( Site Updates from 10/29/07-11/11/07)
Notes from the Editor:

New After School Program Directory!
The National After School Directory has gone live on the website as of 11/12/07. I would like to thank the 136 programs throughout the U.S. who registered before the directory even went live!

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Site Redesign!
By December the entire website of K12 Academics will be redesigned. It will have a much more professional design to it. Each directory will have advanced search engine capabilities and schools will now be organized by county for each state.

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New Articles
The summer months are the slowest for this site, as most educators are off for the summer and enjoying their time off. I did not feel it necessary to keep the articles page updated. We currently have 30-40 articles on hold for next month. Starting September you can expect a daily article on the website pertaining to various topics in education and disabilities

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K12 Academics on Youtube!
For those who register for profiles in our various directories we offer them the abilitiy to have a video in their listing. We are the only place online that allows videos featured in profile listings.
K12 Academics Youtube Page

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Clinical Studies:
K12 Academics will be posting a ton of Clinical studies from various Health Care Facilities, Government Agencies, Universities, Hospitals, etc. within the next year. Be sure to be on watch for them!

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Health Centers:
We are in the process of creating a National Database of Hospitals & Health Centers with Departments dedicated to researching & helping children with disabilities and disorders.

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New National Directories:
There will be numerous Private School Directories coming in the next few months. By next fall K12 Academics should have directories for every school type in the country. Coming soon: Christian, Charter Schools, Independent, Therapeutic

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New Disorder Information Topics:
New topics for disorders and disabilities will be included within the next few weeks. Topics include: Deletion 22q13/ Phelan-McDermid syndrome, Diabetes, Schizophrenia. The section on Phelan-McDermind Syndrome will be written by Katy Phelan of the Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network in Maryville, TB. Katy discovered this rare genetic anomaly in May of 1988.

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Other Site News:

Lesson Plans
K12 Academics is working towards creating a Lesson Plan database. Anybody can post a lesson plan. It will be organized according to grade and topic.

The Lesson plan database will coincide with our detailed education subject topics. Subjects will include: Agricultural, Art, Bilingual, Chemistry, Environmental, Health, History, Language, Mathematics, Music, Performing Arts, Physics, Reading, Religion, Science, Sex Ed.

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National Job Database
I have been working on creating a National Job database. I have established working relationships with almost every Principal and Superintendent in the U.S. Majority of schools in the U.S. will be posting job openings this summer in the directory.

Job listings will be free of charge. If you wish to post a resume you must pay. It will be login only to grant access to the job database.

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Website Ranking
I am also proud to announce K12 Academics is within the top 100,000 web sites. We reached this plateau back in March. Our best ranking being 85,015. Currently our U.S. ranking is 126,319 as of 11/11/07.

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K12 Academics Foundation
In 2008 I will be starting the K12 Academics Foundation. This National Foundation will be donating money to each State Education Department Bureau for Inner City Education.

New Camp Listings: 14 Listings

Agnes Arnold, Casa Mare and Misty Meadows
Texas

Athlete Builders
California

California Adventure Camps
California

Camp Arrowhead for Boys
North Carolina

Camp Cheerio Adventures
North Carolina

Camp LEAD
Missouri

Digital Media Academy
California, South Carolina, Texas

Digital Media Adventures
California, Texas

French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
New York

Maine Teen Camp
Maine

Summer @ Chandler
California

The Vineyard
Hawaii, North Carolina

Voyagers' Summer Camp
New Jersey

YMCA Cheerio Adventures
North Carolina

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New Museum Listings: 6 Listings

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Tennessee

Hermitage Museum & Gardens
Virginia

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Florida

MBAD/ABA African Bead Museum
Michigan

Museum of International Folk Art
New Mexico

Western Heritage Museum & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame
New Mexico

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New Christian School Listings: 4 Listings

Christian Heritage School
Connecticut

Clapham School
Illinois

Mount Lebanon Christian Academy
Virginia

Paradise Valley Christian Preparatory
Colorado

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New After School Program Listings: 2 Listings

Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails, Inc.
New Mexico

Lynn YMCA School's Out Afterschool
Massachusetts

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New Study Abroad Listing: 1 Listing

Shad Valley
Canada

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New Boarding School Listing: 1 Listing

McCallie School
Tennessee

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New Special Education School Listing: 1 Listing

Landmark School
Massachusetts

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New Catholic School Listing: 1 Listing

Chaminade College Preparatory High School
California

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Featuring: Day, Boarding, Day & Boarding, Male, Female, Co-ed, Mixed PreK-12th Grade Christian Schools in the U.S.

