• When: May 20, 2011
• Location: St. Johns County Health Department, Conference Room A, 1955 US 1 South, St. Augustine
• Time: 3-5pm

The Florida Department of Health — Office of Minority Health is offering a free Grant Preparation Training “for Beginners” on May 23 from 9 am to 3 pm at the Jacksonville Urban League.

The training is part of the State Partnership Grant Program. The Women’s Health Program established a partnership with OMH to host these trainings statewide for community-based organizations addressing the health needs to women and girls.

Fill out the registration form here and return to jocelyn_turner@doh.state.fl.us.

On May 4, the Jacksonville Public Education Fund and United Way are co-hosting a “New Frontiers in Teacher Evaluation,” a forum featuring national speakers on the issues of performance pay and value-added models.

Speakers include:

Keynote address: Rick Hess, American Enterprise Institute

Panel Discussion:

• Moderator: Sarah Glover, Harvard University Strategic Data Project
• Tracye Brown, Hillsborough Public Schools
• Katie Micek, Jefferson County Public Schools (Colorado)

The event will run from 4pm to 6pm, with a reception from 6 to 7 pm. and will be in the Ann Hicks Auditorium at the Jacksonville Public Library..

The forum is open to the public Guests can register for the event here.

• When: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
• Location: Healthy Start Coalition Conference Room, 644 Cesery Blvd., Ste. 210, Jacksonville, FL 32211
• Time: 12-2:30pm

• When: May 4, 2011
• Location: CMS Building, 2nd Floor Small Conference Room, 910 N. Jefferson St., Jacksonville, FL 32202
• Time: 10 am