INFORMATIONAL

 Enclosed is your complimentary copy of the latest edition of Virginia's Public 
Education Directory.  The directory contains listings for the professional staff of 
the state Department of Education and school division central office staff.  Also 
included are individual school listings and listings of various education 
organizations and associations.  Enclosed with the publication is a computer 
diskette with the entire contents of the directory in ASCII text files.  The diskette
is formatted for DOS and Windows operating systems, but should be readable as well 
with most Macintosh computers.  The diskette may be duplicated as needed.

Additional copies of the directory, including the diskette, are available from the 
Virginia Department of Education for $10 each.  This fee covers the costs of printing
and mailing the directory.  Computer diskettes alone are $3 each.  Orders should be 
accompanied by a check made payable to the Virginia Department of Education for the 
amount of the order.  The attached form is provided for your convenience.  

You may print the document directly from the Department of Education website, or 
download the complete directory files for local printing and duplication.  The site 
is accessible for public use at http://www.pen.k12.va.us  which, in addition to the 
directory, contains other department documents and data, information on department 
services and programs, and curricular resources and activities.

The contents of the directory are based upon the most recent information the 
department has received from the annual data collection in July and fall membership 
in November.  If the information for your school division has changed, or if there 
are additional personnel you would like to have included, please E-mail the changes 
to (pwhicks@pen.k12.va.us).  All corrections will be reflected on our website 
promptly as well as in future printings of the directory.  Additionally, we ask that 
you E-mail personnel changes and reassignments as they occur throughout the year to 
help us keep the directory up to date. 

Send orders to the Office of Communications, Virginia Department of Education, 
c/o Patricia Hicks, P. O. Box 2120, Richmond, Virginia 23218.  Questions may be 
directed to Patricia Hicks at (804) 225-2400.

JC/ph

Enclosure