Noflin to get the educators, I mean excuse me the call me Mr
information out. So if you do have some updated information for the upcoming school year's process, would you please share that with us as well?
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Cheyrl Ensley
Definitely definitely. I'm writing all this down. I'm excited and can't wait to do so. And with the educator rising and with the call me misters on one of the things that we're doing and which.
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Cheyrl Ensley
We can say with kovat we're very more comfortable doing it. We're doing a lot of the virtual recruitment where we are actually going in virtually into those classes and also recruiting for the for the university through those classes. So we definitely look forward to that. But we would also welcome some in person visits with those classes, but definitely will take the first day first step or slow will definitely get with you and try to get that agreement in place, OK?
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Cheyrl Ensley
Thank you all for bringing that up, because that's something that's been on our minds and hearts for at least two years to get more, have a larger presence in the schools and high schools and make sure that we're doing what we can do to. Just like I said, have a a better presence and to make sure that students know that we are here to support and welcome them here to the university. So we will definitely set up those meetings and see how we can make that happen as I said.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Next week, OK?
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Cheyrl Ensley
Alright.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Now I'm in LA.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Says that this arena, waiting in the.
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Cheyrl Ensley
She got kicked out some letter back again so so as far as action items, that's one of the action items that we will all follow up on becoming partners with the rising clubs and also with the call me Mr. So we will definitely follow up with that to make sure that it's happening. The second action item that we're leaving here with is that we will try we will. I want to say try but now we will make it happen. We will add the hometowns to the list.
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Cheyrl Ensley
I when we send those out support placements of those students who will be placed to observe in your district. But we'll and we'll do that for everyone.
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Cheyrl Ensley
OK, any other action items?
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Cheyrl Ensley
Well, it it may not be an immediate action items, but as I said, please watch for the surveys or other things of where we're going to be soliciting input on those three things that I talked about that the curriculum team is looking at how we definitely want your input. So we'll be looking for ways to solicit your input, so we would appreciate, just as you always do, those of you on this call always do respond so that we can.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Definitely have that data to support our decision, and then the fourth thing is when we talked about Kate will definitely be needing your input and your participation when we have those those virtual groups. So we look. We look forward to that also so those are all action items that are now are that will be coming.
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Cheyrl Ensley
OK, anyone have anything else that we need to discuss, or any closing remarks?
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PEACE, KAREN
Dr. Thing that I wanted to mention to the group. I think you probably already know because I think you were all last time, but I am on the state task force for recruitment and retention and recovery of teachers and we are meeting monthly to put together a presentation to the legislature about things that are impacting.
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PEACE, KAREN Uh.
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PEACE, KAREN
The recruitment and retention of teachers and how we can look at policy and statute that's impacting that. So if there's anything from your level that you want me to take back to the task force, please let me know. We meet again.
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PEACE, KAREN
Uhm in mid November and will be praying our first draft to present to the legislature in January. So if
there's anything that you guys feel needs to be brought to the table that maybe didn't come out in the last meeting, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'll be glad to share it.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Thank you, thank you, thank you for letting us know that and I will make a concerted effort. I'll put it on our next agenda so that our group will have a opportunity to kind of discuss the recruitment and retention here in the state of Louisiana. A lot of that talk, of course revolves around the praxis and the practice exam and things like that. But right now, you know we were playing with the cards we've been dealt, so we're trying to make sure that our students are prepared and ready to move forward.
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Cheyrl Ensley
So that is great. I'm Dr darker Thomas. You weren't on when they when they are partners introduced themselves so that the three of you if you don't mind if you would introduce yourselves again to our Dean because I think it's very important that she's able to know these names.
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Cheyrl Ensley
And these are some of our most engaged partners and they really, really do assist and help us. I want to say when we needed or just whenever we ask these, these are the ones that we can definitely count on. So I would really like for them to introduce your themselves to you.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Uhm?
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Cheyrl Ensley
We can go out.
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GOREE, THEODIS
We cannot.
