April 2019
Affiliate Partner News
GOLDEN Educators Residency 
Calling all educators! If your student received recognition in the 2019 Scholastic Awards and you work in the paint medium, then you could apply for a fully-funded two week painting residency in upstate New York, made possible through the generosity of  Golden Artist Colors . Learn new painting techniques and develop your own artistic practice by applying for the GOLDEN Educators Residency. Deadline to apply is April 14.  Apply now!
National Poetry Month Celebration
Every year during National Poetry Month, the  National Student Poets  travel the country as literary ambassadors, spreading their love of poetry with communities throughout the United States. This year, the poets will be attending conferences, leading workshops, and performing their poetry at locations across the U.S.  Find out where they're headed.
Affiliate Leadership Conference RSVP
To RSVP for the Affiliate Leadership Conference and National Events, please complete the  RSVP form .
Hotel Accomodations
Book your hotel by May 10. The Roosevelt Hotel (45 East 45th Street) offers a special rate for the Scholastic Awards: $260 per room for one to two guests per night, $270 per room for three to four guests per night.

To reserve a room, call 1-888-833-3969, email reservations@rooseveltnyc.com, or book online at theroosevelthotel.com. Use discount code: CSCJ19 .
Archiving ORS Reports
Every year we clear data from ORS to prepare for the next year's Awards. Items such as uploaded student works, educator accounts, and student information are cleared.
 
It is important to download this data for various reasons (for example, pulling statistics to show program growth), but the most important reason is to ensure Call for Submissions posters make it into the hands of educators! Posters mailed to schools without the attention of an educator or department head sometimes never make it onto the classroom wall.

The deadline to pull data from ORS is June 28, 2019. 

View the training video on the Affiliate Resource Site  6.2 End of Year Reports  for assistance!
2019-20 Supply Orders
Supply order forms are now open! The deadline for 2020 Call for Submissions Packets is July 8, 2019 .
 
Quick steps to place orders:
  1. Log into your Affiliate ORS account at artandwriting.org/login
  2. Go to "Admin Forms"
  3. Click "Edit" to update your order form
    1. You must confirm the mailing address is correct before submitting your order. We cannot mail supplies to PO Box addresses.
    2. Decide if you want to receive the Call for Submissions Packets in bulk to your Affiliate or mailed directly to schools. 
    3. Finally, click "Submit"
You can also place your supplies order now (pins, stickers, seals, and certificates). The supplies order deadline is October 4, 2019. 

View the training video on the Affiliate Resource Site 6.3 Placing Poster & Supply Orders for assistance!
Live Webinar & Training  Videos
Our next live webinar will be  Tuesday April 9, 2019 at 4:30 pm EST.   To join from a computer, tablet, or smartphone go to:    global.gotomeeting.com/join/787784573.

You may use any audio and microphone connected to your device, or you may dial-in by phone: 
Dial-in: 408-650-3123 
Access Code: 787-784-573  

In Chapter Six we discuss Student and Educator Dashboards, Generating  Your Affiliate Invoice, End of Year Reports, and Placing Poster and Supply Orders
She bottles up
All of her sorrow,
Her regret,
Her shame,
And her fear.
All of her imperfect qualities
Held in heavy clouds.
And then she lets it pour
As we gaze in wonder,
And prosper
from her dripping emotions.
Rain.
Tessa Woody,  Rain Poems
, Poetry. Grade 12, 
Highlands High School, Fort Thomas, KY. Carrie Murray,  Educator.