COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

PRINS. MEMO NO. 37

September 28, 2004

ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE/SECONDARY

TO:	Principals
FROM:	Linda M. Wallinger Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
SUBJECT:	Preparing Leaders for Effective Special Education

The School University Research Network at the College of William and Mary is hosting a series of workshops on Preparing Leaders For Effective Special Education: Improving the Achievement of Students with Disabilities. These workshops provide administrators, aspiring administrators and teacher leaders with resources and tools to improve the teaching and learning of students with disabilities. All workshops will be held at the William and Mary Peninsula Center in Oyster Point, Newport News. Participants may register for the full series of workshops or individual workshops.

The first workshop will be held on October 28, with the following workshops in November, December, and January. Participants must register by November 8, and the registration form is available on the Internet at: http://www.wm.edu/education/sli/. Workshop sessions will be limited to 40 people but if there is a high response additional workshops sessions may be held.

For additional information, please contact Carolyn Felling or Bobbi Goldstein, SURN coordinators, at surn@wm.edu or (757) 221-1922.

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