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Superintendent's Memos - 2008

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"" MAY

May 2 , 2008

INF #113
Mathematics K-5 Professional Development: July 23 or July 24, 2008

INF #112
Web-based Technical Assistance for the Reporting of Limited English Proficient (LEP) Student Data as Required Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)

INF #111
Final Legislative Report for the 2008 General Assembly

INF #110
Three Regional Training Sessions for the Algebra Readiness Diagnostic Test (ARDT)

"" APRIL

April 28, 2008

INF #109
Virginia High Schools’ Civic Responsibility Campaign (CRC)

April 25, 2008

INF #108
Private School Participation in Title Programs Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

INF #107
Principal and Central Office Personnel: Preview Meeting on Effective Schoolwide Discipline in Virginia

INF #106
General Adult Education (GAE) Application for 2008-2009

INF #105
School Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week - May 5-9, 2008

INF #104
Transmittal of “Statement of Administrative Impact and Projected Costs of Implementation” for the Promulgation of the Proposed Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia

ADM #14
USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

ADM #13
Charter School Report for 2007-2008

April 18, 2008

INF #103
Project Graduation Summer Academies

INF #102
Request for Waiver of the Verified Units of Credit Requirements

INF #101
2008 Watershed Science Standards Institute

INF #100
Nominations for the Governor’s Career and Technical Education Exemplary Standards Awards

INF #99
Technical Assistance Academy for New Coordinators of Title I, Part A; Title II, Part A; Title II, Part D; Title III, Part A; and Title IV, Part A

INF #98
2008 Reading First Comprehension Institute

INF #97
School Health and Education Partnership Conference, July 14- 16, 2008

INF #96
Annual Review of Crisis Plans

INF #95
Provisions for Reallocating Unused Student Slots in Regional Alternative Education Programs for 2008-2009

INF #94
Adult Education English Literacy/Civics Education Program Competitive Subgrant Application

INF #93
Bringing High School Successful Practices to Scale in Virginia Study

INF #92
Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Web-based Data Collection and Application Requirements for Fiscal Year 2009 (July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009)

ADM #12
Exceptions to One Percent Cap on the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP)

April 11, 2008

INF #91
2008 Educational Technology Leadership Conference

INF #90
Fiscal Year 2008 Career and Technical Education Entitlements (State Funds)

INF #89
Early Intervention Reading Initiative Application Process for the 2008-2009 School Year

INF #88
Updated Application for a Loan from the Literary Fund for the 2008-2010 Biennium

INF #87
Virginia Health and Physical Activity Institute, July 21-24, 2008, James Madison University

INF #86
Phase Out of Cumulative Grade 8 Reading and Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) Tests

INF #85
2008-2009 Virginia Incentive Program for Speech-Language Pathologists (VIP-SLP)

INF #84
Funding for National Board Certification

INF #83
Board Approval Process for Locally Developed or Selected English Language Proficiency Assessments

ADM #11
Virginia Public School Authority (VPSA) Educational Technology Notes Series V, Series VI, Series VII, Series VIII and Series IX

April 4, 2008

INF #82
Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference and Exposition June 29-July 2, 2008, The Homestead

INF #81
Request for Proposals (RFP) for 21st Century Community Learning Centers Competitive Grant Program

INF #80
2008 Legislation Impacting Home Instruction

INF #79
Early College Scholars Certificates

INF #78
Career and Technical Education Federal Perkins Act Carry-Over Allocations for Rural School Divisions for the Period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008

INF #77
Summer Professional Development Academy for K-12 Teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs)

INF #76
Strategies for Middle School Mathematics Teachers: A DVD

INF #75
Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) Program Application

"" MARCH

March 28, 2008

INF #74
Use of Graduation Rate for AYP Safe Harbor Calculations

INF #73
Nominations for the 2009 Mary V. Bicouvaris Virginia Teacher of the Year Program

INF #72
2008 Middle and High School Content Teaching Academies

INF #71
Passing Scores Adopted by the Board of Education for the New Cumulative Grade 8 Science Standards of Learning (SOL) Test

INF #70
Release of Liens Held on Behalf of the Literary Fund Prior to July 1, 2007

INF #69
School Division Access to College Enrollment Data Through the National Student Clearinghouse

INF #68
Spring Professional Development Training for the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards

INF #67
Seminar for Teachers of Algebra, Functions, and Data Analysis

ADM #10
Collection of Data Relative to Compliance with the Standards of Quality and Other Certifications for 2007-2008

ADM #9
Reimbursement of Tuition for Eligible Students with Disabilities Attending Certain Regional Special Education Programs During the Period July 1, 2007 Through January 31, 2008

ADM #8
2007-2008 School Health Advisory Board Annual Report and Local Wellness Policy Status Report

ADM #7
Submission of 2008-2009 Federal Program Applications under Public Law 107-110, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)

ADM #6
Pre-accreditation Eligibility (PACE) and Reporting of Other Information Required by the Board of Education

March 21, 2008

REG #1
Amendments to the FY 2008 Caboose Budget and the 2008-2010 Biennial Budget Passed by the 2008 General Assembly

INF #66
Additional Graphing Calculator Approved for Use on the Standards of Learning Assessments in 2007-2008

INF #65
From Vision to Practice Fourth Annual Academy: Growing SySTEMic Literacy Across the Content Areas, July 8-10, 2008

INF #64
Update of Approved Instructional Intervention Provider to Satisfy Provisions in the Standards of Accreditation (SOA)

INF #63
Table 15 from the Superintendent's Annual Report for Virginia - Fiscal Year 2007

