COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 77
April 16, 2004
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 Middle
and High School Principals Conference & Exposition June 27-30, 2004 |
We extend a cordial invitation to principals,
assistant principals, division superintendents, assistant superintendents,
directors of instruction, supervisors, college personnel, and administrators of
nonpublic middle and high schools to attend the annual Virginia Middle and High
School Principals Conference & Exposition to be held June 27-30, 2004, at
The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia.
This statewide event is sponsored jointly by the Virginia Association of
Secondary School Principals (VASSP) and the Virginia Department of Education
(VDOE) to develop and enhance middle and high school administrators leadership
skills, increase their understanding of current educational issues, and expand
their knowledge base for educational change.
The theme for this years conference is Maximizing Leadership for
Learning. The conference
sessions will focus on school law, teacher evaluation, instructional
leadership, school administration, and academic accountability.
General and concurrent sessions will provide
participants with new ideas on administrative techniques, strategies for
analyzing classroom practices and methods for improving instruction, monitoring
Standards of Learning (SOL) and No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(NCLB) implementation and compliance.
Sessions addressing the implications for middle and high school
administrators of the National Association of Secondary School Principals Breaking
Ranks II and a follow-up discussion to the white paper from The
Governors High School Leadership Summit will also be offered. The conference
will address other pertinent topics identified in the 2004 Principals Needs Assessment Form.
A pre-conference clinic on school law will be held
on Sunday, June 27, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The clinic will address changes in
federal, state, and case law with emphasis on special education law applicable
to the wants and needs of middle and high school administrators as identified
in the recent statewide Needs Assessment.
The summer conference will officially begin at 10
a.m. on Monday, June 28. A preliminary conference program synopsis, Conference
At-A-Glance, is provided in Attachment A.
The detailed announcement about the general session speakers, workshop
presenters, topics, etc., will be mailed to you in mid-May.
The Homestead will house all the conference
programs. Hotel accommodations are
available on a first-come, first-serve basis, and we encourage you to return
the enclosed accommodations application form as soon as possible. All rooms not confirmed with a
reservation by May 25, 2004, will be released.
A conference registration form (see Attachment B)
and a hotel accommodations application (see Attachment C) are also provided
with this memorandum. Please duplicate
the forms as needed and share this information with persons who would be
interested in attending the conference.
To take advantage of EARLY REGISTRATION, the registration form must
be completed and returned by May 25, 2004, to Summer Conference, VASSP, Box K
170, Richmond, VA 23288.
Hotel accommodation forms are to be sent via mail
directly to The Homestead. The
enclosed official accommodations application form will be the only form
accepted by the hotel. As in past years, the hotel will not accept
telephone requests for room reservations (this includes facsimile), written
letters, online, or in-person requests.
This procedure helps to assure some degree of fairness that everyone has
an opportunity to receive the conference announcement and respond in a timely
fashion.
We look forward to seeing you in June. If you have questions about the conference
or desire additional information, please call VASSP at (804) 288-2777 or
Maureen B. Hijar, director of secondary instruction, (804) 225-2894.
JLD/MBH/ce
Attachments
/administrators/superintendents_memos/2004/inf077a.pdf
/administrators/superintendents_memos/2004/inf077b.pdf
/administrators/superintendents_memos/2004/inf077c.pdf