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GOREE, THEODIS
I can kick it off, I'll go first. My name is Doctor Lamar Goree and I served as Superintendent of schools for Caddo Parish Public Schools.
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Debbie Thomas
Good to meet you Doctor Gorrie. I've read a lot about you.
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GOREE, THEODIS
Finally, get to meet you as well.
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Debbie Thomas
Admirer from afar for the work that you're doing in Caddo Myhome Parish.
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GOREE, THEODIS
Ah, thank you, which I school.
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Debbie Thomas
North Caddo.
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GOREE, THEODIS
Alright, good deal. Great school, I was there today.
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Debbie Thomas
Oh goodness, you probably write it. Yes, lots of people that I know still there.
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GOREE, THEODIS
Yeah, well.
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GOREE, THEODIS
Yeah.
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GOREE, THEODIS
Good.
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PEACE, KAREN
I'm Karen, Peace also from Caddo Parish. I'm the teacher recruiter and I look forward to getting to meet you in person and we will continue this partnership. The team that's on here we we talked regularly and and love working together. So we appreciate all that you do to help us create that teacher pipeline.
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Debbie Thomas
Hi Karen, I'm really excited. I've actually participated in the last couple of meetings, so I and I I've benefited from your contributions in the meetings with regards to recruitment and retention of educators, and the dialogue has been extremely informative and also inspirational. The the personal stories that have been shared as well as the work that lies ahead and that we are all mutually committed to success.
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Debbie Thomas
And ensuring that our teachers have the support that they needed in our students receive the level of
education that they need and that there are that we do our due diligence, and removing those barriers. So thank you for the great work that you're doing and I look forward to meeting you eventually. Non virtually but face to face.
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PEACE, KAREN
Absolutely thank you.
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Serena White
And I'm Serena white.
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Serena White
I'm Monroe City Schools and the director of curriculum and instruction, but one of the hats that I wear is the clinical liaison. So I I read for our residency in all of our clinical placements so I will say Dr GOREE. I don't know if you know this. I am a graduate from kind of parish, but you know I've been in Monroe City Schools for a while.
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GOREE, THEODIS
File, oh, once you're still Caddo, always Caddo. Hashtag your Caddo. Which high school?
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Serena White Magnet.
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GOREE, THEODIS
Alright D Caddo Parish Magnet high school. Good deal.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Yes we are.
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PEACE, KAREN
And she's a good partner. Have over here in the eastern parishes. We work very well together.
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Debbie Thomas
Exactly.
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Serena White
Well, I know you know if if the if my closer districts have been on the call, I might not, but I know that you know that our our students from that from the West side they need to go to Caddo Parish and our students on the east side need to come to Monroe City Schools. See it works out.
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Debbie Thomas
I feel really, really fortunate.
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GOREE, THEODIS
That's a plan. That's a plan.
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Debbie Thomas
Serena, I feel fortunate in that I was educated in Caddo Parish for my K12. My bachelors and masters in Monroe spent about six years and Monroe getting my Bachelors and masters at then NLU now. Umm, I'm still gonna call it in now. You and have come my full circle moment and having this great honor of serving here in Grambling. So I'm I feel very fortunate.
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GOREE, THEODIS
Sender
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Cheyrl Ensley
Alright, well thank you on. Thank you all for doing that and as you see Dean we have some heavy hitters here and I'll let the the biggest things is that we're all champion for students. We keep those students first and make sure we're doing what we can to make sure that our candidates are prepared for the students. So thank you all for attending and we look forward to all of the input and collaboration that is to come and we look forward to future meetings. So thank everyone.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Bye bye.
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Debbie Thomas
Thank you, thank you friendly.
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Elaine Foster thank you.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Alright.
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Melanie Monroe
Bye bye bye bye.
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Serena White
Thank you.
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GOREE, THEODIS
Bye bye.
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PEACE, KAREN
Thank you bye.
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GOREE, THEODIS
Thank you.
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Debbie Thomas
Bye.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Hey.
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Cheyrl Ensley
Right this Russell, you still here.
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Cheyrl Ensley
This Russell.