COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

SUPTS. MEMO NO. 109

May 12, 2006

INFORMATIONAL

TO:	Division Superintendents
FROM:	Patricia I. Wright Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT:	Grades 5 through 8 Mathematics Professional Development

The Virginia Department of Education will be hosting a professional development opportunity, Practical Strategies: Working with Students Struggling in Mathematics. Teachers who work with students in mathematics, grades 5 through 8, including special education teachers and teachers of limited English proficient (LEP) students are invited to attend.

The workshop will be held in each of the superintendents regions at the start of the 2006-2007 school year as follows:

August 7	Omni Hotel, Newport News
September 25	Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center, Staunton
September 27	The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, Roanoke
September 29	The Holiday Inn Select, Fredericksburg
October 2	Virginia Center Crossings, Richmond
October 4	The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville
October 6	The Marriott, Tysons Corner
October 27	Holiday Inn, Bristol

Workshops will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. with lunch provided. Fifty spaces will be available at each presentation on a first-come, first-serve basis. Register online at http://www.conted.vt.edu/reg/mtep/.

For additional information, please contact Dr. Lois Williams, mathematics specialist, Office of Middle and High School Instruction, by e-mail at Lois.Williams@doe.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804) 786-8078.

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