COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO.259
December 15, 2006
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Spring
Professional Development Academy for K-12 Teachers of Limited English
Proficient (LEP) Students |
As part of
the Virginia Department of Education’s ongoing effort to meet the state
professional development requirements for Title III, Part A, Language
Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students, under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB), a spring professional
development academy for all teachers of LEP students in kindergarten through
grade 12 will be offered in collaboration with George Mason University. The graduate-level course entitled, Education 600: Reading and Writing Strategies for LEP
Students, will be held in Richmond and Roanoke. The course will be held
from 9 a.m.– 4 p.m. on the following six
Saturdays: February 3, and February 24,
2007; March 10, and March 24, 2007; and April 14, and April 28, 2007.
The
focus of the course will be effective reading and writing teaching strategies
for use with LEP students. Participants
will receive three hours of graduate-level credit through George Mason
University upon successful completion of the course.
The
Virginia Department of Education will pay the tuition costs for all
participants. The costs of travel,
meals, and lodging, if needed, will be the responsibility of the
participants. A block of hotel rooms
will be reserved at the state rate for all participants, subject to
availability.
Course
enrollment at each site is limited to 25 participants. To
enroll for the course, please fax or
e-mail
the attached registration form to Marsha Givens, office manager,
If you have questions about the course,
please contact Stacy Freeman, ESL specialist at the Virginia Department of
Education, at (804) 371-0778 or at Stacy.Freeman@doe.virginia.gov.
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