Jan. 25, 2010 Campus Announcements
Events
MSU blood drive scheduled for today and Tuesday
The Minot State University Ambassadors and Student Government Association are hosting an MSU blood drive today and Tuesday (Jan. 25-26), from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The blood drive is in the Conference Center of the Student Center.
Students, faculty and staff, stop by the blood drive. It is a fun and convenient way to donate blood, get your blood pressure, temperature, pulse, hematocrit and cholesterol checked and save someone’s life, all in less than an hour.
To make an appointment to donate at the MSU blood drive, contact 858-3987 or e-mail ann.rivera@minotstateu.edu. Walk ins are also welcome.
--Ann Rivera, student activities coordinator
January faculty social
The January MSU Faculty Social is Tuesday (Jan. 26) between 3:30 and 5 p.m. on the main floor of Olson Library. All faculty are encouraged to attend this opportunity to exchange news and views with your colleagues from across campus. Refreshments will be served.
For questions, contact 858-3067 or christopher.keller@minotstateu.edu.
--Christopher Keller, professor and chair of the Department of Biology
Timbrook traces early MSU history
The North Dakota State Normal School at Minot opened its doors to the public in 1913. Historian Mark Timbrook will trace the earliest years of the institution that would become Minot State University in a Northwest Art Center lecture Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. in Aleshire Theater.
“MSU: The First Ten Years,” will examine the forces and personalities that carried the Minot Normal School from concept to reality. His presentation will highlight the conditions and events that shaped the early school and the people that developed and personified its mission, “Service First.”
“The political, legal, and social resistance encountered in the formal acquisition of the school, and its later construction, were formidable,” Timbrook said.
Timbrook is a course design and technology specialist and adjunct history instructor at MSU, and he has been an active member of the Ward County Historical Society. He received his bachelor’s degree in history from Minot State and his master’s degree from Norwich University, Vermont College. His areas of focus are early American history and the impact of disease (specifically smallpox) on early American populations.
He has published three books, “The Last Hurrah,” “Inculpatory Evidence” and “Minot State University,” a pictorial history, which will be available for purchase at the presentation. All proceeds go to the Dr. N.M. Lillehaugen Scholarship at MSU.
The lecture is free and open to the public. An informal reception will follow the presentation.
General Information
No night classes at MAFB
There are no Minot State University night classes on the Minot Air Force Base. The military has closed the Education Center on MAFB. For questions, contact 858-3168 or kris.warmoth@minotstateu.edu.
--Kris Warmoth, dean of the Center for Extended Learning
MSU men’s club hockey ranked 11th
The MSU men’s club hockey team achieved 11th in the nation in the Jan. 22 American Collegiate Hockey Association ranking. They had a great weekend at the All Season’s Arena, sweeping the 12th-ranked Adrian College Bulldogs 6-2 and 1-0. Tuesday (Jan. 26), they will play Dakota College at Bottineau in Bottineau at 7:30 p.m.
For additional information, go to www.minotstateu.edu/hockey/.
--Lisa Eriksmoen, director of student life and advisor to the MSU men’s club hockey team
MSU in the News
(To inform the MSU community of Minot State items in the media, the Office of Public Information will provide links to items.)
Ben Bergstrom, a Devils Lake High School sophomore, will perform with the Minot Symphony Orchestra Saturday (Jan. 30). www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/536026.html
Reminder: Check the campus calendar on the MSU home page for additional events at www.minotstateu.edu/.
For questions, contact 858-3264 or nac@minotstateu.edu.
--Avis Veikley, director of the Northwest Art Center
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Political Fundraising - North Dakota Style
Local Victory The Local Victory Newsletter
Advanced Political Fundraising: How to Make an Ask
(This is the 2nd part of a 2 part series on political fundraising. Part 1 is available here: Political Fundraising 101)
For many candidates, asking friends, colleagues, or supporters to make a donation is scary and unappealing. But political fundraising need not be frightening. Making an ask can even be (gulp!) a pleasant and enjoyable experience. The two most important areas to consider in making an ask are planning and process. More on both below.
Planning the Ask
Before you make any ask, whether it is for money or for time, for tickets to an event, or for volunteers for your campaign, be sure you’re ready:
1. Decide Who You Are Asking: Who are you asking? Is it an individual? A political action committee? A party organization?
2. Decide What You Are Asking For: Are you asking for money? How much? Are you asking someone to come to an event or to volunteer? When? In what capacity?
3. Understand That There Will Be “No’s”: And that’s ok! Fundraising is like baseball… even the best, most experienced practitioners receive lots of “no’s.” Don’t let them get you down. They’re part of the game.
4. But Expect a Yes: Attitude matters in fundraising. If you go into a fundraising ask assuming you will get a no, you probably will. Remember, your mission matters! You’re trying to get elected (or helping someone else get elected) in order to make a positive change in the community. Go into every fundraising ask expecting a yes, and asking for a yes.
5. Show People How They Can Make a Concrete Difference or Reach a Concrete Goal: People like to know that their donation is doing something specific and concrete. If at all possible, ask them to contribute to help do something specific, even if it is only to help you reach your own personal fundraising goal. For example, “Would you contribute $50 to help us buy 25 yard signs?” or “I’m trying to raise $1,000 for Jim Reynolds, who is running for Congress. Will you donate $100 to help me reach that goal?”
The Process: Anatomy of an Ask
Great, you say: I’ve built relationships, I’ve planned out my ask. But tell me… how do I actually make an ask? The best way to make an ask (any ask, whether for money, time, volunteer hours, or anything else) is by following these simple steps:
1. Get the pleasantries out of the way. Talk about the kids, the family, work, the last time you saw the other person. Get the small talk out of the way first.
2. Make a transition. Once the small talk is out of the way, make a transition so that people know the topic has changed to something far more serious. Good transitions include, “Listen… I want to talk about something important,” “I’ve got a serious question for you,” or, “Jane, I need your help.”
3. Make the connection. Once you’ve moved into more serious conversation through your transition, remind the prospect of the connection that you personally have with the campaign (if you’re not the candidate), or the connection that the person has with you (if you are the candidate). For instance, “Jim, as you know, I’m helping Sara Jenkins run for school board…” or, “Colleen, you’ve always been such a good friend, ever since we met in the first grade…”
4. Make them understand what is at stake. You want to make sure that the person you are talking to understands the impact of this campaign… why it is important… why they should care. For example are, “Samuel, our state’s economy is in trouble. Instead of fixing the problem, our governor has spent the pats year playing golf and redecorating his office” or “Janet, I’m running for office because our schools matter. I can’t stand idly by while they continue to deteriorate, on the inside and out…”
5. Make them understand why you need what you are asking for. This is the background for your specific ask. Why are you asking them to come to an event? (“We’re trying to raise $10,000 to launch our campaign”). Why are you asking them to give $200? (“We want to run more radio spots this week”).
6. Make the ask. Remember to make it a question, and to ask for something concrete and specific.
That may seem like a complicated formula, but once you practice it a few times, you’ll see that is actually quite natural, and makes for a pleasant experience. Using this formula, your ask may sound like this:
Hi Ruth, how are you? How are the kids? (Pleasantries)
Listen, I’ve got something important to ask you. (Make the Transition)
As you know, I’m running for county commissioner this year, and you’ve always been a strong supporter of ours. (Make the Connection)
Our county has been running huge deficits for the past decade, and now our roads and schools are suffering. I’m running to change that and make our kids and our infrastructure our county’s top priority. (Make them understand what is at stake)
Ruth, as you know, campaigns are incredibly expensive. Our polling shows we can win, but know we’re going to need to raise $50,000 to run this campaign. We’ve already raised $30,000 of that total, but we need to get to $50,000 or else we won’t be able to be competitive. (Make them understand why you need what you are asking for)
Would you be willing to contribute $500 to help us reach that goal? (Make the Ask)
Don’t be afraid, as part of your planning process, to write out a script for yourself so that you’ll feel more comfortable once you’re on the phone with your contact. And remember, always profusely thank everyone who responds to your ask, and be sure to thank those who say no for their time and consideration. For more articles on raising money for your campaign, check out our Political Fundraising Archives.
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Advanced Political Fundraising: How to Make an Ask
(This is the 2nd part of a 2 part series on political fundraising. Part 1 is available here: Political Fundraising 101)
For many candidates, asking friends, colleagues, or supporters to make a donation is scary and unappealing. But political fundraising need not be frightening. Making an ask can even be (gulp!) a pleasant and enjoyable experience. The two most important areas to consider in making an ask are planning and process. More on both below.
Planning the Ask
Before you make any ask, whether it is for money or for time, for tickets to an event, or for volunteers for your campaign, be sure you’re ready:
1. Decide Who You Are Asking: Who are you asking? Is it an individual? A political action committee? A party organization?
2. Decide What You Are Asking For: Are you asking for money? How much? Are you asking someone to come to an event or to volunteer? When? In what capacity?
3. Understand That There Will Be “No’s”: And that’s ok! Fundraising is like baseball… even the best, most experienced practitioners receive lots of “no’s.” Don’t let them get you down. They’re part of the game.
4. But Expect a Yes: Attitude matters in fundraising. If you go into a fundraising ask assuming you will get a no, you probably will. Remember, your mission matters! You’re trying to get elected (or helping someone else get elected) in order to make a positive change in the community. Go into every fundraising ask expecting a yes, and asking for a yes.
5. Show People How They Can Make a Concrete Difference or Reach a Concrete Goal: People like to know that their donation is doing something specific and concrete. If at all possible, ask them to contribute to help do something specific, even if it is only to help you reach your own personal fundraising goal. For example, “Would you contribute $50 to help us buy 25 yard signs?” or “I’m trying to raise $1,000 for Jim Reynolds, who is running for Congress. Will you donate $100 to help me reach that goal?”
The Process: Anatomy of an Ask
Great, you say: I’ve built relationships, I’ve planned out my ask. But tell me… how do I actually make an ask? The best way to make an ask (any ask, whether for money, time, volunteer hours, or anything else) is by following these simple steps:
1. Get the pleasantries out of the way. Talk about the kids, the family, work, the last time you saw the other person. Get the small talk out of the way first.
2. Make a transition. Once the small talk is out of the way, make a transition so that people know the topic has changed to something far more serious. Good transitions include, “Listen… I want to talk about something important,” “I’ve got a serious question for you,” or, “Jane, I need your help.”