INF #62
Virginia Preschool Initiative Audio Conference

INF #61
Review of the Mathematics Standards of Learning

March 14, 2008

INF #60
Certification of Compliance with the Regulations Governing Reduction of State Aid When Length of School Term Below 180 Days or 990 Teaching Hours

INF #59 Was Withdrawn

INF #58
Career and Technical Education New Teacher Institute

INF #57
Revision to 2007-2008 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Entitlements under Provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public Law 107-110

INF #56
Online Technical Assistance for Completing the 2008-2009 Applications for Federal Funds Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)

ADM #5
Diploma Seals

March 7, 2008

INF #55
Recommendations for 2008 Commonwealth Talent Pool

INF #54
2008 TeachVirginia Educator Recruitment Project

INF #53
2008 Virginia Pupil Transportation Conference June 16-19, 2008

INF #52
Local School Division Policies for Changing Students' Course Schedules

INF #51
Nominations for the Aspiring Special Education Leaders Academy

INF #50
Technical Assistance Audio Workshop for School Divisions with Schools on the Title I "Watch" List

"" FEBRUARY

February 29, 2008

INF #49
History and Social Science Standards of Learning Implementation Schedule

INF #48
National Professional Social Work Month

INF #47
2008 Virginia STARTALK Chinese Academy (VSCA)

INF #46
Two Chesapeake Bay Summer Academies

INF #45
The Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) Visual Arts Contest

INF #44
Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Award

INF #43
Governor’s Career and Technical Academies

February 28, 2008

INF #42
Changes to the Introduced Fiscal Year 2008 and the 2008-2010 Biennial Budgets Proposed by the House of Delegates and by the Senate

February 22, 2008

INF #41
Application for Response to Intervention (RtI) Pilot Sites

INF #40
Implications of Digital Conversion for Virginia’s Schools

INF #39
Spring 2008 Response to Intervention Statewide Institute (RtI)

February 15, 2008

INF #38
2008 Virginia Women in History Program Celebrates Women’s History Month

INF #37
2008 Reading First Teacher Reading Academies

INF #36
Artists in Education Residency Grants

INF #35
2008 Career and Technical Education Creating Excellence Awards

February 8, 2008

INF #34
Virginia's Early Reading Interventions Symposium: April 1 or April 2, 2008

INF #33
Teacher-Training Academies for Selected Industry Certifications (February—May 2008)

INF #32
Application for Technical Support for Special Education Directors/ECSE Coordinators/Preschool Program Directors-Coordinators on Promoting Inclusive Placement Opportunities for Preschoolers (IPOP)

INF #31
Revision to 2006-2007 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Entitlements under Provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public Law 107-110

INF #30
Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition, June 29 – July 2, 2008

INF #29
Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals Annual Assistant Principals/Lead Teachers Conference, March 10-11, 2008, Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, Virginia

ADM #4
2007-2008 Spring Student Record Collection and Miscellaneous Statistics, Due: April 25, 2008

ADM #3
Grant Applications for Programs Involving Homeless Children and Youth

February 1, 2008

INF #28
U.S. Department of Education (USED) Grant Competition for the Literacy Through School Libraries (LSL) Program

INF #27
NASA – STEM Educational Outreach Program

INF #26
Algebra, Functions, and Data Analysis Curriculum Framework

INF #25
Inhalant Abuse Prevention Awareness Institute

ADM #2
Submission of Division Remediation Plan for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, Due Date: March 21, 2008

"" JANUARY

January 25, 2008

INF #24
Update on History and Social Science Standards of Learning

INF #23
Textbook and Instructional Materials Adoption Schedule for History and Social Science, Mathematics, English, Science, and Foreign Languages

INF #22
Rural and Low-Income School Program Symposium

INF #21
Revised Health Education, Physical Education, and Driver Education Standards of Learning

INF #20
Request for Nominations of College-Bound Students for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship

INF #19
Black History Month Resources

INF #18
Granville P. Meade Scholarships 2008

INF #17
Nominations for the VGLA Standard Setting Committees for Grades 3, 5, and 8 Science Standards of Learning Tests

INF #16
Revised List of Credentials Approved for the Board of Education’s Career and Technical Education Seal, the Board of Education’s Seal of Advanced Mathematics and Technology, and Student-Selected Verified Credit

January 18, 2008

INF #15
Spring Professional Development Institutes for K-8 Teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs)

INF #14
2008 School Health Profiles Data Collection

INF #13
School Counselor Appreciation Week, February 4-8, 2008

INF #12
Nominations for the WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards Alignment Study Committees

INF #11
Nominations for the Standard Setting Committee for Grade 8 Science Standards of Learning Test

INF #10
Phase-out of End-of-Course English: Reading Tests Based on 1995 Standards of Learning (SOL) and Algebra II Tests Based on 2001 SOL

INF #9
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program

ADM #1
Waiver of Pre-Labor Day Opening Requirements for 2008-2009

January 11, 2008

INF #8
Minimum Age for Taking the GED Test

INF #7
Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan Training for School Personnel Cycle 2

INF #6
Regulations Governing Mental Health Services Transition Plans for Incarcerated Juveniles

INF #5
Additional Electronic Practice Assessment Tools (ePat) for Third-, Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Reading and Mathematics

INF #4
Virginias Missing Childrens Day Poster Contest

INF #3
United States History Connects An Interactive Online United States History Course Beginning February 25, 2008

INF #2
Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow/Teacher Cadet Curriculum Training Sessions for 2008

INF #1
Ninth Annual Panasonic National School Change Awards