NCoGS

"A history of NCoGS could be written in a few pages, but the true history of our Governor's Schools movement is the history that abides in each and every Governor's School in this country."

With these words, Lil Press and the National Conference of Governor's Schools embark on a project to compile a history of the Governor's School Movement: the development and evolution of governor's schools from their birth in North Carolina in 1963 to the present day. Lil, a founding member and board member emerita of the National Conference of Governor's Schools, is heading this effort.

Compiling a history of governor's schools requires participation. We welcome all administrators who are involved in a governor's school program, regardless of affiliation with or membership in NCoGS, to complete and submit one of two questionnaires. Questionnaire 1 should be completed by statewide coordinators who have overall responsibility over one or more programs in a state. Questionnaire 2 should be completed by program directors who have direct responsibility for the day-to-day operation of an individual governor's school. All Questionnaires should be completed and submitted by December 20, 2009.

Please join us in this project by downloading the documents, distributing them among administrators in your state, and submitting the results to this Web site.

Documents

The invitaition letter and questionnaires are available for download on this page or from the Documents > NCoGS History Project section of the Web site.

 Invitation to Participate: A personal invitation from Lil Press to join this project.

 Questionnaire 1 for Statewide Directors: Questionnaire to be completed by state coordinators with overall oversight for one or more programs.

 Questionnaire 2 for Individual Program Directors: Questionnaire to be completed by individual program directors with day-to-day responsibility for a school.

Procedure

After completing the questionnaires, return to this page.

Submitters who are not members of NCoGS can submit documents electronically by email attachment to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Submitters who are members of NCoGS members can log in and submit their documents electronically in the Documents > NCoGS History Project section of the Web site. Please following the procedure below for submitting files.

1. Login to the site.
2. Select the "Submit File" button in the Documents > NCoGS History Project section.
3. Select the "Upload a file from your computer" option and select "Next »»»".
4. Use the "Browse" button to locate the file on your computer, then select "Upload".
5. In the dialog box that appears, complete the following:
   1. Title: Be sure to give the document a title that indicates the Questionnaire number and state or governor's school name (e.g. Montana Questionnaire 1 or Nebraska Governor's School Questionnaire 2).
   2. Category: This is important! Be sure to select "NCoGS History Project - Completed Questionnaires. Doing so will place the document in the right place, hidden from non-members.
   Add a Description if you wish, then select the disk icon at the top of the page to save the file in the correct location.