3. Make the connection. Once you’ve moved into more serious conversation through your transition, remind the prospect of the connection that you personally have with the campaign (if you’re not the candidate), or the connection that the person has with you (if you are the candidate). For instance, “Jim, as you know, I’m helping Sara Jenkins run for school board…” or, “Colleen, you’ve always been such a good friend, ever since we met in the first grade…”
4. Make them understand what is at stake. You want to make sure that the person you are talking to understands the impact of this campaign… why it is important… why they should care. For example are, “Samuel, our state’s economy is in trouble. Instead of fixing the problem, our governor has spent the pats year playing golf and redecorating his office” or “Janet, I’m running for office because our schools matter. I can’t stand idly by while they continue to deteriorate, on the inside and out…”
5. Make them understand why you need what you are asking for. This is the background for your specific ask. Why are you asking them to come to an event? (“We’re trying to raise $10,000 to launch our campaign”). Why are you asking them to give $200? (“We want to run more radio spots this week”).
6. Make the ask. Remember to make it a question, and to ask for something concrete and specific.
That may seem like a complicated formula, but once you practice it a few times, you’ll see that is actually quite natural, and makes for a pleasant experience. Using this formula, your ask may sound like this:
Hi Ruth, how are you? How are the kids? (Pleasantries)
Listen, I’ve got something important to ask you. (Make the Transition)
As you know, I’m running for county commissioner this year, and you’ve always been a strong supporter of ours. (Make the Connection)
Our county has been running huge deficits for the past decade, and now our roads and schools are suffering. I’m running to change that and make our kids and our infrastructure our county’s top priority. (Make them understand what is at stake)
Ruth, as you know, campaigns are incredibly expensive. Our polling shows we can win, but know we’re going to need to raise $50,000 to run this campaign. We’ve already raised $30,000 of that total, but we need to get to $50,000 or else we won’t be able to be competitive. (Make them understand why you need what you are asking for)
Would you be willing to contribute $500 to help us reach that goal? (Make the Ask)
Don’t be afraid, as part of your planning process, to write out a script for yourself so that you’ll feel more comfortable once you’re on the phone with your contact. And remember, always profusely thank everyone who responds to your ask, and be sure to thank those who say no for their time and consideration. For more articles on raising money for your campaign, check out our Political Fundraising Archives.
Winning Elections at the Grassroots
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Click here for more information or to get your copy today.
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North Dakota Department of Corrections Newsletter
In 2003, the North Dakota Department
of Corrections and Rehabilitation
(DOCR) was one of eight states selected
for a technical assistance grant from
the National Institute of Corrections
for the Transition from Prison to
Community Initiative (TPC). The
goals of the initiative were to increase
public safety and reduce corrections
costs through reducing recidivism.
In the years following the
assistance grant, the Department
has made signifi cant advances
in each of the TPC foundations:
Collaboration, the TPCI Model,
and Organizational Development.
TPC - Where We’ve Come
Perhaps the most signifi cant event
since the inception of TPC in North
Dakota was the reorganization of
the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation in 2007. Integration
of two separate and distinct divisions
known as Prisons and Field Services
Divisions into the Adult Services
Division allowed the department to
points, in the TPCI Model. Also during
that same year, the TPC Transition
Leadership Team was re-energized.
This team is made up of state, local, and
private agency heads collaborating to
oversee the process. The Leadership
Team chartered a Steering Committee
to identify barriers to successful
offender reentry state-wide and
develop strategies to address those
barriers. Those barriers include:
• Inability to share the presentence
investigation: Considerable
resources are needed to complete
a presentence investigation (PSI),
and there is needed assessment
information contained in the report.
Though the DOCR produced the
report for the court, the North
Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure
did not allow the department to
share the report-thus requiring the
same assessments to be completed
after the defendant has been
sentenced. In 2008 the Steering
Committee recommended the
DOCR petition the Joint Procedures
Committee to (continue on page 2)
North Dakota Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation
2003 theNorthDakotaDepartment focus on core decision points outlined
The Insider
North Dakota Transition from
Prison To Community Initiative
Helping to Keep North Dakota the Safest State in the Nation
By: Tom Erhardt, Special Deputy Director for Reentry
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change the rule to allow the
department to share the PSI
with agencies it contracts with.
The Joint Procedures Committee
agreed and changed the rule,
which went into effect on March 1,
2008. See N.D.R.Crim.P 32 (4).
• Pre-Release: The Steering Committee
identifi ed that the riskiest time
during an offender’s incarceration
was the Reentry Phase. Many issues
arise that hinder successful reentry
such as medication supply, housing,
registration requirements, fi nancial
issues, employment, and reunifi cation
with the family. The Release and
Integration Project was developed
in 2008 to target seriously mentally
ill inmates with a collaborative case
management strategy in order to get
all of the needed community service
delivery agencies involved earlier in
the inmate’s incarceration to develop
a release plan. The department is
looking to expand this strategy for
other offender target populations.
• Expansion of Local Reentry Teams:
There are currently two Reentry Teams
in the state, one in Fargo and one in
Bismarck. Formed under the Serious
Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
(SVORI) grant in 2002 and 2003,
these teams provided a collaborative
case management strategy similar to
the Release and Integration Project;
only the target population was serious,
youthful and violent offenders. The
Steering Committee saw the success
of these teams and the need to
address certain reentry barriers at the
individual community level. In 2008
the Committee asked the department
to expand these teams to other
communities in the state. In 2009
Grand Forks and Devils Lake were
selected for technical assistance from
the department to form reentry teams
and work continues as of this writing.
• ID Cards: While it may seem like a
simple concept, approximately 2/3
of the inmate population is released
without a valid state ID card. In
2008 the Steering Committee asked
the department to team up with
the Department of Transportation
to set up a process for every
identifi ed eligible inmate to obtain a
government-issued ID card. Today,
that project is near completion and
a target date is set for January
1, 2010 to complete this project.
• Enhance Offender Employability:
In 2008 the Steering Committee
recommended that the North Dakota
Department of Commerce Workforce
Development integrate offender
education and employment needs in
the State Strategic Plan for Workforce
Development Training and Attraction.
They also chartered a committee to
take a comprehensive look at how the
department prepares inmates to be
productive workers in the community.
Through several collaborative efforts,
offenders now are assessed through
Key Train assessments, which are
linked with North Dakota Job Service;
several departmental instructors have
conditional certifi cations through the
Department of Career and Technical
Education (CTE); and the United
States Department of Labor has
certifi ed apprenticeships for offenders
completing the requirements in:
cabinet making, bench carpentry,
furniture, machinist (CNC lathe),
upholstery, alterations/production
sewing, and electrician. The committee
has also petitioned North Dakota
Child Support Enforcement to reduce
the interest obligations on offender
child support while incarcerated,
in order to increase the likelihood
that offenders will pay their child
support upon release from prison.
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• Short Sentenced Offenders: The
department wants to be good
stewards with the resources it
is allocated. In order to reduce
recidivism, there must be enough
time for offenders sentenced to
its custody to access and complete
risk-reduction programming. Some
offenders, who after credit for time
served and good time is applied,
are in the department’s custody
for less than 180 days (6 months).
The department has made several
attempts to mitigate the effects of
these offenders on the correctional
system. Understanding that the
courts are independent bodies,
the department has undertaken
an educational strategy to inform
judges, states attorneys, and defense
attorneys on the negative effects such
sentences have on the department,
the offender, and the community.
Through this effort the number
of short sentenced offenders was
reduced by four from 2007 to 2008.
TPC-Where We’re Going
In early 2009 the department applied
for and was granted technical assistance
from the United States Bureau of Justice
Assistance and the Center for Effective
Public Policy to host a statewide
Reentry Summit. Sponsored by the
North Dakota Parole Board and the
DOCR, the Summit was held in October
2009 and 250 staff from the DOCR and
its stakeholders gathered to discuss
offender reentry. There were plenary and
break-out sessions designed to educate
attendees on national and state reentry
perspectives; and to allow participants to
have input on North Dakota’s continued
work. These recommendations will be
organized, prioritized, and presented
to the Leadership Team in January
2010 for review and planning into
the future. The Summit also allowed
participants to refocus on offender
success as the outcome that will
ultimately lead to safer communities.
TPC-Other Efforts
It should not be ignored that many
other efforts and accomplishments
have been on-going. One major project
is a departmental-wide case plan, or
Transition Accountability Plan (TAP). The
TAP is the risk-reduction roadmap for
each offender under the department’s
custody and supervision that starts
upon a court sentencing an offender
to the department either to prison or
probation supervision; and ends upon
completion of the offender’s sentence.
Along with this are ongoing efforts
to educate staff on the importance
of quality contacts with offenders to
support that offender’s move toward
pro-social behavior. The TAP Committee
was formed in 2008 to address and
bridge the gaps in current case planning
practices. Currently, the committee
is looking to overcome the barriers in
the department’s two informational
database systems, Itag and Docstars.
Other accomplishments
• Contracting for transitional housing
and services in Bismarck, Mandan,
Jamestown, Rugby, and Fargo.
• Departmental-wide use of the Level
of Services Inventory-Revised
criminogenic risk/needs assessment
tool.
• A multi-disciplined Case Planning
Committee reviews every inmate case
and develops a transition plan within
the inmate’s fi rst four weeks in prison.
• Managing Noncompliant Behavior
document developed to provide staff a
guideline on dealing with community
violations and revocation procedures.
(ND TPC... continued from page 2)
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Youth Correctional Center in
Mandan flfl ourishes with help from
Green and Growing Grant
By: Local News, A ND Department of Agriculture Initiative, Volume 2, No. 10
The Youth Correctional Center, west of
Mandan, accepted seed money from a North
Dakota Department of Agriculture Green and
Growing School Garden Grant and cultivated
a successful garden program this summer.
Lenore Kuntz
applied for
the grant
w h i c h
p r o v i d e d
seeds for
planting, a
tomato slicer
for preparing,
and a fence
to keep
the deer away from the garden. With the
assistance of the head cook, Monika Cox,
students not only learned to tend a garden,
but also ate the produce they harvested.
Careful notes
were taken
by the staff
and the
school netted
$1,250 in
p r o d u c e .
Peas and
corn were
the favorite
vegetables,
but students were also offered fried
green tomatoes to taste. Next year’s
plans are to plant more of the most
popular vegetable, which was peas, as
well as building a trellis for them to climb.
Tomatoes
Onions
Carrots
Pumpkins
Gourds
Peppers
Potatoes
Corn
Zucchini
Radishes
Beans
Peas
Cucumbers
- 500 pounds
- 17 pounds
- 2 pounds
- 40 pumpkins
- 19 gourds
- 12 pounds
- 40 pounds
- 365 ears
- 145 pounds
- 18 pounds
- 12 pounds
- 10 pounds
- 31 pounds
Bounty
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Four Bismarck DOCR staff went to compete in
shooting and one in golf at the North Dakota
Peace Offi cers Association. They came back
with traveling trophies and surprised a few
with their performance. The team had a total
score of 1805, averaging 451+ per shooter of a
possible 480 in winning their division (Expert)
and overall. Charvat (14th), (6th), Hanlon (5th), and
Stewart (16th) all made the
“Governor’s 20”, which is this
year’s top twenty scorers
in pistol within the NDPOA.
