COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 40
March 22, 2002
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Drive-in
Technical Assistance Forum for Human Resources Professionals and Teacher
Licensure Representatives |
The Virginia
Department of Education (VDOE), in cooperation with the Virginia Association of
School Personnel Administrators (VASPA), is pleased to provide you with
registration materials and highlights of a program agenda for the 2002 Spring
Drive-in Technical Assistance Forum.
The target audience for this forum includes a human resources
professional and a teacher licensure specialist from each school division. The jointly sponsored forum will be held in
lieu of the annual spring job fair and conference.
The forum
will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2002, at the Sheraton Richmond West
Hotel, 6624 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia. The agenda will feature a full day of concurrent sessions led by
Department of Education personnel and human resources professionals from school
divisions throughout Virginia. The
format of the sessions is designed to provide participants with information about
hot topics in the human resources area, including compensation plans and
benefits, self-assessment of technology skills for supervisors and teachers,
best practices in performance evaluations, and technical assistance in
licensing instructional personnel. The
Honorable Phillip A. Hamilton, member of the Virginia General Assembly, will
present highlights, achievements and implications of the 2002 General Assembly
Legislative Session. Immediately
following the forum, a business session will be held for the VASPA membership
that will include the election of officers for the 2002-2003 year.
Enclosed is a
registration form. Please submit the
completed form, no later than April 24, 2002, to
Mrs. Libbie Middleton,
Division of Teacher Education and Licensure, Department of Education, P. O. Box
2120, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120; fax number:(804)786-6759. Individuals who
need lodging should contact the Sheraton Richmond West Hotel directly at
(804)285-2000. Please request the
government rate of $77 plus tax (single or double room).
If you have
questions about the forum or need additional information, please contact Dr.
Thomas A. Elliott, assistant superintendent for teacher education and licensure
(mail to:telliott@pen.k12.va.us), or Dr. Steve Sailer, executive
director of the Virginia Association of School Personnel Administrators (mail
to:mailto:ssailer@mail.vak12ed.edu).
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