COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 141
October 11, 2002
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Virginia Association
of Elementary School Principals Annual Conference November 6-8, 2002
Registration Material and Agenda |
The Virginia
Association of Elementary School Principals (VAESP) and the Virginia Department
of Education (VDOE) announce the 2002 Virginia Association of Elementary School
Principals Annual Conference to be held at the Williamsburg Lodge in
Williamsburg. This conference will be
held November 6-8, 2002. The VAESP and
the VDOE co-sponsor this outstanding professional development opportunity on an
annual basis. Building a Common
Wealth of Leaders and Achievers is the theme of this years
conference. This conference is designed
to meet the needs of principals and assistant principals of elementary and
middle schools, as well as appropriate central office personnel.
Pre-conference
workshops are scheduled for Wednesday, November 6 from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
featuring Dr. Rodger Taylor. Dr. Taylor
will focus on how to apply local and state standards (SOL) to the curriculum so
that students are taught based on how they learn best rather than what is on
the test.
The annual
conference will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 7, and conclude on
Friday, November 8. The focus of the
conference will include the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The provisions of this act as they relate to
principals will be addressed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction at the
opening session of the conference.
Other keynote speakers for the conference include Dr. Freeman Hrabowski,
III who will speak on the topic of Academic Leadership: Creating a Climate of Success for All
Students. Dr. Lorraine Monroes
topic, Nothings Impossible;
Leadership Lessons from Inside and Outside the Classroom will
highlight her experiences as leader of the renowned Frederick Douglas Academy
in Central Harlem. In his presentation,
Teaching Your Buffaloes to Fly:
Leading Your Organization in Turbulent Times, Dr. Harvey Perkins
will share with attendees how they can find a balance between their personal
and professional lives.
Staff members
from the Department of Education, including the Division of Instructional
Services, Division of Accountability Services, Division of Assessment and
Reporting, and the Division of Policy and Communications will share the most
recent update on how the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 will impact
achievement, assessment, accountability, and accreditation at the state and
federal levels.
Concurrent
sessions, which will be conducted by principals, teachers, and central office
personnel from across the commonwealth, include: reading; policy implications of the NCLB; the PASS initiative;
lessons learned from the academic reviews; strategies for analyzing classroom practices
and methods for improving instruction; monitoring SOL implementation; analyzing
and interpreting assessment data to improve instruction; and the many uses of
education technology. Additional
sessions will include strategies for improving student achievement through
intervention and remediation.
Please share
the attached information with principals and other key instructional leaders in
your division. As always, we appreciate
your support and look forward to continuing our partnership in providing
students in the commonwealth the education they need.
If you have
questions about the conference or desire additional information, please contact
VAESP at the following: e-mail vaesp@earthlink.net; telephone
804-355-6791; or fax 804-355-1196.
Attachments
/administrators/superintendents_memos/2002/inf141a.pdf
/administrators/superintendents_memos/2002/inf141b.pdf