Grabowska and Hanlon won
both their division (Expert)
and overall in the 2-man
Pistol Team competition, while
Stewart and Charvat took 5th
in the Expert division. Hanlon
also won the “Off Duty” pistol
competition and took 2nd in his division (Expert)
in the individual pistol competition. Stewart
took 3rd in individual pistol in his division
(Unclassifi ed), as well. Stewart also competed
in the individual four-gun competition (pistol,
rifl e, shotgun, and sniper), where he placed 5th.
Last year North Dakota State Penitentiary
(NDSP) lost their best pistol shot with the
retirement of Deputy Warden Bob Coad. Others
stepped up this year and worked hard at the
range to develop a competitive 4-man team.
While the Stark County Sheriff’s Offi ce is the
team with their name appearing most often on
this trophy, and James River Correctional Center
JRCC) their name engraved on it twice,
it was a fi rst for the DOCRNDSP
team. Unfortunately,
the powerful JRCC pistol team
did not compete this year due
to the loss of their shooting
range and the fl ooding of
the other Jamestown range.
The Team Pistol trophy
is not the only traveling
trophy that will be housed
in Bismarck this year.
Warden Tim Schuetzle fi red a 74 to win the
golf tournament for the second year in a row.
We are very fortunate in Bismarck to have
a shooting range and support from above
for shooters to practice and improve their
skills. Hopefully, we’ll have more than
four shooters next year…including some
snipers, rifl emen, and shot-gunners.
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DOCR Shooters and a Golfer Bring
Home Trophies from NDPOA
By: Mark Hanson
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The Insider Newsletter is an offi cial publication of
the North Dakota Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation, and is published four times each year.
Its goal is to enhance communication and keep staff,
and all those interested, informed of developments
and achievements throughout the Department.
All employees are encouraged to submit articles,
letters, comments, and ideas for future issues of
The Insider to be considered in the next publication.
offificial A Message From The Editor
The Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude,
if deemed inappropriate, any items submitted
for publication. Please e-mail articles to:
Editor: Michelle Linster
E-mail: mlinster@nd.gov
Phone: (701) 328-6362
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Organizational Characteristics. All DOCR Inmates.
One Day Counts On The Last Day Of The Month.
These Numbers Use The Association Of State Correctional
Administrator (ASCA) Performance Based Measurement
Standards (PBMS) And Are Based On The Controlling
Sentence
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
General Organization Information
Prisoners Housed By DOCR Institutions 1,067 1,074 1,068 1,057 1,056 1,064 1,062 1,090 1,088 1,080 1,080
Prisoners Outsourced (Not In A ND DOCR Facility) 375 342 372 378 382 368 354 357 365 367 424
Total Inmates Under DOCR Responsibility 1,442 1,416 1,440 1,435 1,438 1,432 1,416 1,447 1,453 1,447 1,504
Average Length of Sentence (Years) 5.05 5.13 5.07 4.97 5.09 5.13 5.13 5.08 5.13 5.17 5.13
Prisoners Serving Sentences Of Court (Prison Sentence)
Inmates Serving Less Than 1 Year 29 25 28 28 29 29 34 37 37 35 35
Inmates Serving 1 To 3 Years 816 799 817 812 810 805 775 802 802 792 830
Inmates Serving 3 To 5 Years (3.01 to 5) 271 266 270 270 270 266 273 271 272 276 288
Inmates Serving 5 To 10 Years (5.01 to 10) 155 154 153 153 157 159 161 163 164 165 170
Inmates Serving 10 To 20 Years (10.01 to 20) 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 78 81 82 84
Inmates Serving 20 To 40 Years (20.01 to 40) 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 35 36
Inmates Serving More Than 40 Years (40.01 plus) 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
Inmates Serving Life With Parole 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 35 36 36 35
Inmates - Life Without Parole 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17
Inmates - Death Sentence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crime Distribution Statistics (Use Controlling Sentence)
Part I Violent Crime Inmates 462 468 467 459 469 464 455 449 441 449 468
Other Violent Crime Inmates 137 131 144 148 140 139 139 140 130 129 137
Property Crime Inmates 313 301 306 311 312 322 316 325 319 320 335
Drug Offense Inmates 358 345 350 348 351 348 340 361 378 362 374
Other Public Order Offense Inmates 172 171 173 169 166 159 166 172 185 187 190
Other Crime Inmates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inmate Demographics
Average Inmate Age 34.55 34.60 34.49 34.56 34.58 34.60 34.70 34.65 34.60 34.57 34.57
Male Inmates 1,286 1,271 1,281 1,277 1,270 1,270 1,260 1,292 1,294 1,288 1,330
Female Inmates 156 145 159 158 168 162 156 155 159 159 174
White Inmates 949 936 942 935 939 930 911 929 930 920 967
Black Inmates 84 77 79 81 82 82 86 90 91 90 90
Native Hawaiian or Pacifi c Islander Inmates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
American/Alaskan Native Inmates 317 311 327 331 329 337 333 334 334 344 349
Hispanic Or Latino Inmates 82 82 81 78 81 77 80 88 91 88 92
Asian Inmates 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Other Race/Ethnicity Inmates 5 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 4 2 2
Inmates With Unknown/Missing Race/Ethnicity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inmates Non-Citizens 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 11 11 9
For more ASCA PBMS data please go to: http://www.nd.gov/docr/media/stats.html
THE INSIDER JANUARY 2010 PAGE 7
National Speaker
Delbert Boone Visits NDYCC
By: Ryan Kudrna, Director of Treatment, NDYCC
Delbert Boone, one of the nation’s foremost
experts on addiction and criminality, presented
a two hour presentation for North Dakota
Youth Correctional Center (NDYCC) students
and staff on the evening of July 30, 2009.
A recovering alcoholic and drug addict, Boone
arrived at his current prominence the hard
way. Born in Detroit January 27, 1947, he
started life with high expectations. After
graduating high school with honors in 1964,
he attended Central Michigan University,
completing his BS degree in biology in 1969.
Over the next 10 years, he worked as a high
school teacher, coach, parole offi cer and
drug counselor. Unfortunately, he became
more and more involved in using drugs,
beginning with alcohol and ending with
cocaine and heroin. While his drug habit
grew, so did its costs. The fi nancial pressures
led him to petty crime...and prison. From
1977 to 1982, Boone served four terms in
Missouri and Kansas state penitentiaries.
The prison terms changed his life, but the
real turning point came in 1979, when he
“ran out of lies and excuses” and decided
to do whatever he could to kick his 20 year
drug habit. His own struggle for sobriety
while incarcerated opened his eyes to the
special problems of other inmates, who were
in as desperate need of help as he was.
For the past twenty-eight years, Delbert
has been one of the most compelling voices
on the subject of alcohol and drug abuse.
Boone is President of NND, Inc., a consulting
and training fi rm based in New York.
He is a member of the National Speakers
Bureau and four-time nominee for the National
Council on Alcoholism’s Helen B. Madden Award.
While Boone was on the campus of NDYCC,
he spoke to his past experiences with drugs,
criminal behavior and incarceration. His
presentation not only revolved around his
personal experiences but experiences of
those persons of which the students are
familiar with (Michael Vick, Whitney Houston,
and Michael Phelps) and how they, by the
use of drugs, have hampered their careers.
Boone’s presentation was moving and
inspirational. Boone was able to engage the
students of YCC actively: listening, asking,
challenging. After the presentation, many
students expressed increased desire to change
their behaviors. Other students found that the
presentation provided a different perspective
from their current outlook. Lastly, for some
students, it confi rmed what many students
already knew and opened their eyes to the
reality that is drug abuse and criminal behavior.
Four DOCR Personnel Complete
Staff and Command School
From January 11, 2009
through May 10, 2009
four personnel from
the DOCR successfully
completed Staff and
Command School
(SCS) an intensive
college level training
participants for senior
management positions. DOCR personnel
attending were, Deputy Director of Transitional
Facilities, Robyn Schmalenberger, JRCC Safety
Offi cer, Jeff Lorenz, Special Deputy Director
for Transitional Planning Tom Erhardt, and
NDSP Correctional Case Manager Shaun Fode.
The 10 week training course curriculum
combines academic principles with practical
applications in the work place areas such
as: Principles in Management, Human
Recourses, Skills for Planning, Budgeting, and
Research. Congratulations to the four DOCR
staff members on their completion of SCS.
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January 10-11
February 8-9
March 7-8
April 11-12
May 10-11
June 6-7
July 11-12
August 8-9
September 12-13
October 10-11
November 7-8
December 5-6
April 13 November 9
Parole Board Meeting
Dates for 2010
Pardon Advisory
Board Dates for 2010
Our mission is…
To enhance public safety, to reduce the risk of
future criminal behavior by holding adult and juvenile
offenders accountable, and to provide opportunities
for change.
Pardon Advisory Board Members are appointed
by the Governor for an open ended term to include
the attorney general, two members of the parole
board, and 2 citizens/residents of the state. The
Pardon Board Members are listed as follows:
Members Location
Duane Dekrey, Chairman Pettibone
Wayne Stenehjem Bismarck
Beverley Adams Fargo
Everett Nels Olson Minot
Vacancy
Parole Board Members are appointed by
the Governor for a three-year term. The
Parole Board Members are listed as follows:
Members Location
John Olson, Chairman Bismarck
Everett Nels Olson Minot
Beverley Adams Fargo
Donna Jacobsen Dickinson
Vacancy
Vacancy
Parole Board
Members
Pardon Advisory
Board Members
(ND TPC... continued from page 3)
• Pre-Release Handbook developed
to assist offenders in documenting
information needed to reenter the
community.
• Parole supervision conditions
designed to address criminogenic
risk and need in addition
to custody and control.
• Research projects completed
to investigate offender access
to services in the community.
• Housing for 8 homeless sex offenders
in a residence placed on the grounds of
the North Dakota State Penitentiary.
• Sex Offender Containment Task
Forces in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand
Forks, Minot, and Jamestown.
• Parole and Probation offi cers
assigned to caseloads specifi c to
sex offenders and reentry/parolees.
The Data
• Approximately 160% increase in
prison admissions from 1992 to 2008.
• 99% of all offenders in North
Dakota prisons return to the
community (1,057 releases in 2008).
• 15.6% new crime return rate for
offenders released from prison in 2005.
• 25.1% technical violation return rate for
offenders released from prison in 2005.
Conclusion
TPCI is not a fl eeting corrections
strategy. The effort to increase
positive outcomes with offenders is one
that is essential to the safety of the
citizens of North Dakota. A decrease
in the recidivism rate = a reduction
in crimes = a reduction in victims:
The long-term goal is to keep North
Dakota the safest state in the nation
of Corrections and Rehabilitation
(DOCR) was one of eight states selected
for a technical assistance grant from
the National Institute of Corrections
for the Transition from Prison to
Community Initiative (TPC). The
goals of the initiative were to increase
public safety and reduce corrections
costs through reducing recidivism.
