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Regional Core Academic Institutes


Regional Core Academic Institutes

Developed through partnerships with institutes of higher education, school divisions and the financial support of the Virginia State Improvement Grant #H323A040011 - Regional Core Academic Institutes provide secondary special education teachers not new to the profession the opportunity to meet the requirements for highly qualified teachers throughout the eight regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Regions 1 and 8

Project Title: Central Virginia Partnership for Highly Qualified Teachers
Longwood University & the University of Virginia

Lissa Power-de-Fur, Chair Longwood University, Dept. of Special Education, Education, & Social Work
Phone: 434-395-2324 - e-mail: Powerdefurea@longwood.edu
Nancy Iverson, Assistant Dean, University of Virginia School of Continuing & Professional Studies
Phone: 434-982-5200 - e-mail: nri5s@Virginia.edu
Alice E. McCormick, Director of Special Education, Prince Edward County Public Schools
e-mail: aemccorm@pecps.k12.va.us

Regions 2 and 3

Project Title: Regional Study Group Partnerships Between Local Education Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education: Proposal for Content Survey Institutes
IHEs: Regent University and Norfolk State University

Alan Arroyo, Dean Regent University, School of Education
Phone: 757-226-4261 - e-mail: alanarr@regent.edu
Hope Jordan, Professor, Regent University, School of Education
Phone: 757-226-4857 - e-mail: hopejor@regent.edu
June L. Harris, Chair, Norfolk State University, Department of Education
Phone: 757-823-8714 - e-mail: jlharris@nsu.edu

Regions 4 and 5

Project Title: Partnership for Preparation of Highly Qualified and Collaborative Secondary General and Special Educators
IHEs: James Madison University & Lynchburg College

Maggie Kyger, Faculty, James Madison University, School of Education, Special Education Program
Phone: 540-568-6211 - e-mail: kygermm@jmu.edu
Edward A. Polloway, Vice President for Educational Advancement, Lynchburg College
Phone: 434-544-8655 - e-mail: polloway@lynchburg.edu

Region 6

Project Title: Aspiring to High Quality: Region VI & VII Partnerships to Improve Middle and High School Content Area Instruction for Students with Disabilities
IHE: Radford University

Alice Anderson, Chair, Radford University, Department of Special Education
Phone: 540-831-5059 - e-mail: amanders@radford.edu

Region 7

Project Title: Region Seven School Improvement Grant Partnership for Highly Qualified Teachers
IHE: The University of Virginia at Wise Center for Teaching Excellence

Richard A. Davidson, Director, University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Center for Teaching Excellence

Phone: 276-376-4536 - e-mail: rad5f@uvawise.edu
Lorraine C. Turner, Superintendent Russell County Schools
Phone: 276-889-6518 - e-mail: lturner@russell.k12.va.us




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