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After two+ incredible years of working with K-12 schools, districts, educators, education leaders and elected officials, the Hurricane Education Leadership Program has decided as a group to put the HELP Team on the back burner. This success of this group has been documented to support quick revitalization should another disaster strike. Each of us whom have been involved have worked together to accomplish some tremendous things for students in need and provided much needed and wonderful support for the students of the Gulf Coast. Many of the resources previously hosted on this site have been transferred to three dynamic and content rich sites: - The SAFE Center (http://www.eschoolnews.com/safe-center/) is an online resource is for educators and education officials responsible for safeguarding the students, staff, and infrastructure of K-20 education.
- K-12 Education Blueprint (www.k12blueprint.com) is an online comprehensive resource for one to one computing
- Funds For Learning (www.fundsforlearning.com) committed to the long‑term success of the E‑rate program and offers an extraordinary suite of tools to assist applicants and service providers in their pursuit of E-rate funding.
In closing, we would like to thank all of the businesses, associations, non-profit entities and organizations in addition to the individuals whom have made personal contributions of time, energy and phenomenal support for the HELP Team. Countless students’ lives have been changed as a result of your efforts. For additional questions regarding the HELP Team or content hosted on this site, please contact: Melinda Dinin (
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Hurricane Education Leadership Program Named EdNET 2007 Industry Award Winner |
The HELP Team is the recipient of the EdNET 2007 Rookie of the Year Award. The Heller Reports, a Quality Education Data (QED) company and leading provider of education market news and events, announced the winners of this year’s EdNET Industry Awards at the 19th Annual EdNET Conference on Sept. 11 in Chicago. The annual awards program commends businesses and non-profit organizations that have made important contributions through their products and services to the education industry |
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September is Safe Schools month |
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A new school year is exciting for some and dreaded by others, regardless of your stance, timing is really appropriate for schools to train staff to be prepared for the inevitable ‘incidents’ that face today’s schools. Fortunately the incidents are not be hurricanes every year, but there are plenty of challenges including bullying, non-custodial parent issues and even parking lot paradigms that threaten the learning environment in our schools today. |
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E-rate Deadline Reminder for LA & MS Schools for Funding Year 2002-2005 |
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HELP Team member Funds For Learning has compiled up to date reports highlighting recent FCC appeal decisions won by Louisiana and Mississippi schools, late funding commitments or approved product and service substitutions. |
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Private dollars leading recovery of New Orleans |
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Billions of federal dollars have been allotted or spent in New Orleans since hurricane Katrina, so it may come as a surprise that the first public works project in the city's long-term recovery – the Rosa Keller Library in the middle-class Broadmoor neighborhood – was not paid for by American taxpayers but by the Carnegie Foundation in New York. Read more from Patrik Jonsson, Staff writer, The Christian Science Monitor |
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New HELP Team Marketing Piece |
The HELP Team’s Marketing and Public Relations committee has created a two-sided promotional piece talking about the HELP Team’s goals and objectives and paints a clear picture of the impact this consortium is making on the Gulf Coast. A HUGE thanks to the Center for Digital Education for making this happen!
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New Poll Reveals Only Seven Percent of Americans Are 'Red Cross Ready' for a Disaster or Emergency |
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According to an April 2007 poll conducted by the American Red Cross and Harris Interactive, only seven percent of the population has taken what the Red Cross considers the three steps necessary to prepare for a disaster or emergency: get a kit, make a plan, and be informed. With June as the first month of hurricane season, the Red Cross encourages people to take its new, free online tutorial. Read more at Government Technology’s Emergency Management |
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Special Needs Students in one of Louisiana’s Poorest Parishes are Receiving a 21st Century Education |
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A recently released White Paper on “One-to-One Computing needs for Special Needs Students in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina” demonstrates how Washington Parish Schools are using interactive technology to enrich learning for special needs students. |
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The HELP Team is a consortium of businesses, associations and non-profit entities established in late 2005 following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Below is information on membership guidelines for those interested in joining the HELP Team.
Associations and Non-Profit Entities -
Those associations and non-profit entities interested in joining the HELP Team should contact
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directly for an application.
For-Profit Companies and Corporations -
Since many of our HELP Team corporate partners have been actively participating in our efforts to assist the Gulf Region recover since December 2005, we are asking new HELP Team for-profit partners to submit an application in addition to making a commitment to the following contributions as a one time donation based on individual company annual revenue:
- <$10 Million annual revenue - commitment to donate a minimum of $25,000 in goods and/or services to schools in the Gulf Region
- $10M – 50 Million annual revenue - commitment to donate a minimum of $75,000 in goods and/or services to schools in the Gulf Region
- $50M - $200 Million annual revenue - commitment to donate a minimum of $100,000 in goods and/or services to schools in the Gulf Region
- >$200 Million annual revenue - commitment to donate a minimum of $150,000 in goods and/or services to schools in the Gulf Region
Please contact
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for an application.
We encourage you to continue to visit us at http://www.educationhelpteam.org for updates and information on upcoming HELP Team events and opportunities to support the Gulf Coast schools. |
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