COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO.161
August 25, 2006
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Fall
Professional Development Academy for K-12 Teachers of Limited English
Proficient (LEP) Students |
As part of
the Virginia Department of Educations ongoing effort to meet the state
professional development requirements for Title III, Part A, Language Instruction
for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students, under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, a fall professional
development academy for all teachers of LEP students in kindergarten through
grade 12 will be offered in collaboration with George Mason University. The graduate-level course entitled, Education 600: Reading and Writing Strategies for LEP
Students, will be held in Fredericksburg and Williamsburg. The course will
be held from 9 a.m. 4 p.m. on the following six Saturdays: September 30, 2006; October 21, 2006;
November 4, and November 18, 2006; and December 2, and December 9, 2006.
The
focus of the course will be effective reading and writing teaching strategies
for use with LEP students. Participants
will receive three hours of graduate-level credit through George Mason
University upon successful completion of the course.
The
Virginia Department of Education will pay the tuition costs for all
participants. The costs of travel,
meals, and lodging, if needed, will be the responsibility of the
participants. A block of hotel rooms
will be reserved at the state rate for all participants, subject to
availability.
Course
enrollment at each site is limited to 25 participants. To
enroll for the course, please fax or e-mail the attached registration form to
Marsha Givens, office manager,
If you have questions about the course,
please contact Stacy Freeman, ESL specialist at the Virginia Department of
Education, at (804) 371-0778 or at Stacy.Freeman@doe.virginia.gov.
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