In the years following the
assistance grant, the Department
has made signifi cant advances
in each of the TPC foundations:
Collaboration, the TPCI Model,
and Organizational Development.
TPC - Where We’ve Come
Perhaps the most signifi cant event
since the inception of TPC in North
Dakota was the reorganization of
the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation in 2007. Integration
of two separate and distinct divisions
known as Prisons and Field Services
Divisions into the Adult Services
Division allowed the department to
points, in the TPCI Model. Also during
that same year, the TPC Transition
Leadership Team was re-energized.
This team is made up of state, local, and
private agency heads collaborating to
oversee the process. The Leadership
Team chartered a Steering Committee
to identify barriers to successful
offender reentry state-wide and
develop strategies to address those
barriers. Those barriers include:
• Inability to share the presentence
investigation: Considerable
resources are needed to complete
a presentence investigation (PSI),
and there is needed assessment
information contained in the report.
Though the DOCR produced the
report for the court, the North
Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure
did not allow the department to
share the report-thus requiring the
same assessments to be completed
after the defendant has been
sentenced. In 2008 the Steering
Committee recommended the
DOCR petition the Joint Procedures
Committee to (continue on page 2)
North Dakota Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation
2003 theNorthDakotaDepartment focus on core decision points outlined
The Insider
North Dakota Transition from
Prison To Community Initiative
Helping to Keep North Dakota the Safest State in the Nation
By: Tom Erhardt, Special Deputy Director for Reentry
PAGE 2 THE INSIDER JANUARY 2010
change the rule to allow the
department to share the PSI
with agencies it contracts with.
The Joint Procedures Committee
agreed and changed the rule,
which went into effect on March 1,
2008. See N.D.R.Crim.P 32 (4).
• Pre-Release: The Steering Committee
identifi ed that the riskiest time
during an offender’s incarceration
was the Reentry Phase. Many issues
arise that hinder successful reentry
such as medication supply, housing,
registration requirements, fi nancial
issues, employment, and reunifi cation
with the family. The Release and
Integration Project was developed
in 2008 to target seriously mentally
ill inmates with a collaborative case
management strategy in order to get
all of the needed community service
delivery agencies involved earlier in
the inmate’s incarceration to develop
a release plan. The department is
looking to expand this strategy for
other offender target populations.
• Expansion of Local Reentry Teams:
There are currently two Reentry Teams
in the state, one in Fargo and one in
Bismarck. Formed under the Serious
Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
(SVORI) grant in 2002 and 2003,
these teams provided a collaborative
case management strategy similar to
the Release and Integration Project;
only the target population was serious,
youthful and violent offenders. The
Steering Committee saw the success
of these teams and the need to
address certain reentry barriers at the
individual community level. In 2008
the Committee asked the department
to expand these teams to other
communities in the state. In 2009
Grand Forks and Devils Lake were
selected for technical assistance from
the department to form reentry teams
and work continues as of this writing.
• ID Cards: While it may seem like a
simple concept, approximately 2/3
of the inmate population is released
without a valid state ID card. In
2008 the Steering Committee asked
the department to team up with
the Department of Transportation
to set up a process for every
identifi ed eligible inmate to obtain a
government-issued ID card. Today,
that project is near completion and
a target date is set for January
1, 2010 to complete this project.
• Enhance Offender Employability:
In 2008 the Steering Committee
recommended that the North Dakota
Department of Commerce Workforce
Development integrate offender
education and employment needs in
the State Strategic Plan for Workforce
Development Training and Attraction.
They also chartered a committee to
take a comprehensive look at how the
department prepares inmates to be
productive workers in the community.
Through several collaborative efforts,
offenders now are assessed through
Key Train assessments, which are
linked with North Dakota Job Service;
several departmental instructors have
conditional certifi cations through the
Department of Career and Technical
Education (CTE); and the United
States Department of Labor has
certifi ed apprenticeships for offenders
completing the requirements in:
cabinet making, bench carpentry,
furniture, machinist (CNC lathe),
upholstery, alterations/production
sewing, and electrician. The committee
has also petitioned North Dakota
Child Support Enforcement to reduce
the interest obligations on offender
child support while incarcerated,
in order to increase the likelihood
that offenders will pay their child
support upon release from prison.
(ND TPC... continued from page 1)
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• Short Sentenced Offenders: The
department wants to be good
stewards with the resources it
is allocated. In order to reduce
recidivism, there must be enough
time for offenders sentenced to
its custody to access and complete
risk-reduction programming. Some
offenders, who after credit for time
served and good time is applied,
are in the department’s custody
for less than 180 days (6 months).
The department has made several
attempts to mitigate the effects of
these offenders on the correctional
system. Understanding that the
courts are independent bodies,
the department has undertaken
an educational strategy to inform
judges, states attorneys, and defense
attorneys on the negative effects such
sentences have on the department,
the offender, and the community.
Through this effort the number
of short sentenced offenders was
reduced by four from 2007 to 2008.
TPC-Where We’re Going
In early 2009 the department applied
for and was granted technical assistance
from the United States Bureau of Justice
Assistance and the Center for Effective
Public Policy to host a statewide
Reentry Summit. Sponsored by the
North Dakota Parole Board and the
DOCR, the Summit was held in October
2009 and 250 staff from the DOCR and
its stakeholders gathered to discuss
offender reentry. There were plenary and
break-out sessions designed to educate
attendees on national and state reentry
perspectives; and to allow participants to
have input on North Dakota’s continued
work. These recommendations will be
organized, prioritized, and presented
to the Leadership Team in January
2010 for review and planning into
the future. The Summit also allowed
participants to refocus on offender
success as the outcome that will
ultimately lead to safer communities.
TPC-Other Efforts
It should not be ignored that many
other efforts and accomplishments
have been on-going. One major project
is a departmental-wide case plan, or
Transition Accountability Plan (TAP). The
TAP is the risk-reduction roadmap for
each offender under the department’s
custody and supervision that starts
upon a court sentencing an offender
to the department either to prison or
probation supervision; and ends upon
completion of the offender’s sentence.
Along with this are ongoing efforts
to educate staff on the importance
of quality contacts with offenders to
support that offender’s move toward
pro-social behavior. The TAP Committee
was formed in 2008 to address and
bridge the gaps in current case planning
practices. Currently, the committee
is looking to overcome the barriers in
the department’s two informational
database systems, Itag and Docstars.
Other accomplishments
• Contracting for transitional housing
and services in Bismarck, Mandan,
Jamestown, Rugby, and Fargo.
• Departmental-wide use of the Level
of Services Inventory-Revised
criminogenic risk/needs assessment
tool.
• A multi-disciplined Case Planning
Committee reviews every inmate case
and develops a transition plan within
the inmate’s fi rst four weeks in prison.
• Managing Noncompliant Behavior
document developed to provide staff a
guideline on dealing with community
violations and revocation procedures.
(ND TPC... continued from page 2)
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Youth Correctional Center in
Mandan flfl ourishes with help from
Green and Growing Grant
By: Local News, A ND Department of Agriculture Initiative, Volume 2, No. 10
The Youth Correctional Center, west of
Mandan, accepted seed money from a North
Dakota Department of Agriculture Green and
Growing School Garden Grant and cultivated
a successful garden program this summer.
Lenore Kuntz
applied for
the grant
w h i c h
p r o v i d e d
seeds for
planting, a
tomato slicer
for preparing,
and a fence
to keep
the deer away from the garden. With the
assistance of the head cook, Monika Cox,
students not only learned to tend a garden,
but also ate the produce they harvested.
Careful notes
were taken
by the staff
and the
school netted
$1,250 in
p r o d u c e .
Peas and
corn were
the favorite
vegetables,
but students were also offered fried
green tomatoes to taste. Next year’s
plans are to plant more of the most
popular vegetable, which was peas, as
well as building a trellis for them to climb.
Tomatoes
Onions
Carrots
Pumpkins
Gourds
Peppers
Potatoes
Corn
Zucchini
Radishes
Beans
Peas
Cucumbers
- 500 pounds
- 17 pounds
- 2 pounds
- 40 pumpkins
- 19 gourds
- 12 pounds
- 40 pounds
- 365 ears
- 145 pounds
- 18 pounds
- 12 pounds
- 10 pounds
- 31 pounds
Bounty
THE INSIDER JANUARY 2010 PAGE 5
Four Bismarck DOCR staff went to compete in
shooting and one in golf at the North Dakota
Peace Offi cers Association. They came back
with traveling trophies and surprised a few
with their performance. The team had a total
score of 1805, averaging 451+ per shooter of a
possible 480 in winning their division (Expert)
and overall. Charvat (14th), (6th), Hanlon (5th), and
Stewart (16th) all made the
“Governor’s 20”, which is this
year’s top twenty scorers
in pistol within the NDPOA.
Grabowska and Hanlon won
both their division (Expert)
and overall in the 2-man
Pistol Team competition, while
Stewart and Charvat took 5th
in the Expert division. Hanlon
also won the “Off Duty” pistol
competition and took 2nd in his division (Expert)
in the individual pistol competition. Stewart
took 3rd in individual pistol in his division
(Unclassifi ed), as well. Stewart also competed
in the individual four-gun competition (pistol,
rifl e, shotgun, and sniper), where he placed 5th.
Last year North Dakota State Penitentiary
(NDSP) lost their best pistol shot with the
retirement of Deputy Warden Bob Coad. Others
stepped up this year and worked hard at the
range to develop a competitive 4-man team.
While the Stark County Sheriff’s Offi ce is the
team with their name appearing most often on
this trophy, and James River Correctional Center
JRCC) their name engraved on it twice,
it was a fi rst for the DOCRNDSP
team. Unfortunately,
the powerful JRCC pistol team
did not compete this year due
to the loss of their shooting
range and the fl ooding of
the other Jamestown range.
The Team Pistol trophy
is not the only traveling
trophy that will be housed
in Bismarck this year.
Warden Tim Schuetzle fi red a 74 to win the
golf tournament for the second year in a row.
We are very fortunate in Bismarck to have
a shooting range and support from above
for shooters to practice and improve their
skills. Hopefully, we’ll have more than
four shooters next year…including some
snipers, rifl emen, and shot-gunners.
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DOCR Shooters and a Golfer Bring
Home Trophies from NDPOA
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The Insider Newsletter is an offi cial publication of
the North Dakota Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation, and is published four times each year.
Its goal is to enhance communication and keep staff,
and all those interested, informed of developments
and achievements throughout the Department.
