<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>District News Releases</title><description>Hamline University is set to provide teaching licensure course work and training for Saint Paul Teaching Fellows who will begin teaching Saint Paul Public Schools students in the fall.&lt;br&gt;</description><link>http://www.spps.org/DISTRICT_NEWS.rss</link><lastBuildDate>5/9/2008 11:41:31 AM</lastBuildDate><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><generator>UPNetEngine</generator><item><title>Saint Paul Public Schools and Hamline University forge partnership for teacher recruitment and training program</title><link>http://www.spps.org/Saint_Paul_Public_Schools_and_Hamline_University_forge_partnership_for_teacher_recruitment_and_training_program.html </link><description>Hamline University is set to provide teaching licensure course work and training for Saint Paul Teaching Fellows who will begin teaching Saint Paul Public Schools students in the fall.&lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>4/25/2008 4:00:34 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Saint Paul Public Schools student and staff salad choice is clear    </title><link>http://www.spps.org/Saint_Paul_Public_Schools_student_and_staff_salad_choice_is_clear.html </link><description>Corn and Barley Ensalada beats out Taboulleh and Five Grain Salad for the right to be on Saint Paul Public Schools cafeterias' Choice Bars beginning in the fall. </description><pubDate>4/23/2008 5:31:36 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Saint Paul Public Schools students and staff voting with taste buds</title><link>http://www.spps.org/Saint_Paul_Public_Schools_students_and_staff_voting_with_taste_buds.html </link><description>The &lt;i&gt;Wild About Grains!&lt;/i&gt; taste testing
event on Friday, April 18, 2008 will help determine a whole grain salad which will become a permanent part of next fall’s school cafeteria's Choice
Bars.&lt;br&gt;
</description><pubDate>4/17/2008 12:13:17 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Changes underway for Saint Paul Public Schools’ Special Education summer school</title><link>http://www.spps.org/Changes_underway_for_Saint_Paul_Public_Schools_Special_Education_summer_school.html </link><description>In a change from past years, students with special needs will be
referred to Extended School Year based solely on their Individualized Education Plan
(IEP) and the IEP team. The change from past practice is due to an advisement from the
Minnesota Department of Education on current special education law.</description><pubDate>4/17/2008 11:24:21 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>17th Annual Honors Concert &amp; Art Exhibit celebrates Saint Paul Public Schools student-artists and their accomplishments</title><link>http://www.spps.org/17th_Annual_Honors_Concert_Art_Exhibit_celebrates_Saint_Paul_Public_Schools_student-artists_and_their_accomplishments.html </link><description>On Tuesday, April 22, 2008 more than 300 students will participate in the 17th Annual Honors Concert &amp;amp;
Art Exhibit. &lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>4/15/2008 12:58:53 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Connect with the Faith-Based Community: Free workshop</title><link>http://www.spps.org/How_to_Connect_with_the_Faith-Based_Community_Free_workshop.html </link><description>The workshop
includes a panel discussion with African American pastors from St. Paul
churches, and a presentation by representatives from Muslim, Jewish and
Christian organizations about their views on community/faith-based
programs.&lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>4/10/2008 4:47:10 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Saint Paul Public Schools and community come together to discuss a “Focus on Success” and the 2008-09 district budget</title><link>http://www.spps.org/Bridge_View_students_to_perform_original_play_on_Nobel_laureates_at_PeaceJam_April_13.html </link><description>The Community Input Sessions are part of the district’s Strategic Plan for Continued
Excellence and will be used to shape part
of the district’s Shared Accountability Framework related to shared
expectations. The budget session will give the district feedback on the district's proposed budget for 2008-2009.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  &lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>4/10/2008 9:38:24 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>“Freedom Writers” teacher to visit Humboldt Junior High School</title><link>http://www.spps.org/Freedom_Writers_teacher_to_visit_Humboldt_Junior_High_School.html </link><description>Erin Gruwell, the basis for &lt;i&gt;Freedom Writers&lt;/i&gt;, will talk with Humboldt Junior High School students and staff members
about the importance of education and becoming a catalyst for change.</description><pubDate>3/12/2008 4:34:34 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Linwood A+ Elementary fourth graders create Minnesota opera that was 150 years in the making</title><link>http://www.spps.org/Linwood_A_Elementary_fourth_graders_creating_Minnesota_opera_that_was_150_years_in_the_making.html </link><description>For just more than two weeks, Linwood A+ Elementary fourth graders worked to create an original opera based on Minnesota's sesquicentennial.&lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>3/12/2008 2:13:25 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Top education official to visit Saint Paul Public School</title><link>http://www.spps.org/Top_education_official_to_visit_Saint_Paul_Public_School.html </link><description>Regional Representative to the U.S. Secretary of Education will be in Saint Paul Tuesday visiting schools that represent changes taking place in Saint Paul Public Schools.</description><pubDate>3/10/2008 1:28:19 PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>