Greater New England Alliance of Black School Educators

GNEABSE President Lester Hawley mans table at the CREC Career Fair at Three Rivers Magnet School in Manchester,CT. 
Minority Teacher Recruiting program

GNEABSE sponsored student to the NABSE
AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE YOUTH LEADERSHIP 
SUMMIT at Prairie View A & M University, Texas 
on July 31 - August 3, 2008

Deputy Commissioner George Coleman at GNEABSE meeting

NAACP Annual Dinner 2007

Accomplishments

2006

 
Fostering Life-Long Healthy and Successful Educational Experiences for Black Children

Guest Speaker: Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, an educational consultant with African-American Images and a national lecturer with over thirty different workshops, addressing national and state organizations, students, parents, teachers, and community residents; in pre-schools elementary schools, high-schools: colleges and churches. 

Sponsors: GNEABSE, African American Affairs Commission and the Foundation for Educational Advancement, Inc.
Location:  Connecticut Legislative office Building – 300 Capitol Avenue – Hartford, CT
Date and Time: April 27, 2006 -  5:30pm -7:00pm

Donations from this event will be contributed to the GNEABSE Scholarship Fund.

2005:

1^ST Annual Lou Irvin Education Scholarship AwardsReception
June 16, 2005 at the Connecticut Historical Society Scholarship of  $1,000 each awarded to:
Ø      Christina Green, Junior in Central CT State University &
Ø      Amber Monahan, Junior, University Of Hartford
Keynote Speaker: Ms Anitra Woodard, GNEABSE member & most recent recipient of the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award

Annual GNEABSE Retreat:“GNEABSE: The Past, The Present and Its Future – Where Do We Go From Here?”
Facilitator:  Ida Jones of Rochester, NY
Dolce Heritage, Southbury, CT
June 17 -18, 2005

6^th Annual Educational Conference “Reducing The Barriers To Learning”
Two Rivers Magnet Middle School, East Hartford
Keynote Speaker:  Glenn Singleton
October 22, 2005

Hosted Youth Rights Media
Hiram Rivera
Central Connecticut State University
December 3, 2005

   2004

5^th Annual Educational Conference “3E’s: Education, Economics and Election”
Wexler-Grant Community School, New Haven
Keynote Speaker: State Representative William Dyson
October 24, 2004 

 2003

Hosted National Alliance of Black School Educators North East Regional Educators “No Child Left Behind”  Training (NCLB) session Capital Community College May 17, 2003 
Presented during the Waterbury Board of Education meeting on behalf of Superintendent Dr. David Snead, requesting Contract Renewal.
May 2003

Sponsored the First Connecticut African American Pioneers in Education Reception - Recognizing educators from across the state who were/are the first to hold an educational position in their perspectives school district, i.e. first teacher, first administrator, first superintendent, etc.
Travelers Towers Auditorium, Hartford
June 21, 2003

Annual GNEABSE Retreat: “How Excellent Teachers Maintain Quality Education During Tough Times”
Presenter:  Dr. Edward Joyner, Executive Director of the School Development Program, Yale
Facilitator:  Dr. Frances Harris-Burke, President – Bell School Reform Network, McLean, VA
June 27-29, 2003

Teacher Cadet Training
co-sponsored with the State of Connecticut, Dept. of Education, Commissioner Ted Sergi. Eight Connecticut teachers of color and 2 college professors received Teacher Cadet curriculum training from the South Carolina Center for Teacher Recruitment,Winthrop University, Rock Hill, S.C. The purpose of this training is to allow high school students to take a course, which offers first hand experience in the field of education, while also earning college credit. 
July 9-12, 2003

Parental Advocates for the Education. 
Formed a partnership with the NAACP and the Connecticut State Department of Education that provided training for parents that would empower parents to become more proactive in their child’s education.
September 2003 - Ongoing

Hosted National Alliance of Black School Educators North East Regional Educators “No Child Left Behind” Training the Trainers session Persons were trained to provide community and school training that would help others understand the educational impact of  No Child Left Behind.”
October 18, 2003

4^th Annual Educational Conference "Maintaining The Whole Educator”
Wexler-Grant Community School, New Haven
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gwendolyn Webb-Johnson – Special Education at the University of Texas in Austin, TX
October 18, 2003 

  2002

Development of the GNEABSE Position Paper
Facilitator: Dr. Eddie Davis
June 2001 – May, 2002

Annual GNEABSE Retreat: “Advancing High Black Student Achievement:  Part II – What’s Next After the Data?”
Presenter: The late Dr. Barbara Sizemore, Chicago, IL Professor, DePaul University
Facilitator: Dr. Gail Nordmoe, New London Public Schools
June 26-28, 2002 

3rd Annual Educational Conference T.E.A.M – “Together Everyone Achieves More”
Career Magnet High School, New Haven, CT
Keynote Speaker: Erik Cork, Reading Is FUNdamental Consultant, Houston, TX
October 26, 2002 

Membership Drive

No Child Left Behind – “What It Means To CT Educators”
Presenter: Dr. Eddie Davis – then State of CT Dept. Of Education Consultant
Legislative Office Building, State Capital
December 7, 2002

2001

Annual GNEABSE Retreat: “The Black White Achievement Gap”
Presenter: Dr. Eric Cooper, Executive Dir. National Urban Alliance for Effective Education at the Council of the Great City Schools, Washington, DC
Facilitator:  Dr. Frances Harris-Burke, Bell School Reform Network, McLean, VA
June 22-23, 2001 

Nominated Ms Krystal Jackson, senior, New Britain High School, to represent GNEABSE at the Congressional Youth Leaders Conference, Washington, DC Summer, 2001

2^nd Annual Educational Conference “Recruit, Retain and Renew”
Hartford Learning Corridor, Hartford, CT
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Chicago, IL   Noted Author & Professor, DePaul University
October 12, 2001