All employees are encouraged to submit articles,
letters, comments, and ideas for future issues of
The Insider to be considered in the next publication.
offificial A Message From The Editor
The Editor reserves the right to edit or exclude,
if deemed inappropriate, any items submitted
for publication. Please e-mail articles to:
Editor: Michelle Linster
E-mail: mlinster@nd.gov
Phone: (701) 328-6362
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PO Box 1898
Bismarck, ND 58502-1898
PAGE 6 THE INSIDER JANUARY 2010
Organizational Characteristics. All DOCR Inmates.
One Day Counts On The Last Day Of The Month.
These Numbers Use The Association Of State Correctional
Administrator (ASCA) Performance Based Measurement
Standards (PBMS) And Are Based On The Controlling
Sentence
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
General Organization Information
Prisoners Housed By DOCR Institutions 1,067 1,074 1,068 1,057 1,056 1,064 1,062 1,090 1,088 1,080 1,080
Prisoners Outsourced (Not In A ND DOCR Facility) 375 342 372 378 382 368 354 357 365 367 424
Total Inmates Under DOCR Responsibility 1,442 1,416 1,440 1,435 1,438 1,432 1,416 1,447 1,453 1,447 1,504
Average Length of Sentence (Years) 5.05 5.13 5.07 4.97 5.09 5.13 5.13 5.08 5.13 5.17 5.13
Prisoners Serving Sentences Of Court (Prison Sentence)
Inmates Serving Less Than 1 Year 29 25 28 28 29 29 34 37 37 35 35
Inmates Serving 1 To 3 Years 816 799 817 812 810 805 775 802 802 792 830
Inmates Serving 3 To 5 Years (3.01 to 5) 271 266 270 270 270 266 273 271 272 276 288
Inmates Serving 5 To 10 Years (5.01 to 10) 155 154 153 153 157 159 161 163 164 165 170
Inmates Serving 10 To 20 Years (10.01 to 20) 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 78 81 82 84
Inmates Serving 20 To 40 Years (20.01 to 40) 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 35 36
Inmates Serving More Than 40 Years (40.01 plus) 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
Inmates Serving Life With Parole 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 35 36 36 35
Inmates - Life Without Parole 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17
Inmates - Death Sentence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crime Distribution Statistics (Use Controlling Sentence)
Part I Violent Crime Inmates 462 468 467 459 469 464 455 449 441 449 468
Other Violent Crime Inmates 137 131 144 148 140 139 139 140 130 129 137
Property Crime Inmates 313 301 306 311 312 322 316 325 319 320 335
Drug Offense Inmates 358 345 350 348 351 348 340 361 378 362 374
Other Public Order Offense Inmates 172 171 173 169 166 159 166 172 185 187 190
Other Crime Inmates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inmate Demographics
Average Inmate Age 34.55 34.60 34.49 34.56 34.58 34.60 34.70 34.65 34.60 34.57 34.57
Male Inmates 1,286 1,271 1,281 1,277 1,270 1,270 1,260 1,292 1,294 1,288 1,330
Female Inmates 156 145 159 158 168 162 156 155 159 159 174
White Inmates 949 936 942 935 939 930 911 929 930 920 967
Black Inmates 84 77 79 81 82 82 86 90 91 90 90
Native Hawaiian or Pacifi c Islander Inmates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
American/Alaskan Native Inmates 317 311 327 331 329 337 333 334 334 344 349
Hispanic Or Latino Inmates 82 82 81 78 81 77 80 88 91 88 92
Asian Inmates 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Other Race/Ethnicity Inmates 5 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 4 2 2
Inmates With Unknown/Missing Race/Ethnicity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inmates Non-Citizens 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 11 11 9
For more ASCA PBMS data please go to: http://www.nd.gov/docr/media/stats.html
THE INSIDER JANUARY 2010 PAGE 7
National Speaker
Delbert Boone Visits NDYCC
By: Ryan Kudrna, Director of Treatment, NDYCC
Delbert Boone, one of the nation’s foremost
experts on addiction and criminality, presented
a two hour presentation for North Dakota
Youth Correctional Center (NDYCC) students
and staff on the evening of July 30, 2009.
A recovering alcoholic and drug addict, Boone
arrived at his current prominence the hard
way. Born in Detroit January 27, 1947, he
started life with high expectations. After
graduating high school with honors in 1964,
he attended Central Michigan University,
completing his BS degree in biology in 1969.
Over the next 10 years, he worked as a high
school teacher, coach, parole offi cer and
drug counselor. Unfortunately, he became
more and more involved in using drugs,
beginning with alcohol and ending with
cocaine and heroin. While his drug habit
grew, so did its costs. The fi nancial pressures
led him to petty crime...and prison. From
1977 to 1982, Boone served four terms in
Missouri and Kansas state penitentiaries.
The prison terms changed his life, but the
real turning point came in 1979, when he
“ran out of lies and excuses” and decided
to do whatever he could to kick his 20 year
drug habit. His own struggle for sobriety
while incarcerated opened his eyes to the
special problems of other inmates, who were
in as desperate need of help as he was.
For the past twenty-eight years, Delbert
has been one of the most compelling voices
on the subject of alcohol and drug abuse.
Boone is President of NND, Inc., a consulting
and training fi rm based in New York.
He is a member of the National Speakers
Bureau and four-time nominee for the National
Council on Alcoholism’s Helen B. Madden Award.
While Boone was on the campus of NDYCC,
he spoke to his past experiences with drugs,
criminal behavior and incarceration. His
presentation not only revolved around his
personal experiences but experiences of
those persons of which the students are
familiar with (Michael Vick, Whitney Houston,
and Michael Phelps) and how they, by the
use of drugs, have hampered their careers.
Boone’s presentation was moving and
inspirational. Boone was able to engage the
students of YCC actively: listening, asking,
challenging. After the presentation, many
students expressed increased desire to change
their behaviors. Other students found that the
presentation provided a different perspective
from their current outlook. Lastly, for some
students, it confi rmed what many students
already knew and opened their eyes to the
reality that is drug abuse and criminal behavior.
Four DOCR Personnel Complete
Staff and Command School
From January 11, 2009
through May 10, 2009
four personnel from
the DOCR successfully
completed Staff and
Command School
(SCS) an intensive
college level training
participants for senior
management positions. DOCR personnel
attending were, Deputy Director of Transitional
Facilities, Robyn Schmalenberger, JRCC Safety
Offi cer, Jeff Lorenz, Special Deputy Director
for Transitional Planning Tom Erhardt, and
NDSP Correctional Case Manager Shaun Fode.
The 10 week training course curriculum
combines academic principles with practical
applications in the work place areas such
as: Principles in Management, Human
Recourses, Skills for Planning, Budgeting, and
Research. Congratulations to the four DOCR
staff members on their completion of SCS.
Comm
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January 10-11
February 8-9
March 7-8
April 11-12
May 10-11
June 6-7
July 11-12
August 8-9
September 12-13
October 10-11
November 7-8
December 5-6
April 13 November 9
Parole Board Meeting
Dates for 2010
Pardon Advisory
Board Dates for 2010
Our mission is…
To enhance public safety, to reduce the risk of
future criminal behavior by holding adult and juvenile
offenders accountable, and to provide opportunities
for change.
Pardon Advisory Board Members are appointed
by the Governor for an open ended term to include
the attorney general, two members of the parole
board, and 2 citizens/residents of the state. The
Pardon Board Members are listed as follows:
Members Location
Duane Dekrey, Chairman Pettibone
Wayne Stenehjem Bismarck
Beverley Adams Fargo
Everett Nels Olson Minot
Vacancy
Parole Board Members are appointed by
the Governor for a three-year term. The
Parole Board Members are listed as follows:
Members Location
John Olson, Chairman Bismarck
Everett Nels Olson Minot
Beverley Adams Fargo
Donna Jacobsen Dickinson
Vacancy
Vacancy
Parole Board
Members
Pardon Advisory
Board Members
(ND TPC... continued from page 3)
• Pre-Release Handbook developed
to assist offenders in documenting
information needed to reenter the
community.
• Parole supervision conditions
designed to address criminogenic
risk and need in addition
to custody and control.
• Research projects completed
to investigate offender access
to services in the community.
• Housing for 8 homeless sex offenders
in a residence placed on the grounds of
the North Dakota State Penitentiary.
• Sex Offender Containment Task
Forces in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand
Forks, Minot, and Jamestown.
• Parole and Probation offi cers
assigned to caseloads specifi c to
sex offenders and reentry/parolees.
The Data
• Approximately 160% increase in
prison admissions from 1992 to 2008.
• 99% of all offenders in North
Dakota prisons return to the
community (1,057 releases in 2008).
• 15.6% new crime return rate for
offenders released from prison in 2005.
• 25.1% technical violation return rate for
offenders released from prison in 2005.
Conclusion
TPCI is not a fl eeting corrections
strategy. The effort to increase
positive outcomes with offenders is one
that is essential to the safety of the
citizens of North Dakota. A decrease
in the recidivism rate = a reduction
in crimes = a reduction in victims:
The long-term goal is to keep North
Dakota the safest state in the nation
Sunday, January 24, 2010
North Dakota Attorney General's Top Ten Consumer Complaints
News Release - Office of Attorney General
Contact: Liz Brocker (701) 328-2210
_______________________________________________
January 20, 2010
STENEHJEM RELEASES 2009 TOP TEN CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
BISMARCK – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem released his office’s list of Top Ten consumer complaints for 2009, showing that last year, the Consumer Protection Division of his office processed 1,028 complaints and took legal action against 63 entities for violating North Dakota’s consumer fraud laws. The division recovered over $1.1 million for the state and returned an additional $587,600 to consumers.
The “Top Ten” consumer complaints were:
1. Transient Merchants - 175
2. Internet Consignment Stores - 138
3. Telemarketing - 115
4. Mail Order - 91
5. Magazines - 84
6 (Tied) Automobile warranty/repair - 56
Cellular termination/premium fees - 56
8. Home Improvement - 55
9. Debt Adjustment/Credit Counseling - 34
10. Satellite provider billing issues - 25
Transient merchant complaints were made against 22 companies, knocking telemarketing complaints out of first place for 2009. The majority of the complaints were against three companies, APX Alarm Security Solutions Inc (78 complaints), Security One International Inc (51) (both selling security systems) and Utility Management Associates, Inc. (27), for operating without a transient merchant license and/or failing to comply with the state’s cancellation laws. These companies agreed to pay $205,600 to the state.
“Out of state companies are required to obtain a transient merchant license and bond before doing business in this state. This helps to protect North Dakota consumers from unscrupulous operators,” said Stenehjem.
Out of state companies typically conduct business door-to-door or solicit sales by offering free meals in exchange for attending a sales presentation. The sales representatives often use high-pressure, often dubious, sales tactics to get consumers to buy an overpriced product or service they are hawking. Once the sale is completed, the representatives move on to the next city or state. The consumer is not given information about the right to cancel the sale as required under state law.
