COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 92
April 30, 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: |
Teachers for
Tomorrow Summer Seminars |
In recent years the Career and Technical Education
(CTE)Office in the Virginia Department of Education has offered a series of
training initiatives to encourage junior and senior high school students to
consider teaching as a professional career.
The training initiatives have been modeled after the South Carolina
Teacher Cadet Program. The Virginia
Department of Educations goal is to institutionalize the Teachers for Tomorrow
Program with funds from the Governors Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant.
Seminars for statewide training to implement the
Teachers for Tomorrow Program will be conducted on June 21-24, 2004, at the
Sheraton Park South Hotel, 9901 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia
23235. School divisions interested in
establishing or continuing Teachers for Tomorrow Programs are invited to
participate in the summer seminars.
Other specifics about this statewide initiative will be announced during
the seminars.
Educators who have received previous training are
invited to attend the Teacher Cadet update curriculum seminar scheduled for
Monday, June 21, 2004. The second
seminar, scheduled for Tuesday, June 22 to Thursday, June 24, will focus on
implementing the Teacher Cadet curriculum and will be available for
participants who have no previous Teacher Cadet training. This three-day seminar will provide training
for teachers assigned to offer this course in their school.
The seminars will be sponsored by the Department of
Education. Allowable expenses will be reimbursed to participants in accordance
with state travel guidelines. The new curriculum will be provided to school
divisions at no cost; however, training is required prior to receiving the
curriculum.
Individuals teaching the curriculum must hold a
valid collegiate professional or postgraduate professional license; have a
minimum of three years of full-time secondary or post-secondary teaching
experience; and be assigned to a secondary teaching area. A masters degree is preferred but not required.
The Virginia Tech Center for Organization and
Technological Advancement (COTA) Programs, is accepting registration forms for
the seminars. Registration for 60
participants is on a first-come, first-served basis, and all registration forms
must be received no later than May 14, 2004. Please complete and return the attached
registration form as indicated.
For
more information about the Teachers for Tomorrow Program training, please
contact Sharron K. Glasscock (sglassco@mail.vak12ed.edu
or (804) 225-2826 or Michael Myers (mmyers@mail.vak12ed.edu
or (804)225-2103, meeting coordinators, Virginia Department of Education.
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