Nation's Cities - May 22, 2011

May 23, 2011
NATION’S CITIES WEEKLY 7
Strategies, from page 1
prime beneficiaries, FRISCO
Day (the acronym stands for
“Friday = Successful College
Opportunities”) took place in
April. Every high school senior
in the city was invited to attend
a day-long fair at CCSF, where
they attended college orienta-
tion sessions, completed CCSF
applications and received infor-
mation about financial aid.
More than 2,000 students
participated in the event, and
organizers estimated that sev-
eral hundred students applied
to CCSF who may not have
otherwise taken that step. The
event also engaged local elected
leaders, school faculty and the
broader community in promot-
ing a college-going message.
The cross-site meeting pro-
vided each of the CLIP cities
with opportunities to highlight
their strategies for improving
student success, share lessons
learned and borrow ideas from
peers. Participants shared ideas
on supporting students as they
transition to college, building
a college-going and college-
completing culture in schools,
leveraging funding, using data
and designing joint professional
development activities for high
school and community college
faculty.

Teams of city, community college and school district partners meet in San Francisco as part of the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation’s Communities Learning in Partnership initiative.

districts are now participating in
National Student Clearinghouse
data collection, which enables
local partners to analyze and
track the percentage of students
enrolling in college, the percent
persisting through college and
the percent graduating. Going
forward, the CLIP implemen-
tation sites and affiliated cit-
ies will continue to share ideas
and resources as they pursue
their local postsecondary success
strategies.

Details: To learn more about
the Communities Learning
in Partnership initiative, visit
www.nlc.org/iyef or contact
Kate Sandel at (202) 626-3046
or sandel@nlc.org.
Newsbriefs, from page 4
this project will be a valuable tool as
we work to support Boston’s elderly
residents, especially those who are most
vulnerable,” said Mayor Thomas M.
Menino. “Our efforts can better address
the issues that are most important to the
elderly community and provide them
with the support they need to be happy
and healthy.”
The city’s Commission on Affairs for
the Elderly recruited 14 youths from the
three neighborhoods to help conduct
the survey in an effort to bridge the gap
between youth and the elderly. Teams
comprised of an elderly commission
staff member and a Boston Youth Fund
volunteer knocked on more than 200
doors and made 1,500 telephone calls
for several weeks beginning April 20.

Details: Press Office at (617) 635-
4461.
Atlanta Kicks Off Graffiti
Abatement Program
City department heads, community
partners and other stakeholders picked
up brushes and covered graffiti on the
Hill Street Bridge with fresh paint as
Atlanta launched a comprehensive graf-
fiti abatement program focused on
removal and public education.
A hotline telephone number for citi-
zens to report graffiti vandalism on
public property was announced at the
May 7 event, called Extreme Paint-over:
Graffiti Edition.
“Graffiti and tagging on public prop-
erty diminish the quality of life for
residents and discourages business and
commercial growth,” said Department
of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Commissioner George Dusenbury.

Details: Public Information Manager
Sharon Davis at (404) 546-6767 or
sadavis@atlantaga.gov.

CLASSIFIEDS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

Positions

ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER:
Salary: Dependent on Qualifications.
The City of Oklahoma City is seek-
ing two Asst. City Managers. Ideal
candidates will possess: significant
knowledge/exp. in public sector
mgmt.; at least 5 yrs. of policy devel-
opment responsibility; preferred can-
didates will possess a Master’s Degree
in public admin., bus., finance, civil
engineering or a related field. Visit
website ( www.okc.gov) for full vacan-
cy description. Apply by June 15,
2011. Applications, resumes & sal-
ary history can be submitted to the
City of Oklahoma City Personnel
Department, 420 W. Main, Suite
110, OKC, OK 73102, 8:00 a.m.–
5:00 p.m. Email to personnel.front-
desk@okc.gov or fax: 405/297-2137.
EEO.

CITY MANAGER: The City
of Raton seeks candidates for
City Manager position. Chief
Administrative Officer managing
daily operations and supervising
department heads in city of approxi-
mately 6,800 residents in north-
eastern New Mexico. Minimum
education of Bachelor’s degree in
Public Administration or related
field. Residency required. Grant writ-
ing experience desired. Starting sal-

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Letters of Recommendation should
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DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
OF FIELD OPERATIONS: The
Boston Public Works Department
seeks a skilled field operations man-
ager to supervise over 200 employ-
ees and $50 million in service con-
tracts and modernize the provision
of snow removal, street maintenance
and waste removal services through-
out the city. For more information,
please visit: www.cityofboston.gov/
ohr/careercenter.