San Joaquin Valley Council for the Social Studies

Introduction to SJVCSS

Mike Lebsock

2012-2014 President

San Joaquin Valley

Council for the Social Studies

sjvcss@gmail.com

What is SJVCSS?

San Joaquin Valley Council for the Social Studies Local organization serving California Region

VII Counties Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Mariposa,

Merced Affiliated with California Council for the Social

Studies Affiliated with National Council for the Social

Studies

Who can join SJVCSS?

History/Social studies (HSS) educators Pre-service teachers Teachers k-12 Professors of history and social sciences Administrators Retired HSS teachers and administrators

Why would educators join SJVCSS? By joining SJVCSS you automatically join

CCSS. By joining CCSS you can: networking with creative teachers from around the state, run for office, join active working committees, receive the scholarly journal, enjoy a discount at the annual conference, present at the annual conference, and benefit from a regular e-newsletters, The Sunburst, and

podcasts from the legislative analyst.

What does SJVCSS do locally?

provides a discount for local professional development : Scholar Series

has local actively working committees: technology, political advocacy, banquet, curriculum, events, publicity and recruitment, and teacher recognition

holds bimonthly Board Meetings anyone may attend, but not vote

nominates a Teacher/Professor/Administrator of the Year to be recognized at our spring award ceremony.

has elections for Board Members each year, and our 4 member Executive Committee every other year.

socializes with educators around the country at http://facebook.com/sjvcss

hosts a website at http://SJVCSS.org

How do I join?

Go to the CCSS website and join CCSS. The cost is $60 per year, and that includes

membership in SJVCSS. The cost for students is $35 per year.

What can I do for free?

friend SJVCSS at http://facebook.com/sjvcss visit our website at http://SJVCSS.org attend Scholar Series $10/session attend our bimonthly Board Meetings serve on one of our committees: technology, political

advocacy, banquet, curriculum, events, publicity and recruitment, and teacher recognition

become or nominate a Teacher of the Year to be recognized at our spring awards ceremony.

attend the awards ceremony

The Board of SJVCSS

works hard at keeping this organization viable and serving your needs. Please click the link to take a survey and tell us how we can better serve you, and what you might like to contribute to serve others. Tell us what you think. Mike Lebsock, President Justin Paredes, Vice President Dr. Melissa Jordine, Secretary Marvin Awbrey, Treasurer