Check out the latest episode of The UC Experience! Ivy Tech Chancellor Chad Bolser discusses college and career readiness and the Indiana College Core. Thanks for listening!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4b0ffyRoVBM6JW3x5haZ2t?si=691f40d23b0d4be3
NSE Book Fair Coming Soon!... Please share...
Just a reminder that all Randolph Eastern students will be working remotely tomorrow, Friday, February 2, 2024. Please check in with your teachers if you have any questions. Have a great weekend!
Don't miss this amazing episode of The UC Experience. Our chat with Kevin Honeycutt will surely boost your day! Let's get after it!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5SBhfgLxUUZzRQubqPWlSp?si=1684ab67846d4a27
Scheduled eLearning this Friday, February 2, 2024.
📢 Attention students and parents! 🍎 Our school is embracing eLearning days to foster a culture of continuous growth and excellence. Here's why:
🌟 Professional Development: eLearning days allow our dedicated staff and faculty (our "staffulty") to engage in professional development. This means they're learning new teaching strategies, technologies, and skills to enhance your education.
🛠️ Skill Building: While our staffulty are upskilling, students get a chance to build their own skills in self-discipline, time management, and independent learning through eLearning tasks.
🔗 Community Benefits: By investing in our staffulty's growth, we're directly enhancing the quality of education. This benefits our entire school community, preparing students for a rapidly evolving world.
💡 Flexibility & Innovation: These days encourage flexibility and innovation in both teaching and learning, making our school a forward-thinking educational environment.
Thank you for supporting this initiative as we strive to provide the best possible education for our students! #eLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment #SchoolInnovation 🎓💻📚
NSE Book Fair Coming Soon!... Please share...
In the latest episode of The UC Experience, we chat with Coach Sarah Black about the girl's basketball team as they gear up for sectional action! #UCpride
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ltqalPOAUrFUj2oPF3HdP?si=6b3a5311a3c94c2c
Randolph Eastern will be operating on our DELAY schedule today, January 25, 2024.
Due to inclement weather Randolph Eastern will operate on a DELAY SCHEDULE, today, January 23, 2024.
Debido a las inclemencias del clima,las escuelas Randolph Eastern operaran con un HORARIO DE RETRASO, hoy, 23 de enero de 2024.
The latest episode of The UC Experience is available! We discuss the career exploration that is happening at North Side Elementary, and more! Thanks for listening!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TQ2SE4b7BoELnnVEro1qE?si=8e1c8c3edce843a4
Due to inclement weather Randolph Eastern will be closed today. This will be a snow day that we will make up on Monday, February 19, 2024. (President’s Day)
Debido al mal clima, las escuelas de Union City estarán cerradas hoy. Este será un día de nieve que recuperaremos más adelante.
Due to inclement weather forecast Randolph Eastern will operate on a DELAY SCHEDULE, tomorrow, January 19, 2024.
Debido a las inclemencias del clima,las escuelas Randolph Eastern operaran con un HORARIO DE RETRASO, hoy, 19 de enero de 2024.
On this episode of The UC Experience, we get some exciting updates from Karen Lloyd, the Executive Director of Vision Corner. Throughout multiple highs and lows and years and years of hard work by lots of people, the grand opening date is quickly approaching! Check out this episode for the latest news. Thanks for listening!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5O3Ekdws6q0Nglu2LbIPdR?si=038bc44d70cc42ef
Due to frigid temperatures Randolph Eastern will operate on a DELAY SCHEDULE, Tomorrow, January 16, 2024.
Debido a las inclemencias del clima,las escuelas Randolph Eastern operaran con un HORARIO DE RETRASO, hoy, 16 de enero de 2024.
Vision Corner: New Year, Forward Momentum
Vision Corner moves forward into 2024 with a new executive director and opening date.
Union City, Indiana.
(1/10/2024)
Karen Lloyd joined the Vision Corner Learning Center team in Union City, Indiana, as the organization's founding executive director at the end of 2023. Vision Corner board vice president and superintendent of Randolph Eastern School Corporation (RESC), Aaron Black, affirmed that "hiring an executive director for Vision Corner was a strategic imperative for the City of Union City and Randolph Eastern. This role is not just about leadership, it's about collaboration, innovation, and strategic direction that aligns with Vision Corner's objectives with the community's aspirations."
Lloyd is a Randolph County native and recently served as the regional director of the East Central Indiana Small Business Development Center (ECI-SBDC). Prior to that, Lloyd worked at the Ball State Entrepreneurship Center and in property management and sales. Lloyd earned a bachelor's degree in business as well as a graduate degree in executive development for public service from Ball State University. Lloyd's passion is "to connect, inspire, and support growth in others," which she will do through Vision Corner by synergizing her entrepreneurial spirit and desire to advance education transformation.
