COMMONWEALTH
OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
P.O.
BOX 2120
RICHMOND,
VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 101
May 14, 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: |
A Title I School Improvement Technical Assistance Forum to
Share Effective Practices |
The Department of
Education is pleased to announce a No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(NCLB) policy and practice forum entitled Sharing Effective Practices to Improve Student Achievement. The purpose of the forum is to examine Title
I School Improvement sanctions under NCLB with an emphasis on presenting
implementation strategies on topics that range from public school choice to
restructuring school management.
All school divisions are invited to bring
teams composed of the Title I coordinator, the staff development or human
resources director, and another key instructional leader. School divisions with Title I schools
currently in Year-One or Year-Two School Improvement status should also include
the special education director on the team.
The forum will be
held at the Hotel Roanoke at no
on-site cost to participants. It
will begin on Monday, July 19, 2004, at 8:30 a.m., and conclude at 1:45 p.m. on
Tuesday, July 20.
The four major
strands of the forum are: 1) underachieving student populations and
research-based promising practices; 2) high quality teachers and professional
development; 3) public school choice and supplemental educational services; and
4) corrective action options under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 for
Year-Three Title I schools in improvement.
At the conclusion
of the meeting, a special Title I and Title III federal program monitoring
technical assistance session for select school divisions will be held from 1:45
p.m. to 3:45 p.m. for forum participants who are directors of Title I and/or
Title III programs. Staff from the Offices of Federal Program Monitoring and
Program Administration and Accountability from the Department of Education will
discuss the revised monitoring process.
Additional information will be forthcoming to the selected school
divisions.
Lodging and
parking will be master billed and, therefore, not an incurred expense by the
school division participant. However, by Friday, June 18, attendees must make
overnight reservations for Sunday and/or Monday nights, as needed, directly
with the Hotel Roanoke at (540) 985-5900. When making reservations, please
refer to the DOE Sharing
Effective Practices Forum in
order to secure the single occupancy rate of $59 or the double occupancy rate
of $79.
Travel cost to and
from the forum will be the responsibility of the attendees; however, travel is
an authorized activity and can be claimed from Title I funds with the approval
of the school division. When arriving
at the hotel, participants should indicate to the parking attendant and at
check-in that they are with the DOE
Sharing Effective Practices Forum. All meals are included and will be provided
on-site. All participants are asked to
be present for all meal functions.
Attachment A
contains a registration form to be returned by June 18, 2004, to the Office of
Continuing and Professional Education at Virginia Tech. If for any reason your
attendance plans change, please cancel your reservations with the hotel, and
contact Patsy Dillon-Long at Virginia Tech at patsydl@vt.edu.
Hotel directions may be found at http://www.hotelroanoke.com.
If you have questions
about the content of the forum, please contact Robert Bourdeaux, Title I
specialist, rbordeau@mail.vak12ed.edu,
at (804) 225-2904 or Doris (Gabie) Frazier, Title I specialist, gfrazier@mail.vak12ed.edu, at (804)
225-2907. For registration information, please contact Patsy Dillon-Long, patsydl@vt.edu, Virginia Tech, at (540)
231-5182.
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