Welcome to the Latino/a Educational Achievement Project's blog! Our blog is a way for us to connect with students and quickly inform you of educational opportunities particular to Latino students in Washington state. This blog will feature guest LEAPster who will write about their leadership experiences with LEAP. They will answer questions and provide advice.

This space is also open to showcasing your poems, videos, essays, photos, or other creative mediums. Let us know about your leadership involvement or tell us about the great work someone is doing in your school/community. For more information on LEAP, visit our website at www.leapwa.org


Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Advisory Board Meeting April 16th

The LEAP advisory board consists of teachers, administrators, community members, and students from all over Washington state. LEAP's advisory board meets 2 to 3 times a year to develop LEAP's educational policy priorities and discuss important topics centered on improving the academic achievements for students.

The Advisory Board meeting is a great way for students, and others in the community, to participate and have their voices heard. The Advisory Board meetings are used as a time to reflect on recent LEAP activities and how we can improve our efforts. We discuss different educational situations affecting Latino students and begin thinking how we can affect policy through our yearly recommended educational policy priorities. Sometimes these priorities are complex, such as SB 6778 (alternative graduation requirements), other times they are local efforts to federal bills (seeking sign resolutions from school boards in support of the DREAM Act), other times it is controversial but much needed (in state tuition for 1079 students) but all seek to increase the number of Latino students in Washington state who are graduating from high school, continuing their education beyond high school and excelling in their efforts.

As students, sometimes we are intimidated by these types of meetings but we are an open group and enjoy hearing what students have to say. You are the ones living the situations that we want to improve and would like to know how it may affect you. Some of the concepts discussed might be difficult to follow (believe me, I still have difficulties) but the more you attend, the more accustomed you become.

If you are planning to be near Central Washington University on April 16th, take a moment out of your day to join us at Shaw 113 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Leadership 1000 scholarship deadline May 1st

The College Success Foundation is accepting applications for their Leadership 1000 scholarship. Open to all students. The deadline is May 1st.

CSF Application Portal

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

DREAMACTIVIST » Washington State Youth Come Out on Video

For students and others interested in Washington state's efforts to pass the DREAM Act, check out the newly formed Washington DREAM Act Coalition (www.wdac.info). They recently were recognized by DREAM Activist, a national organization, for the video they created asking for Senator Cantwell and Murray to push harder for the DREAM Act (both are co-signers of the DREAM Act).


DREAMACTIVIST » Washington State Youth Come Out on Video