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Our "Great Schools" outreach Great Schools Great Communities expands to more radio stations Members record new DSEA Great Schools radio spots Many thanks to Steve Rulon and Denise Foreman whose voices can now be heard on WDEL 1150AM, WJBR 99.5FM and WDSD 94.7FM. The spot is about how good familyschool communication and relationships can positively affect student success. Go to www.dsea.org to hear them both. DSEA is continuing its sponsorship of two educator recognition programs with the public this school year - on WJBR 99.5FM and WDSD 97.5FM - and has added one more. hanks to an Advertising Assistance Grant from NEA, we are now sponsoring the "Delaware School Spotlight" contest on KISS 101.7FM. This station is an urban, contemporary station that reaches New Castle and Kent Counties. We approached the station management with our idea about encouraging the public to nominate their schools, and they loved it. We then applied to the National Education Association for an Advertising Assistance Grant to fund the necessary advertising. The program began last month. Called "DSEA School Spotlight," it encourages people to nominate their school because of community service, academic accomplish- T Katey Hill, left, WJBR's afternoon personality, surprises Mark Giansanti as WJBR's September Teacher of the Month. He was nominated by former student, Courtney Gross (center). September Teacher of the Month Mark Giansanti Congratulations to WJBR's September Teacher of the Month, Mark Giansanti, aka Mr. G, a history teacher at the Delaware Military Academy . He was nominated by Courtney Gross, one of his students who graduated last year. She wrote: "He isn't just a teacher... but more of a father figure and a mentor. If we ever need to talk, he is never far away He helps us with our grades, . finding money for college, and seeing the brighter side of things. Mr. G is an amazing teacher because he goes far beyond what is 'expected' of history teachers, making a difference in our lives." To nominate a great teacher, go to www.jbr.com and click on the Contests page. The winning teacher receives a surprise classroom visit from a WJBR personality, an engraved plaque, and a gift certificate for Sunday Brunch for Four at the Deerfield Country Club in Newark. Every Delaware fifth grader to have own copy of Constitution and Declaration of Independence ments, in-school activities, etc. A winner is chosen each month by the KISS staff, and is invited to the KISS studios for a studio tour and three-minute interview with Mellie Mel, program director and top air personality . The station promotes the program for two weeks, make its school choice, and then features a daily recap of the winner for two weeks following the interview with Mellie Mel during the popular MP3 at 3 daily segment. Check it out at www.kiss1017.com. Click on Contests and then DSEA School Spotlight. n partnership with the Liberty Day organization and the Delaware Bar Foundation, DSEA helped fund the printing and mailing of a Liberty Day booklet containing our country's founding documents: the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Sent to fifth grade teachers in September, the boxes also include the booklets plus sets of 24 Q&A flash cards to help students understand the key provisions of the Constitution. As DSEA President Frederika Jenner and Melissa Flynn, executive director of the Delaware Bar Foundation, said I 14 October 2013 DSEA ACTION! in their cover letter: " In light of the often horrifying unrest in the world, as people in other countries fight for freedoms we often take for granted, we feel it is more critical than ever to help our students understand the founding documents of our nation and the benefits of the freedom and liberty these documents represent." Delaware's U.S. Rep. John Carney is very supportive of this program and would like to know how fifth grade teachers used the material and what their students learned. Please copy his education advisor, Albert Shields, at albert.shields@ mail.house.gov. Steve Rulon is president of the Brandywine Education Assoc. and teaches chemistry at Brandywine High School. Denise Foreman teaches at H.B. duPont Middle School in Red Clay and serves on the DSEA Human and Civil Rights Task Force. DSEA once again sponsoring high school football games on WDSD 94.7FM For the third year we're using Great Schools funds to sponsor the high school football (and basketball in the spring) games that are broadcast live on WDSD 94.7FM. This includes sponsorship of a live weekly interview with a coach or athletic director. www.dsea.org