Stenehjem cautioned residents that before agreeing to purchase anything from a company using door-to-door or other high-pressure sales tactics, they should ask to see the salesperson’s Transient Merchant license. Every sales person of the company is required to carry one, and may be required to have a license from the city. If the salesperson cannot produce the required license, Stenehjem recommends notifying local law enforcement.
The division also received 264 complaints from consumers reporting violations of the “Do Not Call” law. Of the complaints, 143 were for calls made to residents registered on the do not call list, 119 related to the use of prerecorded messages, and two were for use of text messages. Stenehjem initiated 26 investigations and took action against the companies responsible for the violations, obtaining fines, settlements and judgments totaling over $33,000.
# # #
http://www.ag.nd.gov/documents/01-20-10.pdf.
Contact: Liz Brocker (701) 328-2210
_______________________________________________
January 20, 2010
STENEHJEM RELEASES 2009 TOP TEN CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
BISMARCK – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem released his office’s list of Top Ten consumer complaints for 2009, showing that last year, the Consumer Protection Division of his office processed 1,028 complaints and took legal action against 63 entities for violating North Dakota’s consumer fraud laws. The division recovered over $1.1 million for the state and returned an additional $587,600 to consumers.
The “Top Ten” consumer complaints were:
1. Transient Merchants - 175
2. Internet Consignment Stores - 138
3. Telemarketing - 115
4. Mail Order - 91
5. Magazines - 84
6 (Tied) Automobile warranty/repair - 56
Cellular termination/premium fees - 56
8. Home Improvement - 55
9. Debt Adjustment/Credit Counseling - 34
10. Satellite provider billing issues - 25
Transient merchant complaints were made against 22 companies, knocking telemarketing complaints out of first place for 2009. The majority of the complaints were against three companies, APX Alarm Security Solutions Inc (78 complaints), Security One International Inc (51) (both selling security systems) and Utility Management Associates, Inc. (27), for operating without a transient merchant license and/or failing to comply with the state’s cancellation laws. These companies agreed to pay $205,600 to the state.
“Out of state companies are required to obtain a transient merchant license and bond before doing business in this state. This helps to protect North Dakota consumers from unscrupulous operators,” said Stenehjem.
Out of state companies typically conduct business door-to-door or solicit sales by offering free meals in exchange for attending a sales presentation. The sales representatives often use high-pressure, often dubious, sales tactics to get consumers to buy an overpriced product or service they are hawking. Once the sale is completed, the representatives move on to the next city or state. The consumer is not given information about the right to cancel the sale as required under state law.
Stenehjem cautioned residents that before agreeing to purchase anything from a company using door-to-door or other high-pressure sales tactics, they should ask to see the salesperson’s Transient Merchant license. Every sales person of the company is required to carry one, and may be required to have a license from the city. If the salesperson cannot produce the required license, Stenehjem recommends notifying local law enforcement.
The division also received 264 complaints from consumers reporting violations of the “Do Not Call” law. Of the complaints, 143 were for calls made to residents registered on the do not call list, 119 related to the use of prerecorded messages, and two were for use of text messages. Stenehjem initiated 26 investigations and took action against the companies responsible for the violations, obtaining fines, settlements and judgments totaling over $33,000.
# # #
http://www.ag.nd.gov/documents/01-20-10.pdf.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
US Education Review
ED REVIEW
January 22, 2010
...a bi-weekly update on U.S. Department of Education activities relevant to the Intergovernmental and Corporate community and other stakeholders
______________________________________________________________________
SUPPORT FOR HAITI
Last week, Secretary Duncan issued the following statement in support of the people of Haiti:
“Like all Americans, I am deeply saddened by the destruction and loss of life caused by the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the people of Haiti -- and especially to its children and its educators. I am hopeful that the U.S. Department of Education can play a role in helping the people of Haiti rebuild their lives and rebuild their schools.”
The U.S. government has mobilized resources and manpower to aid in the relief effort. Groups and individuals can get involved by contributing to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and American Red Cross, donating goods, and volunteering. Assets are also available for inquiring about the whereabouts and welfare of family and friends in Haiti. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.whitehouse.gov/haitiearthquake/.
______________________________________________________________________
ARRA OUTREACH
This week, the Department announced that 40 states and the District of Columbia submitted applications to be considered for Phase I of the Race to the Top competition. Race to the Top is the agency’s $4.35 billion fund to dramatically reshape America’s educational system to better engage and prepare students for success in the 21st century global economy and workplace. States’ Phase I applications were due to the Department by January 19 at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Winners of the first Race to the Top awards will be announced in April. A second round of applications from states will be due in June, with winners announced this September. States that apply, but do not win in Phase I, may reapply for Phase II.
Earlier that day, President Obama announced his intention to propose in his Fiscal Year 2011 budget $1.35 billion to continue Race to the Top. He also announced his intention to expand the competition to include local school districts that are committed to reform. The announcement came during a visit with Secretary Duncan at Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia, one of the lowest-income yet highest-achieving schools in Fairfax County. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/race-to-the-top-41-applications-submitted-for-phase-1/. (Note: A new White House fact sheet, at http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/RTT_factsheet.pdf, details revised state- and community-level educational policies and practices consistent with Race to the Top and other American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [ARRA] education programs.)
Also: The omnibus appropriations bill which was signed into law by President Obama on December 16, 2009, includes two critical changes to the School Improvement Grant (SIG) program. First, the law allows states and school districts to use SIG funding to serve certain “newly eligible” schools. In particular, SIG funds may now be used to serve Title I schools that are not in improvement, corrective action, or restructuring and schools that are eligible for, but do not receive, Title I, Part A funds if those schools: (1) have not made Adequate Yearly Progress for at least two years or (2) are in the state’s lowest quintile of performance based on proficiency rates. Second, the law increases the amount that a state may award for each school participating in the SIG program -- from $500,000 to $2 million annually. The Department is implementing these provisions by issuing interim final requirements defining how states and districts may use the new flexibility in eligibility and funding. States’ SIG applications are due February 8. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.ed.gov/programs/sif/.
______________________________________________________________________
COLLEGIATE SPORTS
On January 14, at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) annual convention in Atlanta, Secretary Duncan, who was co-captain of his Harvard University basketball team as well as played in Australia’s professional basketball league from 1987 to 1991, praised the NCAA for developing leaders while sharply criticizing college teams that do not graduate their athletes. The Secretary also questioned the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) minimum-age policy, which he argued “sets up” athletes for failure. Some key excerpts:
“Student athletes learn lessons on courts and playing fields that are difficult to pick up in chemistry lab. Resilience in the face of adversity, selflessness, teamwork, self-discipline, and discovering your passion are all values that sports can uniquely transmit. Many of those character-building traits are every bit as critical to succeeding in life as sheer book smarts…. More than 410,000 student athletes participate in NCAA championship sports, including more than 161,000 student athletes in Division I. For the vast majority of student athletes, intercollegiate sports enrich their college years and build a well-rounded student experience. Yet, the valuable role of sports on campus has a shadow cast over it these days because of ongoing abuses, especially in Division I men’s basketball and big college football programs. About a quarter of the 64 teams in last year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament graduated less than 40% of their players. Four teams graduated none of their African-American players. By contrast, Florida State, Robert Morris, Utah State, Wake Forest, and Western Kentucky all graduated 100% of their players -- black and white. You cannot explain away that kind of variation by reference to the usual suspects. The institutions and coaches have to play a role. There are too many coaches who care more about getting a student athlete out on the court in a uniform than about getting them in a cap and gown four years later.”
“How can we protect men’s basketball and football from abuses? Here are three ideas. First, slow down. Right now, coaches can make scholarship offers to elite athletes in eighth-grade. One fan web site joked that coaches would soon be making college offers to embryos. At a minimum, coaches should be obliged to wait to make offers until after the sophomore year of high school…. Second, boosting graduation rates should be part of a coach’s job. I would suggest that teams with less than a 40% graduation rate be prohibited from post-season competition. Finally, it’s time to re-empower coaches, but, at the same time, hold them to a higher standard of accountability. I would propose a grand bargain: when a program has a clean record and good outcomes, coaches should have more leeway to increase their contact with players in the offseason. We don’t now cap the amount of time that a star violinist practices with the orchestra or the lab time of a budding scientist. But when programs show the wrong values and have terrible outcomes, coaches should be held personally responsible. They should be suspended, sanctioned, or barred. And if the coach jumps ship to a new team, the penalties should follow the coach -- rather than punishing innocent players left in their wake.”
“It’s time as well to reform the NBA’s ‘one-and-done’ rule, which requires NBA recruits to ‘attend’ college for a year or be 19 before they are drafted. One-and-done is a mockery of college education…. Major league baseball has a much better system. Baseball allows players to be drafted straight out of high school. But if a high school baseball player is not drafted and heads for college, they cannot be drafted again until after their third year. If college men’s basketball adopted a similar system, a handful of budding basketball superstars…could jump directly to the NBA. But, the vast majority of players would go on to college and get some education and maturity under their belt before they contemplate going pro.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/lets-clean-up-college-basketball-and-football/.
______________________________________________________________________
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
On January 15, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 81st birthday, Secretary Duncan challenged a full house of 1,000 students at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta (where Dr. King and his father served as pastors) to realize King’s vision through education. “Freedom is the ability to think and to pursue your own path, and only education can give you that freedom,” he explained. “If Dr. King were here today, he would call on a new generation of leaders to build upon his work by doing the most important thing each of you can do: get an education, learn to think, learn to compete, and learn to win.” The Secretary also cited the work of the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which enforces federal civil rights laws that protect the nation’s more than 69 million elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students from disability, race, national origin, gender, and age discrimination; provides technical assistance to education institutions to help them understand their civil rights responsibilities; and provides outreach and technical assistance to students, parents, and other advocates to inform them of their rights under the law. “In recent years, this office has not been as aggressive as it should be. But that is about to change,” he asserted. This year, OCR will broaden its data collection process to spotlight inequity around issues such as student discipline, distribution of effective teachers, and access to rigorous curriculum. This new information will help shape the Obama Administration’s education equity agenda. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/secretary-duncan-speaks-to-students-in-honor-of-martin-luther-kings-birthday/.
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H1N1 FLU VIRUS
Students who have not yet been vaccinated against the H1N1 virus should do so, and all children under 10-years-old should receive a second dose of the vaccine so as to be fully protected against the virus and prevent further outbreaks of the flu. To underscore this message, Secretary Duncan joined Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin at a working vaccination clinic at Carlin Springs Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia. Arlington public schools and the Arlington County Public Health Division are working together to supply nearly 12,000 students with H1N1 vaccinations at in-school clinics like the one at Carlin Springs. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/a-second-dose-of-h1n1-flu-vaccine/.
Note: The Flu Vaccine Locator, at http://www.flu.gov/, identifies where to get vaccinated by state and zip code.
