DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
P.O.
PRINS. MEMO NO. 5
February 6, 2007
ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE/SECONDARY
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TO: |
Principals |
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FROM: |
Linda M. Wallinger Assistant Superintendent for Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Virginia Middle and High School Principals
Conference & Exposition, June 26-29, 2007 |
The Virginia
Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP) and the Virginia Department
of Education (VDOE) are pleased to announce that the annual Virginia Middle and
High School Principals Conference & Exposition will be held June 26-29,
2007, at the Williamsburg Marriott,
Governor Kaine has been asked to address his administration’s
education initiatives, and President Mark Emblidge,
Virginia Board of Education, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Billy K. Cannaday, Jr. will be addressing the Commonwealth’s policy
directives for the coming year.
The theme for
this year’s conference is “Building
Leadership Collaborations: Focusing on
the Future.” The conference sessions
will focus on instructional leadership, academic accountability, educational
policy, teacher quality, school management, school law, and community
involvement/partnerships.
The
conference will feature national speakers addressing cutting edge topics in
general and concurrent sessions that will provide participants with strategies
for assessing classroom practices and methods for improving instruction,
meeting AYP, analyzing and interpreting assessment data for high
school/middle/junior high/intermediate school principals, assistant principals,
and other school administrators for instructional purposes, using instructional
technology to teach the Standards of Learning, training programs and resource
materials that support the Standards of Learning, sharing and showcasing models
that work now being successfully used in public schools
The
conference will address other pertinent topics identified in the 2007 Principals Needs Assessment Form
(Attachment A). To further assist
the conference planners, please complete and return this form no later than
March 15, 2007. You and your staff are
also invited to submit the 2007 Call for
Presentations Form (Attachment B) to be considered for inclusion in the
conference program. The presentation
form must be returned by April 2, 2007.
Please mail
your forms to VASSP,
LMW/eh
Attachments
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/prinsmemos/2007/ems005a.doc
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/prinsmemos/2007/ems005b.doc