January 2012 issue of "The GLAD Tutor"

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HOLIDAY CLOSING UPDATE

We just received a memo today that the Governor declared Mon., January 2nd, a state holiday. The Grenada School District will be closed that day. Since we operate on the same schedule, we will be closed that day too.

Spring Session 1 new student registration will begin on Tuesday, January 3rd - 8:00 a.m. for morning classes and 5:00 p.m. for evening classes.

December 2011 issue of "The GLAD Tutor"

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November 2011 issue of "The GLAD Tutor"

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Author Nora Roberts jewelry auction to benefit literacy

http://www.nrauction.org/

Fundraising through MaxBack - a sister company to Funding Factory

Funding Factory Updates

This dynamic tile will keep itself up-to-date with GLAD's earnings! Cool!

Sign up now for next free class session (Spread the word!)

DAR recognizes GLAD's 25th anniversary

ESL volunteer tutor's testimony

Beverly talked about serving as an English-as-a-Second Language volunteer tutor on Sept. 13, 2011 at our 25th anniversary event.

Angela's student testimony

Tiffanie's student testimony

Katina's student testimony

Short Math Videos Online at Khan Academy - A Free Resource

This website provides a library of over 2,400 short, high quality, online video lessons for individual or classroom use. Scroll down to the two lists of "Developmental Math" lessons available at http://www.khanacademy.org/#browse,
which can be especially valuable for adult literacy although lessons are available through trig. and on a variety of educational topics.

For more info. about Khan Academy videos, visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Academy.

GLAD's 25th anniversary newspaper article

published in Grenada Star on Sept. 9, 2011

Received an invitation to a GLAD 25th Anniversary Event (but haven't responded)?

That's okay! Come ahead...we would be glad for you to be our guest. Hope to see you on Tuesday, September 13th!

CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY!

September 2011 issue of "The GLAD Tutor"

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August 2011 issue of "The GLAD Tutor"

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First Fall Session 2011 flyer

Please share this flyer with anyone you know who needs us.

July issue of "The GLAD Tutor"

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Free Resource from Proliteracy

Click on the title above or go to https://www.proliteracy.org/Page.aspx?pid=530 for online issues of Proliteracy's "The Notebook" - free resources for teachers and tutors.

June 2011 issue of "The GLAD Tutor"

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LATE REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER SESSION ON TUES. & WED., MAY 24-25

Registering now for Mon.-Thurs. morning classes only. If you miss late registration this week, our next new student enrollment will be held in August.

GLAD Ride on Saturday, May 14th

May 2011 issue of "The GLAD Tutor"

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April 2011 issue of "The GLAD Tutor"

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Grenada Adult Education Center Staff and On-site Project Partners Receive Award

Thanks to the Grenada Community Foundation for hosting a reception and Harambee award presentation for the Grenada Adult Education Center staff and project partners housed at the Center. Article and photo from this event published in the Tues., March 22, 2011, issue of The Grenada Star.

Hope 2 C U! Tonight!

March 2011 issue of "The GLAD Tutor"

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NO CLASSES ON FEB. 23-24 (Wed./Thurs.)

Grenada ABE staff presenting in-service training at ABE Full-time Teacher's Conference. No classes on Feb. 23-24 (no morning or evening classes). Center is open regular daytime hours (not open Thurs. evening)...

Funeral arrangements

Raymond Earl Owen - obit at http://www.funeralplan.com/ufs/obits?id=216423 Online condolences may be left for the family on this website.  Visitation on Sat., Feb. 12 - 5:30-9:00 p.m. at United Funeral Service, 700 Hwy 15 S, New Albany, MS 38652.  Funeral Service on Sun., Feb. 13 - 2:00 p.m., Macedonia Baptist Church, Myrtle, MS

Cindy Heimbach's father

Arrangements are still incomplete. They are to meet at 2 pm today (Friday) to finalize. I will post as soon as available. Online condolences may be left for the family at http://www.funeralplan.com/ufs/obits?id=216423 . Click on the title of this post to go to the website.

CENTER OPEN FRIDAY, FEB. 11th

We'll be on regular schedule for Friday....official word Grenada School District - schools are open

CENTER CLOSED ON THURS., FEB. 10th, DUE TO WEATHER

http://www.gsd.k12.ms.us/

We hope to reopen Friday on our normal schedule (usually open until 12:30 p.m. on Fridays)

CENTER CLOSING AT 1 PM TODAY DUE TO WEATHER

Sympathy

Our sympathy is extended to Grenada ABE Director Cindy Heimbach and her family on the loss of her father today due to cancer and its complications. I'll post funeral info when available.

NO EVENING CLASSES THURS., FEB. 3RD, DUE TO WEATHER

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY

February 2011 issue of "The GLAD Tutor"

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GCF presents donation check

The Grenada Community Foundation presented a donation check for $556 on January 19th to Cindy Heimbach, GED Express class instructor and ABE Program Director, to pay GED testing fees for the first spring session GED Express class as part of their "Building Blocks for Employability" program. We greatly appreciate their support!

MAKEUP FOR SNOW DAYS SCHEDULED

The GSD has scheduled weather makeup days for Mon., Feb. 14th, and Mon., April 25th. Since Feb. 14th was scheduled only as a GSD staff development day, we were already planning to hold Adult Ed. Center classes on our regular schedule that day.

Student handbook calendars WILL need to be updated to reflect that we will hold classes on Mon., April 25th.

CLOSED AS PLANNED FOR THE HOLIDAY ON MON., JAN. 17TH

It's been on the calendars and our "upcoming events" list in the righthand column, so everyone should know that we are closed today. We will reopen tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. for our regular schedule.

CENTER WILL REOPEN FOR REGULAR SCHEDULE ON WED., JAN. 12

CLOSED ON TUES., JAN. 11, DUE TO DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS

The entire Grenada School District (GSD) will be closed for a second day on Tues., Jan. 11th, due to continuing dangerous road conditions resulting from Sunday's winter storm. Listen to local news media for school closings. If the GSD is closed, we will be also. Stay safe!

CLOSED MONDAY, JAN. 10, DUE TO WINTER WEATHER

Express Class GED Testing Fee Scholarships

The Grenada Community Foundation is funding nearly $600 in GED testing fee scholarships for students in our 2011 first spring class session's GED Express class. Two additional testing fee scholarships totalling $80 were donated before the holidays by an individual. This is the second day of Spring Session 1 registration, and the GED Express Class roster is already full. A few more adult learners may be added to the list in standby status.

More information on the Grenada Community Foundation may be found at www.grenadacf.org/cms. Our thanks to Deborah Bailey and her board and all contributors! It truly takes a community to make a difference.