DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 264
October 24, 2008
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Patricia I.
Wright Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Technical
Assistance WebEx for Reporting the Title I School
Improvement Data Required Under No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 |
The Virginia
Department of Education is pleased to announce a technical assistance WebEx designed for school divisions implementing Title I
School Improvement sanctions for 2008-2009.
Section 1111(h)(4)(F) of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
requires school divisions with schools in Title I School Improvement to collect
data related to local implementation of School Improvement sanctions. These data are collected through the annual
School Improvement Implementation Survey (SIIS). The Web-based technical assistance
opportunity will focus on the data collection elements required for Title I
schools in Year 1 through Year 7 of school improvement and the procedures for
reporting the data in SIIS.
The technical
assistance WebEx will be offered on Tuesday, November
18, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; and again on Wednesday, November 19, 2008,
from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. To register your school division for one of the
sessions, please complete the attached form and return it by e-mail to Gloria
Torrens-Billings, administrative assistant, at gloria.torrens-billings@doe.virginia.gov
or by fax to (804)371-7347 by Friday, November 14, 2008. Participating school divisions are asked to
assemble representatives at one location with a speakerphone and a computer
that supports the WebEx application. It
is recommended that the Title I coordinator, SES coordinator, and student
record collections personnel be present for the presentation.
Directions
for participating in the WebEx meeting are as follows:
1. At the
date and time of the presentation for which your division is registered, go to http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/profdev.html
and select eMeeting/Webinar Sessions (September 2007-to-date). Locate the
session (Title I School Improvement Data Reporting) and select Join Now.
Enter your name and e-mail address.
Enter the password siis0809 when prompted.
2. Dial (866)
842-5779 to connect to the teleconference portion of the WebEx. Enter the conference code 8043710908 when
prompted.
Please
contact Becky Marable, reports and grants manager, at (804) 371-0044 or rebecca.marable@doe.virginia.gov;
or Veronica Tate, Title I specialist, at (804) 225-2904 or veronica.tate@doe.virginia.gov
with any questions.
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