In partnership with the Vision Corner Board, Randolph Eastern School Corporation, and the City of Union City, Lloyd is gearing up to make 2024 a monumental year for Vision Corner and our community. After being sparked by an idea by Union City Mayor Chad Spence and RESC Superintendent Black in late 2019, Vision Corner has continued to evolve from an inspired idea into reality. Vision Corner set out to become a symbol of downtown revitalization, economic development, and excellence in education. Since 2019, Vision Corner has also become a testament to the power of persistence and overcoming obstacles, continuing on the path, adapting as needed, and trusting the process. The Vision Corner team's ability to look forward, think outside the box, and lead with a progressive mindset has sparked collaboration within the region regarding career-focused education through partnerships with Reid Health, Ivy Tech, and Ball State University. "Collaboration will continue to be a key element to the success of Vision Corner and ultimately our community," says Mayor
Spence. "The ability of a small community to maximize its resources and create synergy is paramount to not just survive but actually thrive in a global marketplace."
Ultimately, Lloyd and all who are invested in Vision Corner will work to, as Superintendent Black attests, "transform Vision Corner into a beacon of progress, where education, community engagement, and effective resource management converge to create a brighter future for all." Lloyd and the Vision Corner team look forward to celebrating the grand ribbon cutting for Vision Corner with the community on Friday, April 12, 2024.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UCVisionCorner
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vision_corner_learning_center/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vision-corner-learning-center
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VisionCorner_LC
On this episode of The UC Experience, we chat with Vincent Pierce, a UC graduate and current service member in the US Navy. Thanks for listening!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7d7NdOR0hP4JNE9s0Dt2Yn?si=3ed0db5c05e04c35
In this episode, we review the epic year that has been 2023. A lot of amazing people have worked hard to make reimagining UC schools and the community possible. Join us as we review 2023 and preview 2024.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5AXj6YHemmb48rRVFHb8Ss?si=608a2e499bdf4b9f
Thank you for listening!
email: jjones@resc.k12.in.us
twitter: @rowluke
On this episode of The UC Experience, we go on location to Vision Corner to talk about RAZ-32! Both Vision Corner and RAZ-32 (Rural Alliance Zone) continue to come to life. Union City, Winchester, and Monroe Central students visited Vision Corner to learn about the programming offered at UC. As a part of the alliance, UC students will be able to take advantage of WC and MC programming. It is all coming together! Special thanks to Jaelyn Winkle from Winchester and Sharla Moran from Monroe Central who joined us on the podcast and shared their thoughts on our collaborative work through RAZ-32. Thank you to all of the staff, teachers, administrators, and students who made today possible! For more information on Vision Corner, please contact Karen Lloyd at karen.lloyd@visioncorner.org
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Qum4sjfWAt0SW0phXn2ZV?si=737a097417a34d10&nd=1&dlsi=bdf940911bf24269
In this episode of The UC Experience, we chat with the first Executive Director of Vision Corner, Karen Lloyd! Karen shares a little about her background and then talks about the current status of Vision Corner and importantly, its exciting future. We look forward to having Karen on the podcast frequently, so be sure to keep listening for Vision Corner updates! Thanks for listening! #UCpride https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hb7SNvfJhawzbQO8IvJl2?si=0066acbaf1674ba9&nd=1&dlsi=b39b3f188fe3409b
Randolph Eastern Awaits the News on the $1 Million Dollar Yass Prize
WASHINGTON, DC – Having completed a four-week Accelerator that culminated in their final pitch, the 33 Semifinalists for the prestigious Yass Prize are now just days away from the final decision, to be announced on Dec. 13 in New York City. The Yass Prize, in partnership with Forbes, is known as the Pulitzer of Education Innovation, and winning the coveted $1 million Prize or one of eight finalist awards each worth $500,000 creates an exponential impact on the students they serve.
"The experience of the four-week Accelerator which gave the semifinalists access to industry leaders from business, education and policy, coupled with intensive collaboration with past and present awardees makes this effort distinctive and unique among education impact funds like ours," said Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform who oversees the Yass Prize and related initiatives. “Each and every awardee is already providing impactful education and programs to break the cycle of ineffective education that fails too many students in this nation and picking just nine is an overwhelming task.”
From Miami Mayor Francis Suarez to GSV Ventures Michael Moe and Michael Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College, America’s oldest historically Black college west of the Mississippi, the 2023 Yass Prize cohort were challenged to think more expansively about reaching millions more students.
In addition to the major prizes being announced Dec 13, Semifinalists will receive a $200,000 STOP Award. A new initiative, the Parents Choice Award, powered by the same technology used by American Idol, garnered over 65,000 votes from parents and others closest to the students of each Semifinalist. The winner of the Parents Choice Award will receive an additional $100,000 to use to improve programs that further benefit their community.
The Yass Prize Semifinalists serve millions nationally. They include education providers who deliver AI-infused personalized learning in both traditional and new forms of schooling; small learning environments that give students curricular and program choice; lifesaving education and certifications for marginalized and at-risk populations; core content delivery and recruitment training; and empowering programs for underrepresented teachers, parents and school leaders.
For more information on the 33 Yass Prize Semifinalists visit: https://yassprize.org/Awardees.
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The Yass Prize, powered by the Center for Education Reform in partnership with Forbes, is a rapidly growing effort to find, reward, celebrate and expand best-in-class education organizations from every sector. In conjunction with the $1 million Yass Prize, the STOP Awards initiative will distribute nearly $20 million to organizations in its network. Learn more at YassPrize.org.