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ODDS AND ENDS
· A new Department video (http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/tips-for-completing-the-fafsa/) offers tips to help students get started completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
· In December 2009, Secretary Duncan visited Samuel Gompers Middle School in Los Angeles. He saw a school with many challenges and a great deal of diversity. Students wrote him following his visit, asking a number of questions, and the Secretary responded. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/23-students-from-an-aspiring-la-%E2%80%9Cturnaround-school%E2%80%9D-write-to-secretary-duncan-and-receive-a-reply/.
· The latest issue of the Institute of Education Sciences’ (IES) “Education Research News” features an overview of ARRA evaluation activities, research highlights, Director John Easton’s goals, and an interview with the director of the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Initiative. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/newsletters/.
· The Department’s Teaching American History (TAH) grant competition is seeking help to review TAH grant applications. The anticipated grant review dates are April and May 2010. You may serve as a reviewer if you meet at least one of the following criteria: a degree in history; K-12 history teacher; history professor; TAH grant director; TAH grant partner; history scholar; other history-related professional; professional development provider; or evaluator/evaluation specialist. If you are interested, please email your abbreviated resume to Yianni Alepohoritis (Yianni.Alepohoritis@ed.gov) or Adam Bookman (Adam.Bookman@ed.gov) by February 12. If selected, you will serve on a panel with two other reviewers, reviewing about 10 applications; an honorarium is given per application. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/.
· Since 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have cooperated to foster the development of students’ skills in science, technology, engineering, and math. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies supports the FAA’s mission to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world and NASA’s mission to pioneer space exploration, scientific discovery, and core aeronautics research. The MOU’s initial focus is on a NASA curriculum called “Smart Skies,” an online air traffic control simulator for students in fifth- through ninth-grades. It is designed to offer an exciting way to learn the math skills central to air traffic control while providing multiple modes of problem solving for students who learn in different ways. All materials are free and available online. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.smartskies.nasa.gov/.
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QUOTE TO NOTE
“Even before states have received a single dime of [Race to the Top] taxpayer money, many of them have committed to instituting important reforms to better position themselves for a Race to the Top grant…. So, by rewarding some of these states submitting applications today, by extending the Race to the Top for states, by launching a Race to the Top among districts, and by applying the principles of Race to the Top to other federal programs, we’ll build on this success. We’re going to raise the bar for all our students and take bigger steps towards closing the achievement gap that denies so many students, especially black and Latino students, a fair shot at their dreams.”
-- President Barack Obama (1/19/2010), proposing continuation and expansion of Race to the Top
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UPCOMING EVENTS
President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address on January 27 and release his FY 2011 budget on February 1.
The Department’s Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools (OSDFS) is planning the a National Meeting on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention in Higher Education in 2010. The meeting will include a comprehensive agenda designed to respond to the current needs on college campuses. Details will be posted at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/news.html#conf, as they become available. (Note: Please send topics or ideas for consideration to osdfsnationalconference@ed.gov.)
February 3-6, the Department will exhibit at the National Association of Bilingual Education’s Conference in Denver. If you are attending this event, please stop by the Department’s booth.
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Please feel free to contact the Office of Communications and Outreach with any questions:
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs -- Stacey Jordan, (202) 401-0026, mailto:Stacey.Jordan@ed.gov
Program Analyst -- Adam Honeysett, (202) 401-3003, mailto:Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov
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January 22, 2010
...a bi-weekly update on U.S. Department of Education activities relevant to the Intergovernmental and Corporate community and other stakeholders
______________________________________________________________________
SUPPORT FOR HAITI
Last week, Secretary Duncan issued the following statement in support of the people of Haiti:
“Like all Americans, I am deeply saddened by the destruction and loss of life caused by the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the people of Haiti -- and especially to its children and its educators. I am hopeful that the U.S. Department of Education can play a role in helping the people of Haiti rebuild their lives and rebuild their schools.”
The U.S. government has mobilized resources and manpower to aid in the relief effort. Groups and individuals can get involved by contributing to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and American Red Cross, donating goods, and volunteering. Assets are also available for inquiring about the whereabouts and welfare of family and friends in Haiti. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.whitehouse.gov/haitiearthquake/.
______________________________________________________________________
ARRA OUTREACH
This week, the Department announced that 40 states and the District of Columbia submitted applications to be considered for Phase I of the Race to the Top competition. Race to the Top is the agency’s $4.35 billion fund to dramatically reshape America’s educational system to better engage and prepare students for success in the 21st century global economy and workplace. States’ Phase I applications were due to the Department by January 19 at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Winners of the first Race to the Top awards will be announced in April. A second round of applications from states will be due in June, with winners announced this September. States that apply, but do not win in Phase I, may reapply for Phase II.
Earlier that day, President Obama announced his intention to propose in his Fiscal Year 2011 budget $1.35 billion to continue Race to the Top. He also announced his intention to expand the competition to include local school districts that are committed to reform. The announcement came during a visit with Secretary Duncan at Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia, one of the lowest-income yet highest-achieving schools in Fairfax County. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/race-to-the-top-41-applications-submitted-for-phase-1/. (Note: A new White House fact sheet, at http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/RTT_factsheet.pdf, details revised state- and community-level educational policies and practices consistent with Race to the Top and other American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [ARRA] education programs.)
Also: The omnibus appropriations bill which was signed into law by President Obama on December 16, 2009, includes two critical changes to the School Improvement Grant (SIG) program. First, the law allows states and school districts to use SIG funding to serve certain “newly eligible” schools. In particular, SIG funds may now be used to serve Title I schools that are not in improvement, corrective action, or restructuring and schools that are eligible for, but do not receive, Title I, Part A funds if those schools: (1) have not made Adequate Yearly Progress for at least two years or (2) are in the state’s lowest quintile of performance based on proficiency rates. Second, the law increases the amount that a state may award for each school participating in the SIG program -- from $500,000 to $2 million annually. The Department is implementing these provisions by issuing interim final requirements defining how states and districts may use the new flexibility in eligibility and funding. States’ SIG applications are due February 8. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.ed.gov/programs/sif/.
______________________________________________________________________
COLLEGIATE SPORTS
On January 14, at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) annual convention in Atlanta, Secretary Duncan, who was co-captain of his Harvard University basketball team as well as played in Australia’s professional basketball league from 1987 to 1991, praised the NCAA for developing leaders while sharply criticizing college teams that do not graduate their athletes. The Secretary also questioned the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) minimum-age policy, which he argued “sets up” athletes for failure. Some key excerpts:
“Student athletes learn lessons on courts and playing fields that are difficult to pick up in chemistry lab. Resilience in the face of adversity, selflessness, teamwork, self-discipline, and discovering your passion are all values that sports can uniquely transmit. Many of those character-building traits are every bit as critical to succeeding in life as sheer book smarts…. More than 410,000 student athletes participate in NCAA championship sports, including more than 161,000 student athletes in Division I. For the vast majority of student athletes, intercollegiate sports enrich their college years and build a well-rounded student experience. Yet, the valuable role of sports on campus has a shadow cast over it these days because of ongoing abuses, especially in Division I men’s basketball and big college football programs. About a quarter of the 64 teams in last year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament graduated less than 40% of their players. Four teams graduated none of their African-American players. By contrast, Florida State, Robert Morris, Utah State, Wake Forest, and Western Kentucky all graduated 100% of their players -- black and white. You cannot explain away that kind of variation by reference to the usual suspects. The institutions and coaches have to play a role. There are too many coaches who care more about getting a student athlete out on the court in a uniform than about getting them in a cap and gown four years later.”
“How can we protect men’s basketball and football from abuses? Here are three ideas. First, slow down. Right now, coaches can make scholarship offers to elite athletes in eighth-grade. One fan web site joked that coaches would soon be making college offers to embryos. At a minimum, coaches should be obliged to wait to make offers until after the sophomore year of high school…. Second, boosting graduation rates should be part of a coach’s job. I would suggest that teams with less than a 40% graduation rate be prohibited from post-season competition. Finally, it’s time to re-empower coaches, but, at the same time, hold them to a higher standard of accountability. I would propose a grand bargain: when a program has a clean record and good outcomes, coaches should have more leeway to increase their contact with players in the offseason. We don’t now cap the amount of time that a star violinist practices with the orchestra or the lab time of a budding scientist. But when programs show the wrong values and have terrible outcomes, coaches should be held personally responsible. They should be suspended, sanctioned, or barred. And if the coach jumps ship to a new team, the penalties should follow the coach -- rather than punishing innocent players left in their wake.”
“It’s time as well to reform the NBA’s ‘one-and-done’ rule, which requires NBA recruits to ‘attend’ college for a year or be 19 before they are drafted. One-and-done is a mockery of college education…. Major league baseball has a much better system. Baseball allows players to be drafted straight out of high school. But if a high school baseball player is not drafted and heads for college, they cannot be drafted again until after their third year. If college men’s basketball adopted a similar system, a handful of budding basketball superstars…could jump directly to the NBA. But, the vast majority of players would go on to college and get some education and maturity under their belt before they contemplate going pro.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/lets-clean-up-college-basketball-and-football/.
______________________________________________________________________
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
On January 15, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 81st birthday, Secretary Duncan challenged a full house of 1,000 students at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta (where Dr. King and his father served as pastors) to realize King’s vision through education. “Freedom is the ability to think and to pursue your own path, and only education can give you that freedom,” he explained. “If Dr. King were here today, he would call on a new generation of leaders to build upon his work by doing the most important thing each of you can do: get an education, learn to think, learn to compete, and learn to win.” The Secretary also cited the work of the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which enforces federal civil rights laws that protect the nation’s more than 69 million elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students from disability, race, national origin, gender, and age discrimination; provides technical assistance to education institutions to help them understand their civil rights responsibilities; and provides outreach and technical assistance to students, parents, and other advocates to inform them of their rights under the law. “In recent years, this office has not been as aggressive as it should be. But that is about to change,” he asserted. This year, OCR will broaden its data collection process to spotlight inequity around issues such as student discipline, distribution of effective teachers, and access to rigorous curriculum. This new information will help shape the Obama Administration’s education equity agenda. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/secretary-duncan-speaks-to-students-in-honor-of-martin-luther-kings-birthday/.
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H1N1 FLU VIRUS
Students who have not yet been vaccinated against the H1N1 virus should do so, and all children under 10-years-old should receive a second dose of the vaccine so as to be fully protected against the virus and prevent further outbreaks of the flu. To underscore this message, Secretary Duncan joined Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin at a working vaccination clinic at Carlin Springs Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia. Arlington public schools and the Arlington County Public Health Division are working together to supply nearly 12,000 students with H1N1 vaccinations at in-school clinics like the one at Carlin Springs. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/a-second-dose-of-h1n1-flu-vaccine/.
Note: The Flu Vaccine Locator, at http://www.flu.gov/, identifies where to get vaccinated by state and zip code.
