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In This Issue:
Leadership & Positive School Culture
Author/Illustrator Spotlight
Tips and Tools
Grants
Free Download
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Leadership & Positive School Culture
 October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Here at Free Spirit, we offer lots of practical advice for coping with bullying. One way to improve school climate and lessen bullying behaviors is to encourage kids to step into positive leadership roles. This month's
Upbeat News focuses on stopping bullying before it can start by stressing the importance of giving kids a vital role in their community, illustrating leadership qualities through social stories, and showing the link between strong student leadership and improved school climate.
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The Hands-On Guide to School Improvement
Create meaningful change and improvement in schools with this real-world guide from an experienced principal.
Available February 2016.
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 Strengthen language arts skills and leadership awareness by using this acrostic activity with your students.
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Upcoming events and conferences:
Oct. 9-11: Heartland Fall Forum in Lombard, IL
Oct. 14-18: Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany
Oct. 17: Twin Cities Book Festival in St. Paul, MN
Nov. 12-15: National Association for Gifted Children Conference, Phoenix, AZ
Nov. 18-21: National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference, Orlando, FL
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Author/Illustrator Spotlight
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Erin Frankel and Paula Heaphy
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Author-illustrator team of the
Weird series and
Nobody!, Erin Frankel and Paula Heaphy explain how they successfully collaborate to create their books.
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From the Free Spirit Blog
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Educational Grants Available for Your School or Organization
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Regie Routman Teacher Recognition Grant
The International Reading Association will honor an outstanding, mainstream elementary classroom teacher dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of reading and writing across the curriculum in real-world contexts in grades K-6 (ages 5-12). At least 60% of the school's students must be eligible for free or reduced lunch. The grant may not be used for purchase of commercial programs. The $2,500 award is supported by a grant from Regie Routman. Deadline: January 15, 2016
Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
Today's libraries are modern community centers, places of learning, information, and entertainment. This National Library Week, celebrate the ways your library makes a difference in people's lives and apply for the 2016 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week grant. U.S. libraries of all types are invited to apply for a $3,000 grant that will be awarded to the best public awareness campaign promoting the theme "Unlimited possibilities @ your library" during National Library Week. Deadline: January 26, 2016
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Warehouse Sale!
Free Spirit's new building in Golden Valley, Minnesota, includes a state-of-the-art warehouse (with a forklift!), and we want you to put us to work shipping books! We're offering a 25% discount site-wide* through October 31, 2015. Use code WAREHOUSE25 at checkout. Orders will begin shipping after the dust settles in our new home, on or around October 12.
Start shopping now.
*Excludes already discounted sets.
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"Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference. And we have a choice: What sort of difference do we want to make?"
--Jane Goodall, environmental activist
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