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JOB OPENINGS AT GREEN DOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (3/18/08) Green Dot Public Schools (www.greendot.org) is the leading public schools operator in Los Angeles and an important catalyst for education reform in the State of California. Green Dot's mission is to transform public education in LA so that all young adults receive the education they deserve to be prepared for college, leadership and life. The non-profit organization's work is directly focused on influencing the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to transform its failing high schools into clusters of small successful schools and helping the district reinvent itself as one of the best school districts in the country. Green Dot has already opened twelve successful Animo charter high schools in some of the highest need areas of Los Angeles (with more planned for 2008), and in doing so has demonstrated that public schools can do a far better job of educating students if they are operated more effectively. Please visit the website to apply to these positions www.greendot.org. Beginning Teacher Support & Assessment (BTSA) Director Cluster Director (Area Superintendent) Real Estate Development Manager Clinical Supervisor School Psychologist Program Specialist - Special Education Desktop Administrator Desktop Administrator Manager IT/Project Manager Network Engineer Art Teacher - Animo Ralph Bunche EL Program Coordinator - Locke/Watts schools Spanish Teacher - Animo Inglewood Teachers/Counselors - All Subjects (2008-09 positions) Wanted: Contributing Writers - BlackNLA is looking for a articles and essays to be posted to BlackNLA. We are looking for pieces on local organizations, businesses, professionals and events happening in LA. We will provide you a bio/bi-line and contact information. info@blacknla.com 3/18/2008 If you have a position to fill please e-mail the information to info@blacknla.com

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