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Home My WebLink About1994-04-19 - AGENDA REPORTS - LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (2)AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: APRIL 19, 1994 City MaZ/ nager Approval Item to be presented-bl SUBJECT: INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT - FOURTH SUMMER TEACHERS INSTITUTE DEPARTMENT: PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES BACKGROUND Attached is information announcing the Fourth Summer Teachers Institute sponsored by the Institute for Local Self Government scheduled for August 1-5, 1994 in Sacramento, California. This program, cosponsored by the California Council for the Social Studies, the California School Board Association, and the League of California Cities, was established to broaden the understanding and participation by educators and students in local government. As has been done in the past, local agencies are encouraged to sponsor teachers who attend this week-long institute. The cost for participating is $700, not including transportation. Upon review, and if the City Council determines that this is a worthwhile endeavor, staff will work with the local school districts in encouraging one or two faculty members to attend this year's conference at City expense. RECOMMENDATION That the City Council review the material pertaining to the Fourth Summer Teacher's Institute and direct staff to work with the local school districts to encourage the participation of two teachers in this program. Attachment counciAtchrinst.con ASGINSTITUTEFOR LOCAL SELF GOI/ERNMENT Participating In Local Government Aresource project for teachers and students to provide mi understanding of local self governance March el fgovernance March 15, 1994 TO: Mayors and City Managers FROM: Clark Goecker, Executive Director SUBJECT: 'Participating in Local Government" Fourth Summer Teachers Institute August 1-5, 1994 Sacramento, California A well educated, civic -minded community offers the best opportunity for responsive and effective local government. In an effort to achieve this goal, the Institute for Local Self Government has initiated 'Participating in Local Government" - a resource project for teachers and students to provide an understanding of local self governance. A key element of this effort is a one-week summer institute for teachers at the K-12 grade level. As the enclosed brochure indicates, response to the three previous institutes and the comprehensive curriculum resources has been exceptional. It is our hope one or more teachers from your community will be selected to participate in) the Fourth Summer Teachers Institute, August 1-5, 1994 in Sacramento. We encourage you to share the enclosed announcement with your superintendent of schools and/or teachers you believe will be interested in attending the Summer Institute. We hope you will agree that this is an important step in developing an informed, civic minded community. We are once again looking to -the local community to sponsor teachers attending this week-long Institute. Last year, many of the teachers were sponsored by the city, chamber of commerce and/or key businesses. The cost is $700 not including transportation. 'Participating in Local Government' is endorsed by the League of California Cities, California State Chamber of Commerce, California Business Roundtable and the California Council for the Social Studies. We urge you to encourage teachers to apply to attend the Institute before the May 15 deadline, and we ask that you advise the ILSG if your city and/or business community will sponsor a teacher to attend the Summer Institute. In cooperation with the League of California Cities and the Citizenship and Lauw-Related Education Center 140OKSTREET • SUITE400 • SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 • 916 443 4136 • FAX916 444 8671 (over) We look forward to hearing from you. Enclosure P.S. For those cities with a particular interest in the local government curriculum, a limited number of copies of "A Guide for Teaching Local Government" are available from the ILSG at a cost of $35 per copy. The Guide includes aprimer on California- lo�al government for teacher and a three-week curriculum with lesson plans and activities for each of the grade levels -- elementary, middle and secondary. A colorful cityscape poster highlighting a wide array of local government activities that are in essential part of students' daily lives is available at a cost of $3.75. Order your copy of the curriculum binder and poster by contacting the Institute for Local Self Government. "Established in 1955 as a non-profit, non-partisan and tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, the Institute is affiliated with the League of California Cities. The ILSG is engaged in research and education to promote and strengthen local self governance." Contributions to the IISG are tax deductible. 1LSG\p1g\may or'cm.308 /11 PARTICIPATING IN LocAL GOVERNMENT 9'Ala ® a 1994 Institute fogy Teachers —Preserved hy— Institute For Local Self Government -CoordinatpQndt.�r,,,,,, Citirenship aaw Relared Education Canter L1 WHY PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT? As the government closest to the prople, local government offers the best laboratory for teaching students to participate as citieensin a democracy. Increase your: ® Understanding of local government funding, institutions, processes and relationships with other levels of government, A Repertoire of stimulating and relevant participation activities and materials to help your students gain in knowledge and skills. ® Awareness of local government as a laboratory for teaching civic partici- pation and democratic values. A Ability to meet guidelines and requirements for California. Leading academic and local government officials and practitioners will present the institute sessions, Presenters include: A Larry Berg . Unruh Institute. of Politics and GovemrAern University of Southern. California ® Randy I-langton institute for Governmental Studies University of California, Berkeley — Partially Funded By —. 1,.. -'California Deparmreutof Eduntion: ESEA Chapter 2 Joseph Drown foundation — Co-sponsored By The — California Council for the Social Studies California School Boards Association League of California Cities _ Sacramento County rOMMOM�-PaWIN J v ,t �71�io WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS DON'T MISS THIS EXCITING INSTITUTE! WILL RECEIVE: ��. ID A $400 stipend. i lApplication May 15, 1994 "1 judge this workshop to be the best I 0 Lodging, ng, continental breakfast and 6 _ Deadline have attended -and I have attended, or Q lunch. (Tavel and dinner expenses to be Pe Summer Institute August I-5, 1994 given, many over the years." paid by districts or individual _ S6] participants.) In Sacramento "I came away from the week equipped Open to all qualified elementary, to form a partnershipwith lural govern - A Four semester graduate units available middle and high school curriculum ment officials to increase the knowledge from the Government Department of coordinators and classroom teachers, with of local government among my students." California State University, Sacramento. special emphasis given to 4th, 819th and 1 am impressed with the high caliber (To be paid by participant) 12th grade educators with training of teachers participating... the leaders W Local government materials for class experience,. are incredibly knowledgable about local. room and workshop use, including: This trainer=oGtrainers institute will government." Z a provide teachers with information, "I got so much more than 1 ever n P4 _ materials, lessons and teaching strategies expected! I am ready to go back to work U L, $ "Participafingin Local .� use m their classrooms and at-home o ti y, fully educated... and excited about Q s g Government', Teacher Guide workshops: r / and supplemental lessons, new materials. I came here for r h FB renewal and I got it!" C•/ A "Picture Yourself in Local Govem-l "The workshop... provided me with a men:" poster and teacher's guide hands-on, day -[D-day set of real, usable Uwith exciting ideas for involving effective, motivating lesson plans Q students ¢t their communities. ¢ which 1 was able to put into a AE _ AE practice., Institute participants will _ e p receive assistance in developing local "The response was overwhelmingly government workshops for their schools, enthusiastic! After training, we engaged districts and counties. - students in meaningful discussion in the classroom and with local city managers, al E -t g All participants will be required to city council members, and school board conduct workshops in then own districts members, all of whom enthusiastically = c ~, or counties: gaveup their time to come to school." "So seldom do we experience such an _ excellent, real and relevant program 6, o which we can immediately o e a `E s n introduceinro the classroom." d 2 N o