“Before anything else, preparation is key to success.”

– Alexander Graham Bell

Topics in This Month’s Newsletter:

• Testing Integrity – Blog post about assessment integrity.
• Strategies for Motivating Students During Testing
• FCI Staff Spotlight — Thibaut Delloue, Policy Fellow

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“Books are the mirrors of the soul.”

– Virginia Woolf

Here’s What’s Inside:

• What is Three Cueing and Why is it Banned in Florida?
• Elevating National Reading Month
• FCI EDUCATE Background Knowlege Part 3 (Instructional Best Practices
• Team Member Highlight: Carlos Capellan
• Upcoming Spring 2025 Special Education Leaders Meeting

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“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.”

– John Maxwell

Here’s What’s Inside:

• Optimizing Educational Excellence: A Guide to Charter School Budgeting Best Practice
• Team Member Highlight: Meet Dana Vignale
• Vocabulary is knowledge -let’s teach it that way!
• Upcoming Spring 2025 Special Education Leaders Meeting

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Here’s What’s Inside:

• Main Article: Recruiting for 2025-2026… Now?
• Team Member Highlight: Meet Christine Mentis
• Governance Resource Highlight: Succession Planning for Stability
• ESE Corner: Spring 2025 Special Education Leaders Meeting
• Educational Blog: Harnessing the Power of Background Knowledge
• Podcast Spotlight: It Starts with You

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What’s Inside:

• Main Article: Celebrate! A Year in Review
• Event Spotlight: FCI Classical Schools Leadership Forum
• Educational Blog: Practice Makes Progress
• Team Member Highlight: Meet Dr. Christy Noe
• Governance Resource Highlight: 2024 Governance Conference Recap
• Exceptional Student Education Corner: Spring 2025 Special Education Leaders Meeting
• Warm Finishes: The FCI Team Celebrates the Holidays

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