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ODDS AND ENDS
· A new Department video (http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/tips-for-completing-the-fafsa/) offers tips to help students get started completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
· In December 2009, Secretary Duncan visited Samuel Gompers Middle School in Los Angeles. He saw a school with many challenges and a great deal of diversity. Students wrote him following his visit, asking a number of questions, and the Secretary responded. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/23-students-from-an-aspiring-la-%E2%80%9Cturnaround-school%E2%80%9D-write-to-secretary-duncan-and-receive-a-reply/.
· The latest issue of the Institute of Education Sciences’ (IES) “Education Research News” features an overview of ARRA evaluation activities, research highlights, Director John Easton’s goals, and an interview with the director of the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Initiative. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/newsletters/.
· The Department’s Teaching American History (TAH) grant competition is seeking help to review TAH grant applications. The anticipated grant review dates are April and May 2010. You may serve as a reviewer if you meet at least one of the following criteria: a degree in history; K-12 history teacher; history professor; TAH grant director; TAH grant partner; history scholar; other history-related professional; professional development provider; or evaluator/evaluation specialist. If you are interested, please email your abbreviated resume to Yianni Alepohoritis (Yianni.Alepohoritis@ed.gov) or Adam Bookman (Adam.Bookman@ed.gov) by February 12. If selected, you will serve on a panel with two other reviewers, reviewing about 10 applications; an honorarium is given per application. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/.
· Since 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have cooperated to foster the development of students’ skills in science, technology, engineering, and math. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies supports the FAA’s mission to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world and NASA’s mission to pioneer space exploration, scientific discovery, and core aeronautics research. The MOU’s initial focus is on a NASA curriculum called “Smart Skies,” an online air traffic control simulator for students in fifth- through ninth-grades. It is designed to offer an exciting way to learn the math skills central to air traffic control while providing multiple modes of problem solving for students who learn in different ways. All materials are free and available online. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.smartskies.nasa.gov/.
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QUOTE TO NOTE
“Even before states have received a single dime of [Race to the Top] taxpayer money, many of them have committed to instituting important reforms to better position themselves for a Race to the Top grant…. So, by rewarding some of these states submitting applications today, by extending the Race to the Top for states, by launching a Race to the Top among districts, and by applying the principles of Race to the Top to other federal programs, we’ll build on this success. We’re going to raise the bar for all our students and take bigger steps towards closing the achievement gap that denies so many students, especially black and Latino students, a fair shot at their dreams.”
-- President Barack Obama (1/19/2010), proposing continuation and expansion of Race to the Top
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UPCOMING EVENTS
President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address on January 27 and release his FY 2011 budget on February 1.
The Department’s Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools (OSDFS) is planning the a National Meeting on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention in Higher Education in 2010. The meeting will include a comprehensive agenda designed to respond to the current needs on college campuses. Details will be posted at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/news.html#conf, as they become available. (Note: Please send topics or ideas for consideration to osdfsnationalconference@ed.gov.)
February 3-6, the Department will exhibit at the National Association of Bilingual Education’s Conference in Denver. If you are attending this event, please stop by the Department’s booth.
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Please feel free to contact the Office of Communications and Outreach with any questions:
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs -- Stacey Jordan, (202) 401-0026, mailto:Stacey.Jordan@ed.gov
Program Analyst -- Adam Honeysett, (202) 401-3003, mailto:Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Call for Applications for EU Visitors Program
Final Call for Applications: 2011 EU Visitors Program
The European Union Visitors Program (EUVP), now in its 36th year, provides professionals in their mid-twenties to mid-forties having career-related interests in the EU with a unique opportunity to spend 5-8 days in Brussels, Strasbourg, and/or Luxembourg and learn how the EU works from the inside. Each EUVP visitor follows an extensive individualized program tailored to their professional interests and meets specialists in fields of their choice.
"This is an invaluable career-enhancing opportunity - especially for those interested in the policy areas with which the European Union is concerned," said Angelos Pangratis, Acting Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States.
The deadline for 2011 participation is March 1, 2010. Since 1974, more than 600 Americans have participated in the EUVP, which is jointly sponsored and administered by the European Commission and the European Parliament. All programs are coordinated by the EUVP Secretariat in Brussels but applicants from the USA should apply directly to the EU Delegation in Washington, DC. Travel and per diem costs are covered.
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Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America
2300 M Street, NW | Washington, DC 20037
202.862.9500 | delegation-usa-eunewsbrief@ec.europa.eu | www.eurunion.org
The European Union Visitors Program (EUVP), now in its 36th year, provides professionals in their mid-twenties to mid-forties having career-related interests in the EU with a unique opportunity to spend 5-8 days in Brussels, Strasbourg, and/or Luxembourg and learn how the EU works from the inside. Each EUVP visitor follows an extensive individualized program tailored to their professional interests and meets specialists in fields of their choice.
"This is an invaluable career-enhancing opportunity - especially for those interested in the policy areas with which the European Union is concerned," said Angelos Pangratis, Acting Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States.
The deadline for 2011 participation is March 1, 2010. Since 1974, more than 600 Americans have participated in the EUVP, which is jointly sponsored and administered by the European Commission and the European Parliament. All programs are coordinated by the EUVP Secretariat in Brussels but applicants from the USA should apply directly to the EU Delegation in Washington, DC. Travel and per diem costs are covered.
MORE
Web Links
Delegation Home
Ambassador's Weekly Message
EU Focus: In-depth treatments of important European issues and the transatlantic relationship
EU Insight: Timely EU issue briefs with special attention to EU/US relations
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Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America
2300 M Street, NW | Washington, DC 20037
202.862.9500 | delegation-usa-eunewsbrief@ec.europa.eu | www.eurunion.org
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Information from Minot State University - North Dakota
Jan. 20, 2010 Campus Announcements
Events
White-Out Friday, Red-Out Saturday
This weekend, support your Minot State basketball teams in two of their final four home basketball games. For themes and game times, see www.msubeavers.com/promo.shtml. Go Beavers!!
--Rick Heit, social networking specialist
MSU blood drive scheduled for Monday and Tuesday
The Minot State University Ambassadors and Student Government Association will host an MSU blood drive Monday and Tuesday (Jan. 25-26), from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the Conference Center of the Student Center.
Students, faculty and staff, stop by the blood drive. It is a fun and convenient way to donate blood, get your blood pressure, temperature, pulse, hematocrit and cholesterol checked and save someone’s life, all in less than an hour.
To make an appointment to donate at the MSU blood drive, contact 858-3987 or e-mail ann.rivera@minotstateu.edu.
--Ann Rivera, student activities coordinator
General Information
Support needed for earthquake victims in Haiti
In the wake of the recent earthquake, Haiti’s need for our financial support and assistance is critical. Time remains for Minot State University faculty and staff to donate in support of the relief and recovery effort. Please consider making a donation, payable to the American Red Cross and forward it to the Office of Advancement. They will collect all donations and send them on to the Red Cross for you. For questions, contact 858-3298 or mark.lyman@minotstateu.edu.
--Mark Lyman, director of public information
Go Red For Women
Go Red For Women celebrates the energy, passion and power women have to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke. Celebrate National Wear Red Day on Feb. 5!
The MSU Red Team, for the Wear Red Day 2010, has formed. Follow This Link to visit the MSU Red Team’s Web page.
Thanks to the participation of millions of people across the country, the color red and the red dress now stand for the ability all women have to improve their heart health and live stronger, longer lives. Today, the near-term goal is nothing less than a 25 percent reduction in coronary heart disease and stroke risk by the year 2010.
As we work toward that goal, we are working hard to change the perception that heart disease is a "man's disease." And it is working! By teaching more women how to talk to their doctors about heart disease, we can save thousands of lives every year. The good news is that heart disease is often preventable!
2010-Go Red.pdf
--Caren Barnett, director of the Student Health Center, and DeAnna Klein, assistant professor of business information technology
Staff Senate minutes posted
The minutes from the Dec. 15 Staff Senate meeting are posted at http://www.minotstateu.edu/stfsenat/min/2009_12_15.pdf
--Mindy Rudnick, Staff Senate secretary/treasurer
Reminder: Check the campus calendar on the MSU home page for additional events at www.minotstateu.edu/.
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Public Information Campus Announcements Archives:
http://www.minotstateu.edu/newsletter/archive.php
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Events
White-Out Friday, Red-Out Saturday
This weekend, support your Minot State basketball teams in two of their final four home basketball games. For themes and game times, see www.msubeavers.com/promo.shtml. Go Beavers!!
--Rick Heit, social networking specialist
MSU blood drive scheduled for Monday and Tuesday
The Minot State University Ambassadors and Student Government Association will host an MSU blood drive Monday and Tuesday (Jan. 25-26), from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the Conference Center of the Student Center.
Students, faculty and staff, stop by the blood drive. It is a fun and convenient way to donate blood, get your blood pressure, temperature, pulse, hematocrit and cholesterol checked and save someone’s life, all in less than an hour.
To make an appointment to donate at the MSU blood drive, contact 858-3987 or e-mail ann.rivera@minotstateu.edu.
--Ann Rivera, student activities coordinator
General Information
Support needed for earthquake victims in Haiti
In the wake of the recent earthquake, Haiti’s need for our financial support and assistance is critical. Time remains for Minot State University faculty and staff to donate in support of the relief and recovery effort. Please consider making a donation, payable to the American Red Cross and forward it to the Office of Advancement. They will collect all donations and send them on to the Red Cross for you. For questions, contact 858-3298 or mark.lyman@minotstateu.edu.
--Mark Lyman, director of public information
Go Red For Women
Go Red For Women celebrates the energy, passion and power women have to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke. Celebrate National Wear Red Day on Feb. 5!
The MSU Red Team, for the Wear Red Day 2010, has formed. Follow This Link to visit the MSU Red Team’s Web page.
Thanks to the participation of millions of people across the country, the color red and the red dress now stand for the ability all women have to improve their heart health and live stronger, longer lives. Today, the near-term goal is nothing less than a 25 percent reduction in coronary heart disease and stroke risk by the year 2010.
As we work toward that goal, we are working hard to change the perception that heart disease is a "man's disease." And it is working! By teaching more women how to talk to their doctors about heart disease, we can save thousands of lives every year. The good news is that heart disease is often preventable!
2010-Go Red.pdf
--Caren Barnett, director of the Student Health Center, and DeAnna Klein, assistant professor of business information technology
Staff Senate minutes posted
The minutes from the Dec. 15 Staff Senate meeting are posted at http://www.minotstateu.edu/stfsenat/min/2009_12_15.pdf
--Mindy Rudnick, Staff Senate secretary/treasurer
Reminder: Check the campus calendar on the MSU home page for additional events at www.minotstateu.edu/.
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Public Information Campus Announcements Archives:
http://www.minotstateu.edu/newsletter/archive.php
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