COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
PRINS. MEMO NO. 9
February 25, 2003
ELEMENTARY /
MIDDLE / SECONDARY
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TO: |
Principals |
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FROM: |
Patricia I.
Wright Assistant
Superintendent for Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Virginia
Middle and High School Principals Conference and Exposition, June 22-25, 2003 |
The Virginia Association of Secondary School
Principals (VASSP) and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) are pleased
to announce that the annual Virginia Middle and High School Principals
Conference and Exposition will be held June 22-June 25, 2003, at the Williamsburg Marriott in Williamsburg. This statewide event is sponsored jointly by
the VASSP and the VDOE to develop and enhance middle and high school administrators
leadership skills, increase their understanding of current educational issues,
and expand their knowledge base for educational change. The theme for this
years conference is Developing The Leader Within You. The conference sessions will focus on school law, teacher
evaluation, instructional leadership, school administration, and academic
accountability.
This leadership conference will feature general and
concurrent sessions that will provide participants with strategies for
analyzing classroom practices and methods for improving instruction, monitoring
Standards of Learning implementation, analyzing and interpreting assessment
data for instructional purposes, and using instructional technology to teach
the Standards of Learning. Training
programs and resource materials that support the Standards of Learning will be
reviewed.
The conference will address other
pertinent topics identified in the 2001
Virginia Principal Survey. To
assist the conference planners, please complete and return the attached Principals Needs Assessment Form no
later than March 15, 2003. You and your
staff are also invited to submit the attached Call for Presentations Form to be considered for inclusion in the
conference program. You may download
these forms from the VASSP website (www.vaprincipal.org)
or from the VDOE website (www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/secdirec.html)
- under Frequently Requested Information.
We are particularly interested in presentations on programs and
strategies that have proven to be successful in helping improve student
achievement and the Standards of Learning.
The presentation form must be returned no later than March 15, 2003.
Please mail your forms to VASSP Summer Conference, Box K 170, Richmond, Virginia 23288. The VASSP office will mail the completed program, registration information, and hotel accommodations forms to division superintendents and to all middle level and high school administrators in April. The forms also will be posted on the VDOE and VASSP websites. If you have questions about the conference please call VASSP at 804-288-2777.
PIW/ce
Attachments
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/administrators/principals_memos/2003/ems009a.pdf
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/administrators/principals_memos/2003/ems009b.pdf