National Christian School Directory: 2,836 Schools

Alabama (44) | Alaska (13) | Arizona (55) |
Arkansas (18) | California (554) | Colorado (45) | Connecticut (16) | Delaware (17) | Florida (257) | Georgia (109) | Hawaii (20) | Idaho (19) | Illinois (87) | Indiana (55) | Iowa (19) | Kansas (30) | Kentucky (46) | Louisiana (25) | Maine (13) | Maryland (70) |
Massachusetts (45) | Michigan (43) | Minnesota (38) | Mississippi (15) | Missouri (51) | Montana (11) | Nebraska (9) | Nevada (23) | New Hampshire (16) | New Jersey (67) | New Mexico (23) | New York (51) | North Carolina (98) | North Dakota (3) | Ohio (123) | Oklahoma (35) | Oregon (55) | Pennsylvania (141) | Rhode Island (4) | South Carolina (35) |
South Dakota (9) | Tennessee (69) | Texas (229) |
Utah (4) | Vermont (4) | Virginia (124) |
Washington (74) | Washington(DC ) (4) |
West Virginia (13) |Wisconsin (30) | Wyoming (2) |

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Help Wanted!
If you are interested in writing an article on anything education or disability related contacts columns@k12academics.com

If you would like to contribute information to the various resource pages on the web site contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com

If interested in writing a blog. I am also looking for video blogs from youtube.
contact: blog@k12academics.com

If interested in posting a Clinicial Study
contact: studygroup@k12academics.com

I am looking for all the help I can get to reach the potential I believe this web site can attain. Since it is just myself managing, marketing and maintaining the site any additional help is always appreciated.

BE SURE TO TELL EVERYBODY YOU KNOW ABOUT K12 ACADEMICS AND WHAT A GREAT RESOURCE IT IS! THANK YOU!

Cheers!
Chris Glavin
K12academics.com
Huddelson, LLC

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If you would like to post an advertisement please contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com

National Charter School Directory

Featuring: Public Funded Charter Schools in the United States

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National Radio Directory for Education and Disabilities

AM/FM/XM Satellite Radio Shows for topics in Education and Disabilities

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National Financial Aid Directory

Featuring: Grants, Scholarships, Loans & Financial Aid for K-12 Students.

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National School District Directory

Profile information includes: Board of Directors, Mission Statement, Accreditation & Recognition, District Characteristics
Schools Municipalities, History, Notable Alumni, Other Facilities
Athletics, Consolidation, Curriculum, Belief Statements
Organization Goals, Scholastic Performance, Future Development Plans, Academics, Extracurricular Programs, Failing Schools
Vision Statement, Delay/Closing Information, A.P. Classes
Transportation, Libraries, Media (T.V. Radio) Shows, Awards & Recognition

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National P.T.A. Directory

Featuring: Profiles for Chapter P.T.A. Organizations

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Web sites Directory:
The web site directory will provide viewers of K12 Academics an in-depth location to find the best resources for numerous issues in education & disabilities.

Topics Include:
For Educators: Education Articles, Education Reform, Employment, Classroom Management, Instructional Design, Learning Skills, Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources, Teacher Tips.

For Students: ACT Testing, Athletics, Distance Learning, GED Testing, Grants, Scholarships, Aids, Loans, Homework Helper, PSAT Testing, Student Resources, SAT Testing.

For Parents: Alumni, Bilingualism, Bullying, Gifted Youth, Home schooling, Kindergarten Readiness, Plagiarism, Religion in Public Schools, School Choice, School Violence, Urban Education.

Disabilities: ADD/HD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Deafness, Down Syndrome, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Mental Retardation, Rett Syndrome, Stuttering, Tourettes Syndrome.

Subjects: Agriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Arts, Astronomy, Aviation, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Biology, Business/Economy, CAD/CAM, Chemistry, Chinese, Chinese Studies, Civics, Computing, Earth Sciences, Economics, Energy, Engineering/Technology, English, Environment, Environmental History, Floral Design, French, Geography, Geology, German, Graphic Design, Health, History, Human Ecology, Italian, Japanese, Language/Linguistics, Language Arts, Management, Maritime, Math, Medicine, Meteorology, Music, Nursing, Oceanography, Outdoor, Paleontology, Peace Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian, Science, Sex Education, Space, Spanish, Vocational, Women's Studies, Writing.